Obituaries
Dorothy Langel Cranston
Apr 4, 2018
Dorothy Cranston, the daughter of John and Matilda (Weiskircher) Langel was born March 7th, 1939. She was raised and educated in Milford, graduating in 1957. Dorothy attended and graduated from Mankato College in Minnesota. She went to work at Buchanan Law Office in Algona, IA. Dorothy moved to Des Moines, IA to work for an Attorney representing Scully Oil. Dorothy...
Randel "Buddy" William Sweet
Apr 3, 2018
Randel William Sweet, the son of William Joe and Betty Lou (Riemer) Sweet, was born June 1, 1965, in Spencer, Iowa. His entire life was spent in Spencer where he attended Spencer Schools, graduating from Spencer High School in 1984.
Randy’s adult life was spent working carpentry jobs, roofing, and landscaping for Sweet Landscaping. Randy was a member...
Barbara Jean Mehren
Apr 3, 2018
Barbara Jean (Armstrong) Mehren, the daughter of James and Louise (Donaldson) Armstrong was born April 7, 1935 in Des Moines, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Arnold John Mehren on June 13, 1972, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and lived in the Spencer area her entire life until she entered the nursing home in 2003. She was employed...
Marie Hess
Apr 1, 2018
In lieu of flowers, the famiy requests that memorials may be directed to either the Terril Library or the United Methodist Church in Terril. Marie Gladys Hess, the daughter of Harvey and Gladys (Kickland) Lanpher, was born October 5, 1923 in Sioux Falls, SD. Her childhood years were spent in Sioux Falls, where she received her education graduating from Washington...
Leland Carl Franke Jr.
Mar 31, 2018
Leland Carl Franke Jr., the son of Leland and Agnes (Anderson) Franke was born on May 25, 1948 in Sioux City, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Sioux City area where he attended school and graduated from South Sioux City High School.
Leland was a true American Patriot and voluntarily enlisted in the United States...
Myrtle Martha Hyde
Mar 27, 2018
Myrtle Martha Hyde the daughter of Fred and Evelyn (Higley) Pinneke, was born on December 31, 1925, in Mason City, Iowa. She grew up in Mason City, where she attended school.
On March 11, 1945, Myrtle married Jack Dewayne Hyde at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ventura, Iowa. The couple lived in the communities of Ventura, Bloomington, MN,...
Shirley Ann Woodford
Mar 26, 2018
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established by the family. Shirley Woodford was born November 17, 1925 to Jesse and Iva Miller. Shirley was the oldest of five children. She and her family lived around Sac City and Lake View and later on a farm near Sioux Rapids. Shirley graduated from Cornell High School and later...
Edna Lydia Florke
Mar 24, 2018
Edna Lydia Florke, daughter of Charles and Eva (Brause) Petersen was born September 29, 1920, in Barren County, Wisconsin. She attended school in Pierson, Iowa, through the 8th grade.
On September 25, 1937, Edna was united in marriage to Raymond Florke. She was a homemaker and worked for the Mental Health Institute in Cherokee, Iowa for 24 years. ...
Andrew Michael Huffman
Mar 24, 2018
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established by the family.
Andrew Michael Huffman, the son of Michael and Lynn (Zahrt) Huffman, was born September 11, 1976 in Spencer, IA. He was the oldest of six children. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1995 and spent his adult years employed in Spencer.
Andy was an avid...
Robert William Erick
Mar 22, 2018
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the Organization for Autism Research. Robert “Robbie” William Erick, the son of Larry Erick and Linda and Curt Foltz, was born May 5, 1974 in Spencer, Iowa. He graduated from Spencer High School. When Robert was young, he had a great love of nature. Robbie would often be...
Mary Elizabeth Maurer
Mar 21, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Gillette, the daughter of Lester and Cecilia Gillette, was born January 25, 1923. She was raised on a dairy farm east of Fostoria, across the road from her grandparents. Mary attended country school, passing her exams early, and then graduated from Spencer High School at age 16. She went on to attend Iowa State College and earned...
Wayne Howard Hanson
Mar 19, 2018
Wayne Howard Hanson, the son of Elmer and Annie (Erickson) Hanson was born on October 18, 1925 in Sioux Rapids, IA. His childhood years were spent in the small town of Sioux Rapids, where he attended elementary school with his four sisters and one brother. He was a good student—even though the teachers added that he had an...
John Michael Rosacker
Mar 15, 2018
John Michael Rosacker, the son of Elmer and Eva (Monk) Rosacker was born on February 11, 1949, in Emmetsburg, IA. His childhood years were spent on a small farm near Ayrshire where he attended elementary and high school. After high school John earned a degree in secondary education from Mankato State University. His first job after college brought him...
Lavonne Winterboer
Mar 13, 2018
Hattie LaVonne Winterboer, the daughter of Clayton and Esther (Falline) Cobb, was born May 18, 1925. They lived on a farm southwest of Webb, Iowa for many years, moving to the Sioux Rapids area in 1941. LaVonne attended Garfield-Webb school for eleven years, graduating from Sioux Rapids High School in 1942. LaVonne worked three years in Spencer at the...
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...
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