Obituaries
Marcia Britt Haffner
Dec 29, 2006
Marcia Britt Haffner, the daughter of Ralph Cary and Lois Emily Britt Kiblinger, was born March 4, 1937 in Muncie, Indiana. Her childhood years were spent in Muncie, where she received her education, graduating from Muncie Central High School. Marcia married Bobby Gene Haffner on February 21, 1953 in Muncie, IN. Following their marriage, they lived in Indiana until July...
Virginia Mae Church
Dec 29, 2006
Virginia Mae Hackler Tomford Church, the daughter of Cebert and Nellie (Chase) Hackler was born August 12, 1928, in Storm Lake, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Storm Lake where she graduated from Storm Lake High School. Following graduation she attended one year at Buena Vista College. Following her graduation, Virginia moved to Washington D.C. where she worked for...
Kenneth Lee Walker
Dec 27, 2006
Kenneth Lee Walker, the son of Ivan "Bud" and Hazel Knutson Walker, was born March 29, 1939 in Emmetsburg, IA. His childhood years were spent in Emmetsburg, where he received his education in Emmetsburg schools. Most of his adult life was spent in Spencer, where he worked at Aalf's Manufacturing for many years and later Hardee's. Ken married Helen K....
Cecelia Stukey
Dec 27, 2006
Celia Stukey, 92, of Spencer died Wednesday, December 27, 2006, at Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa. Celia, the daughter of Carl and Mary Kropf Zimmerman, was born October 17, 1914, in Crofton, Nebraska. She moved to Spencer in 1939 and married Frank Stukey on October 18, 1940. With the exception of four years taking care of her...
Bruce Carl Gledhill
Dec 27, 2006
SERVICES Services will be held at a later date in Oklahoma. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Dorothea (Babe) Reinke
Dec 24, 2006
Dorothea Y. "Babe" Reinke, the daughter of Ubbo and Grace Pulliam Albertson, was born May 2, 1915 in Carroll, Iowa. When she was nine, her parents moved to Manning, Iowa, where her father was engine dispatcher on the Great Western Railroad. At 16, she moved to Hartley, Iowa, where she graduated from high school in 1933. On July 10, 1933,...
E. Louise Gowen
Dec 24, 2006
E. Louise Gowen, the daughter of Allison G. and Laura M. Stover Pinney, was born May 7, 1911 in Iowa City, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Webb, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Webb High School. Following her schooling, she worked for Spencer Dry Cleaners. Louise married Rush A. Gowen on July 25, 1939 in Omaha,...
Clara Marie Christensen
Dec 24, 2006
Clara Marie Christensen, the daughter of Andrew Peter and Dagmar Larson Nelson was born August 29, 1912, in Spencer, Iowa. She spent her childhood in Spencer graduating from Spencer High School. Clara attended the University of Commerce in Des Moines graduating in 1932. On February 18, 1933, she married Jack Phillips in Spencer. They operated the Graettinger Hotel until 1939...
Jeffrey Mark Franker
Dec 23, 2006
Jeffrey Mark Franker, the son of Earl William and Cecelia A. Klinker Franker, was born November 15, 1955 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Royal, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Clay Central High School in 1974. Jeff married Lonelle Fonley on November 26, 1977 in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they continued to live...
Genevieve Lavaughn Mori
Dec 22, 2006
Genevieve LeVaughn Mori, daughter of Joe and Emmaline (Olsen) Thomas, was born April 27, 1909, in Alta, Iowa. She moved to Webb, Iowa, as an infant where she spent her childhood attending the Webb school, graduating in 1927. She married Gaye Woodford in 1929, and to this union three children were born. In 1963, Genevieve married John Mori of Greenville,...
Velma Jean Pullen
Dec 21, 2006
Velma Jean Pullen, the daughter of Lawrence and Hattie McCoy Warren, was born January 22, 1925 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, where she received her early education in country schools and later graduated from Spencer High School. Velma married Bruce Pullen on June 23, 1946 in Spencer. Following their marriage, they lived southeast of Spencer...
Mary Louise Sunday
Dec 15, 2006
Mary Louise Sunday, the daughter of Harry E. and Frances Mary Martinek Harford, was born July 7, 1930 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Cedar Rapids, where she received her education, graduating from Cedar Rapids High School. Mary married Harold Mervin Sunday on July 17, 1951 in Calmar, Iowa. They lived in Calmar, while her husband...
Thomas Joseph Burdorf
Dec 15, 2006
Thomas Joseph Burdorf, the son of Wesley and Leona (Kirsh) Burdorf was born March 14, 1960, in Estherville, Iowa. In 1966 at the age of six, Thomas moved with his brother Charlie to the Woodward State School in Woodward, Iowa. In 1991, Tom moved to Village Northwest Unlimited in Sheldon, Iowa. He was employed at Northwest Enterprises, where he enjoyed...
Cheryl Lynn Walton
Dec 13, 2006
Cheryl Lynn Walton, the daughter of Robert and Frances Samuelson Bonar, was born November 21, 1946, in Dunlap, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Carter Oak, Spencer and Council Bluffs communities. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs in 1965. On March 20, 1966, Cheryl married Darrel Walton in Everly, IA. Except for a few...
Marcus Zachary Vanampting
Dec 12, 2006
Marcus Zachary VanAmpting, the son of Robert and Valorie Anderson VanAmpting, was born July 20, 1983 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education at Spencer High School. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Spencer. Marc's life was spent helping other people, especially his grandparents on their farm near...
Donald Wesley Rossiter
Dec 11, 2006
Donald Rossiter, 81, of Spencer, Iowa died on December 11, 2006 as the result of a car accident. Services are Friday, December 22 at the Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer at 10:30 a.m. Visitation is on Thursday, December 21 at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer from 5-8 p.m. Burial with military honors is in Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Memorials...
David Allen Maske
Dec 11, 2006
Everyone is invited to attend a Memorial Lunch at noon Saturday at the Clay County Regional Events Center in Spencer. Please enter through the north door of the building. David Allan Maske, the son of Robert and Dorothy Rusho Maske, was born March 23, 1945 in Seattle, WA. His childhood years were spent in Peterson, Iowa, where he received his...
Marjorie Northnagel
Dec 8, 2006
Marjorie F. (Toni) Northnagel, the daughter of Anthony and Marguerite (Doyle) Rubes, was born on March 9, 1922 in Spencer, Iowa. She received her early education in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School in 1939. While in high school, she was active in the band, music groups and a member of the Hi-Astonisher staff. Mrs. Northnagel was a resident...
Terry Elwyn Letcher
Dec 6, 2006
Terry Elwyn Letcher, the son of Elwyn (Bud) and Dorothy Rohlin Letcher, was born in Buffalo Center, Iowa on March 1, 1949. He received his early education there and graduated from Buffalo Center High School in 1967. Terry loved the sport of football, and in 1966, he became the first Buffalo Center High School player to be named to the...
Beatrice "Bea" Eldora Johnson
Dec 3, 2006
Beatrice "Bea" Eldora Johnson, was born March 24, 1921 the oldest daughter of William and Minnie Bowes Reeverts, who made their home in rural Dickens, Iowa. Bea grew up in Dickens on the farm. She attended the elementary school in Logan County. Bea attended high school through 10th grade at Lake Center. She met Richard Johnson in Spencer and they...



