Obituaries
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...
Richard Albert Reynolds
Dec 14, 2016
SERVICES Families wishes were no services to be held. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Florence Alma Rusch
Dec 12, 2016
Florence Alma Rusch, the daughter of Roy T. and Ella (Moon) Pullen, was born February 19, 1912 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on a farm north of Spencer. She attended Spencer schools, where she graduated from Spencer High School. She was united in marriage to LeRoy Rusch on November 28, 1936 in Spencer, Iowa, and they continued...
Lois Boers Adams
Dec 8, 2016
Lois B. Adams, the daughter of Edward and Lenora (Brown) Boers, was born September 2, 1920 in Milford, Iowa. She was raised in Milford and after the death of her father from injuries received in WWI, her mother remarried and she was raised by her and her stepfather, Alfred Dagfinson. She attended Milford Community School and later graduated from Milford...
Vivian Arlene Cook
Dec 6, 2016
Vivian Arlene Cook, the daughter of Theodore and Clara (Lemme) Julson, was born on August 6, 1927, in Colton, SD. She attended country schools in the Colton area and then went to school in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School in 1945. She went on to Augustana for two years and then Sioux Valley School of Nursing graduating...
Dorothy M. Beck
Dec 1, 2016
Dorothy M. Beck, the daughter of Bayard Franklin and Alta Vera Fink Taylor, was born September 8, 1925 in Langdon, Iowa. Dorothy received her early education and graduated from the Lake Center School. Dorothy married Robert Ernest Beck on September 8, 1943, at the Methodist Parsonage in Spencer, IA. Throughout their marriage they made their home in Spencer. Dorothy worked...
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