Obituaries
Merlon W. Tesch
Jun 11, 2007
Merlon William Tesch, the son of John and Sophia Koehlmoos Tesch, was born on July 3, 1926, on a farm southwest of Paullina, Iowa. He attended parochial school in Germantown, Iowa. Merlon was confirmed on July 6, 1941 in St. John's Lutheran Church in Germantown. On February 1, 1945 he entered into the military serving in the United States Army....
Steven Lyle Langholz
Jun 10, 2007
Steven Lyle Langholz, 51, of Spencer, Iowa passed away peacefully in the loving embrace of his family at his side at Spencer Municipal Hospital on June 10, 2007. Steve was born Octoer 8, 1955 in Primghar, Iowa, the son of Lyle and Marlys (Camarigg) Langholz, the 4th of 8 children. He was raised in rural Primghar and graduated from Primghar...
Robert Ernest Mugge
Jun 10, 2007
Robert Herman Ernest Mugge, age 82, died Sunday, June 10, 2007, at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Bob was born on August 10, 1924 to Arthur and Grace (Hessenius) Mugge on the family farm by Calumet, Iowa; the oldest of six children. He moved with his family in 1933 to a farm southwest of Spencer, Iowa. Bob...
Dorothy Knudson
Jun 9, 2007
Dorothy Jean Knudson, the daughter of Emmett and Bertha (Kruckman) Williams, was born April 13, 1929 in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Rembrandt, Iowa area, where she received her education, graduating from Rembrandt High School. Dorothy married William "Bill" Arthur Knudson on May 18, 1963 in Luverne, Minnesota. Following their marriage, they lived in Spencer,...
Margaret M. Krumm
Jun 6, 2007
Margaret Marcella Krumm, the daughter of William and Margaret (Springman) Slinger, was born on July 24, 1918 in Granville, Iowa. The family lived in the rural Primghar area where she also attended school. Following school she worked in different households around the area. On September 15, 1944, Margaret married Raymond Krumm in Paullina, Iowa. Following their marriage, the couple lived...
Yvonne June Pullen
Jun 5, 2007
Yvonne June Pullen, the daughter of Henry and Clara (Hvam) Tuttle, was born May 31, 1935, in Spencer, Iowa. She received her schooling in Spencer where she graduated from Spencer High School. Following graduation, Yvonne worked at A&M Laundry in Spencer. On January 21, 1954, Yvonne was united in marriage to Keith Pullen in Jackson, MN while he was on...
Dennis Ray Carlson
Jun 1, 2007
Dennis R. Carlson, 54, of Granger, passed away at 2:30 pm, Friday, June 1, 2007. Dennis was born on February 9, 1953 in Primghar, Iowa to Arnold and Dorothy (Koch) Carlson. On June 12, 1976, he married the former Jane Roos. Denny is survived by his loving wife, Jane; two sons, Troy Carlson of Watervliet, MI and Chad Carlson of...
Vonda Rae Steece
May 29, 2007
Vonda Rae Flack Steece, born February 7, 1953 in Spencer, Iowa, was joyfully adopted and lovingly raised by Ray and Marie Flack in Spencer, where she graduated from high school in 1971. Vonda married Gary Steece in 1976 and they were blessed with a son, Jason Matthew Steece, in 1977. Jason was the light of Vonda's life. Vonda worked for...
Mayda M. Donaldson
May 24, 2007
Mayda Mary Donaldson, the daughter of Fred and Anna Brooks Hoppe, was born on January 9, 1908, in Germantown, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Germantown, where she received her education. On November 17, 1927, Mayda married Floyd Donaldson in Aberdeen, SD. Following their marriage, they lived on a farm east of Webb. During those years, she helped out...
