Obituaries
Martin Charles Wolthuis
Jan 24, 2008
Martin Wolthuis, the son of Claus and Dena (DeNeui) Wolthuis was born December 9, 1919, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area where he attended country school. Following his schooling, he worked on the family farm. Martin married Cleo Kohn on April 12, 1941 in Jackson, Minnesota. During their married years, they farmed near Everly,...
Dorothy Leone Strautz
Jan 22, 2008
Dorothy Leone Strautz, the daughter of Roy and Irma Mary Robertson Baustian, was born July 21, 1921 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Onawa, Iowa, where she attended Onawa Public School, graduating from Onawa High School in 1939. Following high school, she attended the Iowa Success Business College in Ottumwa, Iowa. Dorothy married Paul Strautz on...
Jolene (Jody) Ruth Meyer Clark
Jan 20, 2008
Jolene (Jody) Ruth (Meyer) Clark, the daughter of Donald and Ruth (Beatrice) Meyer, was born March 5, 1949, in Spencer, Iowa. She spent her early years growing up near Dickens, graduating in 1967 from South Clay High School in Gillett Grove. Jody was married July 12, 1970, to Dale J. Clark and was a resident of Greenville for the past...
Florence Rozella Mincer
Jan 20, 2008
Florence Rozella Mincer, the daughter of John and Tena Klaassen Abels, was born March 23, 1916 in George, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Sibley, Iowa, where she was raised on a farm east of Sibley and received her education, graduating from Sibley High School. Following high school, she taught school for a short time and then began nursing,...
Patricia Josepine Duffney
Jan 17, 2008
Patricia Josephine Duffney, the daughter of Lloyd and Winifred (Sain) Peters, was born March 1, 1935, in Lincoln, NE. Her family moved to Mason City, IA, in September 1938, where Patricia received her education, graduating in 1953. She attended a girl's school in Alton, IL, on an art scholarship. During the following summer she attended Mason City Junior College and...
Eloise Clair Shearer
Jan 16, 2008
Eloise Clair Shearer, the daughter of Fred and Minnie Fults Smiley, was born February 14, 1902 in Clarion, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated in Stanwood. Eloise then attended and graduated from the Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She taught first grade for four years in the communities of Rockwell City, New Hartford and Grundy...
Keith William Mcgee
Jan 15, 2008
Keith William McGee, the son of Hiram Edgar and Addie Decker McGee, was born December 22, 1916 in Sargent, Nebraska. His family moved to the Niobrara area when Keith spent his childhood. He was united in marriage to Christine Kreutz on July 6, 1940 in Neligh, Nebraska. They made their home on a farm near Cherokee where they farmed for...
Wilbur J. Hebbel
Jan 13, 2008
Wilbur J. Hebbel, the son of Harry and Lillian Hennings Hebbel, was born July 22, 1925 on a farm near Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent there were he received his early education. Following his schooling, Willie entered the U.S. Army and served during W.W.II. After his honorable discharge, Willie returned to Iowa. Willie married Joyce Gertsmeier on May...
F. Van Ampting
Jan 13, 2008
F. "Van" Van Ampting, the son of Anton and Theodora (Hendrickson) Van Ampting, was born August 18, 1926, in Bellwood, NE. His childhood years were spent in Bellwood where he attended school and graduated from Bellwood High School. Further education included two years of business school in Omaha, NE. On August 17, 1944 Van entered the military where he served...
Earl Silas Skaar
Jan 13, 2008
Earl Silas Skaar, the son of Swen and Myrtle Hagen Skaar, was born October 28, 1914 in Gaza, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Gaza, where he received his early education. His family moved to Primghar, when he was in the 6th grade, where he continued his education, graduating from Primghar High School in 1934. Following graduation, he worked...
Pearl Elizabeth Welle
Jan 13, 2008
Pearl Elizabeth Arms Welle, daughter of Roy Elvin and Nora Mabel Garret Arms was born December 29, 1910 in rural Clay County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on the Arms homestead near Greenville, Iowa. She attended the Greenville school where she graduated in 1927. On June 29, 1929, she married Lester Davis Welle in Fostoria, Iowa. They farmed south...
Helen Gertrude Mohni
Jan 9, 2008
SERVICES Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, January 12, 2009, at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly. OFFICIATING Rev. Lauren Ley CASKET BEARERS VISITATION There will be no visitation MUSIC Organist - Marilyn Winterboer INTERMENT Lone Tree Cemetery Everly, Iowa
Billie Lee Myers
Jan 8, 2008
Billie Lee Myers, the son of Charles and Dorothy Strohman Myers, was born June 30, 1957 in Spencer, Iowa. He received his education from South Clay High in Gillette Grove, Iowa. Following his schooling, Billie entered into the U.S. Army and served during Viet Nam. On November 25, 1978, Billie married Lisa Fischer at the Little Brown Church in Nashua,...
Irene E. Woolston
Jan 7, 2008
Irene Etheridge Woolston, the daughter of Paul and Eunice (Williams) Weeks was born November 8, 1926, in the Newland Township in Elizabeth City, NC. Her childhood years were spent in Elizabeth City where she attended and graduated from Newland High School. On June 3, 1974, Irene was united in marriage to Ronald Woolston in Sioux Falls, SD. Irene was a...
Iris Marie Erickson
Jan 6, 2008
Iris Marie Erickson, the daughter of William and Clara (Hovinga) Taylor, was born on a farm near Webb, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Webb area and she graduated from Webb High School with the class of 1938. After graduation, she took a post-graduate course in business. Music was always a great part of her life, especially the...
George A. Lanz
Jan 4, 2008
SERVICES Private Services will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Mn. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Yen Lovan
Jan 3, 2008
Yen Lovan the son of Doi and Hau Lothi Lovan, was born on October 5, 1917 in Son La Chieng Pac, North Vietnam. In 1945, he walked 3 days barefoot without food and water to escape from North Vietnam. On May 1979, Yen Lovan's family left Laos to Nong Khai, Thailand refugee camp for one year and moved to Phillipine...
Donna L. Pierson
Jan 2, 2008
Donna Lea Pierson, the daughter of Rexford and Erma Carpenter Hansen, was born May 28, 1935 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Ruthven, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Ruthven High School in 1953. Following high school, she attended Iowa State Teacher's College for a short period of time. Donna married Dick Pierson on April...
Ralph Henry Jalas
Jan 1, 2008
Ralph Henry Jalas, the son of Rudolph and Margaret (Nissen) Jalas, was born on December 16, 1918 on a farm in O'Brien County. He was raised in the Sutherland area where he attended school. After school Ralph helped his parents on the family farm. Ralph married Marian Fife on December 19, 1939 in Sioux City, IA. Following their marriage, he...
James 'Jim' Edward Carlson
Dec 31, 2007
James Edward Carlson, the son of Edward and Henrietta (Rinken) Carlson, was born on April 13, 1943 in Hastings, NE. He received his early education attending school in rural Spencer, Maple Hill, Iowa and Glenwood, MN where he graduated high school. One of Jim's accomplishments while in high school, he was the Minnesota State wrestling champion his junior year. Following...
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