Obituaries
Curtis Lee Dodge
Jun 11, 2019
Curtis Lee Dodge, the son of Arnold and Marlene (Brawner) Dodge, was born September 6, 1960 in Spencer, Iowa. He enjoyed playing baseball and did not let his small size keep him from competing with the big boys. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School. Curt continued his...
William Biedenfeld
Jun 4, 2019
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established by the family.
William Biedenfeld was born March 31, 1928 to Carl and Josephine (Novak) Biedenfeld at Faulkton, SD. They moved to Iowa when he was 2 years old to what was known as group 21 farm. After 5 years, they moved to the Bertram farm in...
Betty Ann Sindt
Jun 2, 2019
Betty Ann Sindt, the daughter of Alvin and Marie (Berberich) Norman was born September 2, 1925 in Royal, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Royal, where she received her early education. She later continued her education in Everly and graduated from Everly High School. After her schooling, she taught country school for two years.
Betty married Arnold...
Jack Phillips
May 30, 2019
Windel 'Jack' Phillips, the son of Lewis and Marie (Thueson) Phillips was born October 28, 1934, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His childhood years were spent in the Greenville and Rossie areas where he received his education and graduated in 1952. Following graduation, he continued his education at Dana College for two years. Jack lived in the Rossie area most of his...
Dorothy Eileen Redenbaugh
May 28, 2019
Dorothy Eileen Redenbaugh, the daughter of Howard and Nora Sutherland Steele, was born August 17, 1920 in Knoxville, Iowa. She received her early education at the Highland Country School through 8th grade and then graduated from Knoxville High School. Dorothy continued her education in Des Moines receiving her Teaching Certificate.
Dorothy married Richard Redenbaugh on February 14, 1939 in...
Elvinah Ann Davis
May 27, 2019
Elvinah (Thurston) Davis, was born March 23, 1921 in Spencer, Iowa, the daughter of Charles E. and Neenah (Bertelson) Thurston. Elvinah grew up in Spencer, Iowa and graduated from Spencer High School in 1938. After high school, she lived in Spencer and worked at the City Clerk’s office for over 10 years and later the Clay County Assessors.
Elvinah...
Carl "Swede" Norman Erickson
May 27, 2019
Carl “Swede” Norman Erickson was born on Parson Homestead Farm between Webb and Gillett Grove, IA on Jan 7, 1923. He was born with pneumonia and almost died in infancy. He attended school in Webb and Sioux Rapids, IA. After school, he married Ruth Essick before joining the service. He was deployed in June 1944 to Fort Knox, KY. During...
Arlene Marie Roemmich
May 26, 2019
Arlene Marie Roemmich, the daughter of Jake and Janet (Van Wyne) Sneller, was born August 20, 1937 in rural O’Brien County near Sheldon, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Carmel, Iowa, where she received her early education at Platte #6 Country School through 6th grade. Her family then moved to farm near Sheldon, where she...
Kenneth Lee Johannsen
May 26, 2019
Kenneth “Kenny” Johannsen, 71, of Spencer, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019, at his home surrounded by his wife Vicki of 47 years, daughter Toshia and son Ryan. Kenny was born September 16, 1947 in Spencer, Iowa to Burdette “Friday” and Thelma Johannsen.
His childhood years were spent in Spencer where he received his early education, graduating from...
Michael James Brander
May 24, 2019
Brother of Barb Jorgensen
Michael James Brander was born in Storm Lake, Iowa, on September 15, 1952, and passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019. After high school, he lived in Denver, Colorado. He was a U.S. Postal Service employee until the onset of cancer.
Michael often travelled to Mexico and Hawaii. He was naturally curious, and enjoyed the relationships...
Ralph Allen Kabrick
May 22, 2019
Ralph Allen Kabrick was born May 5, 1947, in Spencer, Iowa, and passed away at his home in Spencer on May 22, 2019, at age 72. Ralph grew up playing with his sister Judy, his cousins, and the neighborhood children, riding bikes and playing ball. He attended Jefferson Elementary, and loved riding the bus while his father drove his...
Earl Vincent Peterson
May 19, 2019
Earl Vincent Peterson, long time resident of Peterson, IA, passed away and went to be with his Lord Jesus on Sunday, May 19, 2019.
Earl was active, along with his wife, Jean of 63 years, with a number of organizations in the local area. These included the Maple Grove and First Congregational Church, the Peterson Historical Society, and Lion’s...
Timothy "Tim" Neil Thomsen
May 18, 2019
Timothy “Tim” Neil Thomsen, 71, originally of Spencer, Iowa, passed away May 18, 2019, in Omaha. He was born on April 12, 1948, in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School in 1966. After graduating, Tim joined the U.S. Navy and served in the Vietnam War from May 1967 to February 1971. He joined the Navy so he could...
Nikolas Ryan Harken
May 14, 2019
Nikolas Ryan Harken was born in Spencer, Iowa to Kimberly and Bryan Harken on May 3rd, 1988.
Growing up, Nikolas attended Spencer Public Schools. In his childhood years he enjoyed sports, creating amazing artwork, and spending time with family and friends.
Nik was known for his sense of humor and his ability to...
Gary John Rogers
May 12, 2019
Gary John Rogers was born in Estherville, Iowa on December 17, 1933 to Otto Rogers and Lucile Trullinger Rogers. Gary graduated from Spencer High School in 1953 and served in the United States Air Force from 1953 to 1957.
He married his high school sweetheart, Rita Kindlespire, on June 30, 1956, and in 2010 they celebrated 54 years...
Dawn Renee Vodraska
May 11, 2019
Dawn Renee Kladstrup, the daughter of Dennis and Rita Kladstrup was born September 4th, 1961 in Spirit lake, Iowa. Dawn received her education in Spencer graduating from Spencer High School in 1981.
On July 2nd of 1987 she married the love of her life Joseph Vodraska.
They lived in Spirit Lake, Humboldt and back to her hometown of Spencer.
Dawn...
Theresa Ann Paulsen
May 10, 2019
Theresa “Terri” was born in Spencer to Ralph and Eva Ginger on March 8, 1938. She went to grade school in Langdon and High School at Spencer High. She graduated from Iowa State Teachers College in 1957 with a teaching certification, married Robert Engel of Lake Park Iowa in 1957. That union produced three boys; Kevin Jay, Greg Alan...
Winifred Louise Schoenewe
May 10, 2019
Winifred Louise Cooper Schoenewe was born in Spencer, Iowa to Lynn and Loretta Harris Cooper on January 2, 1933.
Winnie attended public schools in Everly and Spencer and graduated from Everly High School in 1950. She married Ron Schoenewe in 1952 and they made their home in Everly where he managed Topsoil Schoenewe, a fertilizer and ag lime...
Charin Marie Brockshus
May 9, 2019
Be Joyful in Hope, Patient in Affliction and Faithful in Prayer… Romans 12:12
Charin Marie Brockshus, age 80 of Spencer, Iowa passed away on Thursday May 9, 2019, at Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley, Iowa. Charin Marie Woodrich was born on December 8, 1938, in West Burlington, Iowa, to parents Reverend Glen Woodrich and Martha (Zink) Woodrich. Charin grew...
Ronald Junior Roghair
May 3, 2019
Ronald Junior “Shorty” Roghair, the son of Jacob and Mary (Rozeboom) Roghair was born October 5, 1937 in Sanborn, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Hartley, IA area, where he attended school, and graduated from Hartley High School in 1955.
Ronald married Sharon Pearson on August 7, 1965 at the Baptist Church in Willmar, MN. Ronald...
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