Obituaries
Clair Emile Ducommun
Feb 15, 2006
Clair Emile Ducommun, the son of Emile and Mary Springer Ducommun, was born November 3, 1913 in Cleghorn, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Cleghorn, where he received his education at Cleghorn schools. Clair married Marjory E. Ware in Cherokee, Iowa. Clair farmed in the Peterson area most of his life, until moving into Peterson in 1977 to work...
Nancy Joelle Maaland
Feb 14, 2006
Nancy Joelle Maaland, the daughter of Ewald "Nick" and Arlene (Noble) Holler, was born on July 12, 1950, in Cherokee, Iowa. She spent her childhood years in the Linn Grove area, where she received her early education and graduated from Sioux Valley High School in 1968. On October 14, 1972, Nancy married Dennis Maaland in Jackson, MN. Following their marriage,...
Robert Arthur Schomburg
Feb 13, 2006
Robert Arthur Schomburg, the son of Albert and Emma Louter Schomburg, was born July 6, 1924 in Greenville, Iowa. Bob attended Greenville Schools. Bob married Anna Marie Eriksen on August 5, 1945 in Spencer, Iowa. Bob and Anna Marie farmed for forty-one years in Dickinson County. They retired in 1989 and moved to Spencer. Bob enjoyed his retirement, spending much...
Mildred Ione Kraft
Feb 12, 2006
Mildred Ione Kraft, the daughter of Henry and Martena (Keller) Imhoff, was born November 20, 1918, in Melvin, IA. Mildred grew up on a farm near Melvin where she attended school and graduated from Melvin High School. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Mildred was united in marriage to Elmer Kraft on September 19, 1939, in Sioux...
Clyde Grant Hale
Feb 11, 2006
Clyde Grant Hale was born on December 21, 1928 to Fred and Mae (LeMar) Hale in Clay County. He graduated from Peterson High School in 1947 and served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict until 1952. He worked for General Motors for 22 years in California where he worked his way up to plant superintendent. He returned...
Lawrence Rohret
Feb 8, 2006
Lawrence Nova Rohret, the son of Thomas and Betty Burnett Rohret, was born July 20, 1949, in Iowa City, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cosgrove, IA, where he received his education and graduated from Cosgrove Community High School. Following graduation, Larry worked for Hy-Vee for a short time before attending Muscatine Community College. While attending school, he worked...
Olive Frances Endicott
Feb 6, 2006
Olive Frances Endicott, the daughter of Oscar William and Clara F. Hanson Derry, was born August 26, 1920 in Dickens, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Dickens, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Dickens High School. Olive married Orville James Endicott, Jr. on December 13, 1944 in Dickens, Iowa. Following their marriage, they farmed near Lake Center...
Lorraine Meta Abel
Feb 6, 2006
Lorraine Meta Abel, the daughter of Arnold and Ida Louisa Meta (Ziebel) Penning, was born on March 15, 1936 in rural Hubbard, IA. She was baptized and confirmed at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Hubbard. She received her early education and graduated from Hubbard High School in 1954. She then attended Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN and graduated...
Bob Lee Seaman
Jan 23, 2006
Bob Lee Seaman, the son of Lee and Lillian Seymour Seaman, was born June 19, 1925, on a farm near Greenville, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Greenville area where he received his education. At the age of 17 with permission from his father, Bob joined the Navy. Following his honorable discharge, Bob returned to school and achieved...
Harry Noel, Jr.
Jan 22, 2006
Harry Noel, Jr., the son of Harry Samuel and Minnie Johnson Noel, was born June 27, 1925 in Peterson, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Peterson, where he received his education. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army Air Corp during WWII from June 12, 1943, until his honorable discharge on October 16,...
Marie Magalena Dykstra
Jan 20, 2006
Marie Magalena Dykstra, the daughter of Bendert A. and Jennie Marie Niezwaag Dykstra, was born December 15, 1912, in Parker, South Dakota. Her childhood years were spent at Parker where she received her early childhood education. Following the death of her mother, they moved to Doon, Iowa, where she graduated from Doon High School. Following her schooling, she worked in...
Irene Emma Moding
Jan 19, 2006
Irene Emma Moding, the daughter of Emiel and Martha Haeck Grawet, was born January 21, 1926, in Kewanee, IL. Her childhood years were spent in Minnesota and communities in Illinois including Chicago. She attended Avondale Grade School and Carl Schurz High School in Chicago. Irene worked at Helene Curtis Company before moving to Spencer in 1946. Irene married Leslie Nelson...
Anna Miranda Cochran
Jan 18, 2006
Anna Miranda Cochran, the daughter of August Herman and Mary Sophia Hanson Nelson, was born August 30, 1914 in Logan Township, Clay County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Dickens, where she received her education. Anna married Marvin Cochran on March 3, 1932 in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they farmed for several years in the...
Melvin Charles Joenks
Jan 17, 2006
Melvin Charles Joenks, the son of Charles and Cora (Batcheler) Joenks, was born January 17, 1920, southwest of Royal, IA. The family soon moved to a farm one mile east of Royal where Melvin spent his formative years. His early education was taught in a one-room schoolhouse, later attending Royal High School and graduated in 1937. Melvin went to work...
Anne Kirstine Nitzsche
Jan 12, 2006
Anne Kirstine Nitzsche, the daughter of Jens and Metha Christensen Hansen, was born June 7, 1919, in Royal, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Royal where she received her early education and graduated from the Spencer High School. Following her education, Anne worked at Frank's Caf�. On June 14, 1940, Anne married Floyd Henry Nitzsche at the Bethany Lutheran...
Kenneth Paul Drzycimski
Jan 11, 2006
Kenneth Paul Drzycimski, the son of John Edward and Ona Grace Theeler Drzycimski, was born October 1, 1924 at his parents home in Clay County. His childhood years were spent in Linn Grove, where he received his education, graduating from Linn Grove High School. Kenneth married Wanda Alice Taylor on February 28, 1948 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua,...
Darlene Dorothy Merrill
Jan 11, 2006
Darlene Dorothy Merrill, the daughter of Edgar and Amelia Lauck Baumann, was born February 9, 1931 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Estherville, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Estherville High School. Darlene married Eugene Merrill on November 8, 1956 in Beeville, Texas. Following their marriage, they moved to Spencer, Iowa, where she worked...
Eite M. Roskens
Jan 8, 2006
Eite M. Roskens, the son of Martin and Anna Bleeker Roskens, was born January 2, 1911 in Everly, Iowa. He attended a rural school in Waterford Twsp and Everly High School until he was needed by his father to help on the family farm. On December 25, 1932, Eite married Rosetta Pelley in Spencer. Following their marriage, they lived on...
Anita Teresa Dyhrkopp
Jan 8, 2006
Anita Teresa Lindgren Dyhrkopp was born on August 1, 1917, to Emil and Bessie (Sorenson) Lindgren in Moorhead, Iowa. She attended country school and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1934. After graduating from AIB business college in Des Moines, she worked in Spencer in the law office of Wilson Cornwall. Anita married Donald P. Dyhrkopp on May 22, 1944...
Pius Peter Reis
Jan 8, 2006
Pius P. Reis, the son of Peter and Elizabeth Uhrich Reis, was born September 12, 1921, in Zeeland, ND. His childhood years were spent in Braddock, North Dakota, where he received his education. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army during WWII, until his discharge in 1944. During his tour of duty in the...
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