Obituaries
Beverly Zittritsch
Nov 1, 2007
Beverly Jean Zittritsch, the daughter of Clifford and Lillian Godfredson Ringsdorf, was born January 3, 1941 in Titonka, Iowa. She received her early education in Algona, Iowa. Bev married Thomas Zittritsch on June 24, 1958 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Following their marriage, they moved to Spencer where Bev worked as a waitress at Stub's Ranch Kitchen and later, Thurston's. She...
Ila (Tanhoff) Alesch
Nov 1, 2007
Ila Leone Tanhoff Alesch, was born in Clay County on April 6, 1918 to Albert and Agnes Straight Marienau. She grew up on a farm near Langdon and attended grade school at Lake Center School, graduating from Terril High School. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. Ila married Verday W. Tanhoff on January 21, 1940 in Estherville,...
Johanna Louise Erickson
Oct 31, 2007
Johanna Louise Erickson, the daughter of Gerhard and Caroline Beerman Lucken, was born April 20, 1914 near LeMars, Iowa. She graduated from Liberty Central, where she enjoyed playing basketball. She then attended National Business College in Sioux City and later worked for an insurance agency for four years. Jo married Theodore "Ted" Gustave Erickson on February 22, 1939 at St....
Bonnie Harrison
Oct 31, 2007
Bonita "Bonnie" Harrison, the daughter of Ernest and Betty Dorman Ebel, was born May 26, 1947 in Melvin, Iowa. As a young girl, her family moved to Spencer where she received her early education and graduated from the Spencer High School. Following her schooling, Bonnie worked as a nurse's aid at the Spencer Hospital and as a nanny in Des...
Patricia Jean Whittenburg
Oct 30, 2007
Patricia Jean Whittenburg, the daughter of Charles T. and Florence (Wischmeyer) Whittenburg was born September 7, 1927, in Dickens, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in rural Dickens, Iowa. She attended school and graduated from Lake Center High School. Following graduation Patricia worked at Stubs Ranch Kitchen, Speelman's Steak House in Cherokee, Iowa and, later, as a Post Office Clerk....
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
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...
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