Obituaries
Joyce Dingman
Sep 19, 2016
Joyce Elaine Dingman, the daughter of Harold and Hattie (Sykes) Smith was born March 4, 1934 at home in rural Ruthven, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Ruthven area where she attended school, graduating from Ruthven High School. Joyce married Lyle Dingman on October 17, 1952 in rural Milford, IA. They lived on military bases in Georgia, Louisiana,...
Brent Thomas Goetz
Sep 17, 2016
Brent Thomas Goetz, the son of Paul and Margaret 'Mickey' (Sinnott) Goetz, was born August 9, 1956 in Omaha, NE. His childhood years were spent in Sioux City, IA, where he graduated from Blessed Sacrament Grade School and Heelan High School in 1975 as class president. He then attended the University of Iowa for one year and transferred to Loras...
Darrell 'Duke' Johnson
Sep 16, 2016
Darrell Duane Johnson passed away at Longhouse Care Center on Friday, September 16, 2016. He was born in Spencer, Iowa, on April 12, 1928, to parents, Ralph Henry and Edith Delilah (Simmons) Johnson. He was better known to everyone as "Duke." He graduated from Spencer High School, and lived his entire life in Spencer. As a young man, he worked...
James Howard Breffle
Sep 7, 2016
James Howard Breffle, 74, of Spencer, Iowa died September 7, 2016 at his home. James Howard Breffle, son of Robert and Violet White Breffle was born August 25, 1942 in Lake Park, Iowa. On October 25, 1969 he was united in marriage to Nancy Caufman Breffle in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Jim is survived by his wife, Nancy, three children...
Charlotte Ann Amis
Sep 5, 2016
Charlotte Ann (Barglof) Amis was born April 9, 1922 to Elmer Albi and Carrie Marie (DeFrain) on the family farm in Greensville, IA. The family moved into Greenville in 1931. Charlotte was involved in school activities, 4-H and youth groups at the Friends Church. Charlotte graduated from Greenville Consolidated School in 1939. Charlotte was a candidate at the Clay County...
Phil Hurst
Sep 2, 2016
Philip LeRoy Hurst was born on June 24, 1946 to Helen Ardell Clark and Albert Eugene Hurst in Cherokee, Iowa. At the age of 5, he moved with his family to Greenville, Iowa. He graduated from Greenville Rossie High School and began college at Iowa State University. He was drafted into the Army in 1969 and was deployed to Vietnam....
Doris Christine Munger
Sep 1, 2016
Doris Christine Munger, the daughter of Morris and Agnes (Nielsen) Dalby, was born March 5, 1928 in Huntley, IL. Her childhood years were spent in Dundee, IL, where she received her education, graduating from Dundee High School. On February 15, 1947, Doris married Donald Burdette Munger, Sr. in Dundee, IL. After their marriage, they lived in Dundee and then Algona...
Lucille Marjorie Curry
Sep 1, 2016
Lucille Marjorie Curry, the daughter of Emil and Ethel (Lawrence) Skartwed, was born on January 16, 1934 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. She was raised and attended school in Emmetsburg and graduated from high school in 1952. She then went on and attended Buena Vista University for two years. She married Buzz Curry on June 30, 1956. During her lifetime Lucille enjoyed...
Gary Joseph Nepper
Aug 31, 2016
Gary Joseph Nepper, the son of Joseph and Arvilla (McCaffery) Nepper, was born on January 14, 1944, in Ida Grove, IA. He was raised and received his education in Ida Grove and graduated from Ida Grove High School. After graduation, Gary lived in the communities of Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Fort Dodge and Spencer. Gary held various jobs throughout the...
Gwen Marie Howe
Aug 30, 2016
Gwen Marie Howe, the daughter of John William and Mary Pearl (Rose) Lane, was born September 11, 1929 in Webb, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Webb where she received her education, graduating from Ayrshire High School in 1947. Gwen married Gale Howe on September 3, 1949 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. After their marriage,...
Steven Lambert Nolting
Aug 28, 2016
Steven Lambert Nolting, the son of Lambert Fred and Jeanne Theda (Nattress) Nolting, was born August 17, 1946 in Fostoria, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Milford, Iowa area, where he received his education, graduating from Milford High School in 1965. He entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy from June 1966 until his honorable discharge...
Harry Robert Daniels, Sr.
Aug 18, 2016
Harry Robert Daniels, Sr., the son of Gene and Edith (Casteel) Daniels, was born January 31, 1946, in Centerville, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Davenport, Iowa, where he received his education. He entered the military on January 31, 1963, serving in the U.S. Army. Harry married Diane Mathison on April 28, 1966, at the Annie Wittmyer Home Chapel...
Virgil 'Chip' Ross
Aug 14, 2016
Chip was born on February 25, 1960. He was the son of Virgil and Anna Ross. He is survived by son Cody of Rock Valley, daughter Dallas of Spencer, daughter Stephanie of Alabama, daughter Chastity of Texas, ex-wife Mary of Spencer, sister Sheryl and brother in law Billy of Texas, and best friend Mike Shorey of Everly along with many...
Lois Johnson
Aug 13, 2016
Lois Arlene Johnson, the daughter of Forrest and Opal (White) Forsyth was born May 16, 1933 in rural Fonda, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Newell, IA area where she attended school at Newell Providence High School. Lois married Rolland Johnson and to this union they had 4 children; Lorna, Paul, Teresa, and Deanna. She started work in...
Joyce Wampler
Aug 11, 2016
Joyce Wampler passed away on Thursday Aug 11th in Bellevue, Washington. Joyce was born November 7th, 1930 to Hap and Fran Ketelsen in the small farming town of Everly, Iowa. Raised on the family farm and cattle ranches in Wyoming, Joyce attended a one room school as a child, played basketball in high school and attended Stephens College in a...
Mary Arline Waggoner
Aug 11, 2016
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Doris Steele
Aug 10, 2016
Doris Lavonne Steele was born March 28, 1920, to Warren and Laura Bunce Fredenburg in Grant Township north of Sutherland. Her early childhood education occurred in country schools near Calumet, Sutherland, and St. Peter, MN. The family moved back to Sutherland in 1932. Doris graduated from Sutherland High School in 1936 at the age of 16. She married Silas Leroy...
Charity Jo Chapman
Aug 6, 2016
Charity Jo Chapman, was born on May 15, 1980, to Steve and Kay (Wells) Chapman. She grew up in the Laurens-Marathon area where she made lots of friends. She enjoyed doing things with her family and friends. Charity enjoyed doing chuckwagon races whether she was participating or just cheering her family on. Growing up she enjoyed riding horses, playing softball,...
Jacob Allen Mccreary
Aug 6, 2016
Jacob Allen McCreary, the son of Mark McCreary and Tonia Roede, was born December 13, 1990 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Langdon, Iowa, where he received his education in nearby Terril and Spencer schools, graduating from Spencer High School in 2009. After his graduation, he lived in Graettinger for a short time until moving to...
Everett C. Nelson
Aug 6, 2016
Everett C. Nelson, 88, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Stetson Court Living in Stockton. Everett was born August 24, 1927 in Superior, IA to Jens and Lettie Nelson. He was a 57 year resident of Tracy, CA. He served in the US Army and US Air Force in Otsu, Honshu, Japan during WWII. He worked as a Line...