Obituaries
Fern A. Sembach
Jul 9, 2020
Fern Arlene Sembach, the daughter of Hans and Marie Christine (Bottker) Norgaard was born on October 6, 1925, in Franklin County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer, Iowa, area and raised on a farm. Fern graduated from Spencer High School and attended Dana College in Blair, Nebraska. She began her working career in Sioux City, Iowa, where...
Jeffrey Duane Mahrt
Jul 8, 2020
******A COME AND GO CELEBRATION OF JEFF'S LIFE WILL BE HELD FROM 6 TO 9:00 P.M., FRIDAY, JUNE 25TH, 2021 AT THE ONEOTA PARK LODGE IN SPENCER. Jeffrey Duane Mahrt, the son of Duane and Marjorie (Herbold) Mahrt, was born August 31, 1955 in Sioux City. His childhood years were spent in Sioux City, where he was a 1973...
Marilyn Rebecca Craig
Jul 6, 2020
Marilyn Rebecca Craig, the daughter of John and Dorothy Flack was born October 11, 1938 at home in Langdon, Iowa. Marilyn attended grade school in Dickens, Iowa, and high school in Spencer, Iowa. After graduation, she moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where she met the love of her life, Airman Eldon (Bill) Craig.
On November 23, 1957, Marilyn and Bill were...
Claris Rodell Peters
Jul 4, 2020
Claris Rodell Thu, the daughter of Clarence and Ruth (Rierson) Thu was born February 9, 1941 on a farm near Ruthven, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed her faith in the First Lutheran Church in Graettinger. She received her education and graduated from Graettinger High School.
On March 19, 1960, she was united in marriage to Milo Dean Peters...
Josephine "Jo" Amanda Linn
Jul 4, 2020
IMMEDIATE FAMILY ONLY PLEASE!THE FAMILY REQUEST NO FLOWERS. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, A MEMORIAL FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE FAMILY
Condolences may be sent to:
Becky Linn
222 S. 7th Ave.
Winterset, Iowa 50273
On July 4th, 2020, Josephine (Jo) Amanda Linn, went to be with her Lord and witnessed the greatest display of all – the...
Lucy Jane Kamradt
Jul 1, 2020
Lucy Jane Kamradt, the daughter of Louis and Ella (Kruse) Warnke, was born April 30, 1921 in Paullina, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Paullina. Where she spent her childhood years and received her education, graduating from Paullina High School.
Lucy married Emil Kamradt on January 3, 1945 in Paullina, Iowa. Throughout their married...
Robert Dean Frick
Jul 1, 2020
Robert Dean Frick, the son of George and Dorothy (Bates) Frick, was born in Osceola County, Iowa on December 25, 1936. He was raised in Ocheyedan where he attended and graduated from high school. Following high school, he worked with his dad on the farm. He entered into the military on November 4, 1959, serving during the Korean War....
Brian Trent Goettsch
Jun 29, 2020
Brian Trent Goettsch, the youngest son of Donald Harvey and Sandra Sue (Sauter) Goettsch, was born on May 26, 1968 in Cherokee, Iowa. He was raised on their family farm near Sutherland, where he attended and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1987.
Sports were always a passion of Brian’s. He played football and threw shot put and discus...
Lucile Arebelle Beck
Jun 28, 2020
Lucile Arebelle Beck the daughter of Gabe and Bessie (Fallon) Bolyard, was born on her grandfather’s farm on October 15, 1920, near Gillet Grove, Iowa. She grew up on that farm and attended school all 12 years in Gillet Grove, graduating from High School in 1938. Lucile married Joseph Beck on February 25, 1939 in Spencer, Iowa. Following...
Anna Marie Schomburg
Jun 27, 2020
Anna Marie Schomburg was born September 19, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of Soren and Anna (Moller) Eriksen. When she was a small child, her family moved to Spencer, Iowa. It was here she received her schooling, graduating from Spencer High School in 1944.
She married Robert Schomburg on August 5, 1945. Following their marriage they farmed in...
Janice Lee Young
Jun 26, 2020
Janice Lee Young, the daughter of Roy and Edna (Beuchle) Lanus was born September 13, 1939, in Rolfe, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Rolfe area where she attended school and graduated from Rolfe High School.Janice married John Young on August 7, 1959, in Rolfe, Iowa. She worked as the Deputy Clerk for Rolfe for 35 years and...
Stanley Duane Jespersen
Jun 26, 2020
CARDS AND MEMORIALS MAY BE SENT TO:DeAnn Tjossem6350 440th St.Sutherland, Iowa 51058 Stanley Duane Jespersen, son of Martin and Margaret (Hansen) Jespersen, was born December 7, 1924, at the home of his maternal grandparents in Spencer, Iowa. He was baptized in the Danish Lutheran Church and was raised on his parents farm southeast of Royal. He attended country school and...
Lewis Henry Petersen
Jun 25, 2020
Lewis Henry Petersen, the son of Lewis S. and Mabel Peterson, was born on July 29th, 1935 in Spencer, Iowa. His family owned a farm by Royal, Iowa, where he would help raise cattle and various other animals. Lewis had four sisters, but his sister, Fern, passed away at a young age. Lewis joined the army on February 10th 1958,...
Evelyn Jean Simonson
Jun 24, 2020
Evelyn Jean Simonson, the daughter of Lewis and Angie Aaron was born on April 28, 1930, in Cedar Rapids, IA. She was known as “Dolly” by her four sisters.
Mom’s true happiness began when she met Martin Carl Simonson of Sioux Rapids, IA. Martin made Evelyn’s dream of home and family come true when they married on November 19,...
Daniel Joseph Ellis
Jun 23, 2020
Daniel Joseph Ellis, the son of Robert and Suzanne (Teedan) Ellis was born May 15, 1965, in Omaha, Nebraska. His childhood years were spent in the Gretna, Nebraska area where he attended school and graduated from Gretna High School in 1983. In 1984, his son, Brandon was born. Daniel attended college at the University of Nebraska.Daniel worked for Kroger Concrete...
Esther Blanche Norris
Jun 21, 2020
Esther Blanche Weisbrod Norris, age 95, died June 21, 2020 in Stillwater, Minnesota. She was born January 11, 1925 to George and Minnie Alice Tatro Weisbrod at the farm home near Rossie, Iowa. She attended Rossie Consolidated School. She was baptized by Rev. George P. Dainty and received the Holy Ghost July 1937 when she was 12 years old. ...
Mark Richard Ditsworth
Jun 19, 2020
Mark Richard Ditsworth, the son of Richard Ditsworth and Josephine (Logan) Ditsworth was born October 1, 1958 in Estherville, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Estherville area, where he attended school. He moved to Spencer, IA during junior high and graduated from Spencer High School in 1978. He then attended college in Mason City, IA. Mark...