Obituaries
Francis 'Bud' Fisher
Feb 1, 2016
Francis W "Bud" Fisher July 18, 1910 - February 1, 2016 Bud Fisher was born on the Winnebago indian reservation in Walthill, Nebraska to James W and Martha Fisher on July 18, 1910. His father was a cattle buyer for Sioux City Livestock, sold ponies to the indians, and ran a grain elevator. In 1914 the family moved to Spencer...
Robert Tesch
Jan 31, 2016
Robert William Tesch the son of Raymond and Nola (Hansen) Tesch was born on October 6, 1936, on the family farm south of Everly. He was raised on the farm and attended the Everly Schools and graduated from Everly High School in 1955. Robert married Marlis Ihnen on April 7, 1957, at the Hope Lutheran Church in Everly. Following their...
Robert Carlton Johnson
Jan 29, 2016
SERVICES No formal services are planned. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Lillian Ann Schmidt
Jan 27, 2016
Lillian Ann Schmidt, the daughter of Thoral and Lois (Flint) All was born March 2, 1933 in Andrew, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Greenville and Rossie, IA area where she graduated from Greenville Rossie High School in 1951. Lillian married Walter Schmidt on May 18, 1958 in Spencer, IA. They made their home in Spencer, IA where...
Thomas 'Yote' Howard O'Brien
Jan 25, 2016
Thomas ('Yote') Howard O'Brien, the son of Michael and Myrtle Toomey O'Brien, was born April 27, 1934 in Sioux City, IA, the 7th of 8 children. His early education was at Blessed Sacrament, and he attended Trinity and graduated from Heelan High School in 1952 where he participated in all types of sports. Yote served with the United States Army...
Olivia Marie Strang
Jan 21, 2016
Olivia Marie Strang, the daughter of Rod and Roseanna Ducharme, was born November 8, 1931 in St. Ambrose, Manitoba, Canada, and worked for her dad in the Green Head Lodge where she met Lawrence Strang. She was united in marriage to Lawrence on September 5, 1954 in McDonald, Manitoba, Canada. They raised their family in Everly, Iowa. She was a...
Sherry Lee Schomaker
Jan 19, 2016
of Fort Dodge, Iowa formerly of Spencer. Sherry Lee Schomaker, the daughter of Arthur and Hazel (Olson) Johnson, was born June 30, 1940 in Spicer, MN. Her childhood years were spent in New London, MN, where she received her GED. She later moved to Storm Lake, IA and later Spencer, Iowa, where she attended and graduated from Spencer School of...
Monika Gray
Jan 16, 2016
Monika Beatta Gray, the daughter of Herold and Maria (Offenbacher) Otto, was born on April 30, 1955, in Mannheim, Germany. She was raised and received her early education there, graduating from high school. Monika married Richard Gray on November 15, 1972, in Manheim, Germany. After Rick's military service the couple moved to a farm north of Spencer, for a short...
Ruth Knephoff
Jan 14, 2016
Ruth Knephoff, the daughter of Kenneth and Jeanetta (Jessop) Green was born September 23, 1937, in Stuart, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Winterset, Iowa, and Royal, Iowa, where she attended school. Ruth moved to Stockton, California in 1974, where she worked several jobs including Big Valley Aviation. She married Donald Knephoff on February 14, 1987, in Stockton, California....
Phyllis J. Mcdaniel
Jan 13, 2016
Phyllis Joy McDaniel, the daughter of Louis and Blanch (Bailey) Rohrbaugh was born on July 17, 1933, in Peterson, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Peterson area where she graduated from Peterson High School in 1951. Phyllis married Richard McDaniel, her high school sweetheart on October 28, 1952, at Maple Grove Church in Sutherland, IA. She enjoyed reading,...
Robert Dean Steuben
Jan 11, 2016
Robert Dean Steuben was born on June 2, 1931, in Spencer along with his twin brother, Ronald, to Peter and Elfie Schoelerman Steuben. He spent his childhood in Everly and graduated from Everly High School in 1949. Robert was active in basketball and baseball which he excelled in. Robert entered the U.S. Army in August 1952 during the Korean Conflict...
Elizabeth Brown
Jan 8, 2016
Elizabeth Brown, the daughter of Dick and Nellie (Kroeze) Van Gelder, was born August 23, 1929 in Orange City, Iowa. She enjoyed her childhood years with her parents and five siblings in Orange City. She graduated from high school at 16, and continued her education at Northwestern College in Orange City where she sang in the choir and received a...
Mildred Rosa Ebel
Jan 7, 2016
Mildred Rosa Ebel, the daughter of Jesse and Pearl (Linder) Lyman, was born September 11, 1925, on a farm near Melvin, IA. Her family moved into town when she was four years old. She graduated from Melvin High School in 1943. She was employed as a clerk in the Melvin Post Office until her marriage to Melvin Ebel of Primghar,...
Leonard Carrol Amendt
Jan 7, 2016
Leonard Carrol Amendt, the son of Alfred and Minnie (Kracht) Amendt, was born August 21, 1930, in Sutherland, Iowa. He was baptized at home and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church in Sutherland. His childhood years were spent on a farm near Sutherland, where he received his education, graduating from Sutherland High School in 1948. After his schooling, he entered the...
Dick A. Mcclaren
Dec 27, 2015
Dick A. McClaren, the son of Basil and Maxine (Billings) McClaren was born in Cherokee, IA on July 11, 1964. His childhood years were spent in the Cherokee area where he attended Cherokee High School. Dick enlisted in the U.S. Army until his Honorable Discharge. Afterwards he moved to Des Moines, IA where he had a daughter Alex. He then...
James L. 'Jim' Baschke
Dec 26, 2015
James (Jim) Leland Baschke was born on November 8, 1942 to Edward and Genevieve Baschke of Milford, Iowa. He was raised on a farm east of Milford and attended St. Joseph's Catholic School in Milford thru 8th grade. He graduated from Milford High School in 1961. Three surviving children; Cindy, Roger and Judy from his first marriage. On July 11,...
Ada Alith Lauck
Dec 26, 2015
Ada Alith Lauck, the daughter of Alfred and Nora (Brown) Dagfinson, was born December 16, 1925, in Milford, IA. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Milford where she received her early education. Ada married James Louis Lauck, after dating for five years, on September 2, 1944, in Dakota City, NE. Ada and Jim farmed for many years...
Dwight Dean Schumann
Dec 25, 2015
Dwight Dean Schumann, the son of Emery and Viola (Zaiser) Schumann, was born November 19, 1934, in Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer where he received his early education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1953. Following high school, he continued his education at Iowa Lakes Community College and Iowa State University. He entered the military in...
Dennis 'Pat' Smith
Dec 25, 2015
Dennis Patrick Smith, the son of Vernon Kenneth and Evelyn May (Miller) Smith was born on January 1, 1947 in Spencer, Iowa. He was raised near Fostoria where he attended Summit #1 country school and then finished at Milford High School where he graduated. Pat married Nancy Mengelsen on July 23, 1965, at the United Methodist Church in Fostoria. Pat...
Lorraine Blair
Dec 21, 2015
Lorraine Anna Blair, the daughter of Emil and Rose (Sievers) Boettcher, was born September 29, 1930, in Dickinson County, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Spirit Lake where she received her education, graduating from high school in 1948. After her schooling, she continued to live in Spirit Lake. Lorraine married Gary Dean Blair on July 20, 1956, at the...
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