Obituaries
Terry Donald Steffen
Nov 17, 2017
Terry Donald Steffen, second son of Donald Clarence and Lucile May (Olson) Steffen was born on February 23, 1952 in Spencer, Iowa. He was baptized, confirmed, and learned to make homemade ice cream at the Rossie United Church of Christ. Terry attended Greenville-Rossie and Clay Central schools in Rossie, Greenville, and Royal. After graduation, Terry attended Iowa State University in...
June Clara Gonnerman
Nov 16, 2017
June Clara Hansen, daughter of Carl Hansen and Agnes Koep Hansen, was born in Everly, Iowa, on March 12, 1922. The family moved to rural Hartley when June was a teen. She graduated from Hartley High School in 1940 as a member of the National Honor Society.
She was united in marriage to Donald Gonnerman in 1941. The...
Clifford Froehlich
Nov 15, 2017
Clifford Edward Froehlich, the son of Walter and Mary (Thiel) Froehlich was born August 9, 1919 in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent near Mary Hill, west of Cherokee. He attended Mary Hill Catholic School until he was 13, when his family moved to Everly, IA. He graduated Everly High School in 1937, where he was the starting pitcher...
Florence Mae Selzer
Nov 12, 2017
Florence Mae (Winterboer) Selzer, age 85, formerly of Everly, IA, established her angel wings at Hillcrest Shadow Lake nursing home in Papillion, NE, on Sunday, November 12, 2017. Just 10 days short of her 86th birthday.
Florence was born November 22, 1931, to Harm & Dena Arends Winterboer, in Dickinson county Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on the...
Mildred Elizabeth Bruns
Nov 11, 2017
Mildred Elizabeth Bruns, the daughter of William and Cora (Crouch) Douglass was born January 16, 1916 in Hampton, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Hampton area where she attended school, graduating from Hampton High School. She then attended Iowa State College.
Mildred married Carl Bruns on December 25, 1936 in Hampton, IA. After marriage, they...
Milton Burdette Geidl
Nov 10, 2017
Milton Burdette Geidl, the son of Case Corwin and Eva (Kirkpatrick) Geidl, was born May 10, 1928, in Miami, Florida. His childhood years were spent in Miami and Sioux City, IA, where he received his education. Burdette entered the military in 1946 and served with the U.S. Navy until his honorable discharge in 1949.
Burdette married Vivian...
Sue Ann Wee
Nov 7, 2017
Sue Ann Wee, the daughter of Henry and Elise (Mueller) Tewald, was born May 25, 1945 in MeKenyes, Hungary. Her childhood years were spent in Hungary and Germany. Sue moved to the United States in 1956 and later became a U.S. Citizen in 1966. She received her education in Spencer, IA, where she graduated from Spencer High School in 1965.
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Maerene "Mickey" C. Mason
Nov 3, 2017
Maerene Mason, the daughter of Reuben and Elizabeth (Heien) Curry was born October 23, 1929 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where she attended school and graduated from Spencer High School in 1947. She then attended Ft. Dodge Beauty Academy in 1948. She worked for the Federal Government Missile Division in Santa...
Kenneth Marvin Pick
Nov 2, 2017
Kenneth Marvin Pick, 69 years old, passed away at his home in Spencer, IA on Thursday, November 2, 2017 surrounded by his family after a courageous 20-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
Kenneth Marvin Pick, son of Andrew Joseph and Mary Bertha Poeckes Pick, was born March 16, 1948 in LeMars, IA. He lived on the family farm until his...
Dorothy Marie Schmid
Oct 31, 2017
Dorothy Marie Glade Schmid, daughter of Albert and Matie Riebesehl Glade was born September 10, 1912 on a farm near Ocheyedan, IA. She was called home by her Lord on October 31, 2017 at the age of 105.
Dorothy attended parochial and public high school and graduated from Ocheyedan High School in 1930, and attended two summers...
Robert Carpenter
Oct 30, 2017
Robert Dale Carpenter, the son of George Nicholas and Dorothy Helen Morris Carpenter, was born October 19, 1931 in Redfield, Iowa.
Robert worked many years for Echo Plus in Spirit Lake, Iowa and eventually retired. He lived most of his life in Lake Park, Iowa. Robert always enjoyed holidays and watching ball games with his family. He also enjoyed...
Donald Francis Hrubes
Oct 28, 2017
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established by the family. Donald Francis Hrubes, 77 years old, was born January 1, 1940 in Britt, IA, and was the eldest son of Frank and Alice (Rokos) Hrubes. He was baptized at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan and grew up on a farm close to his large...
James Franklin Lorenzen
Oct 28, 2017
James Franklin Lorenzen, the son of Frank and Clara Radgey Lorenzen was born February 10, 1953 in Spencer, Iowa. He received his education from Spencer High School. Following his schooling, Jim worked for the Railroad for 6 years and then for Don O’Hara for two years along with doing custodial work on his own. He then worked at Woodall Sheep...
William "Bill" Howard Brennan
Oct 27, 2017
William “Bill” Howard Brennan, the son of William Michael and Beulah (Lueken) Brennan, was born August 22, 1929 in Rural Ruthven, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Ruthven area, graduating from Ruthven High School. After his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1951 until his honorable discharge...
Richard Gordon Harris
Oct 25, 2017
Richard G. Harris, the son of Leon and Viola (Twigg) Harris, was born May 16, 1929 in Rolfe, IA. His early childhood years were spent in Rolfe until his family moved to Everly, IA in 1935. In Everly, he attended a country grade school. He went on to graduate from Everly High School in 1947. He continued his education at...
Jessie Lee Brustares
Oct 22, 2017
Jessie Lee Brustares was born December 3, 1987, in Spencer, IA, and passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017, in Sioux Falls, SD, following a sudden illness. He was 29 years old.
He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Peter Brustares, Jr.; his grandmother, Gwen Klatt; his aunt, Rhonda Louderback; and his uncle, Bob Klatt.
He is survived...
Jerred Loudermilk
Oct 20, 2017
Jerred Lee Loudermilk, the son of John and Jennifer Larson Loudermilk, was born July 23, 1976 at the Spencer Hospital. He loved growing up and helping on the farm and graduated from Spencer High School. He attended SW Technical School in Jackson, MN. He then became a carpenter in northern Minneapolis and became lead carpenter of the crew. He helped...
Jerry Ganzevoort
Oct 20, 2017
Jerry Ganzevoort, the son of Cyril and Marie (Mathis) Ganzevoort was born on April 26, 1945, in Greenville, KY. Jerry graduated from Sioux Valley Community Schools, lettering in basketball and track. (He broke the track record for the mile) Jerry entered the U.S. Army in 1965. After basic training he served two tours in Vietnam. He reenlisted and was...
Arvin George Schmidt
Oct 17, 2017
Arvin George Schmidt, the son of John and Lena (Frick) Schmidt, was born September 2, 1932 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in Moneta, IA, where he received his education, graduating from Moneta High School. He later attended and graduated from Des Moines Area Community College. Arvin entered the military in 1953 and served with the...
Roger Lee Hayenga
Oct 16, 2017
Roger Lee Hayenga was a scholar. He was quick to teach, and sometimes quick to teach you to educate yourself. Many remember asking him a question and receiving the answer, “Look it up.” Not because he didn’t know, but because Roger wanted you to own your knowledge. He believed that knowledge was power; that power could get you anywhere you...
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