Obituaries
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....
Joan Noel
Apr 20, 2007
Joan Noel, the daughter of George and Flaurette Todd Resseguie was born April 11, 1924 in Terril, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Terril on the farm with her parents, sisters and beloved animals. She graduated from Spencer High School. Joan married Harry Noel, Jr. and from this union, four children were born. Her life was spent taking care...
Eva Vena Schoorman
Apr 20, 2007
Eva Vena Schoorman, the daughter of Eitie and Bielda Meyer Winterboer, was born March 13, 1911 near Everly, Iowa. She was raised in Clay County and attended rural school in Waterford Township. Later she attended Everly High School and graduated from Spencer High School in 1929. Following her schooling, Eva taught Country Schools until 1932 when she married John Carl...
Clara Jean Oestenstad
Apr 18, 2007
Memorials can be made to the Abben Cancer Center in Clara Jean Oestenstad's name. Jean Oestenstad, the daughter of Arthur Roland and Ruth Elaine Kiester Moore, was born December 25, 1929, in Bagley, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Des Moines, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Des Moines Valley High School in 1947. Following her schooling,...
Ernest Laverne Larson
Apr 17, 2007
Ernest Laverne Larson, the son of Otto J. and Manda Johnson Larson, was born August 28, 1918 in Wallingford, Iowa. He received his early education in the Wallingford school system. Ernest continued his education at the Kennedy School of Hairstyling in Des Moines and the Sioux City Barber College. He also attended the American Studio of Hair Fashion in Chicago....
Thomas Krout
Apr 16, 2007
Thomas "Tom" Edward Krout, the son of Clarence "Bud" and Bessie North Krout, was born November 21, 1949, in Storm Lake, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Marathon, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Marathon High School in 1968. Following high school he continued to live in Marathon and worked at HyGrade in Storm Lake for 13...
Merle James Campbell
Apr 14, 2007
Merle J. Campbell, the son of Ren and Darlene Campbell, was born on November 23, 1945 in Hartley, Iowa. After growing up in Royal, Merle served in the military. When he returned home, he attended college to become a teacher. He later moved to Phoenix, Arizona and taught 27 years in the Roosevelt School District. Merle passed away on April...
Ivan D. Cushing
Apr 14, 2007
Ivan D. Cushing, the son of Clinton and Laura Meier Cushing, was born June 15, 1918 in Lone Rock, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from High School in Swea City. Ivan married Annetta Victoria Larson on December 7, 1949 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in Ruthven and Emmetsburg before...
Ann Marie Langfitt
Apr 14, 2007
Ann Marie Langfitt, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Murphy) Wogstad was born May 8, 1971, in Mason City, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Mason City and Manly, Iowa. Ann graduated from Mason City High School. Following graduation, Ann worked at various jobs in the Mason City area. On March 17, 2000, Ann was united in marriage to...
Dale Morris Belken
Apr 12, 2007
Dale Morris Belken was born to Charles Dewey Belken and Geneva Merinda Woods on March 18, 1940 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. He lived in that area until moving to Spencer in 1961. In 1961, he married Eula Marie Utley on April 7, 1961. They lived in Spirit Lake, Iowa for three months where he worked at Berkleys Fly until he...
Catherine Roberta Bradford
Apr 11, 2007
Catherine Roberta Bradford, the daughter of Charles and Anna (Pitzer) Anderson was born April 3, 1920 in Spencer, Iowa. She was a longtime resident of Spencer, also living in Newton, Iowa and Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Catherine married Lewis Alfred Bradford on October 25, 1962 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. For many years, she was employed by the Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank...
Allen Harry Ott
Apr 10, 2007
Allen Harry Ott, son of Harry and Lulu Scharnberg Ott, was born July 8, 1913 in Everly, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Everly. Allen married Arleen Schroeder on April 3, 1937 in Davenport, Iowa. They lived in Davenport, where he worked at the Rock Island Arsenal as a tool and die maker during WWII. In 1946, they moved...
Mable Isabelle Larson
Apr 5, 2007
Mable Isabelle Larson, the daughter of Charlie and Susie Ritter Ganger, was born March 6, 1919 in Lake View, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Peterson, Iowa, where she received her education at Peterson High School. Following high school, she received her nurses training in Kansas City, Missouri in 1940. She worked as a nurse in Kansas City, until...
Marlene Joyce Taylor
Mar 31, 2007
Marlene Joyce Taylor, the daughter of LuVerne and Florence (Cooklin) Erickson, was born on September 19, 1934, in Webb, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from Gillett Grove High School in 1953. On January 15, 1971, Marlene married Ralph Taylor in Jackson, MN. Following their marriage, Marlene worked in retail sales at Poole's clothing store and then Younkers...
Kenneth Victor Chamberlain
Mar 27, 2007
Kenneth Victor Chamberlain, the son of Ralph and Alice Runion Chamberlain was born April 7, 1907 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on a farm north of Spencer, where he received his education in country schools and later graduated from Spencer High School. Ken married Cecelia Jones on August 22, 1934 in Sioux Falls, SD. Following their marriage,...