Obituaries
Kenneth Arthur Woodford
Mar 13, 2006
Kenneth Arthur Woodford, the son of John Arthur and Mae Elizabeth (Anderson) Woodford, was born on February 4, 1916, on a farm near Webb, Iowa. He spent his childhood years in the Webb area where he received his education, graduating from Garfield Consolidated High School in 1934. Following his schooling, Kenneth began farming. Kenneth married Lois Stoermer on November 21,...
Gordon Arthur Wilson
Mar 12, 2006
Gordon Arthur Wilson, the son of Seifert and Vera Tuttle Wilson, was born May 29, 1927 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where he received his education. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy during WWII from May 1945, until his honorable discharge in September of 1946. Gordon married...
Olga Irene Fricke
Mar 10, 2006
Olga Irene Fricke, the daughter of Ferdinand and Biena Brummer Fricke, was born November 28, 1909, near Sibley, Iowa. Olga attended rural schools in the Melvin, Sanborn and Ashton areas, attending the Melvin High School. After leaving the farm near Ashton, Iowa, the family moved to Sanborn in 1933, living there until 1938, at which time they moved to Hartley,...
David Lynn Loerts
Mar 8, 2006
David Lynn Loerts, the son of Wayne and Ruth Backer Loerts, was born February 7, 1967 in Sibley, Iowa. He was raised on a farm in rural Ashton, Iowa and received his education in the Sibley School System, graduating in 1985. Following high school, he attended Iowa Lakes Community College, where he graduated in 1987. After his graduation, he moved...
Dean Lavern Barnes
Mar 6, 2006
Dean Lavern Barnes, son of Vern F. and Mabel E. Smith Barnes, was born in Ireton, Iowa, on October 17, 1923. He is with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ after he passed away at his home on March 6, 2006 at the age of 82 years and 140 days. His early education was in rural Iowa, at Amherst Township...
John Albert Lawson
Mar 4, 2006
John Albert Lawson, the son of William S. and Carrie E. Grewel Lawson, was born February 26, 1912 in Rossie, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Greenville, Iowa area, where he received his education, graduating from Greenville High School. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army during WWII from February 1943, until...
Ralph E. Nelson
Mar 2, 2006
Ralph E. Nelson, the son of Edward and Selma Grans Nelson, was born August 20, 1925, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Peterson, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Peterson High School. Ralph married Evelyn Hall on May 21, 1950, in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they farmed in the Peterson area. To this union,...
Caroline Jean Jones
Feb 21, 2006
Caroline Jean Jones, the daughter of Orville and Loreta Bennett Utley, was born April 18, 1941, in Gillett Grove, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent near Gillett Grove where she received her education. She was baptized at the Gillett Grove Methodist Church. Caroline married Larry Dean Jones on October 31, 1963, in Spencer, Iowa. Throughout their married life, Caroline and...
Ted Gene Rexroat
Feb 20, 2006
Ted Gene Rexroat, the son of Clyde Rexroat and Darlene (Stockstell) Seid, was born on January 4, 1957, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended school in Glenwood and Lytton. On June 30, 1976, he entered the military serving in the United States Army. He was stationed in Ft. Hood, TX, and St. Louis, MO. While in the military he received...
Patricia Ann Baumgarten
Feb 16, 2006
Patricia Ann Baumgarten, the daughter of Leonard and Ruth Boernsen Adams, was born September 18, 1949 in Hartley, Iowa. She was baptized into the Christian Faith and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. She graduated from Hartley High School in 1967 and was the Iowa State Shorthorn Lassie Queen in 1967. She was united in marriage to Steve Baumgarten on...
Clair Emile Ducommun
Feb 15, 2006
Clair Emile Ducommun, the son of Emile and Mary Springer Ducommun, was born November 3, 1913 in Cleghorn, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Cleghorn, where he received his education at Cleghorn schools. Clair married Marjory E. Ware in Cherokee, Iowa. Clair farmed in the Peterson area most of his life, until moving into Peterson in 1977 to work...
Norma Jean Erickson
Feb 15, 2006
Jean Erickson, age 74, of Mankato, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at her home. Jean was born on May 2, 1931 in Spencer, IA to Fred and Minnie (Hovinga) Taylor. She graduated from Webb High School. On May 1, 1948, Jean was united in marriage to John V. Erickson at Webb United Methodist Church. Jean was a waitress for...
Nancy Joelle Maaland
Feb 14, 2006
Nancy Joelle Maaland, the daughter of Ewald "Nick" and Arlene (Noble) Holler, was born on July 12, 1950, in Cherokee, Iowa. She spent her childhood years in the Linn Grove area, where she received her early education and graduated from Sioux Valley High School in 1968. On October 14, 1972, Nancy married Dennis Maaland in Jackson, MN. Following their marriage,...
Robert Arthur Schomburg
Feb 13, 2006
Robert Arthur Schomburg, the son of Albert and Emma Louter Schomburg, was born July 6, 1924 in Greenville, Iowa. Bob attended Greenville Schools. Bob married Anna Marie Eriksen on August 5, 1945 in Spencer, Iowa. Bob and Anna Marie farmed for forty-one years in Dickinson County. They retired in 1989 and moved to Spencer. Bob enjoyed his retirement, spending much...
Mildred Ione Kraft
Feb 12, 2006
Mildred Ione Kraft, the daughter of Henry and Martena (Keller) Imhoff, was born November 20, 1918, in Melvin, IA. Mildred grew up on a farm near Melvin where she attended school and graduated from Melvin High School. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Mildred was united in marriage to Elmer Kraft on September 19, 1939, in Sioux...
Clyde Grant Hale
Feb 11, 2006
Clyde Grant Hale was born on December 21, 1928 to Fred and Mae (LeMar) Hale in Clay County. He graduated from Peterson High School in 1947 and served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict until 1952. He worked for General Motors for 22 years in California where he worked his way up to plant superintendent. He returned...
Lawrence Rohret
Feb 8, 2006
Lawrence Nova Rohret, the son of Thomas and Betty Burnett Rohret, was born July 20, 1949, in Iowa City, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cosgrove, IA, where he received his education and graduated from Cosgrove Community High School. Following graduation, Larry worked for Hy-Vee for a short time before attending Muscatine Community College. While attending school, he worked...
Olive Frances Endicott
Feb 6, 2006
Olive Frances Endicott, the daughter of Oscar William and Clara F. Hanson Derry, was born August 26, 1920 in Dickens, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Dickens, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Dickens High School. Olive married Orville James Endicott, Jr. on December 13, 1944 in Dickens, Iowa. Following their marriage, they farmed near Lake Center...
Lorraine Meta Abel
Feb 6, 2006
Lorraine Meta Abel, the daughter of Arnold and Ida Louisa Meta (Ziebel) Penning, was born on March 15, 1936 in rural Hubbard, IA. She was baptized and confirmed at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Hubbard. She received her early education and graduated from Hubbard High School in 1954. She then attended Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN and graduated...
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...



