Obituaries
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...
John Frederick Sindt
Dec 25, 2022
John Frederick Sindt, the son of Norman and Sharon (Blum) Sindt was born on November 20, 1970, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Everly, Iowa, where he received his early education. John later moved to Sibley, Iowa, with his mother where he finished his education and met the love of his life, Suzie Hofkamp, in high school.
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Bernice Anna Back
Dec 24, 2022
Bernice Back, age 91, of Spencer, Iowa, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2022, in the loving care of Marinuka Manor, Galesville, WI. Bernice Anna (Meyer) Back, the daughter of Roy, Sr., and Meta (Massmann) Meyer, was born on August 13, 1931, on a farm near Paulina, Iowa. Her childhood and education years were spent in the Paullina and Hartley...
Vicki Rae Heckroth
Dec 23, 2022
On December 23, 2022, Vicki Rae (Handy) Heckroth died peacefully at home with her husband by her side at the age of 61. Vicki Rae ( Handy) Heckroth was born on February 27, 1961 in Spencer Iowa to Gail and Bonnie (Bailey) Handy. She spent the early years of her life in Worthington, MN. She moved to Greenville, IA in...
George "Joe" Joseph Sperry
Dec 21, 2022
George Joseph Sperry, age 94, of Spencer died Wednesday, December 21st, 2022, at the Spencer Hospital in Spencer, Iowa, after a recent decline in health.
He was born on February 7th, 1928, in Des Moines, Iowa, to George Kenneth and Harriette Elizabeth (Nelson) Sperry. He grew up in Des Moines and after High School began working on the...
Keith Calvin Klatt
Dec 21, 2022
Keith Calvin Klatt, age 95, was born on August 4, 1927, to Emil and Etta (Steffen) Klatt along with his twin brother, Kenneth. He attended country school near Royal, graduated from Rossie High School in 1945, and soon after joined the Navy where he and Kenneth served together during WW,II. He was united in marriage to Crystal Dickeson in July...
Ryan Michael Long
Dec 20, 2022
Ryan Michael Long was born on April 27th, 1982 in Kokomo, Indiana to Michael and Diane (Dysard) Long. Ryan grew up in Michigan City, Indiana, right on the shore of Lake Michigan, running the streets with his cousins and friends. He graduated from Rogers High School in 2000. He then went to college at Brown in Minnesota and received...
Joyce Ann Muckey
Dec 20, 2022
The world was blessed when Joyce Ann Muckey, the daughter of Albert and Helen (Clark) Hurst was born in Spencer, IA on August 7, 1958. Surrounded by loved ones, Joyce peacefully left this world to be home with the Lord on December 20, 2022.
Joyce spent her childhood years in Greenville, IA where she received her primary education...
Marlyn Gale Blair
Dec 15, 2022
Marlyn Gale Blair the daughter of Vern and Lilly (Struve) was born on September 22, 1927, in Clay County west of Rossie. She was raised near Rossie and attended school there, graduating in 1945 from Rossie High School.
On May 28, 1949, she married John Blair Jr., at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer. The...
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