Obituaries
Service Of Remembrance 2022
Nov 28, 2022
We light a candle of love... In celebration of the people... And the times... That were important in our lives.Approximately 120 people attended our Candlelight Service of Remembrance held on Monday evening, November 28th at Foundation Church in Spencer. We would like to thank all those who attended. For those...
Javan Keith Kruse
Nov 27, 2022
**IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, AN EDUCATIONAL FUND FOR JAVAN'S CHILDREN HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED Javan Keith Kruse was born June 2, 1985 in Spencer, Iowa to Keith and Joyce Harmon Kruse. He left his earthly home to live with Jesus on November 27, 2022. He was baptized and confirmed at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Royal, Iowa. Javan grew up on the...
Norman Dean Spooner
Nov 26, 2022
****IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, A MEMORIAL FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE FAMILY.
Norman Dean Spooner, the son of Howard and Gladys (Rose) Spooner, was born February 6, 1954 in Kansas City, KS. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, IA, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School.
Norm married Ann E....
Mary Jean Jackson
Nov 23, 2022
Mary Jean Jackson (McCarville) of Spencer, IA passed away in Omaha, NE on November 23, 2022 with family at her side.
Mary was born in Chicago, IL on October 14, 1942 to Robert Owen McCarville and Helen Ann McCarville (Fairman).
After graduating college from Rosary College, Mary spent most of her life...
Evelyn "Evie" May Schuck
Nov 23, 2022
Evelyn May Schuck (Evie) was born on March 9, 1916 on a farm near Gaza and Sutherland, Iowa. Her parents were Henry and Millie Engelke Petersen, and she grew up with two siblings: Wilbur (Pick) Petersen and Nora (Norie) Warren. She lost a younger ten-month-old sister, Lorene Emma, to pneumonia. Evie went to school in Gaza and played basketball...
Carl Douglas Waddell
Nov 22, 2022
Carl Waddell, of Spencer passed away on November 21, just 6 days shy of becoming 69. Adopted at a young age by Lyle and Millie Waddell, he spent his free time working at the family lumberyard and learning construction. He had many jobs through the years, mainly in Northwest Iowa, but did some traveling as a railroad man. Carl was...
William Ross Harmonson
Nov 21, 2022
William Ross Harmonson, the son of Ross and Mary Elizabeth “Betty” (Shearer) Harmonson was born at home on May 1, 1928 in Linn Co., TX. His childhood years were spent in the Brownfield, TX area where he attended school and graduated from Brownfield High School in 1945.
Ross married Shelba Patterson on December 23, 1946 in Linn Co.,...
Thomas "Tom" Peter Hinrichsen, Iii
Nov 19, 2022
Thomas Peter Hinrichsen III-dedicated father of four, friend of many, and life long Iowa State fan, passed away on November 19, 2022 at the age of 66 in Spencer, Iowa.
Tom was born to Thomas and Bernice (Mittman) Hinrichsen in Muscatine, Iowa on January 16, 1956. He was the youngest of 4 children, having 3 older sisters...
Max Levern Wetherell
Nov 16, 2022
Max Levern Wetherell, the son of Levern and Pauline (Mohor) Wetherell, was born January 12, 1932 in rural Peterson, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Peterson, IA area where he attended Brooke and Peterson schools.
Max married Betty Lou Joyce Muilenburg on January 9, 1955 in Worthington, MN. They were blessed with four children: Robert, Rodney (Joe),...
John Paul Miller
Nov 14, 2022
John Paul Miller, of Dickens, Iowa, made his ascent to Heaven on Monday, November 14, 2022, at the age of 62. John was born August 04, 1960, to Shirley Mills in Algona, Iowa. John, the lone brother among six sisters, spent most of his childhood in Royal, Iowa. His priority for family began at an early age, spending...
Margaret "Peg" Mae Norris
Nov 10, 2022
Margaret Mae (Schlagel) Norris, best known as “Peg”, of Spencer, Iowa, passed away on November 10, 2022, at 90 years old. Peg 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 Kearney State Teacher’s College (UNKearney). In 1950, while at school, Peg...
Francis "Frannie" Joseph Hoffrichter
Nov 10, 2022
Francis “Frannie” Joseph Hoffrichter, the son of John and Mary (Atz) Hoffrichter was born October 16, 1934 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where he attended school and graduated from Spencer High School in.
Frannie worked on the family farm and Spencer Pack. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1957 and...
Ronald "Ron" Allan Flugum
Nov 9, 2022
On Nov. 9, 2022 Ronald A. Flugum, age 85, formerly of Anchorage, AK and Spencer, IA passed away at Bickford Cottage in Sioux City, IA where he enjoyed many activities.
Visitation will be held on Fri., Nov. 18, 2022 from 5 to 7 P.M. at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer, IA. On Sat., Nov. 19, 2022 a memorial...
Harold Wilhelm Robinson
Nov 7, 2022
Harold Wilhelm Robinson, the son of John and Klara Robinson was born on October 25, 1956 in Ft. Huachuaca, AZ. The middle child of five in a military family he spent his early years in Germany, Japan and Washington state. Harold graduated from Parkland High School in Parkland WA in 1975 and went on to study electrical engineering...
Dale Alan Paulsen
Nov 4, 2022
Dale Alan Paulsen, the son of Clarion and Anna (Jensen) Paulsen, was born June 17, 1941 in Ruthven, IA. His childhood years were spent in Graettinger, where he received his education, graduating from Graettinger High School. He was baptized and confirmed at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Graettinger. Dale entered the military and served with the U.S. Army during...
Kenneth "Kenny" Dubois
Nov 4, 2022
Kenneth Dale Dubois was born February 10, 1943, in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, to Sherwin and Opal (Donaldson) Dubois, the seventh of eight children. He was raised on their farm near Cornell and attended school at Cornell and Sioux Rapids Community School, graduating in 1962.
Following graduation he farmed with his father and took over the farming in 1970....
James "Jim" William Christensen
Nov 2, 2022
James William Christensen, the son of James Bang & Clara Iona (Steffen) Christensen, was born November 22, 1955 in Spencer, IA. He was raised on the family farm east of Royal and graduated from Clay Central High School in 1974. After high school, Jim attended Ryder Technical Institute in Des Moines where he studied Diesel Mechanics. Following graduation...
Shirley Anne Pruss
Oct 26, 2022
Shirley Anne (Thompson) Pruss was born in Creighton, NE on October 16, 1928. She was the 10th and youngest child of George and Mary Mabel (Boyle) Thompson. She received her early education at a rural school near Creighton and graduated from St. Ludger’s Academy in 1946.
On November 25, 1946, she was married to Joseph B. Pruss...
Jason "Jay" Dean Adams
Oct 25, 2022
Jason “Jay” Dean Adams, the son of Albert and Mary Ann (Kirschbaum) Adams was born April 22, 1970 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where he attended school and graduated from Spencer High School in 1989.
Jay moved to Lincoln, NE where he worked at a Lumberyard with his brother before moving...
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