Obituaries

Dennis Francis Schuller

Dennis Francis Schuller

Jul 15, 2007

Dennis Francis Schuller, the son of Frank and Katherine (Neu) Schuller, was born April 19, 1914 in Mallard, Iowa. He attended the Catholic School and Mallard Public School, graduating in 1931. After graduation, he worked with his father in the gravel business and farming. He was united in marriage to Ferne Eckert on February 8, 1937 in Mallard, IA. Dennis...

Michael Dean Britton

Michael Dean Britton

Jul 14, 2007

Michael Dean Britton, the son of Rick and Mary Ellen Mills Britton, was born December 7, 1989 in Spencer, Iowa. He attended kindergarten at Johnson Elementary School in Spencer and then continued his schooling at Sioux Central in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. Mike was a very outgoing young man who enjoyed being in several activities. He was involved in Baseball, lettered...

Leland George Hagerty

Leland George Hagerty

Jul 14, 2007

Leland George Hagerty, the son of Roy Oscar and Rose Louise Krug Hagerty, was born March 21, 1925 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army during WWII. Following his honorable discharge from the Army, he moved back to Spencer...

Leo Dale Mason

Leo Dale Mason

Jul 13, 2007

Leo "Dale" Mason, the son of Herbert "Hap" and Buelah (Martin) Mason Salmen, was born February 12, 1929, on a farm near Calumet, IA. He received his education at Calumet and Sutherland, Iowa. He was united in marriage to Patricia Wetherell of Peterson, IA, in April of 1950, at the First Congregational Church in Peterson, IA. Dale was a school...

Elsie M. Nissen

Elsie M. Nissen

Jul 12, 2007

Elsie M. Nissen, 94, formerly of Sutherland, Iowa went home to be with her Lord Thursday, July 12, at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Holstein, Iowa. Elsie Marie Nissen was born February 6, 1913 in Kossau by Plon, Germany, the daughter of Heinrich and Bertha (Schwarten) Bern. She was baptized and confirmed in Germany. After her father died, she...

Irma Katherine Clausen

Irma Katherine Clausen

Jul 11, 2007

Irma Katherine Clausen, the daughter of Otto C. and Elsie S. Schoelerman Garms, was born December 13, 1919 in Royal, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Moneta, Iowa, where she received her education graduating from Moneta High School. She later attended a business college for one year. Irma married Arlan Clausen on February 14, 1946 in Royal, Iowa. Following...

Dorothy Helen Hoover

Dorothy Helen Hoover

Jul 10, 2007

Dorothy Helen Hoover, age 97, of Riverview Terrace, Spencer, Iowa peacefully passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at the Spencer Hospital surrounded by her family. Dorothy was born on March 5, 1910 to May and Ernest Belknap on a farm southwest of Webb, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Webb School in 1928. She married Raymond Hoover on July...

Lorraine Adeline Erichsen

Lorraine Adeline Erichsen

Jul 10, 2007

Lorraine Adeline Erichsen, the daughter of August and Neta Arp Miller, was born August 30, 1921 in Alta, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Storm Lake, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Storm Lake High School. Lorraine married Marvin Erichsen on July 2, 1944 in Storm Lake. Following their marriage, they moved to a farm north of...

Richard Landoe

Richard Landoe

Jul 9, 2007

Richard Arnold Landoe, the son of Leonard and June Landoe was born September 22, 1943, in Dickinson, ND. His childhood years were spent in St. Cloud, MN and Devils Lake, ND where he received his early education. His family moved to Spencer, IA where he graduated from Spencer High School in 1961. Following graduation Richard entered the Air Force. He...

Elizabeth G. Beck

Elizabeth G. Beck

Jul 7, 2007

Elizabeth G. Beck, 58, formerly of Des Moines, died suddenly at her home near Wasilla, Alaska on July 7, 2007. Elizabeth was born December 21, 1948 in Nyack, New York, the daughter of Alexander G. and Jeanne (Starr) Park. She was a 1970 graduate of the University of Iowa and a 1972 graduate of Drake University Law School. Elizabeth was...

