Obituaries
Thomas "Fred" Pote
Aug 7, 2020
Thomas “Fred” Frederick Pote, the son of Milburn and Amy (Smith) Pote was born in Los Angeles, CA on November 17, 1943. His childhood years were spent in the Ralstan, NE area, where he attended school and graduated from Ralstan High School.
Fred enlisted in the U.S. Marines before being medically discharged. He then worked for the Union...
John Francis Fogarty
Aug 5, 2020
John Francis Fogarty, the son of Terrance and Bridget (Weir) Fogarty was born May 8, 1956, in Emmetsburg, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Emmetsburg area where he attended school and graduated from Emmetsburg High School in 1974. He then attended Iowa Lakes Community College in the Auto Mechanics program.John married Holly Funk on September 29, 1979, at...
Melissa Marie Sebastian
Aug 5, 2020
It saddens us to announce that Melissa passed away at the Sioux Falls Hospital on August 5th, 2020, after a courageous battle with breast cancer.Melissa Marie Sebastian, the daughter of Edward and Karen McClurg, was born on July 16th, 1962, in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spirit Lake where she graduated in 1980.Melissa married Kevin (Sebastian) on July...
Mark William Kahley
Jul 31, 2020
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to Bethany Lutheran Church, Abben Cancer Center, The Spencer Hospitalor a charity of your choice. Mark William Kahley, the son of Kenneth and Karen (Lidman) Kahley, was born May 16, 1968, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his early education, graduating from Spencer High School...
Roger Hoberg
Jul 29, 2020
Roger Hoberg, the son of Carl and Elsie Mae (Meyer) Hoberg was born July 20, 1927, in Gillett Grove Township, Clay County, Iowa, in the Harmony neighborhood. Roger was the youngest of six children, all of whom are deceased.
Roger was educated in the rural school of the Harmony Neighborhood and graduated from the Gillett Grove High School in...
Marcella "Marcy" Catherine Nielsen-Harvieux
Jul 24, 2020
Marcella Catherine Nielsen Harvieux, the daughter of Clarence and Elizabeth (Betz) Lohberger, was born on July 12th 1930 in Sutherland, Iowa. Marcella was raised in Sutherland and attended school there.
Marcella was united in marriage to Luverne “Dutch” Nielsen in April of 1948, they were blessed with 8 children. After 35 years of marriage, they divorced.
Marcella worked...
Steven Wayne Daly
Jul 24, 2020
Steven Wayne Daly (Shaggy), the son of Ed Daly and Barb Dickinson was born August 23, 1952, in Spirit Lake, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Okoboji, Iowa, area and raised by his grandparents. Steve graduated from Arnolds Park High School in 1970. He began working at Terrace Park Dairy where he met his wife, Sharon Suber...
Edith Laverne Pitts
Jul 21, 2020
Edith Laverne (Verdon) Pitts was born on May 30, 1928, in Lansing, Iowa. She was the daughter of Florence (Protsman) and Joseph Verdon. Her schooling started at Lansing's Catholic grade school, Immaculate Conception, and finished at Lansing Public High School, graduating early at the age of 16. World War II was in full swing at this time as Edith was...
Merrill Duane Schoer
Jul 21, 2020
Merrill “Ossie” Duane Schoer, the son of Harry and Esther (Santage) Schoer was born January 30, 1934, in Peterson, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Rossie and Royal, Iowa, area where he attended school and graduated from Royal High School in 1952. Merrill enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1953 and served until his Honorable...
Colleen Flo Ingraham
Jul 15, 2020
Colleen Flo Ingraham, the daughter of Henry C. and Wynona (Williams) Fick was born on August 10, 1932 in Hartley, Iowa. She was raised and received her early education there, graduating from Hartley High School.
On September 3, 1950, Colleen married Jack Ingraham in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in Bloomington, MN, where she worked for...
Nancy Ann Schlichting
Jul 13, 2020
Nancy Ann Schlichting, the daughter of Frank and Gladys (Haack) Galema, was born on October 2, 1940 in Ocheyedan, Iowa. She attended school at Excelsior School, south of Lake Park, graduating in 1958. Following graduation, she attended Worthington Junior College for 2 years. She then started working at the Dickinson County Extension Office in Spirit Lake.
On October...
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...



