Obituaries
Maxine Ida Rossiter
Mar 13, 2018
Maxine Ida Rossiter, the daughter of LaVerne and Anne (Knipper) Wright, was born on February 3, 1922, in Spencer, Iowa. Maxine graduated from Spencer High School in 1940. After high school she worked at Scott’s Dime Store as a store manager. Maxine met Roger in 1941. They continued a long distance relationship through World War II and married on...
Johnathon Darrell Fox
Mar 7, 2018
Johnathon Darrell Fox the son of Darrell and Judy Fox was born Dec 23, 1987 in Sioux City Iowa. He was the oldest of three boys in the Fox Family. John graduated from Spencer High School where he spoke at his high school graduation; He attended Kirkwood community college for a period of time.
John was a spirited...
June Gladys Gellhaus
Mar 5, 2018
June Gladys (Johnson) Gellhaus, was born June 26, 1923 to Hjalmar and Elsie Streufert Johnson in Paullina, Iowa. June was the oldest of five daughters. She attended and graduated from Paullina High School.
June married Verlin L. Gellhaus on January 17, 1943 at the family farm while he was on leave from the Army. While obtaining further training...
Bruce Neil Prentice
Mar 4, 2018
Bruce Neil Prentice, the son of John and Bernice Brinkley Prentice, was born January 5, 1936 in Clay County, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from Gillett Grove High School.
On January 8, 1956, Bruce married Shirley Carlson at the Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer. Following their marriage, they lived in Royal, Iowa where they owned...
Richard Dale Marousek
Mar 3, 2018
Our Brother and Cousin, Richard (Rich) Marousek, 70 years, passed peacefully on March 3, 2018, after a one-year battle against lung cancer. Rich was born June 13, 1947 in Sioux City, IA to parents Leslie and Margaret (Van Houten) Marousek. Rich attended grade school in Sioux City, moved with his family to Fairmont, MN in 1956, and moved...
John Franklyn Laird, Jr.
Feb 28, 2018
ohn Franklyn Laird, Jr., the son of John Franklin and Martha Elizabeth (Landis) Laird, was born on January 25, 1932, in Cleveland, OH. He was raised and received his early education there, graduating from high school. After high school, John entered into the U.S. Military on September 15, 1955, serving 5 years in the United State Air Force. Upon his honorable...
Mai Lovan
Feb 27, 2018
Mai Lovan, 70 years old of Spencer, IA, passed away on February 27, 2018 at his son’s home after battling an illness in the hospital. He was born on January 1, 1948, in Vientiane, Laos.
Mai was a free-spirited person who enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren, family members, and friends. He will be remembered for his loving and...
Deborah Ann Jenkins
Feb 27, 2018
Deborah Ann Jenkins, was born on May 21, 1935, in Vicksburg, MI, to Cecil and Virginia (Forsythe) Southworth. Deb graduated from high school in Vicksburg and attended Western Michigan University with a major in business and a minor in music.
Deb married her high school sweetheart, Harold (Bud) Jenkins on February 3, 1956, and they made their home...
Marjorie Ann Quist
Feb 23, 2018
Marjorie Ann (Faulkner) Quist, the daughter of Gerald and Golda (Hupp) Faulkner was born on February 19, 1936 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer where she received her education. Following her schooling, she worked at Stubs House of Plenty for several years and worked at Longhouse/Northshire in the laundry department until she retired.
She married...
Darla Rae Bailey
Feb 23, 2018
Darla Rae Bailey, the daughter of Harold and Norma (Silberstein) Gottsch was born May 13, 1941, in Sutherland, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Sutherland High School. Following high school, she attended a trade school in Omaha, Nebraska, to learn Airline Reservations. Darla was a lifetime resident of Sutherland.
On October 21, 1961, Darla was...
Robert Lee Wright
Feb 22, 2018
The United States geothermal industry has lost another of its founders.
Robert L. “Bob” Wright, age 90, passed away due to cancer on February 22, 2018. Bob was a classical “old time” landman who could charm almost any landowner into signing a fair agreement. He had an amazing ability to use the English language in an unsparingly witty and colorful...
John "Jack" Girard Peasley
Feb 21, 2018
John “Jack” Girard Peasley was born to William and Anna Kendergan Peasley on January 31, 1930 in Sioux City, Iowa. He attended St. Boniface School. Later, he worked for Goodwill Industries. Jack was proud of making rugs at home with his mother on his own loom. A favorite pastime was visiting Grandview Park and having his picture taken...
Rita Mccarty
Feb 18, 2018
Rita Mae (Theisen) McCarty, the daughter of John and Anna (Ruden) Theisen, was born on August 20th, 1928 in Le Mars, IA. She was raised in the Oyens and Remsen area and received her education at St. Catherine's school in Oyens. On February 18th, 2018, Rita passed away suddenly but peacefully at age 89 in her home at Riverview Terrace Assisted Living in...
Richard Henry Riedemann
Feb 15, 2018
Richard Henry Riedemann was born at home on the family farm east of Primghar, IA, to Ernest and Mayme (Horstmann) Riedemann on February 5, 1930. He attended rural schools and graduated in 1948 from Primghar High School. He was called into military service in the fall of 1951. He received his basic training at Ft.Knox, KY and then...
Keith Louis Mortensen
Feb 15, 2018
Keith Louis Mortensen, the son of Louis and Carrie (Petersen) Mortensen, was born January 24, 1943 in Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Royal, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Royal High School.
Keith married Marjorie Johanson on June 17, 1962 in Royal, Iowa. After their marriage they continued to live in Royal, where he...
Pearl Louise Lyman
Feb 13, 2018
Pearl Louise (Huston) Lyman, the daughter of Phil and Edna (Elliott) Huston, was born on June 18, 1920 in Hartley, IA. She attended school there and graduating from Hartley High School. After high school, she obtained her Teacher’s Training.
On May 12, 1945, Pearl married Harold Lyman in Luverne, MN. Throughout Pearl’s life she taught in rural...
Carolyn Sue O'Hara
Feb 10, 2018
Carolyn Sue Walton was born on October 7, 1941 in Mountain Home, Arkansas to Mervin “Jim” and Hazel Morris Walton. Her family moved to Everly, Iowa where she graduated from Everly High School in 1959.
On December 6, 1969, Carolyn married Bob O’Hara. They made their home in Spencer, Iowa. Carolyn was a hard worker who enjoyed working with the...
Todd Eugene Norgaard
Feb 9, 2018
SERVICES Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 17th at Living Word Church in Spencer, IA and are open to the public.
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