Obituaries
Lois Irene Ginger
Dec 30, 2020
Lois Irene Ginger, 87, retired Registered Nurse, died December 30, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The daughter of Glenn R. Ginger and Luella M. Ginger, she was born December 30, 1933, in Spencer, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm with an older sister (Margaret Ginger Voss) and younger brother (Richard Ginger). Both siblings and her parents preceded her...
Holly Anne Donaldson
Dec 28, 2020
Holly Anne Donaldson, daughter of George and Lorraine (Welch) Donaldson, was born on December 14, 1955, in Waterloo, Iowa. The family moved to Webster City for a short time, then to Minneapolis, eventually moving back to Waterloo. She graduated from West High School in Waterloo. Following high school, she married and had a daughter, Lorraine. She enjoyed being a...
Marlys Elaine Meyer
Dec 28, 2020
Marlys Elaine Meyer, the daughter of Ralph and Florence (Versteeg) Fie was born July 3, 1934 in Sheldon, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Sheldon and Alta, Iowa. Her family moved to Spencer when she was in Kindergarten and this is where she received her education. While in high school, she was proud to be a Majorette in the...
Sullivan Tavin Mcguire
Dec 28, 2020
Sullivan “Sully” Tavin McGuire, the son of Ryan and Melissa (Harms) McGuire was born March 16, 2005 in Fairmont, MN. His childhood years were spent in the Blue Earth, MN area, where he attended school, through the 8th grade. He moved to Spencer, IA where he attended Spencer High School.
Sully enjoyed boating in “Boji”, snowmobiling, golfing,...
Ronald Alan Christofferson
Dec 28, 2020
Ronald Alan Christofferson, 79, of Clearwater, FL died peacefully on Monday December 28th, 2020. He was born June 10, 1941 in Milford, IA, the son of Florence Virginia Andersen Christofferson and Bjerne C. Christofferson.
Ronald served in the US Army for 4 years, owned a Real Estate company in Florida and retired as a School Bus Driver for...
Bonnie Jean Kunath
Dec 26, 2020
Bonnie Jean Sorensen-Kunath was born in Hampton, Iowa February 24th 1925 to Jacob and Christine Rust Sorensen. She spent her childhood years in Latimer, Iowa where she enjoyed the rural community and the Danish traditions of the area. At the age of 14 she and her family moved to Spencer upon her father’s retirement and built the home at...
Loueen Sylvia Huberg
Dec 25, 2020
Loueen Sylvia Huberg, daughter of Merrill and Ruth Smith Mohr, was born October 11, 1937 in Spencer, Iowa. Loueen grew up on the farm south of Spencer and attended the country school. She graduated from Greenville Rossie. After graduation, Loueen married Charles Huberg on June 5, 1955 at the First English Lutheran Church in Spencer, IA. A year later,...
George Russell Koenig
Dec 25, 2020
George Russell Koenig, 91 years old was born January 2, 1929 in Blair, Nebraska.
George spent his childhood years growing up in Blair, NE. In 1943, when George was 14, his parents William P. & Ingery Koenig moved their family to Northwest Iowa to start a new farm. George attended school in Gillet Grove, IA while helping the...
Lois A. Simmons
Dec 24, 2020
Lois A. Simmons passed away on December 24, 2020, at the Spencer Hospital. She was born November 7, 1926 in Sac County, Iowa, to Frederick and Frieda (Clausen) Blass.
Lois graduated from Spencer High School and worked as a bookkeeper at Bjornstad Drug Store until marrying Donald L. Simmons on March 5, 1949. They settled on the “Hospital Farm”...
Miles Bruce Rohan
Dec 21, 2020
Miles Bruce Rohan, the son of LaMont Edward and Donna Jean (Irvine) Rohan, was born September 1, 1948 in Sioux City, IA. His childhood years were spent in Newcastle, NE, where he received his education, graduating from Newcastle High School in 1966. He continued his education at Wayne State Teacher’s College, graduating in 1970.
Miles married Neila Arnold on...
Helen Joy Porter
Dec 20, 2020
Helen Joy Porter, the daughter of George and Emma (Zeman) Lovrien was born December 16, 1930 in Laurens, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Webb and Gillett Grove, IA area, where she attended school and graduated from Gillett Grove High School in 1948. She attended Buena Vista College in for 2 years. She received her BA...
Leora Joann Riedemann
Dec 17, 2020
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established by the family.Memorials may be sent to: Sue Hammen 9614 NW Beaver Dr. ...
Helene Quillin
Dec 16, 2020
Helene Aletha Fernau Quillin, was born May 18, 1944 and entered her eternal rest, December 16, 2020.
She was born to Dwight and Josie Ingham Fernau, and was welcomed by her two sisters Elizabeth and Evelyn. She completed most of her schooling in the Sioux Rapids, Iowa school system. She graduated from high school in 1962.
Following high school she...
Richard "Dick" Harlan Seeley
Dec 15, 2020
Dick, the son of Harlan and Beth Seeley, was born on October 25, 1953 in DeSmet, South Dakota. He grew up in South Dakota and attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, to become a civil engineer. He met Dawn DeVries at SDSU, and the two were married on August 25, 1979. They lived in Brookings until 1982, when...
Duane Olin Anderson
Dec 15, 2020
Duane Olin Anderson, the son of Clarence and Josephine (Batcheler) Anderson was born on December 18, 1927 in Peterson, Iowa. He graduated from Peterson High School in 1945. He then enlisted in the Navy where he spent from January 1946 to December of 1947. He was honorably discharged. He returned to Peterson where he worked in the lumberyard and...
Grace Ellen Hastings
Dec 14, 2020
***In lieu of flowers, memorials may be mailed to:Douglas Hastings502 E. 18th St.Spencer, Iowa 51301 Grace Ellen Hastings, the daughter of Floyd Everett and Alice Muriel (Pierce) Wilkie, was born August 6, 1936 in Alpha, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Clay County, Iowa, where she received her education in several country schools including Spencer, Webb and Royal. ...
Mildred Martena Klett
Dec 13, 2020
***In Lieu of Flowers A Memorial Fund Has Been Established by the Family.Please send cards and memorials to:Gary Klett1300 290th St.Everly, Iowa 51338 Mildred Martena Klett, the daughter of Marten and Anna (Bleeker) Roskens, was born July 15, 1922 on the family farm north of Everly. She attended grade school in Waterford Township and later graduated from Everly High School...
Frances Irene Lemaster
Dec 13, 2020
Frances Irene LeMaster, the daughter of Clive and Alta (Wittchen) Prentice, was born on February 26, 1920 in Terril, IA. She graduated from Everly High School in 1937. Frances went to Iowa Methodist Hospital School of Nursing from 1938-1941. She was a R.N there until she married Everett LeMaster on January 20, 1942. They farmed near Royal until retiring...



