Obituaries

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...

May 3, 2023

 

     Donald Milan Smith, 87, of Spencer, Iowa, passed away May 3, 2023. He was born on a farm north of Ruthven, Iowa, to Marion and Ruth (Thoreson) Smith. Don worked in grocery stores, mostly in the Spencer area in his early years; working 17 years at Spencer Dairy then 30 years at Pixlers in the shop until retiring.    ...

May 2, 2023

Apr 28, 2023

 Marcia Jean Mouw, the daughter of Abe and Jeanette Van Peursem, was born June 5th,1928 in Orange City, Iowa. She received her education there, graduating from NorthwesternAcademy in 1945. On April 16th, 1948, she married Lowell Mouw at Orange City. She worked inthe Sioux County Treasurer’s Office until they moved to Spencer in 1956. Over the years, sheworked at Bjornstad...

Apr 28, 2023

Jerry Dean Nelson was born July 24, 1952, in Spencer, Iowa to Stanley H. Nelson and Jean (Lanpher) Nelson. Jerry passed away on April 28, 2023, at Keelson Harbour in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Jerry married Candace Smith on March 30, 1973, in Terril, Iowa. The couple has two sons Thad and Josh.

Jerry resided as a youth in the Terril,...

Apr 27, 2023

 

     Sonja was born on December 29,1938 to James Hamilton and Margaret Howell Burns.  The youngest of 8 children, she was named after Sonja Henie by her older brother Bob who met the Olympic skater at a USO show while in the Army.  She grew up on a dairy and cotton farm near Talladega, Alabama.  As a child...

Apr 25, 2023

Doreen Ann Falline, daughter of Adolph and Elizabeth (Zimmerman) Garnjobst, was born on March 31, 1934, in Knox Co., Nebraska.  Doreen graduated from high school in Gillett Grove, Iowa.  On March 22, 1953, she was united in marriage to Roger Falline at the Methodist Church in Spencer, Iowa.  Doreen worked various jobs in Spencer while raising her children.  Doreen enjoyed...

Apr 23, 2023

 

     Sharon Francis Mengelsen, the daughter of Francis Lloyd and Kathryn (Kimfung) Van Kuren, was born September 9, 1944, in Honolulu, HI. 

   Sharon married James Thomas Mengelsen Sr. on September 14, 1973, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and settled in Spencer, Iowa.

     She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers: John Albios and...

Apr 23, 2023

 

    Albert Wayne Burnham died at the age of 91 on April 23, 2023, due to natural causes. He was born on November 8, 1931, in Lynnville, IA. He graduated from high school in Grinnell, IA in 1950. He served in the US Navy during the Korean Uprising and then graduated from AIB in Des Moines, IA. He...

Apr 22, 2023

 

                Ethel Schmidt was born October 22nd 1930 to Albert Frederick Koechert and Alice Amelia Koechet.  She grew up on the family farm in Clay county.  Ethel Graduated from Everly high school in 1948.  She went on to nurses training at Methodist Hospital in Sioux City IA and was a Surgical Nurse for 6 years and an office nurse...

Apr 21, 2023

     Clarence Carl Gaudian, the son of Carl and Olga (Tesch) was born December 28, 1926 at home in Paullina, IA. He was Baptized and Confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church. His childhood years were spent in the Paullina area, where he attended school and graduated from Paullina High School in 1945. While in school he participated in all sports. He...

Apr 21, 2023

 

     Dale Alan Langner was born on January 28th, 1957 to Wayne Langner and Loretta (Fahr) Langner at the Buena Vista County Hospital in Storm Lake, IA.  He began his Christian life with his baptism on February 17th, 1957 at Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, Iowa and was confirmed at First English Lutheran Church in Spencer, Iowa.  Dale...

Apr 20, 2023

 

         Glenda Joan Rhodes, the daughter of Sam and Eva (Brouwer) Van Voorst, was born on October 8, 1953, in Sioux Center, Iowa. She lived in several communities in her younger years before moving back to Spencer in 1979. and then landing in sunny Cape Coral, Florida in 1990.

     She married James Rhodes on December 9, 1985 in...

Apr 14, 2023

Shane Thomas Spencer, 60, of Everly, IA, passed away on April 14th, 2023, surrounded by his wife, two daughters, daughter-in-law and grandson.A celebration of life will be held for Shane at Oneota Lodge in Spencer, IA, on Saturday May 27th at 4pm. All friends and family of Shane are welcome to attend.Shane was born in Morris, MN and spent his...

Apr 13, 2023

Sharon Ann Verner, the daughter of Larry and Wanda (Atkins) Marshall, was born December 9, 1945 in Humboldt, NE.  Her father was a manager for Montgomery Ward & Company and the family moved often before settling in Spencer where she attended school.  It was there she met Robert "Bob' Verner and they married on Novemeber 16, 1964 in Jackson, MN.  Following...

Apr 11, 2023

 Craig Eugene Cretsinger, 70, the son of Lyle and Dollie (Bloodsworth) Cretsinger was born on October 12, 1952 at Ladd Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska. Due to his father being in the construction business, the family moved several times before settling in Spencer in 1958, where Craig attended Spencer Schools graduating in 1970.  After graduating from Iowa Lakes Community...

Apr 8, 2023

Dennis "Denny" Dean Johanson, 72, was born to Gus and Marjorie Johanson on December 5th, 1950, in Spencer. His childhood years were spent in Royal where he received his education at Clay Central and graduated in 1969 and then enlisted in the Navy. He served until 1973 where some of his time was served onboard the USS Hancock. After serving...

Apr 4, 2023

Evelyn Marie Roberts was born on Nov.05, 1923, daughter of Mary Jessen and Grover Roberts, in Clay county Iowa. Evelyn was one of seven sisters, Maurine, Maxine, Belva, Betty Jean, Joyce, and Elaine (Babs) and one brother, Howard. All of her sisters and her brother have passed on. Evelyn was baptized at the Everly Methodist Church.

Evelyn Marie Roberts...

Apr 3, 2023

 

     Darlene Sickelka, the daughter of Erwin and Frieda (Tesch) Mesner, was born on October 18, 1930, on a farm southwest of Paullina, IA. She was raised in Paullina until she was 8 and then the family moved to Germantown, IA. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church and attended Germantown Parochial School until the...

Mar 31, 2023

     Let me introduce you to Patricia Ann Thuringer, world record holder for Mother-Of-The-Year from 1959 through 2023 and CEO of the crazy Thuringer family. Unfortunately, Pat passed away peacefully on Friday, March 31st at 89 years young. Even though it was a sad moment for everyone here on earth, we’re sure it was a celebrations of all celebrations...