Obituaries
Regina Harleman
Apr 11, 2019
Regina Christina Harleman, the daughter of Ralph and Margaret (Peters) Henkel, was born January 14, 1927, in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was raised and attended school in Spencer, Iowa, graduating in 1945. Following high school, she worked at various places including Bjornstad’s Hardware and Drugstore as a bookkeeper for several years, and as a secretary for the...
Wayne Everett Carlson
Apr 10, 2019
Wayne Everett Carlson, the son of Clifton and Mildred (Shirbroun) Carlson, was born January 9, 1936 in Coon Rapids, IA. His childhood years were spent in Webb, IA, where he received his education, graduating from Webb High School in 1953. After high school, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Marine Corp from January of 1954 until...
Ilene Marie Sidles
Apr 8, 2019
Ilene Marie Sidles, the daughter of Thomas and Imogene (Nissen) Fries, was born November 25, 1947 in Estherville, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Graettinger, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Graettinger High School.
Ilene married Donald Sidles on February 9, 1973 in Sioux Falls, SD. To this union four children were born: Ranae, Kevin, Wanda...
Robert "Bob" Ray Franker
Apr 5, 2019
Robert Ray Franker, the son of Everette and Genevieve (Clift) Franker, was born March 24, 1929 in Royal, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on a farm NE of Royal, where he attended country schools for 8 years. He later graduated from Royal High School in 1947.
Bob married Iris Wilken on November 7, 1948 at the First Lutheran...
Vivian Mae Allen
Apr 3, 2019
Vivian Mae Thompson was born, Wednesday, April 10, 1929 to Ruby M. Mumford and Thomas Lee Thompson in Pauls Valley, OK. She was the oldest, having one younger sister. Her father died at a young age. Vivian was raised with the help of her grandparents and aunts and uncles. At the age of 9, her mother moved her and...
Donna Eujean Johnson
Mar 31, 2019
Donna Eujean Johnson, was born on October 8, 1935, in Diamond Lake Township, Dickinson County, Iowa, to Harold and Beatrice (Krumm) Wieneke. Donna was an immensely kind and loving person who found the most joy in this world in caring for others, including her children, her grandchildren, her siblings and her siblings’ children and grandchildren. She loved taking...
Glenda Faye Rahbusch
Mar 28, 2019
Glenda Faye Rahbusch, the daughter of William and Alvie (Dau) Frerk, was born June 25, 1940 in O’Brien County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Sutherland, where she received her education graduating from Sutherland High School in 1958. After her schooling, she worked for the Sutherland Locker for two years.
Glenda married Herman Rahbusch on June 25, 1960...
Thora Louise Grover
Mar 27, 2019
Thora Louise Johnson Grover was born April 19, 1919 to Harry and Lulu (Scharnberg) Ott at their rural home. She was the youngest of 5 siblings including four brothers, Emmert, Allen, Ervin and Waldo (Wally). In 1923 Thora started school at Center School in Waterford Township and later attended 2 years at Everly High School.
She married...
Steve Vern Wright
Mar 26, 2019
Steven Vern Wright, the son of Vern and Vivian (Carlson) Wright, was born August 17, 1952 in Storm Lake, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Sioux Rapids, Dickens and Spencer areas, where he received his education, graduating from South Clay High School.
Steve married Kathryn Kliegl on December 2, 1978 in Spencer, Iowa. After their...
Alfred "Al" John Tielbur
Mar 26, 2019
Al was born on a farm outside of Webb, Iowa on June 4, 1927 to John and Vera (Hurley) Tielbur. He was the second of five children and was raised to be a hard worker (with a dash of prankster to keep his sisters on their toes). At age 18, he was drafted into the US Army during...
Darrel Dean Madson
Mar 25, 2019
Darrel Dean Madson, the son of Carl and Pearl (Fitsimmons) Madson was born on June 30, 1938, in Spencer, Iowa. He went to school at Cornell Consolidated and graduated in 1956. He attended college at Iowa State University part of one year. Darrel enlisted in the Armed Forces serving in the Army National Guard. He was discharged om January...
William J. Myers
Mar 23, 2019
William J. Myers was born in Gillett Grove, Iowa, to Roy and Olivia Myers on March 6, 1935. He received his early education and graduated from Gillett Grove Hill Toppers. At graduation, Bill was offered several full ride basketball scholarships but he chose to stay home and help on the family farm.
On August 24, 1957, Bill was...
Alene Denise Steelman
Mar 21, 2019
Alene Denise Steelman, the daughter of Lymon and Wilma (Jones) Eaton was born September 1, 1954 in Laurens, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Marathon, IA area, where she attended school and was the last class to graduate from Marathon High School. She attended Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, IA.
Alene married Larry Steelman...
Mavis Helen Stoner
Mar 19, 2019
Mavis Helen (Olson) Stoner was born May 7, 1928 at Marathon, Iowa to Clifford and Helen (Chindlund) Olson. She was baptized as an infant and confirmed in her hometown church. Mavis was reared in the home of her fraternal grandparents, John and Helen Olson, for whatever reason, to her adult life. She graduated from Marathon High School in 1945 and...
Harper Ann Gilmore
Mar 19, 2019
Harper is survived by: Her mother, Jennifer Huisenga and her father, Levi Gilmore. Her maternal grandfather, Charles Huisenga. Maternal great grandmother, Marlene Gerdes, and lots of aunts, uncles and cousins. Paternal grandparents, Renee and Paul Freeman and John and Shelly Gilmore. Paternal great grandfather, Marv Umbrell and Charlie and Toni Gilmore. God parents, Mandy and Jason Lauver and family. ...
Iris Kathleen Hanson
Mar 18, 2019
Iris Carpenter Hanson, the daughter of C. Paul and Ruth (Foster) Carpenter, was born December 14, 1927, on a farm southwest of Dickens. She received her early education in rural schools in Clay County and attended high schools at Dickens, Gillett Grove, and Lake Township, graduating in 1945. She attended Iowa State Teacher’s College and Buena Vista College. ...
Deloris Hazel Riley
Mar 17, 2019
Deloris Hazel Riley, the daughter of William and Mildred (Vogt) Plagge) was born on July 9, 1933 in Denison, Iowa. She was raised and attended school at Zion Lutheran School.
On December 25, 1951, she was united in marriage to Richard Riley in Chariton, IA. Following their marriage, the couple moved to Spencer for Richard’s job. They lived here...
Vivian E. Geidl
Mar 16, 2019
Vivian E. Geidl, the daughter of Lawrence and Etta Belle (Dawson) Quist, was born April 4, 1928, in Milford, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where she received her education at Spencer Schools.
Vivian married Milton “Burdette” Geidl on April 11, 1951. After their marriage, they lived in Spencer where she worked as a clerk for...
Anna Lillian Spiess
Mar 15, 2019
Anna Lillian Spiess, the daughter of John and Emma (Anderson) Gunnarson, was born July 27, 1917, in Alta, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Webb, Iowa, area where she received her education at the Webb School and spending her senior year at Marathon High School, graduating in 1935. After her schooling, she remained in Webb.
Lillian married...
Jamie Lee Huber
Mar 11, 2019
Jamie Huber, the son of Ronald and Lucille (Laumb) Huber, was born April 17, 1970 in Tioga, ND. Jamie attended elementary school in Westhope, ND. He attended junior high and high school in Minot, ND, where he graduated from Minot in 1990. After high school, Jamie moved to Des Moines, IA, where he worked for Principal Financial in the...