Obituaries
Delmar 'Del' Julius Muckey
Sep 23, 2015
Delmar "Del" Julius Muckey, the son of Gilbert and Florence Mae Harvey Muckey, was born April 6, 1934 on a farm in Douglas County, SD. His early years were spent in South Dakota until the age of 9, the family then moved to Madison, MN where he graduated from high school. He attended and graduated from St. Cloud University. Del...
Michael Kunath
Sep 21, 2015
Michael Sumner Kunath was born in Spencer, Iowa on October 9, 1948 to Kay and Bonnie (Sorenson) Kunath. He spent his first 10 years on a farm near Dickens, IA where his parents farmed for his grandfather. This is where he developed his interest in mechanical devices. Mike spent many hours as a child building 'engines' from old farm machinery....
Evaughn Shaffer
Sep 20, 2015
Evaughn Shaffer, daughter of John Carl and Bernice Ellen Loeser, was born on July 25, 1925 in Lexington, Texas. She spent her childhood years on the family farm outside Lexington, where she graduated from high school in 1942. She later attended Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos, TX where she graduated in 1945. After college, Evaughn worked at...
Arlene Hamrick
Sep 19, 2015
Arlene Hamrick, the daughter of Jess and Elsie Mae (Wells) McVey, was born January 19, 1919 in Webb, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Webb, where she received her early education later graduating from Spencer High School. Arlene married Orley Ralph Hamrick on October 15, 1938 in Carroll, Iowa. After their marriage, they lived in Greenville, Iowa, where she...
David Eric Olson
Sep 17, 2015
David Eric Olson, the son of Clarence and Rosemary (Koll) Olson, was born on August 13, 1949 in Storm Lake, Iowa. He grew up and received his education in Sioux Rapids, where he graduated from high school in 1967. Following high school, he worked for Skov Trucking in Rembrandt. He moved with his family to Leavenworth, KS in 1969 where...
Robert E. Seversen, Jr.
Sep 13, 2015
Robert E. Seversen, Jr., the son of Robert and Marie (Andersen) Seversen, was born on August 23, 1922, in Spencer, IA. He was baptized and confirmed at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Spencer. He attended the same rural school all eight years with the same teacher in Sioux Township, Clay County. He graduated from Everly High School in 1940. Bob...
Mary Ann Mingus
Sep 11, 2015
Mary Mingus (Roland) died unexpectedly in Spencer, Iowa, on Friday September 11, 2015, at the age of 74. She is survived by Husband, Richard Mingus; daughter, Rebecca Thong (Mingus) of Spencer,IA. Vieng Thong of Spencer, IA. Sons: Jeffery Mingus of Newell, IA, Michael and Hoa Mingus of Spirit Lake, IA; Grandchildren; Christina and Cory Wiskow of Robbinsdale, MN, Brandon and...
Roberta Travis
Sep 11, 2015
Roberta (Bobbie) Ann Travis was born on April 8, 1928 to Rose and Bernard Smith. She was raised and educated in Ayrshire, Iowa. She met Rex when his Dad arranged 6 girls for him to meet. He picked Bobbie and the rest is history. They were married on August 29, 1946. They moved to Webb in 1955 and started farming....
Lorna Ruth Goetsch
Sep 10, 2015
Lorna Ruth Goetsch, the daughter of Fred and Alice (Lamkin) Lucas, was born December 23, 1926 in Rock Rapids, IA. Her childhood years were spent in George, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from George High School. She continued her education at the University of Northern Iowa and later received her BA degree from Northwestern College in Orange City....
Victor George Weisbrod
Sep 8, 2015
Victor George Weisbrod, the son of Donald and Mollie (Struve) Weisbrod, was born November 6, 1926 by Royal, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Linn Grove and Rossie, Iowa areas, where he received his early education. Vic married LaVonne Lenhart on February 22, 1948 in Spencer, IA. After their marriage they farmed near Webb from 1951 until their...
Betty Lavonne Matthiesen
Sep 7, 2015
Betty LaVonne Matthiesen, the daughter of David and Esther (Todd) Averill, was born on February 1, 1931 at her uncle's farm in rural Spencer, IA. She spent most of her childhood years in and around Spencer. Betty left home at a young age and put herself through school working various jobs for families in Spencer, where her pay was sometimes...
William 'Bill' Wendlandt
Sep 7, 2015
Family and friends mourn the passing of William Wendlandt. William Charles Wendlandt, the son of William Carl and Mary (Rien) Wendlandt, was born October 15, 1926, in Regal, Minnesota and graduated from Paynesville, Minnesota high school in 1944. In high school, Bill was a recognized athlete, receiving trophies for outstanding athlete of the year. After high school, he entered the...
Rosemary June Carlson
Sep 6, 2015
Rose grew up in north central Iowa on a farm with three sisters and a brother. She was the oldest of her siblings. Rose cherished many fond memories of playing ball, school and church, and riding trikes and bikes with her siblings. Rose was always surrounded by cats and dogs while growing up, along with chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and...
Bruce Wendell Johnson
Aug 30, 2015
Bruce Wendell Johnson, the son of James Wendell and Grace (Hanson) Johnson, was born February 5, 1947 in Windom, MN. His family moved to Spencer, Iowa when he was an infant. He received his education in Spencer schools, graduating from Spencer High School in 1965. After his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army until his...
Kandace Kae Spencer
Aug 29, 2015
Kandace Kae Spencer, the daughter of Imogene (Davis) and Kenneth Kruse, was born April 2, 1946 in Huron, SD. Her childhood years were spent in De Smet, SD, where she received her education graduating from De Smet High School. After high school, she attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, where she received her BA degree in Education. Kandace...
Betty 'Lorene' Hanson
Aug 27, 2015
Betty 'Lorene' Hanson, the daughter of Leon and Wilma Alexander Baldwin, was born July 1, 1923, in Barron, WI. She received her early education and graduated from the Barron High School. Lorene married Leo Kenneth Hanson on March 20, 1941. To this union seven children were born. They moved to Iowa in 1950, where they farmed northeast of Spencer until...
Linda Lou O'Hara
Aug 27, 2015
Linda Lou (Breidinger) O'Hara, 68, passed away on August 27, 2015 after struggling valiantly with cancer. Linda was born on September 18, 1946 in Spencer, IA to Dorothy and Orville Breidinger. She received her high school diploma from Milford, IA in 1964. After graduation Linda moved to Spencer where she was employed at Spencer National Bank. In 1966 Linda was...
Lanny Woolery
Aug 26, 2015
Lanny Dean Woolery, the son of Omer and Mildred (Wilkie) Woolery, was born on October 9, 1957, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Everly where he attended school. Following school, he entered into the military on March 10, 1976, serving in the U.S. Army. He was honorably discharged on January 7, 1982. After his time in the...
Wally Fred Martwick
Aug 18, 2015
Wally Fred Martwick, the son of Edward and Mary Martwick was born March 10, 1933, in Stewart, MN. He served in the Korean War and trained as a Paratrooper. In 1954, he married Norma Noteboom in Madelia, MN, and had four children. In 1961, he married Sally Patrick in Vici, OK, and had two more children. Wally worked over 30...
Elvis Jesse Lee
Aug 17, 2015
Elvis Jesse Lee, the son of Nikolas and Armilia Wolf Hansen, was born on August 12, 1948, in Arcadia, WI. He was raised and received his early education there. Following school, Elvis lived in several communities and worked various jobs. On October 16, 1986, Elvis married Deborah Powell, in Las Vegas, Nevada. After their marriage, they continued to move around...
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