Bernice Edna Udorvich
May 23, 2007
Bernice Edna Udorvich, the daughter of Fredrich and Dora Lager Westerman, was born May 14, 1920 in Bingham Lake, MN. Her childhood years were spent in Mountain Lake, MN and later moved to Arcadia, IA, where she attended and graduated from Arcadia High School. After graduating from high school, she moved to Sioux City and received her degree at a...
Michael Keith Durham
May 19, 2007
Michael Keith Durham of Spencer died early Wednesday morning May 9, 2007 during a tragic car accident in which he drowned. His van went into the swollen Little Sioux River and was found over a week later when the waters lowered enough for canoeists to spot the top of Michael's van and reported to the police. Michael Keith Durham, Sr....
Leona Grace Fields
May 18, 2007
Leona Grace Fields, the daughter of Frank and Rachel Martin Bauman, was born January 12, 1912, in Lake City, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Royal, Iowa, where she received her early education and graduated from high school. On November 24, 1943, Leona married Bradley Fields. Following their marriage, they made their home near Royal. Leona was a fulltime...
Margaret Lucille (Fisk) Malecki
May 17, 2007
Margaret Lucille Malecki, the daughter of Al and Bertha (Namur) Fisk, was born August 21, 1922, in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Rossie area where she attended school and graduated from Rossie High School. Following graduation Margaret attended business school. In 1941, she was united in marriage to Roger Mills, in Storm Lake, Iowa. Following their...
Maurice W. Johnson
May 9, 2007
Maurice William Johnson, the son of Orville and Lois (Barnes) Johnson, was born May 29, 1916, in Sac City, Iowa. He was educated in the Newell School System graduating in 1934. He was a member of the Congregational Church in Newell. In 1937 he married Esther Nelson, and they had three children Kay Maurcine, Judith Ann and Orville Carl. Maurice...
Bernice Kathleen Jackson
May 3, 2007
Bernice Kathleen Jackson, the daughter of James and Elizabeth Brennan, was born August 17, 1907, in Emmetsburg, Iowa. She received her early education in Emmetsburg where she graduated from high school in 1926. Bernice attended Iowa State Teachers College where she received her teaching certificate. She then taught country school in the Graettinger area. On June 16, 1932, Bernice married...
Walter Fraser Kelley
May 1, 2007
Walter Fraser Kelley, the son of Wilson F. and Henrietta Aanestad Kelley, was born February 22, 1913, near Sherman, South Dakota. He attended a country school near his home and graduated from Sherman High School in 1929. He graduated from Luther College, where he played football, in 1933. He then attended Nettleton Commercial College in Sioux Falls and began his...
Minnie B. Scharnberg
Apr 29, 2007
Minnie B. Scharnberg, the daughter of Fred and Annie Krebs Jager, was born August 29, 1911 in Hartley, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Hartley, where she received her education, graduating from Hartley High School in 1930. She was baptized on January 1, 1922 at the Trinity Evangelical Church in Hartley. She was confirmed on April 1, 1928 at...
Jeanne Nolting
Apr 25, 2007
Jeanne Theda Nolting, the daughter of Oliver and Theda Lambertus Nattress, was born September 22, 1925 in Minnesota. Her early childhood years were spent near a lake in Minnesota. Her family later moved to Milford, IA, where she received her education, graduating from Milford High School in 1944. Jeanne married Lambert Fred Nolting on January 18, 1946 in Jackson, MN....
John Bert Groote
Apr 24, 2007
John Bert Groote the son of Lubertus and Lena Groote, was born in 1944 in Ashton, IA. He received his early education in Sibley and graduated from High School in 1962. Following graduation John attended Mankato State where he received a degree in Accounting. On April 6, 1969, John entered the military serving in the U. S. Army. While in...
Betty Louise Bang
Apr 23, 2007
Betty Louise Flack Bang, was born on March 2, 1939 in Palo Alto County, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Elsie Jones Flack. She received her early education and graduated from Lake Center High School in May of 1957. After graduation, she started working for the Spencer Telephone Company in October of 1957. She worked for 35 years before retiring....