Obituaries
Karen Kay Nelson
Apr 29, 2024
Karen K. Nelson, 68, of Spencer peacefully passed away April 29, 2024, at Avera Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.
A talented artist and graphic designer, Karen received her degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She went on to have a long career as a graphics specialist and project coordinator at Forest Product Laboratory in Madison,...
Colleen Ann Chambers
Apr 28, 2024
Colleen Ann Gross Chambers, 92, was the 4th child of John and Catherine Berberich Gross. She was born at home on the Gross family farm east of Greenville, Iowa on May 29, 1931.
She was raised near Greenville, Iowa and attended Gillette Grove grade school and High school until her father retired from farming in 1947. She and her sister,...
Patricia Arlene Gilderhus
Apr 25, 2024
Patricia Arlene Boone Gilderhus was born March 3, 1944, in Albert Lea, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Chessle and Beverly Means Boone. She was baptized and attended First Lutheran where she was confirmed and later married in Albert Lea. Growing up, Patty and her family spent a lot of time with cousins on the Means side every weekend. She...
Brady John Tewes
Apr 24, 2024
Brady John Tewes, the son of John and Laurie (Birchard) Tewes was born January 6, 1989 in Sioux City, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Sioux Rapids, IA area, where he attended school and graduated from Sioux Central High School.
Brady worked as a telemarketer in Storm Lake, IA, Shine Bro. Corps in Spencer, IA...
Peggy A. Luchtel
Apr 24, 2024
Peggy entered the kingdom of God on April 24, 2024, at the Fonda Specialty Care Center, Fonda, Iowa.
Peggy was the daughter of the late, Glenn & Cora Smoot of Royal, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Havelock, Laurens, Iowa. She graduated in1953, before the family moved to Royal.
Peggy was united in...
Kevin Zalaznik
Apr 23, 2024
Kevin Zalaznik, 69, passed away at home on April 23, 2024. Kevin was born on November 18, 1954 in Maquoketa, Iowa. Spending his early years in eastern Iowa, Kevin moved to Spencer in 1961, and grew up here with his siblings.
Graduating from Spencer High School in 1973, Kevin went on to study business at Iowa Central...
Debra Kay Maurer
Apr 23, 2024
Debra Kay Maurer, daughter of Charles and Margo (Meyerdirk) Carrier was born April 5, 1966 in Council Bluffs, IA.
She spent her early childhood years in Humboldt, IA. Her family then moved to Spencer, IA in 1978 where she graduated from Spencer High School in 1985. Deb continued her education at Ellsworth Community College and Iowa Lakes...
Julie Faye White
Apr 18, 2024
Julie Faye White, the daughter of Duane and Merna (Matheny) Laird, was born on July 13, 1956, in Spencer, Iowa. She was raised and received her early education here, graduating from Spencer High School. Following high school, she moved to Sioux City where she worked at several places. She worked for a pharmaceutical company as an office manager...
Patricia "Pat" Oveson Miller
Apr 18, 2024
Patricia Ann (Oveson) Miller, 80, was born of February 23, 1944 in Montevideo, MN to Olger and Elise Oveson. Pat graduated from Clara City High School in 1962. Following graduation, she attended the Minneapolis School of Business.
Pat met many challenges in life as a result of polio when she was two years old. At that time, she spent one...
Joyce Sunkenberg
Apr 17, 2024
Joyce Sunkenberg, age 96 passed away April 17, 2024. Lula Joyce Booth was born April 14, 1928 in Cleghorn, Iowa, the daughter of James E. Booth and Della Marie McFaddon, and was raised by Charlotte K. McFadden Booth. Joyce spent her early childhood in the Cherokee area. Later the family moved to the Peterson area.
Joyce...
Charlene Mae Hamrick
Apr 16, 2024
Charlene Mae (Reusch) Hamrick, 82, passed away April 16, 2024. Charlene was born January 31, 1942 to Elmer & Alice Reusch. She spent her childhood attending school and growing up in Calumet, Iowa. She had an older sister Helen, an older brother Albert & a younger brother Ron.
Charlene met the love of her life, Jack Hamrick,...
Bernard "Bernie" Dale Campbell
Apr 13, 2024
Bernard “Bernie” Dale Campbell passed quietly into heaven early Saturday, April 13, 2024, after a brief fight with pancreatic cancer. Bernie was born February 3, 1944, in Hartley, IA to Charles and Goldie (Dockweiler) Campbell. He joined his big brother, Duane, at home west of Royal.
He graduated from Royal High School in 1961, and even drove...
Lorna Gay Burgeson
Apr 12, 2024
Lorna Gay Endersby Burgeson, 84, of West Des Moines, IA (formerly of Peterson, Spirit Lake, and Spencer, IA) passed away peacefully on April 12, 2024. She was born on November 6, 1939, in Iowa City, IA, the daughter of Dr. David and Lois Endersby. She was raised with her younger brother and sister in Sioux Rapids, IA, where...
Donald Paul Pierson
Apr 8, 2024
Donald Paul Pierson, 92, passed away on April 8, 2024 in Naples, Florida. He was born on August 4,1931 to Mildred (DeBolt) and Paul Pierson in Clay County, Iowa. He grew up on a farm and always told wonderful stories about his adventures as a farm kid. His family loved the stories of him trying to tie the lawn mower...
Brian Lee Spooner
Apr 5, 2024
Brian Lee Spooner was born on October 24, 1974, in Spencer, IA. He was raised in Spencer where he completed his schooling and graduated in 1995. Following high school, Brian went to work for Heartland Beef which he later followed when the company moved to Oklahoma. On July 20th of the same year, he was joined in marriage to Stephanie...
Cheryl "Cheri" Jean Hoye
Apr 4, 2024
Cheryl Jean Hoye died April 4, 2024, at 76 years of age. She was preceded in death by her parents- Marcella Anna (Roelle) Levin and Albert Lewis Levin; her husband’s parents- Katherine Hoye and Harry Hoye; and her brother-in-law- James Hoye. She is survived by her husband David Hoye of Every, IA; her daughters Michelle (Mike) Lees of...
Clairice "Evelyn" Smith
Apr 3, 2024
(Clairice) Evelyn Smith, the daughter of Dwight and Josie (Ingham) Fernau, was born July 22, 1936, in Swaldale, IA. Her childhood years were spent in different places in NW Iowa, where she attended school and graduated from Sioux Rapids High School. She then graduated from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Sioux City, IA.
Evelyn worked as a nurse in Davenport, IA, Veterans Hospitals in Chicago...
Paul Alan Brenner
Apr 1, 2024
Paul Alan Brenner, 71, of Spencer, passed away in his home on April 1, 2024. He was born on October 8, 1952, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Florine and Maurice Brenner of Mapleton, Iowa.
Paul grew up on his parent’s farm outside Mapleton. He started picking and selling sweet corn at a young age and...
Joan "Yvonne" Stevens - Sands
Mar 31, 2024
Joan Yvonne Stevens Sands passed away peacefully Sunday, March 31st, 2024 surrounded by family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Yvonne was born in Hartley, IA to Lester and Hellen Johnson on March 28th, 1951 as the youngest addition to their family of three boys.
Yvonne’s favorite pastimes as a child were playing on the...
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