Obituaries
Norma Jean Althoff
Jan 5, 2006
Norma Jean Patrick Althoff, the daughter of Percy and Mae Corcoran Patrick, was born August 4, 1930, on a family farm near Peterson, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Peterson area where she received her education, graduating from Peterson High School. She later attended Briar Cliff College in Sioux City, IA. Norma married William (Bill) Althoff on November...
Alice Jean Spears
Jan 4, 2006
Alice Jean Spears, the daughter of Harry and Myrtle Vernetta Weaver Spears, was born January 29, 1934 in Storm Lake, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Greenville-Rossie area, where she received her education graduating from high school in 1951. Since 1951, Alice has made her home in Spencer, with the exception of 11 years, when she lived in...
Elna Leona Vogt
Jan 4, 2006
Elna Leona Vogt, the daughter of William and Adelia (Schroeder) Puck was born on January 20, 1914 in Harris, Iowa. She received her early education in Harris, Hartley and graduated from Moneta High School. On August 19, 1931, Elna married William Lyle Vogt in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they made their home in Spencer. Elna worked for the Dvergsten...
Berniece Mcmillin Lecocq
Jan 3, 2006
Ethel Bernice McMillin LeCocq was born on December 3, 1905 at Lost Nation, Iowa. Her parents were Ernest A. McMillin and Merta Drury Hill McMillin. At age four her family moved to a farm southeast of Ruthven, Iowa. She attended rural school throughout the eighth grade and graduated from Ruthven High School and Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa majoring...
Hazel Elizabeth Cleghorn
Jan 3, 2006
Hazel Elizabeth Cleghorn, the daughter of Algie and Iva (Menefee) Odor, was born on January 12, 1912, in Rembrandt, IA. She graduated from Rembrandt High School and earned a teaching degree from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake. She taught all grades in one-room schools in Gaza and Lake Park, Iowa. On July 18, 1939, Hazel married Lorol Cleghorn in...
Glenn Leroy Nelson
Jan 1, 2006
Glenn LeRoy Nelson, the son of Nels and Gertrude Clow Nelson, was born March 24, 1924, in Archer, Iowa. His family moved to Sheldon in 1930. He graduated from Sheldon High School in 1941. He began working for the Milwaukee Railroad in 1942, but after a few months, joined the U.S. Navy. He served as radiomen on a TBM Avenger...
Margaret Wilma Kleinheksel
Jan 1, 2006
Margaret Wilma Kleinheksel, the daughter of William and Josephine VanderWilt, was born on October 21, 1914, in Middleburg, Iowa. She received her early education attending school in Newkirk, Iowa. Margaret married Johnnie Kleinheksel on February 20, 1932. Following his discharge from the military in 1945, they lived in Archer where they owned and operated the Archer Grocery and Caf�, and...
Virginia L. Goff
Dec 30, 2005
M. Virginia L. Goff, the daughter of William Washington and Minnie Davis (Brantley) Lonberger, was born February 14, 1928, in Courtland VA. She received her education at Smithfield High School in Smithfield, VA. On January 1, 1949, she married John Peyton Davis, III, in Richmond, VA. To this union one child, Chris Ashley Davis (now Mrs. Fred Bredehoeft of Syracuse,...
Gladys Evangeline Shaw
Dec 29, 2005
Gladys Evangeline Shaw, the daughter of Oliver Russell and Jennie Hargrave Henderson, was born November 29, 1911, in Dickens, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Dickens where she attended country schools and then graduated from Spencer High School in 1929. Following her schooling, Gladys worked at Carters Store in Dickens; she then attended Teachers College and began teaching at...
Bonnie Louise Blaue
Dec 28, 2005
Bonnie L. Blaue, the daughter of Ollie and Florence Parcaut Goyette, was born June 2, 1933, in rural Royal, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Royal where she received her education, graduating from Royal High School. Following graduation, she moved to Sioux City, Iowa, where she attended NBT Business School. Bonnie married Robert Blaue on November 25, 1951, at...
Dennis Dean Simpson
Dec 27, 2005
Dennis Dean Simpson, the son of Donald and Mildred Spoo Simpson, was born December 23, 1949, at the Dickinson County Hospital in Spirit Lake, IA. His childhood years were spent on a farm east of Milford, IA, where he received his education, graduating from Arnolds Park High School in 1969. Dennis married Louise Schoorman on June 2, 1973, at the...
Sandra Kay Henaman
Dec 23, 2005
Sandra Kay Henaman, the daughter of Albert Dean "Sarge" and Helen Virginia Anderson Funk, was born January 18, 1948 in Tacoma, Washington. Her childhood years were spent in Tacoma, until age 6, where she lived in several places throughout the United States with her father serving in the military. She graduated from Spencer High School and attended Iowa State Teacher's...
Ella M. Atkinson
Dec 23, 2005
Ella M. Atkinson, the daughter of Herman Henry and Elvina Zinn Brinkert, was born February 6, 1907, in Primghar, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Hartley, Iowa, area where she received her education. As a young girl, she worked at the Park Hotel in Hartley. Ella married Floyd Atkinson on March 23, 1925, in Worthington, Minnesota. To this...
Delores Bessie Kilpatrick
Dec 21, 2005
Delores Bessie Kilpatrick, the daughter of Armon Lee and Bessie May Swinney, was born January 29, 1914, in Republic, MO. Her childhood years were spent in Green County, MO where she received her early education. As a freshman in High School, her family moved to Pomona, CA and she finished her schooling and graduated in 1932. Delores then moved to...
Caleb Johnathon Schuster
Dec 21, 2005
Caleb Johnathon Schuster, the son of Rory and Jennifer (Landoe) Schuster, was born on April 23, 2003, in Spencer, Iowa. Caleb was here for only a short time but he brought peace and love to all who knew him. He helped bring family members together and helped them remember what was important in life. He passed away at his home...
Charles Daniel Mccord
Dec 16, 2005
Charles Daniel McCord, the son of Charles and Agnes McCord, was born January 16, 1922 in Middlegrove, Illinois. He was raised and received his early education in Farmington, Illinois and later graduated from Farmington High School. Following his schooling, Chuck entered the military in 1942. He retired from the Army in 1966, with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer. He...
Anthony Lee Vos
Jun 17, 2005
ANTHONY LEE VOS BORN SEPTEMBER 30, 1991 Anthony died in a motorcycle accident Friday night. He had just completed 7th grade at South O'Brien, and was already looking forward to entering the eighth grade. He loved working hard and playing hard--skateboarding, building ramps, building models, playing video games, pulling pranks, reading, hanging out with friends, entertaining his younger cousins, teasing...
Jean Marie King
May 3, 2005
Jean Marie King, the daughter of Virgil and Loretta Kirschbaum, was born February 29, 1944, in Spencer, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Ruthven and graduated from Ruthven High School in 1962. She received her nursing diploma from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in May of 1965. On November 27, 1965, Jean married Larry King of Dickens. Following...