Catherine Mae Nielsen

Catherine Mae Nielsen

Jul 7, 2007

Catherine Mae Nielsen, the daughter of Thomas Wilkens and Maude E. Caskey Pettit, was born January 3, 1925 in Clay County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Everly, where she received her education, graduating from Everly High School. Catherine married Otto Popp and to this union, four children were born: Duane, Shirley, Darryl and Geraldine. In 1965, she married...

Brian Lee Burger

Brian Lee Burger

Jul 6, 2007

Brian Lee Burger, the son of Roy and Genevieve Dyer Burger, was born September 7, 1958 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Gillett Grove, where he received his education, later graduating from Webb Consolidated School in 1977. After his schooling, he remained in Clay County, where he worked at manufacturing plants in Emmetsburg and Laurens, before moving...

Max Erwin Sheridan

Max Erwin Sheridan

Jul 3, 2007

Max Erwin Sheridan, the son of Ronald and Erma (Erwin) Sheridan, was born on September 12, 1920, in Oakville, IA. He received his early education in Oakville where he graduated from High School. Following graduation, he played minor league baseball in Colorado Springs, CO. Max returned to Iowa where he worked as a crop duster in the family business. On...

Robert Dale Maske

Robert Dale Maske

Jul 3, 2007

Robert Dale Maske was born May 11, 1923 to John and Addie Coyer Maske at Ocheyedan, Iowa. Robert (Bob) spent his childhood in and around Ocheyedan, and he attended Ocheyedan High School. He completed his high school diploma at West Seattle High School in Seattle, Washington. After graduation from high school, Bob entered the Merchant Marines. Following the outbreak of...

Grace Cornelia Raabe

Grace Cornelia Raabe

Jul 2, 2007

Grace Cornelia Raabe, the daughter of Clark and Mary Irvine Ward, was born on October 3, 1919, on the family farm near Ocheyedan, IA. She received her early education in Ocheyedan. On June 28, 1941, Grace married Albert "Pat" Raabe in Primghar, IA. They lived and farmed in the Ochedeyan and Sibley area until 1972 when they moved to and...

Dale Allan Pomeroy

Dale Allan Pomeroy

Jun 30, 2007

Dale Allan Pomeroy, was received into this world on February 5, 1953 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. His early years of life where spent in Laurens, Iowa. He received his early education in Laurens and attended Ayrshire Consolidated School where he graduated from High School. He then went on to Iowa Tech and graduated with high honors with a meat cutter...

Evelyn May Christensen Brees

Evelyn May Christensen Brees

Jun 27, 2007

Evelyn Mae Christensen, the daughter of Levi and Mary Newcomb Reed, was born March 31, 1914 in Peterson, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Peterson, where she received her education, graduating from Peterson High School. Evelyn married Allen Christensen on June 21, 1941 in Peterson, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in Chicago, Illinois where she worked for Bell...

Gail M. 'Pete' Peterson

Gail M. 'Pete' Peterson

Jun 27, 2007

Gail "Pete" Peterson, the son of Roy R. and Louie Mabel Westcott Peterson, was born November 7, 1919, in Winside, NE. Gail grew up in Arlington, NE and graduated from high school there. He was a graduate of the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture with a B.S. in Agronomy. Gail was employed in agri-business enterprises. Gail served in W.W....

Josephine Virginia Larson

Josephine Virginia Larson

Jun 25, 2007

Josephine Virginia Larson, the daughter of Claude James and Fern Marie Anderson Nugent, was born August 17, 1922 in Algona, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from the Spencer High School. On September 12, 1946, Josephine married Carl Anders Larson in Spencer, Iowa. Following her marriage, she worked for Northwestern Bell, which later became AT&T. In 1974, Josephine...

Helen Mary Glaser

Helen Mary Glaser

Jun 24, 2007

Helen Mary Glaser, the daughter of William and Margaret Springman Slinger, was born February 13, 1914 in Archer, Iowa and was the 5th of ten children. Her childhood years were spent in the rural Primghar, Iowa area, where she received her education in rural O'Brien County Schools and later graduated from Primghar High School in 1931. Helen married Fred Glaser...