Obituaries
Helen Louise Damstrom
Jan 26, 2017
Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, Helen Louise (Overeen) Damstrom, passed peacefully away at her home with son, Dave, by her side on Thursday January 26, 2017. Born in her maternal grandmother's farmhouse in Decatur County, Illinois on Thanksgiving Day November 25th 1915. Helen was the first of seven children of the farming family of John J. and Grace (Stafford)...
Phyllis Kunzman
Jan 23, 2017
Phyllis Mae Kunzman, daughter of Thomas and Eliza Zaiser Scharnberg, was born January 18, 1927 near Everly, Iowa. She has spent most of her entire life within a ten mile radius of Everly. She graduated from the Everly High School in 1944 and attended American Institute of Business in Des Moines, Iowa for one year. She worked in Spencer at...
Mark Layne Haroldson
Jan 22, 2017
The family requests no flowers for the Celebration of Life. Mark Layne Haroldson was born April 19, 1954 in Iowa City, Iowa. He celebrated his second birthday on June 17, 1954 when he was adopted by Paul and Lois Haroldson. He spent his childhood years on the family farm near Rembrandt, graduating from Rembrandt High School in 1972. He married...
Courtney Tene Leonard
Jan 21, 2017
Courtney Tene Leonard, the daughter of Randall and Lisa (Smith) Leonard, was born on January 22, 1990, in Spencer, Iowa. She was raised and received her early education in Spencer, and then attended Okoboji High School in Milford. Following high school, she attended Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa and Iowa State University. Following college, she returned to...
James Allen Anderson
Jan 20, 2017
James Allen Anderson, the son of James and Carrie (Larsen) Anderson was born October 23, 1942, in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area where he was raised by Carrie and his stepfather, Henry Everhart. Jim attended school at Cornell, Aurelia, and Spencer, graduating from Spencer High School in 1961. Following high school Jim enlisted in...
Evabelle Janet Muilenburg
Jan 17, 2017
Evabelle Janet Muilenburg, the daughter of Loren and Evabelle (Ketelsen) Phelps, was born on August 6, 1942 in Spencer, Iowa. She received her early education in Royal and spent her early years there and was raised by her grandmothers' Phelps and Ketelsen. In the February of 1962, Jan married John Serr in Royal. Jan worked at various jobs, as a...
Howard 'Sonny' Lee Cross, Jr.
Jan 13, 2017
Howard 'Sonny' Lee Cross Jr., the son of Howard and Karell (Grizzle) Cross was born April 24, 1958 in Fort Knox, KY. Because his dad was in the military, he moved around a lot as a child. He was a child model while living in Texas. After graduating in 1976 he attended a telephone repair college in Rodgers, AR. Sonny...
Earl Charles Henaman Ii
Jan 12, 2017
Earl Charles Henaman II, the son of Earl and Shirley Henaman, was born January 12, 1960 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer where he received his education, graduating from Job Corp. Following his schooling, he was a laborer of many trades, but was most known for his carpentry skills. Though Earl lived in many places, Spencer...
Greta Fisk
Jan 12, 2017
Edith Greta Fisk, the daughter of Sophus and Maren (Jensen) Kanstrup was born January 5, 1931 in Denmark. She moved to America with her family in 1947, at the age of 16, coming through Ellis Island. She lived in Terrill, IA, before she moved to work in Spencer, IA. Greta married Duane Fisk on August 24, 1952 as the first...
Roger Crew
Jan 10, 2017
Roger Dean Crew, the son of Eldon and Ilene (Jones) Crew was born June 29, 1938 in rural Webb, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Gillett Grove, IA area where he attended school, and graduated from Gillett Grove High School in 1956. Roger served in the National Guard until his Honorable Discharge. He married Elaine Root on November...
Evelyn Larson
Jan 8, 2017
Evelyn Alvera Larson, the daughter of Ted and Clara Knudtson was born on June 16, 1918 on the family farm in Graettinger, IA. Her childhood years and early adult years were spent in Graettinger. During World War 2, she worked in Des Moines, in the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant. Evelyn married Ernest Larson on November 28, 1949 in Jackson, MN....
Jayne Ann Poulsen
Jan 7, 2017
Jayne Ann Poulsen, the daughter of Ervin 'Dutch' and Dorothy (Steiner) Kruse, was born February 17, 1954 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Royal, Iowa, where she received her education at Clay Central High School. Following her graduation, she continued her education at South Dakota State University, where she was an English major. She...
Kenneth Frank Versluis
Jan 6, 2017
Kenneth Frank Versluis, the son of Kenneth and Audrey (Miller) Versluis, was born July 28, 1952 in Worthington, MN. Kenny's mother later married Richard Nuehse in 1957 and together they raised Kenny and his two sisters, Sue and Lori in Round Lake, MN. Some of his favorite things as a young boy were hunting and fishing and he loved bringing...
Patricia Ilene Anderson
Jan 5, 2017
Patricia "Patti" Ilene Anderson, the daughter of LeRoy "Roy" and Elva "Sally" (Putnam) Railsback, was born November 27, 1935, in Garner, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Garner where she received her education, graduating from Garner High School. She was active in the Order of the Eastern Star in high school. Patti married Larry Anderson on September 5, 1954,...
Janet Rae Stewart
Jan 2, 2017
Born on November 29, 1949 to Russell and Dorothy Jean (Llewellyn) Stewart of Bettendorf, Ia. Her younger years were spent in the Quad City area. She continued to college and completed her Medical Technologist Degree in Cedar Falls. Janet moved to Spencer in 1972 and continued her career as a Medical Technologist in the lab at Spencer Municipal Hospital for...
Linda Karen Swanson
Dec 30, 2016
Linda Karen Swanson, the daughter of Hollis and Lois (Hagedorn) Koenig was born June 12, 1946 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Royal, IA, where she graduated from Royal High School in 1964. Linda married the love of her life, Allen Swanson, on January 16, 1966 (Super Bowl I) at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in...
Dr. Harry C. Rasdal
Dec 30, 2016
Harry was born on March 3, 1925 in Denison, Iowa to Donald D. Rasdal and Harriet R. (Chamberlain) Rasdal. Part of the Rasdal family occupation required frequent moves to other cities with the same employer. High school was in Charles City, Iowa in 1943 with immediate Army service following graduation. Some college level courses were completed while in uniform. He...
Betty Joan Koster- Nellis
Dec 28, 2016
Betty Joan Koster-Nellis, the daughter of Raymond and Magdeline (Dunn) Anderson was born in Wauseka, MN on November 6, 1932. Her childhood years were spent in the Everly, IA area where she attended school and graduated from Everly High School. Betty married William Mealman, of Hartley, IA, on June 19, 1949, in Spencer, IA, and made their home in the...
Lloyd G. Pettiecord
Dec 21, 2016
Lloyd Glenmore Pettiecord, the son of Elva and Orpha (Offield) Pettiecord was born on July 31, 1932 on a farm near Rodman, IA. When Lloyd was four the family moved to Emmetsburg, IA., where he went to country school until the seventh grade, he then attended Emmetsburg public schools, where he graduated high school. Following graduation, he attended Emmetsburg Junior...
Russell Wayne Hughes
Dec 18, 2016
Russell Wayne Hughes, the son of Owen and Marie (Libby) Hughes was born December 29, 1926 at home near Peterson, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Peterson area, where he attended school and graduated from Rembrandt High School in 1945. After graduation, Russell served in the U.S. Army until his Honorable Discharge. Russell married Darline Johnson on April...
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