Obituaries
Harold Peter Becker
Feb 25, 2021
Heaven gained another farmer.
Harold Peter Becker, 89, currently of Royal, Iowa, escaped this world and was greeted in Heaven by his parents on February 25, 2021. Funeral services will be delayed. Although Harold was never late for anything, some of his offspring are perpetually tardy.
Harold was born the 6th of 14 children to Mathew and Justine (Bormann)...
Hazel Catherine Christenson
Feb 24, 2021
Hazel Catherine Christenson, the daughter of Mathilde Jane and Joseph Hansen, was born July 7, 1917 in Rose Grove Township near Popejoy, Iowa. Hazel graduated from Iowa State University, College of Home Economics, in 1937 and worked at the World’s Fair in Brooklyn, NY in 1939. Hazel taught home economics in Albert City and Lake Center until she married...
Iris June Franker
Feb 18, 2021
Iris June Franker, the daughter of Eibe and Alma Hansen Wilken, was born June 28, 1929 in Dickinson County, Iowa. Iris was raised on a farm south of Rossie and graduated from the Cornell High School. She then attended business school in Omaha, NE.
Iris married Robert Ray Franker on November 7, 1948 at the First Lutheran Church in...
Mark Wayne Schwarting
Feb 18, 2021
Mark Wayne Schwarting, the son of Milton and Lorraine (Lee) Schwarting, was born October 1, 1943, in Harris, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Harris where he received his education. After his education, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy on the USS Point Defiance during the Vietnam Conflict from 1961 until his honorable discharge in...
John "Jack" Dee Ryan
Feb 17, 2021
Jack Ryan, 82, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 17th after a hard fought battle with melanoma.
Jack was born in Creston, IA on January 26th, 1939 to Edward and Bernice Ryan. He grew up on the family farm outside of Lenox, where he also spent time with his grandmother, traveling by horse-and-buggy to deliver piano lessons....
Lon Emerald Rossiter
Feb 15, 2021
Lon Emerald Rossiter, 98, of Spencer, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2021, at Spencer Hospital. He was born on February 1, 1923, to Burt and Alora Pearle (Manning) in Spencer, Iowa.
Lon was a kind and devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He began his interest in farming as a member of 4-H. He raised and showed swine and beef...
Jeannine "Tillie" Marie Litka
Feb 13, 2021
Jeannine “Tillie” Marie Litka, age 81, of Sutherland, Iowa, passed away at home while under the loving care of her husband, on Saturday, February 13, 2021.
Tillie was born October 9, 1939 in O’Brien County, Iowa to Chester and Marie (Schwebach) Lundquist. Her childhood days were spent on the farm and attending country school. She graduated from...
Augusta "Gussie" Charlotte Overeen
Feb 10, 2021
Augusta (Gussie) Charlotte Egger Overeen was born November 8, 1920, in Holly Springs, IA to Albert and Maude (Eichhorn) Egger. She spent her childhood years on her parent’s farm north of Holly Springs. She participated in many activities in school and graduated in 1938 as Valedictorian of her class. Gussie and her family moved to Spencer, IA after...
Kenneth John Borth
Feb 6, 2021
Kenneth “Ken” John Borth, the son of Laris John and Doris Lorraine (Semerud) Borth, was born on June 20, 1951 in Sleepy Eye, MN. He was raised and received his early education in Fairfax, MN, graduating from Fairfax High School. Following high school, Ken held various jobs before starting his own auto body shop in Fairfax.
Ken married Laura Fahey...
Lloyd Theodore Senne
Feb 4, 2021
Lloyd Theodore Senne, the son of Arthur and Elizabeth (Schwieger) Senne, was born on May 24, 1932 in Fairmont, MN. His childhood years were spent on a farm northwest of Fairmont, MN, where he received his education, graduating from Fairmont High School in 1950. He was baptized on May 24, 1932 and confirmed in 1946 at Immanuel Lutheran Church...
Joseph Dennis Vodraska
Feb 4, 2021
Joseph Dennis Vodraska was born January 15, 1951 to the parents of Louis and Evelyn (Kelsey) Vodraska in Owatonna, MN. Following his education, Joe worked various jobs in the Spirit Lake area.
In 1987, Joe married Dawn Kladstrup. They lived in Spirit Lake, Humboldt and Spencer. Joe worked at Arnolds Park Amusement Park and then Godfather’s Pizza in...
Eloise Rose Thompson
Feb 1, 2021
Eloise Rose Thompson passed away peacefully from the arms of her parents and into the arms of Jesus on February 1, 2021 at 12:07 AM. Born on January 29, 2021 at 2:57 PM, her life was full of immense joy, love, and peace. Our little warrior kept showing us how both strong and tender she was.
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Marilyn Joan Meyer
Jan 31, 2021
Marilyn Joan Nelson Meyer was born on June 3, 1931 to Arnold Jens and Agnes Miller Nelson in Omaha, Nebraska. She was an only child but enjoyed life with many, many cousins. She attended schools in Omaha, graduating from Technical High School in 1948 and then enrolled at Dana College in Blair, NE for two years. With the teaching...
William Reed Stevenson
Jan 30, 2021
William (Bill) Reed Stevenson 93, of Spencer, Iowa passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, January 30, 2021.
Bill was born on March 14, 1927 in Elma, Iowa. The oldest son of James and Mary Stevenson. Bill went to school in the Cresco area before the family moved to Spencer.
On February 22, 1947 Bill married the love of...
Joyce Agnes Carpenter
Jan 29, 2021
Joyce Agnes Carpenter, the daughter of Hugo and Dorothy (Herdini) Willhite, was born on September 7, 1951, in Olivia, Minnesota. She was raised and received her early education there attending St. Aloysius Catholic School and then Olivia High School.
On January 24, 1974 she married Norman Carpenter in Arnolds Park, Iowa. The couple lived in Milford. She worked...
Marlene Mae Reynolds
Jan 26, 2021
Marlene Mae Mason Reynolds passed away on January 26, 2021 at the Spencer Municipal Hospital. Marlene was born on September 16, 1931 to Glen and Alma (Olson) Mason of rural Greenville, Iowa. Marlene graduated from Greenville Rossie High School in 1949. Marlene married Roger Smith November 1948 and they had two daughters, Debra and Candace. The family enjoyed farming near...
June Lola Smith
Jan 23, 2021
June Lola Smith, the daughter of Arthew and Greeba (Miller) Smith was born June 24, 1932, in Spencer, Iowa. She received her education at Spencer High School.
Throughout her life, she lived in Spencer where she was a member of the First Baptist Church. June had a good sense of humor who enjoyed comedy shows that made her laugh. ...
Helen Dorothy Mielke
Jan 21, 2021
Helen Dorothy Mielke, the daughter of Albert and Alice (Grotefeld) Koechert, was born April 17, 1920 in rural Everly, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Everly where she received her education, graduating from Everly Consolidated High School in 1938. She continued her education attending the Methodist School of Nursing, graduating in 1941 receiving her Registered Nursing degree.
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Wayne Wilford Kress
Jan 18, 2021
Wayne Wilford Kress was born to Charles and Amy (Carrigan) Kress at their home south of Ayrshire, Iowa, on July 10, 1921. Wayne was only one and a half years old when he lost his father, and he spent his childhood years with his mother and siblings as tenants on different farms. They farmed with horses in the beginning...
Angela Marie Quist
Jan 17, 2021
So often in life the divine gives us lessons. Those lessons blend into our lives; sometimes we get them right away; sometimes after the fact. Whether we get them right away, or after the fact matters not…it is important that we get the whisper from the Divine flowing into our perceptions. In some cases, we just need a reminder...
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