Obituaries
Elaine Marie Flinders
Mar 16, 2022
Elaine Marie Flinders was born October 15, 1956 in Flandreau, SD to William and Betty (Fuller) Armstrong, Sr. She was raised on a farm a few miles north of town and spent her childhood riding horses and chasing cows with her 6 siblings. In 1974 she graduated from Flandreau High School and left for Iowa State University where she crossed...
Robert "Bob" Alfred Rorah
Mar 9, 2022
Robert “Bob” Alfred Rorah, the son of Homer and Elsie (Howard) Rorah, was born July 6, 1935 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1953. In 1952, he believed on the Lord Jesus Christ for his salvation. He was baptized and became a member of...
William "Bill" Rhea Sanders
Mar 6, 2022
Who knew what a magnificent life Wm Rhea Sanders “Bill” would have when he was born May 4, 1944 in Knoxville TN. And no one would know in his young life how much fight he’d have in him to continue living after his first of several rare cancers were diagnosed in 1984. He was the most “optimistic “ person on...
Raina Marie Strang
Mar 3, 2022
Raina Marie Strang left all of us to move on to brighter tasks on March 3, 2022, surrounded by those who loved her. However, for the short amount of 22 years being of existence, Raina left drops of love everywhere she went. Raina Marie Strang blessed the world on December 13, 1999, to the parents of Alan Strang and...
Lavern "Joe" Kenneth Hamrick
Feb 26, 2022
LaVern “Joe” Kenneth Hamrick, the son of Arthur “Art” and Georgia (Logan) Hamrick, was born December 30, 1941 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent on a farm in the Gillett Grove and Fostoria, Iowa area, where he received his early education.
Joe married Edith Louise Nelson on June 14, 1959 at the Methodist Church in...
Christopher Leonard Anson
Feb 21, 2022
Christopher Leonard Anson of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, was born on September 11, 1963 in Presque Isle, Maine, to Geoffrey Rupert Anson of Ascot, England; and Verna Hall Anson of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. He died at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at 2:10 pm, on Monday, February 21, 2022.
A funeral service for close...
Eugene Homer Sandvig
Feb 20, 2022
Eugene Homer Sandvig, the son of George and Rose (Johnson) Sandvig, was born on September 7, 1930 in Rolfe, Iowa. He attended country school in Rolfe and then the family moved into Laurens, Iowa where he finished his schooling. He was baptized and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church in Rolfe. Gene entered the military on January 24, 1952, serving...
Muriel "Myrt" Lorraine Boyles
Feb 19, 2022
Muriel “Myrt” Lorraine Boyles, the daughter of Ralph Elmer and Muriel Nesta (Shoemaker) Roberts, was born January 13, 1927 in Reinbeck, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Everly, IA, where she received her education, graduating from Everly High School in 1945.
Myrt married Delbert “Dub” Boyles on February 22, 1946 in South Sioux City, NE. They lived...
Thomas Ray Amis
Feb 19, 2022
Thomas Ray Amis, the son of Ralph and Charlotte (Barglof) Amis was born November 21, 1940 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent on the farm, south of Royal, IA. He attended school in Peterson, IA, graduating from Peterson High School in 1958. He then went to a trade school in Kansas City.
Thomas enlisted in the...
Walter George Winter
Feb 18, 2022
Walter George Winter, son of Robert and Leatha (Grove) Winter, was born April 9, 1935, at home near Plover, Iowa. He received his early education at a country school near Langdon, Iowa. Walter attended Spencer High School his freshman year. After the ninth grade, Walter had to stay home to work on the farm. Walter served in the United States...
Mary K. Edmondson
Feb 13, 2022
Mary Kathleen Edmondson, the daughter of Donald Andrew and Catherine Iona (Carey) Sheehan, was born January 24, 1949 in Ft. Dodge, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, where she received her education at Sacred Heart Catholic School, later graduating from Spencer High School in 1967. Mary K. had many fond memories of her time at the old swimming...
Thomas Lawrence Gilderhus Jr.
Feb 13, 2022
Thomas Lawrence Gilderhus Jr. was born on November 9, 1933 and passed away on February 13, 2022 at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer, IA. He was born in Hayfield, MN, as the first of five children to Thomas and Myrtle (Lee). He was baptized in Hayfield, MN, at Trinity Lutheran Church and confirmed in faith at Little Cedar Lutheran...
Victor Castillo Rivera
Feb 11, 2022
Memorials may be sent to:Dorothy RiveraBox 132Peterson, Iowa 51047 Victor C. Rivera, Peterson, IA., passed away at his home on February 11, 2022. Victor was born in CA May 17, 1946, and served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He served onboard the USS Oriskany (CVA-34) out of San Francisco, CA as an Airman. His awards were...
Florence "Fluff" Julia Ihry
Feb 10, 2022
Florence “Fluff” Julia Ihry, the daughter of Francis and Angeline (Donovan) Sweeney, was born February 14, 1928, in Sutherland, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Sutherland where she received her education, graduating from Sutherland High School in 1946, as Valedictorian. After her schooling, she continued her education at Briar Cliff College for two years.
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Jo Ann Ullmann
Feb 8, 2022
Jo Ann Ullmann, daughter of Harry and Genevieve (Holland) Friedley was born November 4, 1935 in Waterloo, Iowa. Her mother passed away 2/2/38 prior to Jo Ann's 3rd birthday. Jo Ann graduated in 1953 from Ayrshire Consolidated High School. She met the love of her life at the Woodcliff where Heinz bartended part-time on weekends. Heinz and Jo Ann were...
Gary William Hans
Feb 7, 2022
Gary William Hans, the son of Henry and Doris (Williams) Hans was born June 1, 1949 in Santa Monica, CA. His childhood years were spent in the Granada Hills, CA area where he attended school.
Gary married Helen Thomson and made their home in Simi Valley, CA and later Lancaster, CA. He worked as a mason and carpenter...
David Norman Yungbluth
Feb 6, 2022
David Norman Yungbluth, 76, of Rossie, Iowa passed away in the early hours of February 6,, 2022 at the Ruthven Community Care Center in Ruthven, Iowa.
David “Dave” Yungbluth was born July 5, 1945, in Spencer, Iowa to Harold Sr. and Helen (Greene) Yungbluth. He was raised on a farm 3 miles west of Rossie, and graduated from Greenville-Rossie High School...
Donna Cathern Ibel
Feb 4, 2022
Donna Cathern Ibel, the daughter of Orville Henry and Cathern (Hutchings) Buckley, was born August 28, 1941 in Lexington, NE. Her family moved to Northboro, Iowa when she was a young child and in 1946, moved to Blanchard, Iowa, where she received her early education. They moved to Lenox, IA in 1955, where she graduated from high school in 1959. ...