Obituaries
Beulah Lavonne Singelstad
May 4, 2017
Beulah LaVonne Singelstad, the daughter of William and Altha (Messerly) Carroll, was born on September 2, 1924 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was raised and received her early education there, graduating from Fort Dodge High School. Following graduation, she worked at Boston's Department Store. On May 12, 1946, Beulah married Ernest Singelstad in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The couple then moved...
Rex Raymond Reed
May 4, 2017
Rex Raymond Reed, a resident of Charleston, South Carolina, and formerly of Madison, New Jersey, died peacefully on May 4, 2017 at the age of 95. Born in Peterson, Iowa to Dagmar Helen Heick Reed and Charles Bernard Reed, Rex spent his early years working on the family farm and attending the local schools where he excelled in music and...
Wayne Lee Frerichs
Apr 28, 2017
Wayne Lee Frerichs, the son of John and Pearl (Berends) Frerichs, was born January 12, 1945 in LeMars, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Greenville/Rossie area, where he received his early education, graduating from Greenville/Rossie Consolidated High School in 1963. After his graduation, he joined the U.S. Army and served his country during the Vietnam Conflict from 1963...
Melvin Henning
Apr 28, 2017
Melvin LeRoy Henning, the son of Elmer and Hannah (Sieck) Henning was born on July 30, 1933, on a farm near Crete, NE. He was baptized and confirmed in St. John's Lutheran Church in Kramer, NE. 'Mel' graduated from Crete High School in 1950. He served as a photographer in the U.S. Navy abroad the aircraft carrier, USS Philippine Sea...
Ruth Margaret Hoffman
Apr 27, 2017
Ruth Margaret Hoffman, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Halbur) Stevens, was born March 23, 1927 in Templeton, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Templeton, IA, where she received her education at Sacred Heart School. She later received her CNA in Nurses Training at Carroll Hospital. Ruth married Bernard Hoffman on November 23, 1949 at the Sacred Heart Church...
Howard Thomas Kindlespire, Jr.
Apr 27, 2017
Howard Thomas Kindlespire Jr., the son of Howard and Mary (Raddon) Kindlespire was born August 13, 1927 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer, IA area, where he attended school, graduating from Spencer High School in 1945. Howard enlisted in the U.S. Navy during WWII and served until his Honorable Discharge in 1946. Howard attended an...
Louis Charles Wiemers
Apr 24, 2017
Louis Charles Wiemers, 90, went to live with his Heavenly Father on April 24, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. Louis was born in Spencer, Iowa to Lot and Ragelina (Sonius) Wiemers in 1927. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1945. Louis was drafted into the Army in October, 1950 and served in Korea until October, 1952. After...
Adeline Westphalen
Apr 17, 2017
Adeline Elaine Westphalen, the daughter of Henry and Fannie (Heinonen) Glander was born May 24, 1940 in Frazee, MN. Her childhood years were spent in the Perham, MN area where she attended school. Adeline married Bill Trunnell in 1958. They moved to Humboldt, IA before settling in Spencer, IA, and worked for Northwest Iowa Sewing & Music. Adeline married Jerald...
David Lee Hessman
Apr 15, 2017
David Lee Hessman, the son of David & Elma (Keller) Hessman, was born August 22, 1936 on a farm near Eliza & Buffalo Prairie, II. Dave was raised on a farm in Mercer County, IL. He attended the first 8 years of his education at a country school and four years in Joy, IL, where he graduated from high school...
Verlie Marie Anderson
Apr 15, 2017
Verlie Marie Anderson was born on March 20, 1942 to Columbus and Ethel Tilley in Moore, Arkansas. Verlie was raised in rural Dover, Arkansas where she had attended and graduated from Dover High School in 1960. She married in 1961 and later divorced. She was blessed with three children Cathy, James and Deborah. Verlie belonged to First Presbyterian Church of...
Mickey Alan Beck
Apr 14, 2017
SERVICES Services are pending at Warner Funeral Home of Spencer. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Patricia 'Patt' Woods
Apr 14, 2017
Patricia A. 'Patt' Woods, was born January 7, 1931 in California. Her childhood years were spent in California, where she received her early education. Patt's family later moved to Spencer, Iowa when she was 16 and she continued her education, graduating from Spencer High School. Patt married Bobby Lyle Woods on October 1, 1950. After their marriage, they lived in...
Ruth Marie Johnson
Apr 12, 2017
Ruth Marie Johnson was born at home on the farm in Palo Alto County to Leo and Loretta Schany. She received her primary education in rural country schools. Ruth attended and graduated from Emmetsburg High School in 1948 and from Hamilton Business College the following year. Ruth married Alvin Johnson in 1950. She was a secretary for Cornwall & Cornwall,...
Bonnie Lou O'Hara
Apr 10, 2017
Bonnie Lou O'Hara, was born on October 16, 1930 to George Dickman and Nina Wilson in Melvin, IA. At an early age she moved to Spencer, where she went to school graduating with the great class of 1948. In 1950 she married and some years later she divorced. She was blessed with three awesome children: Rockne Jay, Vikki Ann and...
Elvera Lauretta Kotrba
Apr 8, 2017
Elvera Lauretta Kotrba the daughter of Arne and Helga (Fagirli) Arneson, was born on November 20, 1915, in Niobrara, NE. Elvera had two sisters: Julia and Amy and three brothers: Edward, Orville and Lester. Elvera graduated from Niobrara High School on May 22, 1935, and Wayne College on July 17, 1937. She taught school in Nebraska. On December 10, 1938,...
Donald Utley
Apr 8, 2017
Donald Amerson Utley, 83, of Lawson, Mo., passed away April 8, 2017. Donny was born January 17, 1934 in Gillette Grove, Iowa, to Orville and Loreta (Bennett) Utley. He was one of 13 children. When he was 18, he moved to Kansas City where he worked for Armco Steel for 40 years. Donny was known by many as a great...
Eileen Arndt
Apr 6, 2017
Eileen Florence Arndt, daughter of Henry and Ellen Olson Ricklefs, was born on September 6, 1925 in Ayrshire, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Ayrshire. Eileen graduated from Silver Lake Consolidated School in Ayrshire in 1943. She attended Hamilton School of Business and later worked as a secretary. Eileen married Lester Arndt on December 14,...
Rodney Drew Burgeson
Apr 3, 2017
Rodney, son of Glen and Fern (Baker) Burgeson, was born on November 15, 1939. Born and raised in Peterson, Rodney married the love of his life, Lorna Endersby, on October 11, 1960 and they made their home southwest of Peterson until moving to Spirit Lake in 2002 upon retirement. Born to Rod and Lorna were two children, Daniel and Robyn....
David Michael Haviland
Apr 3, 2017
David Michael Haviland, 54, of Spencer, passed away after courageously battling a long illness on Monday, April 3, 2017, at the Spencer Hospital surrounded by his beloved family. David was born January 10, 1963, in Fort Dodge, IA. After graduating from High School in 1981, he spent the majority of his career helping people find the perfect vehicle, and cherished...
Herbert Eilers
Apr 1, 2017
Herbert George Eilers was born February 3, 1940, in Carroll, Iowa to Harry Herman and Rose Ann (Vonnahme) Eilers. He received his education at St. Joseph Catholic School in Milford, Iowa. Herb worked for his father and brothers on the farm until enlisting in the Army in 1961. He served three years and ten months in Germany as an ambulance...
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