Obituaries
G. "Roger" Arndt
Nov 9, 2019
G. Roger Arndt of Spencer, IA passed away at the age of 74 on November 9, 2019 in Spencer. Roger was born in Sioux City, IA on January 6, 1945, the only son of Vanita M. and Gerald F. Arndt.
After spending his early years in Sioux City, the family moved to Wynot, NE where he graduated from high...
Alice Lucille Wagner
Nov 6, 2019
THE FAMILY REQUESTS NO FLOWERS! Alice Lucille Wagner was born March 23, 1918 on her family’s farm south of Larchwood, Iowa in Lyon county. She was the youngest child of John and Emma McCarty. Alice attended a nearby country school and then St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Larchwood for two years before graduating from Rock Rapids High School in...
Lawrence Donald Bendlin
Nov 4, 2019
Lawrence “Larry” Donald Bendlin, the son of Clarence and Mary (Freeburg) Bendlin, was born on February 24, 1946, in Spencer, Iowa. He was raised and received his early education here graduating from Spencer High School. Following graduation, he worked at A.M. Laundry, Spencer Pak and then at Eaton’s. While working at Eaton’s he was a machinist. He worked there...
Margaret Ann Bohn
Nov 4, 2019
Margaret Ann Shea Bohn, the daughter of Walter and Maude (Viehmann) Shea, was born February 27, 1931 in Washington DC. Her childhood years were spent in Washington DC, where she attended Nativity Catholic Academy. Her family later moved to Chillicothe, Ohio, where she continued her education, graduating from Catholic Central High School in Chillichothe, and then attended one year...
Irvin George Maaland
Nov 1, 2019
Irvin George Maaland, the son of George and Irene Simington Maaland was born February 5, 1944 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in Ruthven, IA where he was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. After his sophomore year in Ruthven, Irvin moved to Sutherland, IA where he graduated from high school in 1962. During this time Irvin...
Paul Stewart Stave
Oct 29, 2019
Paul Stewart Stave was born, March 16,1947 at his grandma Anna and grandpa Louis Stave’s home in Sisseton, SD to Helen Pauline (Vollmer) Stave and Bennie Milton Stave. He spent his first years in Sisseton, and Kindred, SD and later lived in Circle, MT and Everette, WA where he graduated from high school and attended Evertte Jr. College for 2...
Raymond Earl Russell
Oct 28, 2019
Raymond Earl Russell was born in Ida Grove, IA on January 19, 1950 to Edward and Ruth Janes Russell. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1969 and later took classes at ILCC. Raymond worked at Superior/Witco Manufacturing for many years. He also worked at Spencer Veneer, the Spencer Library, Sacred Heart School and SuperValu.
Raymond loved taking...
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...
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