Obituaries
Joy Marie Austad
Oct 2, 2017
Joy Marie Austad, the daughter of William and Alice (Zick) Walterman was born October 19, 1946, in Madison, SD. Her childhood years were spent in the Madison area where she attended school and graduated from Madison High School. After graduation Joy moved to Aberdeen, SD, where she attended Northern State College.
Joy married Verdon Austad on December...
Alida "Jo" Josephine Tuttle
Oct 2, 2017
Alida “Jo” Josephine Tuttle, the daughter of Ray Porter Black and Mable (Cross) Black, was born August 26, 1920, in Webb, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1938. She lived in Clay County her entire life.
Jo married Harry Tuttle on March 2, 1938, in Papillion,...
Carly Anne Kreibaum
Oct 2, 2017
Carly Anne Kreibaum, the daughter of Roger and Gail (Noethe) Buchholtz, was born on December 9, 1983 in Sheldon, Iowa. She was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church in Sibley in 1984 and later confirmed in 1998. She was raised and attended school in Sibley, graduating in 2002. She then went on to study K-12 art education at...
Connie Jean Baker
Oct 2, 2017
Connie Jean Baker was born on January 23, 1954 in Spencer, Iowa. Her early childhood years in Everly. She graduated from Spencer High School in 1973. On June 16, 1973, she married her husband, Kent. They welcomed her first child, Lisa, that same year. Three years later, they welcomed their second child, Michael.
Connie held several different jobs, but...
Don B Phipps
Oct 1, 2017
Don B. Phipps, the son of David and Donna (Yeager) Phipps was born April 6, 1958, in Eagle Grove, Iowa. As a child, Don and his family moved around a lot. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 18 and served until his Honorable Discharge.
Don worked and traveled with a Carnival. He married...
Darrel Rae Walton
Oct 1, 2017
Darrel Rae Walton, the son of Boyd and Edna (Allen) Walton, was born January 21, 1945 in Everly, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Everly, where he received his education, graduating from Everly High School in 1962. After his schooling, he worked in Spencer, Iowa at Globe Machinery. He later entered the military and served with the U.S. Army...
Phyllis Mae Eifert
Sep 26, 2017
Phyllis Mae Dahnke Eifert was born February 13, 1931, in Hartley, Iowa, to Irvin Fred and Lizzie (Wittrock) Dahnke.
Phyllis grew up on a farm near Hartley, Iowa. She moved with her family to Sutherland, Iowa, where she attended grade school, and later attended and graduated from Hartley High School. She was very active in oratory and won several...
Ruth Lavonne Batschelet
Sep 26, 2017
Ruth Lavonne Batschelet, the daughter of Gabe and Bessie (Fallon) Bolyard, was born on October 22, 1930, in Spencer, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Greenville and attended school in Gillett Grove, Iowa, until she was in 4th grade. In the fall of 1940, her family moved to a farm north of Cornell, Iowa, where she finished growing...
Colton Mitchell Baschke
Sep 19, 2017
Colton Mitchell Baschke, the son of Mitch & Missy Baschke was born on June 23, 1991 in Spencer IA. Colton grew up in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School in 2009. He then attended college at ICCC in Fort Dodge and then ILCC in Spencer. Colton was employed at Polaris Industries in Spirit Lake where he worked as a...
Thomas Lloyd Pearson
Sep 19, 2017
Thomas Lloyd Pearson, the son of Richard Nells and Louisa (Olson) Pearson, was born October 21, 1928 in Fostoria, IA. His childhood years were spent in Milford, IA, where he received his education, graduating from Milford High School. After his schooling, he enlisted in the U.S. Army from 1951 until his honorable discharge in 1953.
Tom married...
Virginia Gayle Koenen
Sep 18, 2017
Virginia Gayle Koenen, the daughter of Fred and Matie (Gipple) Richter, was born on August 5, 1920 in Anita, Iowa. At an early age, her family moved to Sac City, IA, where she graduated from high school in 1938.
Virginia married Donald Lester Koenen on May 22, 1940 in Sac City. After Donald’s discharge from the Navy...
Edith Mary Hansen
Sep 18, 2017
Edith Hansen, the daughter of Edward Francis and Frances Lucille Barnette Washington, was born November 29, 1914 in Ruthven, IA. She received her early education at a country school in Ruthven and graduated from Spencer High School.
Edith married Ervin Hansen on August 3, 1932, in Ruthven, IA. Following their marriage they lived in Dickens, IA, and farmed near...
Raymond "Glenn" Hart
Sep 13, 2017
Raymond Glenn Hart, the son of Raymond and Ethel (Mason) Hart was born on September 21, 1924, in Langdon, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Langdon area where he attended school and graduated from Webb High School. He then furthered his education at the Omaha Nebraska School of Business.
Glenn was drafted into...
Melinda "Mindy" Jane Petersen
Sep 13, 2017
Melinda (55) passed away September 13, 2017 in Bloomington, MN. Melinda – or Mindy as she was known – was born October 10, 1961 in Spencer, Iowa. In recent years, Mindy resided at a REM group home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended a daycare workshop, RISE Creative Partnership in Bloomington, Minnesota. Previously she lived at Hammer Residences in Wayzata, MN. ...
Stuart Kruse
Sep 12, 2017
Stuart Frank Kruse, the son of Frank and Marilyn (Hughes) Kruse, was born October 24, 1962 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Royal, where he received his education from Clay Central Community Schools.
After his schooling he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Following his discharge, he moved back to Royal he worked at IBP in...
Helen "Connie" Jane Peters
Sep 6, 2017
Helen 'Connie' Jane Peters, the daughter of Walter and Annie Speth Conrad, was born November 27, 1925 in Bingham Lake, MN. Connie received her early education at Meadow Township School in Lake Center and graduated from Spencer High School in 1943.
Connie married Orlin Duane Peters on June 9, 1946 in Langdon, IA. Following their marriage, they lived near...
Velma Mae Crew
Sep 5, 2017
Velma Mae Crew (Brinkley) was the daughter of Cleve and Florence Brinkley. Her childhood was spent in rural Ayrshire where she graduated from Silver Lake Consolidated School.
Velma married Marvin on May 22, 1940 at the Methodist Church in Ayrshire. She and Marv took up farming for many years to follow.
Velma and Marv moved to...
Delores May Meier
Sep 3, 2017
Delores May Meier, the daughter of Herbert and Margaret (Leonard) Graham, was born December 22, 1933 in Logan, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Logan, where she received her education, graduating from Logan High School. While in high school, she was a cheerleader, was a member of the school band, basketball, choir, was a drum majorette and was homecoming...
Donna Rae Schwarz
Sep 2, 2017
Donna Rae Schwarz, the daughter of Fred and Hilda (Ringler) Winter, was born March 10, 1938 in Sioux City, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Sioux City, Iowa, where she received her education graduating from Sioux City East High School.
Donna married Fred Schwarz on October 12, 1957 in Sioux City. They moved to Spencer,...