Obituaries
Jerald "Jerry" Leland Crew
Jun 10, 2020
Jerald Leland Crew, of Webb, Iowa, met his Savior on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at age 85. Jerry was born February 13, 1935, as the first baby born in the new Spencer hospital, to Norval and Emma Crew, the oldest of their eight children. Jerry spent his childhood years on the family farm south of Gillett Grove, where he...
Velma Evelyn Van Norman
Jun 10, 2020
Velma Evelyn Johnson Riebe Van Norman was born to Earl and Elsie (Giberson) Johnson on October 24, 1929. The youngest of 5 children with 4 older brothers, Glenn, Clyde, Lyndal & Cleo. She and Cleo attended school in Montrose, SD. Evie went to secretarial school and moved to St. Paul, MN. She eventually worked at 3M in...
Ethan James Lindsay
Jun 6, 2020
Ethan James Lindsay, the son of James and Grace (Mott) Lindsay was born August 19, 1928 in Newell, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Newell area where he attended Newell High School. After high school Ethan began his lifelong career in farming.
Ethan married Marilyn “Mary” Dierenfield on November 1, 1996 in Newell, IA. He...
Dorothy Lois Breidinger
Jun 6, 2020
Dorothy (Connell) Breidinger, the daughter of Lewis and Florence (Beardsley) Connell, was born on April 6, 1927 in Arnolds Park, IA. She was raised and graduated from Arnolds Park High School in 1945.
Dorothy married Orville Breidinger on December 16, 1945 in Arnolds Park and to this union was born 3 children.
Dorothy was a homemaker for many...
Carol A. Coyle
Jun 5, 2020
Carol Ann Coyle, the daughter of Gaylord and Minnie Grover, was born December 30, 1943 in rural Sheldon, Iowa. She graduated from Sheldon High School in 1962.
In 1981, she moved to Spencer and was employed by Regional Transit Authority as a driver for the elderly and handicapped. In 1987, she went to work on her own as a...
Donald Howard Christy
Jun 5, 2020
Donald Howard Christy, the son of Howard and Helen (Kay) Christy, was born April 2, 1931 in Storm Lake, Iowa. Don grew up with his grandparents, Ferdinand and Nora Kay, and their son, Harold on their farm north of Truesdale, Iowa, where he attended school and graduated.
Donald married Donna Doreen Oatman on May 30, 1952 in El...
Ronald James Manwarren
Jun 4, 2020
Ronald James Manwarren, the son of Eugene and Bonnie (Rudolph) Manwarren was born on September 10, 1947 in Garden City, Kansas. He received his education in Spencer, Iowa where he coined the phrase “Smoking in the boys’ room”.
On June 28, 1969, he had the honor of being united in marriage to Sandra Mae Albers at the Methodist...
Darlene Mae Tuinstra
Jun 4, 2020
Darlene Tuinstra, the daughter of Elmer and Mabel (Menage) Tuinstra, was born December 14, 1942 on a farm near Melvin, IA. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Harris, Iowa, where she received her education.
Darlene attended Westmar College in LeMars, Iowa for her Bachelors Degree. She later received a Masters Degree in Home Economics...
Mary Ann Bobolz
Jun 2, 2020
Mary Ann Bobolz, the daughter of Julius and Hilda (Steffen) Petersen, was born October 13, 1933 in Sutherland, Iowa. Her family lived for 1 ½ years near Sutherland and Moneta, IA and then moved to farm near Hartley, IA. She attended rural school until the 5th grade, when she attended Hartley Public Schools, graduating from Hartley High School...
Ferne Adelaide Schuller
May 29, 2020
Ferne Adelaide Schuller, age 102, passed away on May 29, 2020, at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer, Iowa.
Ferne Adelaide Eckert was born on March 25, 1918, in Mallard, Iowa. She was the oldest of six children born to Harvey and Mamie Olson Eckert. Her childhood years were spent in Mallard where she attended country school and graduated...
