Obituaries

Dean Richard Reese

Dean Richard Reese

Oct 29, 2007

Dean Richard Reese, the son of John E. and Mabel (Hansen) Reese, was born October 16, 1925, in Plankinton, SD. His childhood years were spent in Alta where he received his early education. In 1938, his family moved to a farm outside of Peterson. Dean graduated from Peterson High School in 1943. On February 8, 1944, Dean was united in...

Mariana Wetherell

Mariana Wetherell

Oct 28, 2007

Mariana Wetherell, the daughter of William and Della Kruse Dubois, was born April 21, 1928 in Everly, Iowa. At the age of one, she moved with her parents to the family farm north of Peterson. This farm was known as the Kruse Leghorn Farm, which consisted of a hatchery and many laying hens. Mariana graduated from Peterson High School in...

Jon Ray Buckwalter

Jon Ray Buckwalter

Oct 28, 2007

SERVICES Memorial Services will be held 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 1, 2007 at the Christian Church in Laurens,Iowa OFFICIATING Rev. Sara Gildano CASKET BEARERS VISITATION Visitation will be one hour prior to the service time. MUSIC INTERMENT Private Burial will be held at a later date.

Gerald 'Jerry' Naber

Gerald 'Jerry' Naber

Oct 25, 2007

Gerald "Jerry" Joseph Naber, the son of William Joseph and LaBelle K. Hillman Naber, was born October 8, 1954, in Emmetsburg, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Ayrshire, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Ayrshire Consolidated High School. Following graduation, he worked as a farm hand and then worked for West Bend Elevator in Ayrshire. He later...

Clovis H. Morse

Clovis H. Morse

Oct 23, 2007

Clovis H. Morse, the son of Clarence and Rose Marie Arel Morse, was born December 6, 1935 in North Troy, Vermont. His childhood years were spent in North Troy, where he received his education. On October 26, 1968, Clovis married Joyce Brooks in North Troy, VT and following their marriage, they lived in Newport Center, VT and in 1976, they...

Peggy Jean Rose Frink

Peggy Jean Rose Frink

Oct 23, 2007

Peggy Jean Rose Frink, the daughter of Frederick Walburn and June "Nettie" Agnes McCune Rose, was born February 5, 1927 in Brightmore, Michigan. Her childhood years were spent in Detroit, where she received her early education in a parochial grade school & later graduated from Northwestern High School. Peggy married Lowell Frink on June 13, 1946 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Following...

Barbara J. Umscheid  Lawrence

Barbara J. Umscheid Lawrence

Oct 21, 2007

Barbara Jean Umscheid Lawrence, the daughter of Robert and Darlene (Davis) Anderson, was born on June 26, 1938 in Spencer, IA. She received her early education in the Orleans and Spirit Lake area. Barbara married Jim Umscheid in 1954. To this union four children were born: Jim, Teri, Tim and Tony. While Jim was on the road as a truck...

Earl 'Bud' Nielsen

Earl 'Bud' Nielsen

Oct 18, 2007

Earl Edward (Bud) Nielsen, the son of Antone Chris Nielsen and Kirsten (Nielsen) Nielsen was born near Granville, Iowa. They moved to a farm between Gillett Grove and Webb, Iowa, when he was a young boy. He received his education in the Gillett Grove School and joined the Army during his Senior year. He served in WW II from December...

Nadine Mae Burgeson

Nadine Mae Burgeson

Oct 17, 2007

Nadine Mae Burgeson, the daughter of Arthur and Ida Conley Myrick, was born on the family farm near Pleasant Lake, Spirit Lake, Iowa the youngest of 8 children. She received her early education in Terril and in 1938 her family moved to a farm by Superior and she then graduated from the Superior High School in 1944. She attended Iowa...

