Obituaries
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...
Vesta Velva Roskammer
Sep 24, 2007
Vesta Velva Roskammer, the daughter of Milford and Edna Frick Sass, was born July 5, 1918 in Hartley, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Hartley, where she received her education. Vesta was united in marriage to John F. Roskammer on April 9, 1936 in Luverne, Minnesota. They made their home in Hartley, Iowa, where she was a homemaker throughout...
Donald Bryan
Sep 22, 2007
Donald Loyd Bryan, the son of Wesley and Margaret Porter Bryan, was born December 4, 1944 at the Spencer Hospital in Spencer, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed in the Congregational Church of Greenville. Don attended Greenville-Rossie Consolidated School and graduated in 1962. He also studied agriculture at Iowa State University. Don married Linda Orwig on November 6, 1966 in...
Nick Udorvich
Sep 21, 2007
Nick Udorvich, the son of Paul and Anna Lockmer Udorvich, was born August 13, 1918, in Madrid, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Madrid where he received his education, graduating from Madrid High School. Following high school he entered the military and served with the Army Air Force during WW II from 1941 until his honorable discharge in 1945....
Sheryl Ann Galbraith
Sep 20, 2007
Sheryl Ann Galbraith, the daughter of William Brink and Barbra Lamb, was born March 25, 1958 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. As a young child, her family moved to Onawa, Iowa and it was there she received her early education and graduated from the West Monona High School. On April 1, 1976, Sheryl married Larry Mock. To this union, three children...
Mildred May Jebsen
Sep 20, 2007
Mildred May Jebsen, the daughter of Frank and Emma (Johannsen) Dau, was born January 28, 1912, in Sutherland, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Melvin where she received her education. On July 12, 1933, Mildred was united in marriage to Eddie Jebsen in Melvin, Iowa. Following their marriage they resided in Sutherland. Mildred was a homemaker, who stayed at...
Neilla Sue Banse
Sep 19, 2007
Neilla Sue Banse, the daughter of Neil and Minnie (Winther) Harlan, was born March 14, 1945, in Hampton, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Dumont and Hampton where she graduated from Hampton High School. Neilla attended Iowa State Teacher's College and Buena Vista College where she received her teaching certificate. On September 23, 1966, Neilla was united in marriage...
Donald Delbert Storey
Sep 19, 2007
Donald Delbert Storey, the son of Delbert and Viola Arndt Storey, was born September 30, 1935 in Dickens, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Dickens, where he received his education at Dickens Elementary School and later graduating from Spencer High School. Don married Dianne Kay Pederson on September 30, 1962 in Chester, SD. Following their marriage, they lived in...
Betty Barbara Dailey
Sep 18, 2007
Betty Barbara (Bang) Dailey, the daughter of Harold and Asta (Miller) Bang, was born July 10, 1931 in Spencer, Iowa. She was christened and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church. She received her education in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School in 1949. Betty was married at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Berkeley, California, in 1949 to Bill E. Dailey...
James Walter Herrill
Sep 17, 2007
James Walter Herrill, the son of Walter and Ruth Tallman Herrill, was born April 26, 1953 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on a farm near Underwood, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Underwood High School. Following his schooling, he farmed on the family farm for several years. In 2001, he moved to Spencer, Iowa,...
Donald Arthur Claus
Sep 14, 2007
Donald Arthur Claus, the son of Herman and Anna Dass Claus, was born May 18, 1926 in Ocheyedan, Iowa. Don was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Ocheyedan. He attended Zion Parochial School and graduated from Ocheyedan High School. Following his schooling, he continued to live in Ocheyedan, where he worked at the DX Station and was assistant...
Lora Ann Krogman
Sep 14, 2007
Lora Ann Krogman, the daughter of Jarold and Donna (Groen) Krogman, was born on August 23, 1976 in Spencer, Iowa. She was raised in Spencer where she attended school and graduated from Spencer High School in 1995. After graduation she attended Loras College in Dubuque majoring in English. Following graduation, she managed a Bed and Breakfast called the Red Roof...
August Wilson Burdette
Sep 3, 2007
August Wilson Burdette, the son of Hubert and Rena (Wilson) Burdette was born August 27, 1920, in Dolliver, Iowa. His early childhood years were spent in Dolliver. At age 13, August accepted Christ as his Savior at the Dolliver Methodist Church. His family moved to Gillett Grove at the age of 16. August graduated from Gillett Grove Consolidated School in...
John Neary
Aug 31, 2007
John Lorig Neary, the son of Hugh and Lois Lorig Neary, was born March 21, 1950 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Emmetsburg, where he received his education, graduating from Emmetsburg Catholic High School. Later, John attended Emmetsburg Community College and then the University of South Dakota, where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1972....
Gladys Elizabeth Thomas
Aug 28, 2007
Gladys Elizabeth Thomas, the daughter of Oren and Pearl (O'Dell) Curry, was born June 1, 1918, in Dickens, Iowa. Gladys attended school and graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, SD. On June 18, 1939, Gladys was united in marriage to Lowell B. Thomas in Sioux Falls, SD. They resided in Mt. Vernon, SD, Nebraska, and Chicago, IL,...
Valerie Ketelsen
Aug 27, 2007
Valerie Jean Ketelsen, the daughter of Homer and Lucille (Brown) Clausen was born on February 23, 1937 in Spencer, IA. As a young girl, Val was very involved in various activities, including 4-H. She, along with her sister, Barbara and father, Homer showed champion Shorthorn cattle at the Chicago Stock Show. On June 27, 1955, she married her high school...
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