Obituaries
Kim Marie Hugunin
Apr 4, 2025
Kim Marie Hugunin, 65, was born in Nora Springs, Iowa on May 7, 1959 to Elmo Darrel and Marge (Callahan) Deets. Kim grew up and received her education in Nora Springs in 1977. After high school, Kim then moved to Spencer and in 1988, married Clay Hugunin where they lived on an acreage outside of Dickens for the remainder of...
Pamela Sue Johnson
Apr 2, 2025
The life and passing of Pamela Sue Johnson
Born June 8, 1952 to Robert & Mildred Webb in Romulus NY at the USAF Hospital. Pam was the oldest with three younger brothers, Robert Jr, James and Michael. Growing up she called many places home until she settled in Everly, IA where she graduated High School in 1970. Following her dreams,...
Marilyn Elizabeth White
Mar 31, 2025
Marilyn Elizabeth White, 97, of Peterson passed away peacefully on March 31, 2025 at St. Luke Lutheran Home. Marilyn was born in Sibley, Iowa to Irvin and Kathleen (Nichols) Eddy on March 19, 1928.
Marilyn grew up in Sibley until graduating from Sibley High School in 1946. Marilyn moved to Ruthven for three years after marriage then moved to Peterson ever...
Sandra Lee Reed
Mar 29, 2025
Sandra Lee Reed was born March 7, 1933 to Leo and Lenore (Lehmann) Kelley in Minden Iowa.
Sandra graduated from Minden High School and went on to Boyles Van Sant Business School in Omaha NE. After graduation she started clerical work at an abstracting company.
On June 30, 1957, Sandra married Robert Reed from Peterson, IA. They made their...
Roy Frederick Applegate
Mar 28, 2025
Roy Frederick Applegate, the son of Halbert and Gladys (Reak) Applegate, was born on July 19, 1941, in Springfield, Illinois. He grew up in Bisbee, Arizona, with his brother Carl and sister Kitty.
Roy joined the army after high school, serving for two years. Afterward, he returned to Arizona and worked for a cable TV company, which required him to travel...
Gary Lee Lundquist
Mar 27, 2025
Gary Lee Lundquist, the son of Gerald and Margaret (Franklin) Lundquist was born February 27, 1936 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer, IA area, where he attended school. He and his best friend went to Deadwood, SD to work in the goldmines for 18 months.
Gary returned to Spencer to marry Edna Meyer on June 8,...
Kelly Josephine Nieland-Steven
Mar 26, 2025
Kelly Josephine Nieland-Steven was born on May 31, 1980 in Lake City, Iowa. She was raised and attended school in Manson, Iowa participating in cheerleading, drill team, and track. Kelly graduated from Manson Northwest Webster High School in 1999. Following high school, she attended Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge for 2 years. Kelly then moved to Spencer...
Luella "Lue" Verba Berniece Reed
Mar 24, 2025
Luella "Lue" Verba Berniece (Kracht) Reed, the daughter of George and Lulu (Tigges) Kracht was born on May 21, 1936 on the family farm south of Peterson, IA. Her early years were spent on the family farm. She graduated from high school at the Brooke school, where she enjoyed playing the clarinet and competing on the basketball team with her...
Marlyce Glendoryce Bauermeister
Mar 24, 2025
Marlyce Glendoryce Bauermeister was born on August 21, 1931 to Adolph and Dagmar Johnson. She was born in Wausa, Nebraska and graduated from Wausa High School. She taught in a one room schoolhouse in Wausa at 16. After one year, she decided to attend college at Wayne State College and then University of Nebraska to earn her teaching degree.
Marlyce married...
Melissa Kay Zmudka
Mar 23, 2025
Melissa “Missy” Kay Zmudka, the daughter of Ray Hardesty and Brenda (Bauer) Hastings, was born on September 13 1974 in Omaha, NE. Missy grew up in Luverne, MN, where she attended school. She received her G.E.D later in life. Missy worked in various places in leadership roles and mainly lived in Southwest Minnesota and Northwest Iowa.