Bonnie Lee Schoelerman
May 29, 2020
Bonnie Lee Schoelerman (Pfitzenmaier) daughter of Art and Loena (Powell) Pfitzenmaier, was born at home on April 29, 1932, in Primghar IA. She spent her childhood years on a farm South of Hartley, IA. She attended country school through the eighth grade and graduated from Hartley High School with the class of 1950.
After graduation she married...
George Skyler-Ellsworth Cole
May 29, 2020
George Skyler-Ellsworth Cole, the son of Jay Cole and Elaine Tasich, was born on February 3, 1996 in Denison, IA. He received his early education in Dunlap and then moved to Spencer where he finished his schooling and graduating from Clay Central in Everly. Following graduation, he worked for Mediacom and Quail Construction in Spencer then Tommy Gate in...
Margery Mae Fraseur
May 27, 2020
Margery Mae Fraseur, daughter of Bertha and Herbert Maurer, was born September 28, 1923 in Tipton, Iowa. She attended grade school, high school, and junior college in Tipton before leaving to study liberal arts at the University of Iowa.
Marge moved to Chicago and worked briefly for United Airlines as a reservationist until December 1947 when she married her...
Lillian Louise Jenkins
May 26, 2020
Lillian Louise Jenkins, age 97, of Spencer, Iowa passed away May 26, 2020 at Northshire Residence in Spencer, Iowa.
Lillian was born October 17, 1922 to Fred and Hazel Mae Tuttle in Worthington, MN.
She was united in marriage to Louis A. Jenkins on November 30, 1940 at Ruthven, Iowa. They lived in many states but...
Judy Ann Johnson
May 25, 2020
Judy Ann Johnson, the daughter of Roy and Margaret (Sorlie) Johnson was born on July 30, 1943 in Humboldt, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Humboldt and Hardy, IA areas, where she graduated from Humboldt High School. She attended both Augustana College and Waldorf College and earned her Master’s in Education.
Judy taught at the Spencer...
Jerry Dean Hillegas
May 19, 2020
Jerry Dean Hillegas, 60, died unexpectedly at his home in Everly, Iowa on May 19, 2020. He was born Jan 12, 1960, in Spencer, Iowa to Harlin and Karen (Jordan) Hillegas. Jerry was an Everly Cattlefeeder K-12, Class of 1978, active in band and choir. Jerry retired from the Navy with 20 years of enlisted service. Genealogy, Comic Books and...
Dennis Bruce Oviatt
May 13, 2020
Dennis Bruce Oviatt, the son of Dwain and Phyllis (Fogarty) Oviatt, was born on November 4, 1958 in the Spencer Municipal Hospital, Spencer, Iowa. He was raised in Dickens and Spencer, Iowa. He attended Spencer High School, where he graduated in the class of 1977. He attended the Culinary Institute Des Moines Area Community College. At 19, Dennis rode his...
Keith Mccarl Mortenson
May 10, 2020
Keith McCarl Mortenson, the son of Engold and Sigrid (Simonsen) Mortenson, was born on February 1, 1938, in Webb, Iowa. He was raised and attended school in Webb. The family moved to Terril when Keith was in his late teens. After his schooling, Keith worked at the Spencer Hospital as an ambulance driver and maintenance worker. He then worked for...
Patricia "Pat" Ann Johnson
May 9, 2020
Patricia Ann “Pat” Johnson, the daughter of Eugene and Marietta (Greene) Reynolds, Sr., was born October 31, 1941 in Milford, Iowa. She was born and raised in Milford, graduating from Milford High School.
Pat married Bruce Johnson on June 7, 1959 at the Union Memorial Church in Milford, IA. After her marriage, they lived in Albert City, IA for...
Maria "Lu" Luise Horning
May 8, 2020
Maria “Lu” Luise Horning, the daughter of Franz and Maria (Pflaum) Heinrichmeyer was born in Eltmann, Germany on November 22, 1952.
Lu married a serviceman, Doug VanEngen and came to the United States in 1970. She had 2 children with him. After her divorce she went to work at Longhouse Nursing Home. She worked there for 32...
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