Obituaries
Bob Lee Seaman
Jan 23, 2006
Bob Lee Seaman, the son of Lee and Lillian Seymour Seaman, was born June 19, 1925, on a farm near Greenville, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Greenville area where he received his education. At the age of 17 with permission from his father, Bob joined the Navy. Following his honorable discharge, Bob returned to school and achieved...
Harry Noel, Jr.
Jan 22, 2006
Harry Noel, Jr., the son of Harry Samuel and Minnie Johnson Noel, was born June 27, 1925 in Peterson, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Peterson, where he received his education. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army Air Corp during WWII from June 12, 1943, until his honorable discharge on October 16,...
Marie Magalena Dykstra
Jan 20, 2006
Marie Magalena Dykstra, the daughter of Bendert A. and Jennie Marie Niezwaag Dykstra, was born December 15, 1912, in Parker, South Dakota. Her childhood years were spent at Parker where she received her early childhood education. Following the death of her mother, they moved to Doon, Iowa, where she graduated from Doon High School. Following her schooling, she worked in...
Irene Emma Moding
Jan 19, 2006
Irene Emma Moding, the daughter of Emiel and Martha Haeck Grawet, was born January 21, 1926, in Kewanee, IL. Her childhood years were spent in Minnesota and communities in Illinois including Chicago. She attended Avondale Grade School and Carl Schurz High School in Chicago. Irene worked at Helene Curtis Company before moving to Spencer in 1946. Irene married Leslie Nelson...
Anna Miranda Cochran
Jan 18, 2006
Anna Miranda Cochran, the daughter of August Herman and Mary Sophia Hanson Nelson, was born August 30, 1914 in Logan Township, Clay County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Dickens, where she received her education. Anna married Marvin Cochran on March 3, 1932 in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they farmed for several years in the...
Melvin Charles Joenks
Jan 17, 2006
Melvin Charles Joenks, the son of Charles and Cora (Batcheler) Joenks, was born January 17, 1920, southwest of Royal, IA. The family soon moved to a farm one mile east of Royal where Melvin spent his formative years. His early education was taught in a one-room schoolhouse, later attending Royal High School and graduated in 1937. Melvin went to work...
Anne Kirstine Nitzsche
Jan 12, 2006
Anne Kirstine Nitzsche, the daughter of Jens and Metha Christensen Hansen, was born June 7, 1919, in Royal, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Royal where she received her early education and graduated from the Spencer High School. Following her education, Anne worked at Frank's Caf�. On June 14, 1940, Anne married Floyd Henry Nitzsche at the Bethany Lutheran...
Darlene Dorothy Merrill
Jan 11, 2006
Darlene Dorothy Merrill, the daughter of Edgar and Amelia Lauck Baumann, was born February 9, 1931 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Estherville, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Estherville High School. Darlene married Eugene Merrill on November 8, 1956 in Beeville, Texas. Following their marriage, they moved to Spencer, Iowa, where she worked...
Kenneth Paul Drzycimski
Jan 11, 2006
Kenneth Paul Drzycimski, the son of John Edward and Ona Grace Theeler Drzycimski, was born October 1, 1924 at his parents home in Clay County. His childhood years were spent in Linn Grove, where he received his education, graduating from Linn Grove High School. Kenneth married Wanda Alice Taylor on February 28, 1948 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua,...
Anita Teresa Dyhrkopp
Jan 8, 2006
Anita Teresa Lindgren Dyhrkopp was born on August 1, 1917, to Emil and Bessie (Sorenson) Lindgren in Moorhead, Iowa. She attended country school and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1934. After graduating from AIB business college in Des Moines, she worked in Spencer in the law office of Wilson Cornwall. Anita married Donald P. Dyhrkopp on May 22, 1944...
Pius Peter Reis
Jan 8, 2006
Pius P. Reis, the son of Peter and Elizabeth Uhrich Reis, was born September 12, 1921, in Zeeland, ND. His childhood years were spent in Braddock, North Dakota, where he received his education. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army during WWII, until his discharge in 1944. During his tour of duty in the...
Eite M. Roskens
Jan 8, 2006
Eite M. Roskens, the son of Martin and Anna Bleeker Roskens, was born January 2, 1911 in Everly, Iowa. He attended a rural school in Waterford Twsp and Everly High School until he was needed by his father to help on the family farm. On December 25, 1932, Eite married Rosetta Pelley in Spencer. Following their marriage, they lived on...
Lois Nadiene Arndt
Jan 7, 2006
Lela Dorothy Gustad, the daughter of Peter H. and Etta Moeller Thiessen, was born December 8, 1916 in Lake View, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Everly area, where she received her education, graduating from Everly High School. Lela married Harold Clarence Gustad on February 23, 1942 in Spencer, Iowa. Throughout their marriage they made their home in...
Lela Dorothy Gustad
Jan 7, 2006
Lela Dorothy Gustad, the daughter of Peter H. and Etta Moeller Thiessen, was born December 8, 1916 in Lake View, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Everly area, where she received her education, graduating from Everly High School. Lela married Harold Clarence Gustad on February 23, 1942 in Spencer, Iowa. Throughout their marriage they made their home in...
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...
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