Obituaries
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...
Mildred S. Lundstrom
Dec 30, 2007
Mildred S. Lundstrom, the daughter of Louis and Ida Margaret Dumdei Hausmann, was born July 3, 1921 in Carroll County, Iowa. When she was a child, her family moved to Milford, where she received her education, graduating from Okoboji High School. Following graduation, she remained in the Okoboji area for a period of time. She worked as a first wardclerk...
Carl Edward Birchard
Dec 24, 2007
Carl Edward Birchard, the son of William and Gretchen (Parks) Birchard, was born September 6, 1960, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer where he attended and graduated from Spencer High School. Following graduation, Carl graduated from Sheldon Community College as an auto body repairman. Following his schooling Carl worked in Spencer and opened Carl's Mediastripping and...
Dale E. Kabrick
Dec 24, 2007
Dale Eugene Kabrick was born on a farm near Spencer on July 1, 1917, to Edgar and Annie Volk Kabrick. He spent his years growing up on the farm and was involved in 4-H, showing calves at the Clay County Fair and the Iowa State Fair. Dale was united in marriage to Gertrude Ginger at the Little Brown Church in...
Tami Jo Pullen
Dec 23, 2007
Tamara Jo Pullen, the daughter of Merrill and Shirley (Boyle) Schoer, was born on October 16, 1957, in Des Moines, Iowa. At the age of nine her family moved to Spencer where she attended and graduated from Spencer High School. On February 19, 1977, Tami married William "Bill" Pullen in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, she cooked at the White...
Carol Kae Lake
Dec 22, 2007
Carol Kae Lake, the daughter of Leslie and Sadie Waters Jones, was born April 22, 1921 in Everly, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School. Carol married Gerald LeRoy Lake on April 2, 1941 in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they continued to live in the Spencer...
Ruth Ella Allen
Dec 19, 2007
Ruth Ella Allen, the daughter of Arthur and Georgia Logan Hamrick, was born August 10, 1928 in Gillett Grove, Iowa. She received her early education in Gillett Grove. Ruth married Milo "Mike" Allen on December 31, 1945 in Jackson, MN. Following their marriage, they made there home in Spencer. Ruth worked at Stub's Ranch Kitchen for 16 years. She was...
Donald C. Mcqueen
Dec 18, 2007
Donald was born May 8, 1927 to Opal (Pixler) and Delbert McQueen on a farm near Kingsley. He graduated from Grand Meadow High School near Washta in 1945. In that same year he joined Pixler Electric with his uncles Ivan, Howard and Lester for a lifetime in electrical contracting, retiring in 1993. Don joined the Iowa National Guard in 1947,...
Kenneth Clarence Maurer
Dec 18, 2007
Kenneth Clarence Maurer, the son of Albert and Emma Gross Maurer, was born October 25, 1923 in Rossie, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer, Iowa area, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School. Later, he attended a trade school. Ken entered the military and served during WWII with the U.S. Navy from 1941 until...
Roger Merle Lundt
Dec 17, 2007
Roger Merle Lundt, the son of Arthur Merle and Helen Gerner Lundt, was born May 1, 1941 in Spencer, Iowa. Roger grew up in the Sioux Rapids, Iowa community, where he received his education, graduating from Cornell High School in 1959. Following graduation, he farmed and drove truck for Skov and Sundblad. In later years, he worked for Shine Brothers...
Phyllis Fae Wilken
Dec 13, 2007
Phyllis Fae Wilken, the daughter of Elmer and Edith Loveless Wilson, was born January 1, 1924 in Paton, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from the Paton High School. She attended and graduated from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa. Phyllis married Herman "Sonny" Wilken on October 1, 1944, in Storm Lake, Iowa. Following their marriage, she...
Luella Margaret Rickers
Dec 12, 2007
Luella Margaret Rickers, the daughter of Henry and Tina (Urban) Meyer, was born March 25, 1918, in Calumet, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent around Calumet where she received her education attending country schools. On December 18, 1940, Luella was united in marriage to Ernest A. Rickers in Calumet, Iowa. Following their marriage they remained in Calumet where she stayed...
Wayne L. Rogne
Dec 8, 2007
Wayne Lowell Rogne, the son of Ole and Marie (Larson) Rogne, was born December 15, 1917 in Linn Grove, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Linn Grove, where he received his education at country schools. After his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army during W.W II, until his honorable discharge. After his service to...
Nina Merle Hamrick
Dec 6, 2007
Nina Merle Hamrick, the daughter of Gerald and Nina Ima Rohm Johnson, was born February 17, 1932, in Winner, South Dakota. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer where she received her education at Spencer High School, graduating in 1950. Merle married Lyle Hamrick on August 24, 1964, in Sherburn, Minnesota. Following their marriage, they lived in Spencer, Iowa, where...
Deb Ann Cochran
Dec 6, 2007
Deb Ann Cochran, the daughter of Bill and Adeline (Glander) Trunnell was born on September 15, 1961 in Spencer, Iowa. She was raised and received her education in Spencer and graduating from Spencer High School. On 1980, Deb married Ron Cochran on August 30, 1980. Following their marriage, Deb traveled with Ron while he was in the military. They lived...
Marvin Carl Anderson
Dec 3, 2007
Marvin Carl Anderson was born on November 30, 1935 at the home of Carl D. Anderson and Nelma Carlson Anderson near Alta, Iowa. He attended Fairview School, which was a mile from his home, and graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in vocational agriculture. His first teaching job was at Greenville-Rossie Community School, in Rossie,...
Leon Carl Oglesby
Dec 3, 2007
Leon Carl Oglesby, the son of Thomas and Anne (Lavin) Oglesby was born on April 30, 1928, in Mankato, MN. His childhood years were spent in Mankato where he received his education and graduated from Mankato High School. Following high school, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army from 1947 until 1949 and served with the U.S...
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