Obituaries
Timothy Berton Menke
Apr 8, 2021
Timothy Berton Menke, DDS, FAGD, age 69, son of Lester and Kathlyn Menke, passed away on April 8, 2021, in Spencer, Iowa, in hospice care following a short illness.
Tim was born on November 21, 1951, in Cherokee, Iowa, and grew up on a farm near Calumet. He was an energetic and fun-loving child who was active in...
Gloria Joann Harris
Apr 7, 2021
Gloria JoAnn (Mohr) Harris of Spencer, Iowa passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer, Iowa, three weeks shy of her 90th birthday. She was born April 28, 1931, at Lutheran Hospital, Sioux City, Iowa to Walter and Eunice (Wiese) Mohr.
Gloria was raised in Hartley, Iowa, where she completed her education, graduating...
Maddisen Celeste Hall
Apr 7, 2021
Maddisen Celeste Hall, the daughter of Angie York and Micah Hall, was born August 11, 1997 in Spirit Lake, IA. Maddisen received her early education in Spencer and later graduated from Graettinger-Terril School on May 15, 2016. Maddisen loved to dance in High School and was part of Just For Kix Spencer Dance Team. After high school, Maddisen chose...
Glen Orville Stoterau
Apr 7, 2021
Glenn was born June 12, 1922, near Hartley, Iowa, the only child of Louis Stoterau and Alma Wills Stoterau. He graduated from Hartley High School, then served from 1942-1945 as company clerk in the U.S. Army in the European conflict of WW II. Following the war, on August 16, 1945, he married Ruby Jean Petersen of Hartley, Iowa, and...
Craig Martin Kolb
Apr 7, 2021
Craig Martin Kolb, the son of Thomas and Joyce (Wiard) Kolb was born December 12, 1950, in Berkley, California. He was the second of eight boys. They lived in several states and found a family home in Woodland Hills, California, where Craig graduated from Taft High School in 1969. Craig met his best friend, Christine Riedemann in 1971, and...
Donald Dean Manley
Apr 6, 2021
Donald Dean Manley was born November 9th, 1928 in Calumet Iowa to Thomas T. and Frances W. (Lorenzen) Manley. He was a twin to Dorothy Jean (Manley) Cooper. Don grew up on a farm south of Primghar and attended grade school and high school in nearby Gaza. He was active in 4-H and High School sports, especially baseball and basketball.
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Jean Elbert
Apr 4, 2021
Delah “Jean” (Hefti) Elbert, the daughter of Albert and Gertrude (Stoddard) Hefti was born August 10, 1930 at home in rural LuVerne, IA.
Her childhood years were spent in the LuVerne area where she received her education graduating from Vernon Country School in 1948. She attended Westmar College in LeMars, IA and taught Kindergarten in Goldfield, IA.
Jean...
Marianne Werling
Mar 29, 2021
Marianne Baumgartner Werling Daughter of John and Anna {Elmer} Baumgartner was born March 4th 1930 in Renwick Iowa she attended Vernon country school near Renwick graduating in 1948. She was also a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church in Renwick.
After graduation Marianne was attending AIB College in Des Moines when a friend introduced her to the love of...
Wayne Curtis Winslow
Mar 28, 2021
Wayne Winslow died March 28, 2021 in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, his home since 2013. Wayne was born February 14, 1922, in Spencer, Iowa, the only child of C.C.N. and Tena Flaskegaard Winslow. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1939. He then attended Northwestern University, but his college career was interrupted by World War II. He was commissioned an...
Maxine "Max" Joyce Davis
Mar 28, 2021
Maxine Joyce Davis, the daughter of William and Agnes (Nemmers) Dunt was born November 12, 1931 in Cresco, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Cresco area, where she attended school and graduated from Assumption High School in Cresco in 1950.
Maxine married Benjamin Davis on October 25, 1951 in Cresco, IA. They moved to Spencer, IA...
Doc Eugene Manwarren
Mar 26, 2021
Kenneth (Doc) Eugene Manwarren, son of Eugene and Bonnie (Rudolph) Manwarren, was born on September 16, 1949 in La Junta, Colorado. His childhood years were spent mostly in the Spencer area and he graduated with class of 1968 at Spencer High School. Doc enjoyed classic cars, Oldies music, and socializing with his family and many friends. Doc was...
Mary Janice Erick
Mar 23, 2021
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Mary Janice Erick, the daughter of Henry and Mary Evelyn (Huss) Berberich was born January 25, 1930, in Royal, Iowa. She received her early education in Royal, graduating in 1947. Following high school,...
Lenis Lee Luchtel
Mar 22, 2021
Lenis L. (Lucky) Luchtel, the son of Arthur C. and Helen (Campbell) Luchtel, was born on July 3, 1934. His childhood years were spent in the Wall Lake area where he attended school and graduated from Wall Lake High School in 1952.
Lenis was united in marriage to Peggy (Smoot) on July 10, 1955, in Royal, Iowa.
Lucky,...
Nicholas Alvin Durst
Mar 20, 2021
Nicholas Alvin Durst, the son of Alvin and Mildred (Warren) Durst was born July 31, 1950, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area where he attended school and graduated from Spencer High School in 1968.Nicholas enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1969 and served until his Honorable Discharge in 1972. He worked at National Spencer...
Karen Lynn Olin
Mar 19, 2021
Karen Lynn Olin, daughter of William Scarborough and Clara Jean (Moore) Ostenstad was born September 23, 1951 in Des Moines, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer, IA area, where she attended school and graduated from Spencer High School in 1970.
Karen married Thomas Olin on August 10, 1979 in Spencer. They then moved to Royal,...
Richard "Dick" Allen Terpstra
Mar 19, 2021
Richard “Dick” Allen Terpstra, the son of Rients and Lorian (Peterson) Terpstra was born May 12, 1933, in Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Hartley area where he attended Lincoln #8 country school and graduated from Hartley High School in 1951.Dick enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict in 1953 and served until his Honorable...
Vernon Dean Banks
Mar 17, 2021
Vernon Dean Banks , the son of Melvin Lloyd Banks and Gladys Marie (North) Banks-Schmeling was born on August 3, 1942 in Storm Lake, Iowa. Vernon’s hearing was lost when he was a toddler after he contracted spinal meningitis. His childhood years were spent at the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, IA, where Vernon learned many...
Georgia Delores Soule
Mar 16, 2021
Georgia D. Soule 90, of Arnolds Park passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Georgia was born April 24, 1930 to George and Bertha (Halfrich) Astor in Sioux City, Iowa. She received her education in Sioux City attending St. Joseph Catholic, Woodrow Jr High and Central High School. Georgia was united in marriage to Wayne W. Soule on December 25, 1946...
Rosella Rosacker
Mar 14, 2021
Rosella Rosacker, the daughter of William and Lorena Neary Fogarty was born September 20, 1931 in West Bend, IA. She received her education and graduated from Rodman, IA in 1950. Rosella continued her education at Omaha Business School in Omaha, NE.
Rosella married Donald Leroy Rosacker on May 28, 1956 in Whittemore, IA. Following their marriage, they lived and...
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