Obituaries
Service Of Remembrance 2021
Nov 24, 2021
We Light a Candle of Love...
In Celebration of the People...
And the Times...
That were Important in our Lives
Approximately 150 people attended our Candlelight Service of Remembrance held on Monday, November 29th at Hope Reformed Church in Spencer. We would like to thank all those who attended. For those who could not attend, the service...
George Richard Kruger
Nov 23, 2021
George Richard Kruger, the son of George and Dorothy (Visker) Kruger, was born on May 28, 1936 in Slayton, MN. He was raised near Sibley and attended a one room school in Allendorf, graduated from Sibley High School. He attended Northwest Missouri State and majored in education and coaching. He went on to get his master’s degree from Truman...
Israel Arcos-Flores
Nov 22, 2021
Israel Arcos-Flores, the son of Felix Flores and Maria Arcos was born June 1, 1980 in Vera Cruz, Mexico. His childhood years were spent in the Vera Cruz area, where he attended school.
Israel moved to Spencer, IA in 2000. He worked for GNC Poultry in Sioux Rapids, IA and later started painting for various business. Israel enjoyed...
Lillian Ruth Johnson
Nov 22, 2021
Lillian Ruth Johnson, the daughter of Ralph and Mable (Purvis) Severson, was born December 1, 1932, in Cambridge, IA. She received her early education and graduated from Nevada High School in Nevada, IA where she met Melvin Johnson. They were united in marriage on May 4, 1952, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA.
Following...
Janice Kay Swanson
Nov 21, 2021
Janice Kay Swanson, the daughter of Leon Chris Swanson and Lela Brinkley, was born June 16, 1937, in Spencer, Iowa. Janice received her early education and graduated from the Greenville High School. She continued her education at Buena Vista University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Janice taught school for 37 years at Webb, Spencer, Ruthven-Ayrshire and...
William "Bill" Wesley Faust
Nov 21, 2021
William “Bill” Wesley Faust, the son of Frederick and Caroline (Ritter) Faust was born November 21, 1939 in Brady Township, PA. His childhood years were spent in the Williamsport, PA area, where he attended school. Bill enlisted in the U.S. Navy on December 11, 1956 and served until his Honorable Discharge on September 2, 1960.
Bill married Barbara...
Sharon Julia Woodford
Nov 20, 2021
Sharon Julia Woodford was born on February 7, 1938, to Raymond & Marget Olson in Sioux Rapids, Iowa and baptized at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids on June 26, 1938. She was the oldest of 3 children and raised on a farm near Webb. Sharon graduated from Cornell High School in 1956. After high school she attended...
Bertha Besaw
Nov 20, 2021
Bertha Besaw, the daughter of David and Esther (Todd) Averill, was born June 19, 1938, in Des Moines, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer and Okoboji, Iowa, areas where she received her education, graduating from Okoboji Schools in 1957.
Bertha married Alvin “Jack” Besaw on August 5, 1963, Worthington, Minnesota. Following their marriage, they lived in the...
Delores Mae Raveling
Nov 20, 2021
Delores Raveling, age 89, of Peterson Iowa died on November 20, 2021 at Newaldaya Lifescapes Nursing Home in Cedar Falls Iowa.
Delores Mae Dumkrieger was born on June 14, 1932 to Homer and Bessie (Sas) Dumkrieger of Douglas Township in Clay County Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Royal Iowa. She was confirmed in 1945...
William "Bill" Clayton Birchard
Nov 18, 2021
William Clayton Birchard, the son of Carl and Virta Isabell (Prentice) Birchard, was born June 11, 1933, in Lake Center, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1952. He was a member of the 1st Spencer basketball team to earn a trip to the State Tournament.
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David Frederick Reed
Nov 15, 2021
David Frederick Reed, the son of Ivan “Lou” & Mary Lou ( Johnson) Reed, was born January 1, 1966 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1984. He later continued his education, graduating from Morningside College in 1988. David attended Thunderbird International School of Business...
Leonor A. Carrizales
Nov 15, 2021
SERVICES Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, November 19, 2021 at Warner Funeral Home of Everly. OFFICIATING Father Tim Hogan VISITATION The family will be present at Noon on Friday to greet friends prior to the Memorial Service at 2:00 P.M. at Warner Funeral Home of Everly.
Clifton "Ike" Ray Albrecht
Nov 12, 2021
Clifton “Ike” Ray Albrecht, was born August 23, 1938 in Odebolt, Iowa, to Clifford and Henrietta (Miller) Albrecht. He served as a field medic in the Iowa National Guard. On September 2, 1962, he married Carolyn Lee Juhl in Marcus, Iowa. This union was blessed with two children: Brian and Jason. Ike was employed with Spencer Construction, Clay County...
Roger E. Fairchild
Nov 10, 2021
Roger Fairchild, 94, of Spencer, Iowa, passed away on November 10, 2021. He was born on his family’s farm south of Sioux Rapids, Iowa on April 23, 1927 to Charles and Hilda (Halverson) Fairchild. He attended school in Sioux Rapids. Roger enlisted in the Army in May 1944 and served in Europe in WWII.
He was united in marriage...
Raymond Henry Muller
Nov 10, 2021
Raymond Henry Muller, the son of Otto and Matilda (Kruse) Muller, was born August 5, 1917 in Norfolk, NE. His childhood years were spent in Norfolk, where he received his education, graduating in 1936. After his schooling, he worked for the railroad for one summer, until moving to Idaho and Oregon and becoming an itinerant worker, harvesting potatoes, onions...
Verna Ruth Peterson
Nov 5, 2021
Verna Ruth Peterson, the daughter of Vernon and Anna (Scheel) Thornburg, was born July 29, 1922 in Western, NE. Her childhood years were spent in Western, NE, where she graduated from high school. She later continued her education at Nebraska Wesleyan University and later the University of Nebraska, where she graduated. She later received her Master’s degree at the...
Joseph Nicholas Graff
Nov 2, 2021
Joseph Nicholas Graff, age 90, passed away on the feast of All Soul’s Day, November 2, 2021. He was born in Akron, Iowa and spent his childhood years on a farm in Linn Grove, Iowa. He graduated from Linn Grove High School in 1949. Joe proudly served in the Navy during the Korean War from 1950 to 1954, eventually rising...
Alta Mae Claus
Nov 2, 2021
Alta Mae Claus, the daughter of John and Ella (Berger) Hollander was born on May 17, 1932, on a farm near Elkton, SD. As a young child she moved to Iowa and attended rural grade school west of Boyden, IA. She graduated from Sheldon High School in 1950. She attended Wartburg College where she obtained her teaching certificate and...
Robert Bruce Miller
Nov 2, 2021
Robert Bruce Miller, the son of Freeman and Evelyn (Raveling) Miller, was born March 25, 1939 in Cherokee, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Sutherland, where he received his education. He entered the military and served with the U.S. Army until his honorable discharge.
Bob married Shirley Peters on December 21, 1960. After their marriage, they farmed and...
Jack Lester Hardin
Nov 2, 2021
Jack Lester Hardin, 79, of Everly, Iowa formerly of Indianola, Iowa and Casa Grande, Arizona, passed away on November 2, 2021.
After high school, Jack enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and then returned to farming north of Indianola. Later in life, he enjoyed working with wood, creating furniture pieces for his children, playing a challenging game of...
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