Obituaries
Clara "Sis" Lorraine Birchard
Jan 29, 2023
Clara ”Sis” Lorraine Birchard, the daughter of Henry and Clara (Hvam) Tuttle was born October 9, 1926 in Milford, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer, IA area, where she attended Spencer schools.
“Sis” married Ralph Birchard on August 16, 1946 in Council Bluffs, IA. She lived in Spencer and Ruthven, IA. She worked in dry cleaning...
Jan Hinrich Stein
Jan 29, 2023
Jan Hinrich Stein was born in Westerende, Germany on February 12, 1939. His parents were Heyo and Tini (Kleen) Hedeman. He received his education in Germany and completed 3 years in baking training with an additional 2 years in bakers apprenticeship training. He was baptized and confirmed at the Bonifatius Lutheran Church in Arle, Germany.
Jan worked as...
James "Jim" Arthur Eldridge
Jan 29, 2023
James "Jim" Arthur Eldridge, the son of Claudie (Ray) and Alice Louise (Long) Eldridge, was born March 11, 1957 in Burlington, WA. He spent his childhood in the communities of Marblemount, WA, Concrete, WA, and Kamiah, ID. Jim graduated from Kamiah High School in 1975 before following his sister to Spencer, IA.
Jim married his love, Dianne Hagedorn...
Marjorie Fae Perren
Jan 28, 2023
Marjorie Fae (Schlagel) Perren passed away on December 28, 2023 at the age of ninety years old. She was known by her family and friends as Aunt Margie or Marge. She was born on May 12, 1932 to Ray and Paulina Schlagel in Culbertson, Nebraska. After graduating from Culbertson High School, she went on to study at Kearny...
Shane William Bendlin
Jan 26, 2023
Shane was born on October 27, 1970 to Lawrence Bendlin and Laura (Cunningham) Bendlin in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1989. Following graduation, Shane served in the national guard for 5 years before entering the workforce. One of his many hobbies & talents was...
Ronald Allen Mcmillin
Jan 26, 2023
Ronald Allen McMillin was born in Mankato, MN and raised on a farm outside of Ruthven, Iowa. He attended grade school in Ruthven and graduated with the class of 1962 from Ruthven-Ayrshire High School. After graduation he went to Iowa State University before joining the Navy. While in training with the Navy, he was found to have an aptitude...
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...
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