Missy and Shaun met at...
Barbara Anne Douglas
Mar 23, 2025
Barbara Anne Douglas, the daughter of Lynn and Jessie (Weyer) Kissinger, was born on January 22, 1951, in Sioux City, Iowa. She was raised and attended school in Sioux City and graduated from Riverside High School.
After graduation, she married James Douglas. James was in the military and Barbara lived in several places around the world. During this time two daughters...
Gale Eugene Igou
Mar 22, 2025
Gale Eugene Igou, the son of Glenn and Elva Daldorf Igou, was born October 21, 1944, in Spirit Lake, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Northwest Iowa where he received his education. Following his schooling, Gale entered the United States Airforce in 1963 and served until his Honorable discharge in 1967.
Gale married Sandra Jean Roelofsen on August 11, 1965,...
Dale Robert Tripp
Mar 22, 2025
Dale Robert Tripp, the son of Alvie and Irene (Hessenius) Tripp was born July 11, 1952 in Emmetsburg, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Webb, IA area, where he went to grade school and attended South Clay High School. He then went to Mechanic School in Sheldon, IA.
Dale owned and operated Dale’s Repair in Everly, IA and managed...
Waneta Wanda Clague
Mar 20, 2025
Waneta Clague, 99, formerly of rural Milford, Iowa, passed Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Accura HealthCare of Milford. Funeral service for Waneta will be Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at Langdon United Methodist Church, Langdon. Visitation will be held at 12:00 p.m. prior to the service. A time of fellowship will be held at Langdon United Methodist Church...
Michael Donovan Mozena
Mar 15, 2025
Michael Donavan Mozena was born November 18, 1955, at Lutheran Hospital to Lestel Donavon and Leta Rae Mozena in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Michael (Mike) was a delightful baby with big brown eyes. As a child, he was headstrong and when he decided to do something, he would. He started to crawl at 4 months and never stopped learning new skills...
Barbara Joyce Thunhorst
Mar 15, 2025
Barbara Joyce Thunhorst, the daughter of John A. and Madge (Mosher) Raber, was born on September 3, 1927 in Le Mars, IA. She was raised and received her early education in Le Mars.
Barbara married Robert Thunhorst on June 16, 1947 in Le Mars. Following their marriage, the couple lived and worked in several communities through the years in northwest Iowa...
Gladys Darlene Zweifel
Mar 13, 2025
Gladys Darlene Pelley Zweifel, second daughter in a family of nine, was born on July 13, 1917 on a farm near Gilmore City, Iowa, to George and Emma Zeeman Lovrien. She moved with her parents to Eagle Grove, Iowa, and later to Laurens, Iowa, where she spent her childhood and attended school until her sophomore year. She then moved to...
Norma Jean Whalen
Mar 9, 2025
Norma Jean Whalen, the daughter of Henry and Mildred (Greder) Lietz was born January 11, 1941 in Odebolt, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Sac City, IA area, where she attended school until moving to Laurens, IA where she graduated from Laurens High School in 1960. She then went to Iowa Lakes Community College.
Norma married Kenneth Walker in...
Rachel Marie Walvoord
Mar 8, 2025
Rachel Marie Walvoord, the daughter of Jon Byron and Diana Faye Manley Walvoord, was born December 16, 1975 in Spencer, Iowa. Rachel received her early education in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School in 1994. She continued her education at Iowa Central College in Fort Dodge and Iowa Lakes Community College in Spencer. After graduating from college, Rachel worked...
Robert Heintz
Mar 7, 2025
Robert “Bob” Leroy Heintz was born on May 22, 1942, to Evelyn M. Hendren and Edward “Ed” J. Heintz in Pipestone, MN. Ed worked for Montgomery Ward’s and was frequently promoted, which meant the family moved quite often. Bob found himself landing in new schools in Wahpeton, North Dakota, Washington state, and graduated after one year of attendance at Columbus...