Obituaries
Mark Franklyn Merchant
Jun 9, 2023
*In Lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Mark's name for future development of Sunshine Group Home.
Mark Franklyn Merchant, the son of Frank and Lois (Sandy) Merchant was born October 19, 1958 in Waterloo, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Waterloo, IA, and Freeport, IL, until moving to Spencer, IA in 1965 where...
Daniel William Peters
Jun 8, 2023
Daniel William Peters, the son of Charles W. and Connie (Rassler) Peters was born June 19, 1968, in Spencer, Iowa. He attended school in Spencer until 1981 when his family moved to Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He graduated from Eden Prairie High School in 1986.
Following high school Daniel worked in the computer industry for Magnetic Data, Consan, and...
Dennis Ray Powers
Jun 5, 2023
Dennis Ray Powers, the son of F. Melverne and Nora Beatrice (Stanley) Powers, was born February 12, 1949, in Primghar, Iowa, the last of four children. He began his education at Gaza Consolidated School, then Omega #9, and graduated from Hartley High School in 1967. He joined the U.S. Navy and while based in Puerto Rico, he...
Orlando Wayne Wede
Jun 5, 2023
Orlando Wayne Wede, the son of Elmer and Alvena (Peters) Wede was born November 19, 1935 in Hartley, IA. His childhood years were spent on the family farm Northeast of Sutherland, IA. He attended school in Sutherland and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1953.
Orlando enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1954 and served until...
Bradley Joseph Lynch
Jun 4, 2023
Bradley Joseph Lynch, was born on April 30, 1963, in Charles City, Iowa. Brad grew up in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School in 1981, participating in baseball and wrestling, later playing for the Spencer Cardinal baseball team. Brad loved the outdoors hunting and fishing from the age of 6, spending many hours on his grandparent’s...
Marvin Dwain Somers
Jun 4, 2023
Marvin Dwain Somers was born November 27, 1925, in Melvin, Iowa to John Stanley Somers and Flora Mae (Williams) Somers. Marvin passed away peacefully at home on June 4, 2023 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. The family is very thankful for the awesome care that was provided by Avera Home Hospice and Marv’s wonderful wife Pam. All were...
Hope Margaret Erickson
Jun 3, 2023
Hope Margarete (Rovn) Erickson, passed away suddenly on June 3, 2023, at Spencer Municipal Hospital. She was 87 years old, just three days shy of her 88th birthday on June 6.
Hope is survived by her husband of 67 years Marvin Erickson; her children Gregory Erickson of Spencer, Iowa; Stacy Grover and her husband Brian Grover of Spencer, Iowa; and...
Joyce Alyce Flaharty
Jun 2, 2023
Joyce Alyce Carpenter, the daughter of Clarence Paul and Ruth Lillian (Foster) Carpenter was born August 29, 1933 in rural Clay County, Iowa. She graduated from Lake Center High School in 1951, and attended Hamilton School of Business in Mason City, Iowa. Joyce was baptized in the Langdon Methodist Church on January 22, 1950, and joined the church...
Barbara Jean Hanson
Jun 1, 2023
Barbara Jean Gannon Hanson was born in Spencer, Iowa on October 6, 1943, to Howard and Velma Gannon. She graduated from Spencer High School. Upon graduation, she attended the University of Iowa.
She spent many years with Northwest Bell in Spencer. Later she transferred to Minneapolis, finally taking an early retirement from Quest Phone Company.
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Tom James Joynt
May 29, 2023
Thomas James Joynt was born on August 9, 1951, in Emmetsburg, Iowa. He was the first son of Hugh and Ellen Joynt. He attended Emmetsburg Catholic School until it closed in 1968 and graduated from Emmetsburg High School in 1969. He was married to Sue Anderson in 1972. They had one son, Blair. They were later divorced. ...
Terry Nissen
May 26, 2023
Terry Gene Nissen, 65, was born November 25,1957 to Clifford and Lucille Nissen in Spencer, IA. Terry graduated for South Clay School in 1976 and started his career working for Spencer Municipal Utilities, a position he held for forty years. Terry married Debra (Belken) on September of 1979. They had three daughters Candace (Travis) McGuire; Alicia Nissen; and Stacey (Daryl)...
Delores "Lorrie" Mae Huffman
May 24, 2023
Delores “Lorrie” Huffman, the daughter of Arthur and Eleanore (Hansen) Elder, was born January 30, 1932 in Terril, Iowa. She graduated from Spencer High School. She enjoyed working many years in grocery stores to include National Tea, Big D, Piggly Wiggly and SuperValu, retiring in 2002. Following retirement, she volunteered for the Spencer Hospital, worked at the Clay County...
Verland "Bud" Julius Meyer
May 24, 2023
Verland “Bud” Meyer was born on December 22, 1936 to Julius R. Meyer and Elva Eichhorn. He was their only son, and he had three older sisters, Lola, Darlene and Bonnie. He was born and raised on a farm north of Everly and graduated from Everly High School in 1954. Following graduation, he started farming.
In...
Alyce Mae Wade
May 23, 2023
Alyce Mae Schoer Wade, the daughter of Harlan and Ella Struve Schoer, was born March 2, 1931, in Spencer, IA. Living her entire life in the Royal, Rossie, Spencer area. Started her education in a country school and finishing at Greenville-Rossie. On January 7, 1950, she married Lowell Wade. They lived south of Spencer on a farm...
Marcelle Carol Strang
May 22, 2023
Marcella Carol Strang, the daughter of Phillip and Delima (Chrantrand) Klyne was born September 13, 1957 in Saint Ambroise, Manitoba, Canada. Her childhood years were spent in the St. Ambroise area, where she attended school and graduated from St. Laurent High School.
Marcella married Larry Strang on April 26, 1975 in St. Ambroise. She worked as a...
Neil Joseph Petersen
May 20, 2023
Born on August 25, 1956 in Hartley, Iowa, Neil joined his parents in heaven on May 20, 2023.
He was the fourth child born to Ray and Darlene Petersen of Sutherland, Iowa.
Neil’s life wasn’t easy due to a number of health issues but he was a happy, special guy.
He was the longest reigning...
John Jerry Anderson
May 20, 2023
John Jerry Anderson, son of the late Karl Frederick Anderson and Agnes (Christenson) Anderson, was born on February 16, 1943. Jerry’s Early childhood years he grew up on a farm near Laurens, Ia. and later a farm near Gillette Grove, IA. He attended the last nine years and graduated High School from Gillette Grove Consolidated School. Upon...
Joy Bell Mortensen
May 18, 2023
Joy Bell Jones, daughter of Herbert C. Jones and Ora E Gordon Jones, was born on Dec. 10, 1926 in Marathon, IA. She graduated from Marathon High School in 1944. She attended college one year in Mankato, MN. On November 29, 1945, Joy married Wendell Gilbert Mortensen of Linn Grove, IA and became a farmer's wife. She...
Jerry Lou Maiden Howe
May 10, 2023
Jerry Lou (Hoover) Maiden Howe passed away peacefully at Ava’s House Hospice in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on May 10th, 2023.
Jerry was born March 22, 1929, to Raymond and Dorothy (Belknap) Hoover on a farm near Ayrshire, Iowa. The family resided in this area until they moved to a farm west of Marathon Iowa in 1942. Jerry attended elementary...
Merla Jean Rust
May 6, 2023
Beloved and devoted Wife, Mother, Sister, Daughter, Friend and Neighbor, Merla Rust went to be with her Savior on May 6, 2023 after a courageous fight with cancer. The void in the lives of all who knew and loved her is only partially filled with the wonderful memories of her laughter, countless acts of caring and the...
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