Obituaries
Gerald William Boyer
May 8, 2016
Gerald William Boyer, the son of William and Daisy (Shields) Boyer, was born February 24, 1924 in Scranton, IA, where his dad ran an automotive repair shop in Winterset. They moved to Wallingford, where they attended country schools and he helped around the farm. He also lived around Arnold's Park, where Gerald loved to go roller skating with his brothers....
Lois Werts
May 5, 2016
Lois Lorene Werts, the daughter of Thomas and Margaret Hanna was born September 24, 1926 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on a farm in northwest Spencer. She attended Riverton #3 Country School, her family then sold their farm to Stub's Ranch Kitchen and they moved to Spencer where she graduated from Spencer High School in 1944. Following...
Brenda Holst
May 4, 2016
Brenda Ann Holst, the daughter of Jerry and Pat (Cutting) Holst was born on February 17, 1969, in Hartley, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Everly, IA, area where she attended school, graduating from Everly High School in 1988. Brenda attended Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Worthington, MN. She then moved to Denver, CO, in 1991,...
Laura Ida Conner
May 2, 2016
Born on August 10, 1910, on a farm in rural Dickinson County, Iowa, Laura Ida Philiph Conner was the middle daughter of Ben and Bertha Philiph. She died at St. Luke Nursing Home in Spencer, Iowa, on May 2, 2016, at the age of 105. She graduated from Hartley High School in 1928, and began her teaching career in a...
Marlene Catherine Garot
Apr 29, 2016
Marlene Catherine Garot, the daughter of Arnold Paul Kreutzberg and Dolores Kreutzberg, was born March 2, 1937 and went to be with the Lord on April 29, 2016. She is survived by her estranged husband, Richard Garot, her five children: Christina Garot, Paul Garot, Connie Page, Cari (Jim) Bizzell and Cathy (Bill) Krausert, 7 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She...
Jack Art Schoelerman
Apr 29, 2016
Jackie 'Jack' Art Schoelerman, the son of Arthur and Edna (Wede) Schoelerman was born November 7, 1941 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Everly, IA area, where he attended school, graduating from Everly High School. Jack married Christine Eriksen on February 11, 1962 in Everly. He was a lifelong farmer and resident of rural Everly, until...
Justin Ray Miller
Apr 29, 2016
Justin Ray Miller, the son of Larry and Pamela (Johnson) Miller, was born on October 27, 1975 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Everly, IA, where he received his education, graduating from Clay Central-Everly High School in 1994. Justin started telemarketing at Evertek when he turned 16, as an after school job. Then, after graduation, Justin worked...
Terrance Lee Bean
Apr 29, 2016
Terrance Lee Bean was born August 18, 1941 in Brown County at Comfrey, MN to Richard and Mildred (Metteer) Bean. He was baptized in 1948 along with his sisters and father in their home in Blue Earth, MN. He attended schools in Blue Earth, Mn, Parkersburg, IA, and in Butterfield, MN. Lee enlisted in the Air Force and received an...
Arlene Joyce Nelson
Apr 27, 2016
Arlene Joyce (Goyette) Nelson, the daughter of Ollie and Ione Goyette, was born on February 11, 1927. Her childhood years were spent in Royal, IA where she received her education, graduating from Royal High School. She moved to Des Moines, IA to work in the district rationing office. It was there that she met a pharmacy student, Bob Nelson. The...
Betty Engelke
Apr 26, 2016
Betty Lorraine Andersen, the daughter of Hans and Norma (Appledorn) Andersen, was born July 7, 1949 in Primghar, Iowa. She grew up in and around Paullina, Iowa where she graduated from Paullina High School in 1968. Betty married Brian Engelke on November 27, 1971. They spent the first years of their marriage living in Hartley, Iowa and soon after moved...
Helen Regina Bohr
Apr 24, 2016
Helen Regina Bohr was born August 18, 1925 in Kimball, South Dakota to Fred and Susan (Blasius) Schoenfelder. She grew up on her parents' farm near Plankinton, South Dakota. During her teenage years she stayed in the town of Plankinton, working for her room and board so that she could attend high school. Helen graduated from Plankinton High School in...
Patricia Droll
Apr 23, 2016
Patricia (Linnihan) Droll, only child of Terry and Betty Linnihan was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin on August 9, 1927. The Linnihans moved to the Everly area in 1933 where Terry and Betty managed the local grain elevator. 'Patty' enjoyed reading and spent many hours absorbed in books. She also stayed active by tap dancing in local productions. Pat attended the...
John Leonard Ihnen
Apr 17, 2016
Johnathon "John" Leonard Ihnen was killed in a tragic vehicle accident on Sunday, April 17, 2016, that took his life at the age of 53. On September 20, 1962, John was born in California, and as a baby his family moved to Illinois where he grew up with two sisters and two brothers. John moved to Iowa where he met...
Kathryn Odendahl
Apr 16, 2016
Kathryn Odendahl, age 90, of Spencer, and formerly of Carroll, died Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Spencer Hospital in Spencer, Iowa. SERVICES OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Rebecca 'Becky' Joyce Vander Tuig
Apr 16, 2016
In Lieu of Flowers, Memorials will be used to set up an endowment fund for pediatric cancer patients in Becky's name. Rebecca 'Becky' Joyce Vander Tuig, the daughter of Robert and Barbara (Raber) Thunhorst, was born September 10, 1951 in LeMars, IA. She spent her early years in LeMars, Worthington, Spencer and later Primghar, IA, where she graduated from Primghar...
Orlyn Ray Wiemers
Apr 14, 2016
Orlyn Ray Wiemers, the son of Lot and Ragelina (Sonius) Wiemers, was born December 8, 1935, in Spencer, Iowa. He grew up on a farm near Spencer where he received his early education in country schools in Summit Township, and later graduated from Spencer High School in 1953. He continued his education at South Dakota State, Iowa State and Mankato...
Kenneth Roy Jones
Apr 11, 2016
Kenneth Roy Jones, the son of James Marion and Esther (McCain) Jones, was born May 2, 1951 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spirit Lake where he received his early education until continuing his education at Gillett Grove, Iowa. During his early years of his adulthood, he worked at several places around Spirit Lake. He moved...
Boyd Mcgee
Apr 9, 2016
Boyd Keith McGee was born on November 24, 1940, to Keith and Christine (Kreutz) McGee. They lived on a farm near Quimby, Iowa. At this farm, he welcomed brothers Vincent, Donald, and Ronald. While there Boyd began school at Quimby Elementary School. In 1949 the family moved to a farm near Cherokee, Iowa. While here a sister Janice was born....
Lexa Marie Zalaznik
Apr 9, 2016
Lexa Marie Zalaznik, the daughter of Kent Zalaznik and Yvonne Daugherty, was born June 1, 1980 in Sioux City, IA. Her parents brought her home on November 28, 1980. Lexa's childhood years were spent in Greenville and she attended school at Clay Central and then Spencer, graduating in 1999 with honors. Following graduation, Lexa worked in Spencer for a few...
Joanne Arthur
Apr 5, 2016
Joanne Darlene Arthur the daughter of Otto and Ruby (Swartz) Schaper, was born on September 16, 1931, in Estherville, Iowa, She was raised and received her early education there, graduating from Estherville High School. She married William Arthur on December 3, 1950, in Estherville. Following their marriage they lived in Spirit Lake, where Joanne worked at the telephone company. In...
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