Obituaries
Mary Elizabeth Lundt
Jan 23, 2023
Mary Elizabeth Lundt, the daughter of Joe A. and Jennie Lou (Stone) Barger, was born January 18, 1929 in Edgewood, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Edgewood, where she received her education, graduating in 1945. She later moved to Spencer, Iowa.
Mary married Edward John Lundt on January 14, 1951. She worked at the old Spencer Times...
Jean Ann Paulsen
Jan 22, 2023
Jean Ann Paulsen, the daughter of Mike and Alice (Binning) Heien, was born February 2, 1935 in Clinton County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Webb, Iowa area, where she received her education.
She married Donald Duane Paulsen on October 12, 1952 at the First English Lutheran Church in Spencer, IA. The couple lived in Everly...
LaVonne Lois Rebhuhn
Jan 20, 2023
LaVonne Lois Rebhuhn of Spencer, Iowa passed away on January 20th, 2023, at the age of 90.
LaVonne was born in Pomeroy, Iowa on November 15, 1932, to Victor and Marie (Panbecker) Gutz and grew up with her family farming in Pocahontas County Iowa. In 1951, she graduated from Havelock High School. LaVonne attended Wartburg College where she...
Kathryn Joann Wede
Jan 18, 2023
Kathryn Joann Wede, the daughter of Emert and Kathryn (Schoelerman) Schoenewe was born April 1, 1937, in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Everly, IA area where she attended school and graduated from Everly High School in 1955.
Joann married Orlando Wede on March 17, 1957, in Everly. They lived in Spencer, IA, where...
Dorothy Jean Spiess
Jan 16, 2023
Dorothy Jean Spiess was born on October 6, 1934, to Earl and Norma Kraft. She lived her early life in Clay County Iowa and received her education in the Greenville and Greenville-Rossie School Districts, graduating in 1952. She married Virgil Spiess in December, 1953. Five children were born to this union. They lived in various locations in their...
Virginia Mae Weiland-Bergner
Jan 11, 2023
Virginia Mae (Weiland) Bergner, 87 of Fostoria, Iowa, daughter of John and Ethel (Sliefert) Weiland, was born July 1, 1935 in Storm Lake. Virginia died January 11, 2023 at Sioux Falls Heart Hospital.
Virginia was raised in Storm Lake, Iowa, where she received her early education, graduating from Storm Lake High School in 1952. After high school, Virginia...
Doris Marie Kalvig
Jan 9, 2023
Doris Marie Kalvig, the daughter of Alvin and Esther (Hetland) Falla was born on November 13, 1932 on a farm by Arlington, SD where she grew up. After graduating from High School, she married Dean Kalvig on March 4, 1950, in Brookings SD. To this union 3 children were born, Alan Kalvig, Susanne Hallett, and Camilla Uittenbogaard.
While living in...
Marion June Bertsch
Jan 7, 2023
Marion June (Speidel) Bertsch, age 89 of Spencer, Iowa passed away on January 7, 2023 at St. Luke Lutheran Home. Marion was born on June 30, 1933 in Ashley, ND to Gottlieb and Fredaricka Speidel. Marion married Dwaine gaylord Bertsch on June 3, 1951 at Ashley, ND. While Dwaine was in the Army, she...
Stanley Rod Thomsen
Jan 3, 2023
Stanley Rodney Thomsen (Rod), aged 92 of Everly, IA passed away peacefully surrounded by family members on Tuesday, January 3 at Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley, IA. Rod was born on November 13, 1930, in Hartley, IA. He was the only child of Fred and Jennie Thomsen. He was raised on the family farm south of Moneta, where...
Melvin Duane Cornwell
Jan 2, 2023
Melvin Duane Cornwell, 83 of Spencer, IA passed away Monday, Jan.2 @the Lakeside Care Center in Emmetsburg, IA. He was born in rural Gillett Grove, Iowa on Jan 22, 1939. Melvin was the 4th child of 6th born to Chester and Sylvia (Moore) Cornwell. He graduated from Gillett Grove High school in the class of 1956. He then served...
Steven Jay Noll
Jan 2, 2023
Steven Jay Noll, son of Leo “Jake” Noll and Barbara Noll, was born February 21, 1954, in Spencer, Iowa. He spent his early years in Spencer before his parents divorced and he moved with his mom to Sioux City, Iowa where he was introduced to horse racing which became his lifelong love.
Steve was a jack...
Norma Jean Meyer
Jan 2, 2023
Norma Jean Meyer was born November 8, 1931 to Bernard and Irma (Matthews) Woodford in a farm house near Ayrshire, IA. Her childhood years were spent near Webb, and Norma Jean graduated from Cornell High School in 1949. After high school she lived in Spencer while working at Redmond’s Shoe Store and Farmers Savings and Loan as a...
John A. Weeston
Jan 1, 2023
On Sunday, January first, John Albert Weeston, age sixty-six, left his earthly home for his eternal one. He is survived by his loving wife Melanie Weeston (Lamb) and his two children, Joseph Weeston (Melinda) and Elizabeth Weeston. His stepchildren Allison Benninghoff (Brett) and Robert Austad (Jennifer) and a combined eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. John was born the...
Marlene Eloise Orris Bruce
Dec 31, 2022
Marlene passed away at the Spencer Hospital on December 31, 2022, at the age of eighty-nine years old. Marlene was born on March 15, 1933, to Harry and Bertha Broyles in Minot ND. Her education was in Minot, ND and graduated from Minot High School.
Marlene married Robert R Orris on August 30, 1952. To this...
Gwenniverre Mae Klinefelter
Dec 31, 2022
SERVICES Private family services will be held at a later date.
Louise Ann Woodall
Dec 30, 2022
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Sutherland Noah's Ark Daycare Center or the South O'Brien School Library Fund. Louise Ann Woodall, the daughter of Edgar and Grace (Buchholz) Merrill, was born November 14, 1929 in Sioux Rapids, IA. She spent a happy childhood in Sioux Rapids, where she attended elementary school with some fine teachers. At...
Bryan David Steven
Dec 26, 2022
Bryan David Steven was born October 16, 1950, to Elmer and Dorothy (Berry) Steven in Spencer, IA. Bryan grew up in Spencer, he enjoyed spending his childhood summers on Lake Minnewashta, where he developed a great love for fishing and water skiing. Bryan graduated from Spencer High School in 1969.
After graduating, Bryan went on...
John Muetzel
Dec 26, 2022
John Burton Muetzel, the son of Donald and Evelyn (Zitterich) Muetzel, was born January 20, 1949 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1967. After his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy until his honorable discharge.
After his military...
Gene Laray Eby
Dec 25, 2022
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established to be given to the Iowa Great Lake Lutheran School or Christ The King Lutheran Church Both in Spencer. Gene LaRay Eby, the son of Lewis and Vera (Rose) Eby, was born September 28, 1938 in Pender, NE. His childhood years were spent in Rosalie, NE, where he received his...