Obituaries
Wilmina "Mina" Fear
Oct 21, 2019
Wilmina H. (Mina) Fear passed away on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019 at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake. Funeral services will be held at Calvary United Methodist Church in Arnolds Park on Friday, Oct. 25 with burial that afternoon in Lone Tree Cemetery at Everly. Visitation takes place Thursday evening from 5-7:30 p.m. at the church.
Mina was born...
Shirley Mae Marks
Oct 21, 2019
SERVICES Shirley's wishes were to be cremated and no services are planned at this time.
Marion Howard Posthumus
Oct 20, 2019
Marion Howard Posthumus, the son of Gerrit and Bena (Holtrop) Posthumus, was born on May 1, 1932, in Sanborn, Iowa. He received his early education attending schools in Sanborn and Sheldon, graduating from Sheldon High School in 1949. After graduation he entered into the military on May 16, 1951, serving in the U.S. Navy as a Seaman Recruit....
Minnie Margaret Vance
Oct 18, 2019
Minnie Margaret Vance was born March 2, 1916 in Bronaugh. Mo to Asa and Pearl Smith Hair. She received her early education in Dickenson and Clay County Iowa rural schools,and attended high school at Okoboji Consolidated School. On August 17,1932 she married Charley Vance in Spirit Lake, IA
They farmed the first 12 years of life together in Iowa and...
Tyson Ray Zellaha
Oct 18, 2019
Tyson Ray Zellaha was born May 3, 1988 to parents Shane and Diana Zellaha in Alliance, NE. Tyson was raised in Spencer, IA with his sister Shayna. He graduated from Spencer High School with the class of 2006. Before graduation, Tyson enlisted into the United States Marine Corp. After graduation, he served 8 years, earning the rank of Sergeant,...
Rebecca "Becky" Joan Bedsaul
Oct 15, 2019
Rebecca Joan Bedsaul, the daughter of John and Darlene Short, was born on December 11th, 1965 in Denison, IA. At a young age her family picked up and moved their lives to the beautiful town of Hope, Arkansas, after several years they returned to reside back in Denison, IA. Rebecca gave birth to her first born son, Caleb John in...
Frank John Rose
Oct 14, 2019
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to Grace United Methodist Church of Spencer, or Shriners Hospitals for Children. Frank John Rose, the son of Marion and Nellie (Barber) Rose, was born January 20, 1923 in Gillett Grove, Iowa. At a young age, his family moved to Rozet, Wyoming in a covered wagon. After several years,...
Harry "Skip" Louis Ritchart
Oct 12, 2019
Harry Louis “Skip” Ritchart, the son of Harry and Jimmie Ritchart was born November 7, 1947 in Orlando FL. Skip’s childhood was spent in Mallard, IA, until moving to Spencer, IA his junior year. He was baptized and confirmed member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Mallard. Skip enlisted in the US Army in 1966 and served in Vietnam...
Wanda Mae Eninger
Oct 11, 2019
Wanda (Taylor) Eninger was born January 27, 1926, in Osceola County near Sibley, Iowa, to Dallas B. and Alice M. Winkel Taylor. As a child she contracted polio which caused her to start grade school at the age of seven. She attended her first year of high school in Sibley, then her family bought a farm near...
Frances May Florine
Oct 10, 2019
Frances May (Powell) Florine breathed her last on October 10, 2019 in Cherokee, Iowa. She was born May 30, 1923 in Sutherland, Iowa to Theodore and Julia (Sweeney) Powell, and lived almost all of her life in and around the community. She was baptized, had her first communion and was confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sutherland, IA....
Marcene Gladys Briest
Oct 6, 2019
Marcene Gladys (Schultz) Briest died Sunday October 6, 2019 at her home in Spencer, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday October 28, 2019 at Faith Lutheran Church, Spencer, with visitation beginning at 9:45 at the church.
Born February 13, 1936 in Glencoe, MN, Marcene was one of ten children born to William and Martha...
Zerena Frances Dardis
Oct 6, 2019
Zerena Frances Dardis, was born on June 7, 1920 to Leslie Harlow and Lillie Mae Wirtz Simington in Dickens, Iowa. She spent her school years at Lake Center and Ayrshire graduating from Ayrshire High School in 1937.
On January 15, 1940, Zerena married Gilbert William Dardis at Sacred Heart Church in Ayrshire, Iowa. She and Gilbert farmed until moving...
Jay Dean Prange
Oct 5, 2019
Jay Dean Prange, the son of Gerrit and Esther (Vander Schaaf) Prange, was born on June 15, 1945 in Nebraska. He attended school in Sheldon and Spencer, graduating from Spencer High School in 1963. As a child, Jay spent summers with Dick and Marie Minen working on the farm in Firth, NE. Upon graduating high school, he joined...
Iva Lea Faulkner
Oct 5, 2019
Iva Lea Faulkner, the daughter of Lee and Alice (Lawler) Johnson, was born May 23, 1929, in Dickens, IA. She was raised and received her early education in the Dickens, Gillett Grove, Greenville and Rossie areas, graduating from Greenville-Rossie High School.
Iva Married Darrell Faulkner on September 20, 1948, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. They...
Larry Duane Dotson
Oct 5, 2019
Larry was born on August 16th 1951 in Spencer, Iowa to Duane and Norma (Nelsen) Dotson. He spent his childhood in Spencer, IA with his three younger siblings, Rod, Sharon, and Janet. Larry graduated from the Spencer High School in 1969.
On July 6, 1974, Larry married Joan Uhe and to this union 2 children were born, Tony and Laura,...
Dave Nissen
Oct 3, 2019
Dave Duane Nissen, the son of Harold C. and Gladys J. Johnson Nissen, was born November 16, 1955, in Spencer, Iowa. Dave graduated from the Spencer High School in 1974. He furthered his education at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa.Dave worked as a meat cutter for 43 years at The Butcher Shop, Super Valu, Fareway, Greenville Locker, Laurens...
Theodore "Ted" Marvin Mincer
Oct 2, 2019
Theodore "Ted" Marvin Mincer, age 84 of Bella Vista, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, October 2nd at Northwest Medical Center surrounded by family. Ted was born November 26, 1934 to Orlo and Winnie Mincer in Spencer, Iowa.
He graduated from Spencer High School in May of 1952. On February 5, 1954, Ted enlisted in the United States Navy where he...
Steven Henry Brons
Oct 1, 2019
Steven Henry Brons, fourth child of Betty (Schmidt) and Henry Brons, was born in Sheldon, Iowa on August 13, 1955. He grew up in northwest Iowa and graduated from Terril High School in 1973.
Steven served his country with the United States Navy. He joined the Navy on October 23, 1973 and reported to Orlando, Florida...
Shirley Joann Morrow
Sep 30, 2019
Shirley JoAnn Morrow, the daughter of Harlan M. and Verna E. (Nelson) Syndergaard, was born on September 23, 1931 in Cedar Falls, IA. She lived on a farm southeast of Royal, IA and attended country school through the 8th grade. She spent her first year of high school in Rossie, IA, and graduated from Royal High School in 1949.
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Wendell Louis Keir
Sep 26, 2019
THE FAMILY REQUESTS NO FLOWERS!Memorials may be directed to the Abben Cancer Center in Spencer, Iowa
Wendell Louis Keir, the son of Robert and Lana (Peeso) Keir, was born March 25, 1942 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer. He received his education at the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri from 1954-1958. He later...
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