Obituaries
Teresa Ann Cate
Apr 27, 2020
Teresa Ann Cate, the daughter of Theodore and Phyllis (Hessinnes) Cate was born in Spencer, Iowa, on September 26, 1956. She graduated from Spencer High School in 1975. Following graduation, she attended nursing school in Omaha, Nebraska, and practiced at several hospitals.
She was an amazing trustworthy friend, loved everyone and was a forgiving soul. She loved her...
Paul Harry Shearer
Apr 26, 2020
Paul Harry Shearer, the son of Elmer Glade and Rose Mae (Cannon) Shearer, was born on August 13, 1929, in Bedford, IA. He grew up on a farm in Taylor County and attended school in Blockton where he graduated. Following high school, he entered into the military on January 16, 1951, serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean...
Leisha Jane Prime
Apr 23, 2020
Leisha Jane Prime, the daughter of Juanita (McPherson) Dahl, was born on September 9, 1960 in Dakota City, Iowa. She attended school at Twin rivers Community School.
On October 21, 1979, she married Mark Prime in Humboldt, Iowa. To this union three children were born: Cherie, Charles and Cathy. She loved being a mom and raising her children. She...
Thomas Merle Willey
Apr 23, 2020
Thomas M. Willey, the son of Merle and Stella (Poe) Willey, was born January 14, 1934 in Sutherland, Iowa. He was a Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and later helping with the younger scouts. He attended K-12th grade at Sutherland Consolidated School, graduating in 1952. Tom married Roanne “Jean” Smith on March 2, 1960 at LeMars, Iowa. They moved to the...
June Ann Johannsen
Apr 22, 2020
June Ann (Yeager) Johannsen, the daughter of Lee and Anna (Newby) Leighter, was born July 5, 1928 in Dickens, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where he received her education.
June married Michael Yeager and to this union was born 3 children: Michael, Timothy, Patrick.
During her life, she owned and operated the...
Margo S. Wood
Apr 18, 2020
Margo Wood died peacefully on April 18th in her home in Saint George, Utah following a nineteen-month struggle with cancer.
Margo is survived by her husband, Charles; children, Katherine Colby and Walter Bahr; stepchildren, Courtney Wood and Matthew Wood; surrogate daughter, Rebecca Wokibula; ten grandchildren and surrogate grandchildren; and sister Martha Ullrich.
Margo was born on September 19, 1943 in Omaha, Nebraska to Odessa and...
Gene David Hall
Apr 18, 2020
Gene David Hall, was born on December 21, 1938, to Glen and Lucille (McLaughlin) Hall in Spencer, IA. Gene was an avid fisherman. If you wanted to see him you would just check the small local lakes. His favorite place to fish was the Little Sioux River for catfish.
He passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020, at...
Leone Mary Coonradt
Apr 17, 2020
Leone Mary Coonradt was born to William and Lena (Backer) Esser on April 15, 1923 in Cartersville, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Cartersville, where she attended country school. After graduating from Rockwell High School, Leone received her license in cosmetology. On July 4, 1947 Leone married the love of her life, Rowland J. Coonradt. They raised their family...
Paul Frederick Lenz
Apr 14, 2020
Paul Frederick Lenz, son of Roland and Luella (Oberhelman) Lenz, died peacefully at home, surrounded by family on April 14th, 2020, after a short battle with lung cancer.
Paul was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on March 12th, 1952. He grew up on a farm outside of LuVerne, Iowa, and graduated from LuVerne High School in 1970. On March...
Duane Arnold Harmelink
Apr 14, 2020
Duane Arnold Harmelink, the son of Charlie and Gert (Van Iperen) Harmelink was born March 30, 1934 in Ashton, Iowa. He grew up and resided in the Ashton-Melvin area until he married Thelma Elaine (Nieuwendorp) Harmelink on July 20, 1954. They made their home in the Ashton-Sheldon area until 1972 when they moved to Spencer where they spent the...
Thomas H. Hart
Apr 12, 2020
The life of Thomas Hughes Hart began in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 25, 1931, son of Clarence Hart and Arlene Hughes Hart. He joined two older sisters. The family moved to a farm south of Gillett Grove when Tom was a child. Tom attended Gillett Grove School through 8th grade. He grew up loving nature and the...
Gladys Rose Wilcox
Apr 11, 2020
Gladys Rose Wilcox, the daughter of Christopher and Lola Crook Clare, was born March 4, 1921 in Emmetsburg, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Emmetsburg where she attended country school, St Mary’s and Public High School.
Gladys married James Wilcox on November 12, 1937, in Pocahontas, IA. The early years of their marriage were spent in Emmetsburg before...
Lenore "Connie" G. Alger
Apr 10, 2020
Lenore “Connie” Alger was born Lenore Gertrude O’Connor on August 7, 1922 at the home of her parents, Tom and Myrtle O’Connor in Cartersville, Iowa. She grew up enjoying life in that small town and on the family farmland. An excellent student, she graduated from Rockwell High School at 16, shortly before her father suddenly passed. She later attended beauty school...
Beverly Joan Johnson
Apr 8, 2020
Beverly Joan Johnson, the daughter of Joseph and Loretta (Kindred) Fasbender, was born August 22, 1931 in Lake City, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Lake City, Cylinder and then Spencer in her youth where she has lived ever since. Bev received most of her education in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School.
On January 29, 1949,...
Georgia Rose Jensen
Apr 7, 2020
Georgia Rose Jensen, daughter of George Albert and Florence Isbella (Leonard) Gathman, was born on July 15, 1934 in Hartley, IA. She graduated from Hartley High School where she played basketball.
On March 21, 1954, Georgia married Robert Jensen in Hartley. Following their marriage, they farmed the family farm near Moneta. Georgia enjoyed working outdoors, driving tractors and particularly...
Douglas Don Lynn
Apr 6, 2020
Douglas Don Lynn, the son of Delbert Edison, Sr. and Nora Edna (Scharnberg) Lynn, was born on June 6, 1941 in Spirit Lake, IA. He was raised in the Everly area where he received his early education and graduated from Everly High School. Following high school he drove truck and then farming. before working for Spencer International and Harms...
Cleo Laverne Johnson
Apr 6, 2020
Cleo LaVerne Johnson the son of Earl and Elsie (Giberson) Johnson, was born in February 4, 1926 at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. At the age of 5 the family moved into Montrose, SD, where Cleo attended school to graduation in 1944. As a boy he loved hunting and playing baseball, something he passed on to his...
Marcia Joan Lamaak
Apr 6, 2020
Marcia was born on August 18, 1937, in the Dexter, IA hospital, to Clarence LeRoy Fritz and Evelyn Elizabeth (Cox) Fritz. They resided on the Fritz Farm south of Menlo, IA. Marcia was baptized as an infant in the Menlo Methodist Church. Then on June 19, 1955 she joined Hebron Methodist Church. In 1945 they moved to a...
Carol Arlene Lee
Apr 5, 2020
Carol Arlene Lee, the daughter of Vernon and Lena Overocker, was born on September 1, 1920 on the family farm in Milford, Iowa. She was raised in Milford and attended country school in Dickinson county and went on to graduate from Milford High School in 1938. She then attended business school in Des Moines, Iowa where she studied secretarial courses. ...
Joan Cynthia Schumann
Apr 5, 2020
Joan Cynthia Schumann, the daughter of Donald and Ruby (Brinkley) Fitzloff, was born February 18, 1940 in Spencer, Iowa. She was raised in Spencer, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1958. She continued her education at a business school in Omaha before returning to work in Spencer. Joan married Dwight Schumann...
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