Clayton Hill

Clayton Hill

Oct 16, 2007

Clayton Lyman Hill, the son of Arthur and Margaret (Hulser) Hill, was born August 6, 1921, in Sioux City, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Sutherland where he received his education and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1939. Following graduation he went to work for the Iowa State Mental Health Institute in Cherokee, IA for two years. On...

Marjorie Marie Hale

Marjorie Marie Hale

Oct 15, 2007

Marjorie Marie Hale, was born the daughter of Marvin and Lillie Christensen Nelsen on November 6, 1929 in Cass County, near Anita, Iowa. She spent her early grades in a rural school in the Anita area and moved with her family to a farm north of Ruthven at the age of 8. There she finished her grade school and attended...

William Mcgrath Slawson, Jr.

William Mcgrath Slawson, Jr.

Oct 8, 2007

William 'Bill' McGrath Slawson Jr., longtime resident of Spencer, died on October 8, 2007 at home. Born in Long Beach, California on January 28, 1945 to William McGrath Slawson and Evelyn Elsie Hagedorn, Bill moved to Everly with his family in 1952. He graduated from Everly High School in 1962 and entered the Air Force, where he spent four years...

Elizabeth Jean Sanders

Elizabeth Jean Sanders

Oct 5, 2007

Elizabeth R. Sanders, age 89, died on October 5, 2007 at the Spencer Hospital after a short illness. She resided at Northshire Assisted Living Center in Spencer for the past 6 years. She was born in Morgantown, Vest Virginia on December 27, 1917. On December 23, 1938, she married Ben B. Sanders and moved to Knoxville, Tennessee. In 1944, Ben...

John William Faulkner

John William Faulkner

Oct 5, 2007

SERVICES OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT

Ruth Loretta Keiser

Ruth Loretta Keiser

Sep 28, 2007

Ruth Loretta Keiser, the daughter of Edmond and Elizabeth Michels Keiser, was born December 20, 1904, in Early, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1924. She continued her education at Buena Vista College and later Cedar Falls Teacher's College where she received her teaching certificate. After her...

Vesta Velva Roskammer

Vesta Velva Roskammer

Sep 24, 2007

Vesta Velva Roskammer, the daughter of Milford and Edna Frick Sass, was born July 5, 1918 in Hartley, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Hartley, where she received her education. Vesta was united in marriage to John F. Roskammer on April 9, 1936 in Luverne, Minnesota. They made their home in Hartley, Iowa, where she was a homemaker throughout...

Donald Bryan

Donald Bryan

Sep 22, 2007

Donald Loyd Bryan, the son of Wesley and Margaret Porter Bryan, was born December 4, 1944 at the Spencer Hospital in Spencer, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed in the Congregational Church of Greenville. Don attended Greenville-Rossie Consolidated School and graduated in 1962. He also studied agriculture at Iowa State University. Don married Linda Orwig on November 6, 1966 in...

Nick Udorvich

Nick Udorvich

Sep 21, 2007

Nick Udorvich, the son of Paul and Anna Lockmer Udorvich, was born August 13, 1918, in Madrid, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Madrid where he received his education, graduating from Madrid High School. Following high school he entered the military and served with the Army Air Force during WW II from 1941 until his honorable discharge in 1945....

Sheryl Ann Galbraith

Sheryl Ann Galbraith

Sep 20, 2007

Sheryl Ann Galbraith, the daughter of William Brink and Barbra Lamb, was born March 25, 1958 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. As a young child, her family moved to Onawa, Iowa and it was there she received her early education and graduated from the West Monona High School. On April 1, 1976, Sheryl married Larry Mock. To this union, three children...

Mildred May Jebsen

Mildred May Jebsen

Sep 20, 2007

Mildred May Jebsen, the daughter of Frank and Emma (Johannsen) Dau, was born January 28, 1912, in Sutherland, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Melvin where she received her education. On July 12, 1933, Mildred was united in marriage to Eddie Jebsen in Melvin, Iowa. Following their marriage they resided in Sutherland. Mildred was a homemaker, who stayed at...