Obituaries
Carl Gustav Winterboer
Dec 3, 2007
Carl Gustav Winterboer, the son of Dick and Anna Zishka Winterboer, was born September 3, 1922, in Westport Township near rural Everly, IA. His mother, Anna, died when Carl was a very young child. His father raised four sons: Wayne, Howard, Edward and Carl. A relative helped to raise these boys until Dick remarried Viola Zishka. Upon that marriage, there...
Velma Sophia Vogt
Dec 1, 2007
Velma Sophia Vogt, the daughter of Harry and Ida (Hein) Peters, was born in Clay County, Iowa on a farm northeast of Moneta. She started school in the Moneta Church later in the new building in 1922. When she was 11 years old, her parents moved to a farm southwest of Hartley. Which later was known as the North Liberty...
Robert William Molnar
Nov 30, 2007
Robert William Molnar, the son of Edward and Frances (Viancourt) Molnar, was born May 29, 1965, in Cleveland, OH. His childhood years were spent in Lodi, OH, where he attended the Cloverleaf School District. Following graduation from high school, Robert joined the Navy. On June 25, 1991, Robert was united in marriage to Penny S. Hobson (Pfaff) in Lodi, OH....
Helen Elaine Rohwer
Nov 29, 2007
Helen Elaine Rohwer, the daughter of Leo and Lena (Westphal) Struve, was born December 13, 1923, on a farm near Paullina, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Sutherland where she attended and graduated from Sutherland High School. Following graduation, Helen went to cosmetology school for one year in Sioux City, IA. Helen worked at the Mental Health Institute in...
Timothy Roger Mills
Nov 29, 2007
Timothy Roger Mills, the son of Roger and Margaret (Fisk) Mills, was born on January 23, 1947 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent on a farm east of Greenville. He attended school at Clay Central in Royal. Following graduation, he entered into the U.S Navy. He served from January 30, 1964 until his honorable discharge on December 18,...
Maxine Bliss
Nov 29, 2007
Maxine Bliss, the daughter of Clarence and Wilda (Wise) Ellis, was born January 25, 1917 in Spencer, Iowa. She attended school in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School in June of 1935. Maxine married Robert Bliss on October 24, 1953 in LuVerne, MN. Following their marriage, she worked at a number of businesses, the last being for Dr. Michael...
Virginia Mae Ketcham
Nov 29, 2007
Virginia Mae Ketcham, the daughter of Herman and Jeanette Curry Gustoff, was born January 27, 1927 in Spencer, Iowa. She received her education in Spencer. Virginia married Tedwin "Ted" Ketcham on January 30, 1945 in Spencer, Iowa. They farmed near Royal, then moved to Fulda, MN to farm, and then to Rembrandt where they continued to farm. In 1964, they...
Service Of Remembrance - 2007
Nov 26, 2007
Approximately 175 people attended our Service of Remembrance Program held Monday, November 26, 2007 at the First Christian Church in Spencer. We would like to thank all those for their attendance and also would like to thank those who participated in the service including: Hospice of Northwest Iowa, The area ministers, musicians and volunteers from the church who served cookies...
Arlene Tielbur
Nov 25, 2007
Arlene Tielbur, the daughter of Jack and Edyth (Jones) Thompson, was born March 3, 1927 in Spencer, Iowa. After graduating from Spencer High School, Arlene worked in the office of Scott's Store in Spencer. On December 17, 1949, Arlene joined with Alfred John Tielbur in holy matrimony and in 1974, on their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, renewed their vows. Shortly after...
Beatrice Evelyn Coover
Nov 21, 2007
Beatrice Evelyn Arms Coover was born to Roy and Mabel Garrett Arms on July 11, 1914 on a farm southwest of Spencer. After her father's death in 1915, her mother moved with the family to a farm near Greenville, where Beatrice spent her childhood, attending and graduating from the Greenville school. On December 21, 1932, she married Adrian Coover. They...
Dorothy Pingel
Nov 19, 2007
Dorothy Mae Pingel, the daughter of Clarence and Elsie Joines Phillips, was born October 26, 1923 in rural Larrabee, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the rural Larrabee/Calumet area, where she received her education, graduating from Calumet High School. She was also an active in Bethel Lutheran Church, where she was baptized on July 30, 1943 and confirmed on...
Blanche May Elliott
Nov 16, 2007
Blanche May Elliott, the daughter of William and Eleanora Skinner, was born February 20, 1920, in Coulterville, IL. Following the death of her mother at age five, her family moved to Linn Grove, IA, and eventually Spencer where she received her education. On April 9, 1939, Blanche was united in marriage to Lowell Elliott in Papillion, NE. Following their marriage...
James 'Jim' Michael Sterling
Nov 15, 2007
James "Jim" Michael Sterling, the son of Harry and Irene Crabtree Sterling, was born September 15, 1946, in Chicago, IL. He received his early education and graduated from High School in Chicago. Following his schooling, Jim entered the U.S. Military serving with the Army during the Vietnam War. He was a P.O.W. for 6 months. After his Honorable Discharge, he...
Ruth Mary Rogness
Nov 15, 2007
Ruth Mary Letsche was born August 26, 1918 in Remsen, Iowa to Martin and Frieda (Schmidt) Letsche. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Marcus, Iowa. Ruth later graduated from Remsen High School at age 16 and attended Westmar College in LeMars, Iowa. Ruth was married to Ruben Rogness of Ossian, Iowa on August 10, 1940 in...
David Daniel Noethe
Nov 14, 2007
David Daniel Noethe, the son of Urban and Orese (Allard) Noethe, was born June 6, 1954, in Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Everly where he attended school. On November 12, 1971, David was united in marriage to Nancy Streed in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, David joined the Army and was stationed in Germany with Nancy until...
Dolores Mae Bina
Nov 11, 2007
Dolores Mae Bina, the daughter of William and Mary Hoppe Hinz, was born August 25, 1935 in Primghar, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Gaza, Iowa area, where she received her education, graduating from Gaza High School in 1953. Following high school, she worked as a nurses aid at Sioux Valley Hospital in Cherokee. Dolores married Greg Bina...
Steven Wade Olson
Nov 11, 2007
Steven Wade Olson was born on June 1st, 1948, in Spencer, Iowa. He was baptized in Bethany Lutheran Church in Spencer and attended cofirmation and was confirmed at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly. Steven began his schooling at Waterford Twp. Country School and later attended and graduated from Everly Community High School in 1966. In high school Steven enjoyed track,...
Mary Ann Alexander
Nov 10, 2007
Mary Ann Alexander, the daughter of Arthur and Mae Anderson Woodford, was born December 20, 1920 in Webb, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from the Garfield High School in 1938 as the class Valedictorian. Mary married Albert Leo Alexander on February 15, 1941 in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they farmed east of Webb and lived in...
Joyce Davidson
Nov 9, 2007
Edith Joyce Clarene Davidson, the daughter of Grant and Etta Searcy Pelley, was born March 13, 1917, in Clay County, Iowa. She received her education at Spencer High School where she graduated. Joyce married Earl Davidson on May 1, 1935, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Following their marriage, they farmed in the Spencer area for several years. In 1946, they...
Opal Adeline Kaiser
Nov 6, 2007
Opal Adeline Kaiser, daughter of Fred and Verna (Gallagher) Haye, was born on Sept. 7, 1912, on a farm northeast of Sutherland. She attended country school and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1930. Following her graduation, she taught country school for several years. During this time she was also employed by Lage's Drug Store and the Security State Bank...
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