Obituaries
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Ethel Eunice Lighter
May 5, 2009
Ethel Eunice Lighter was born September 14, 1911, to Lou and Anine (Jensen) Hollesen on a farm near Rembrandt, Iowa. She went to school at Sioux Rapids, graduating from Sioux Rapids High School in 1931. Ethel was united in marriage to Jay H. Lighter on March 9, 1935 at Sac City, Iowa. To this union, one son was born, Jay...
Lawrence Leavitt
May 1, 2009
Funeral services will be held in Nevada for Lawrence Leavitt, 52, of Milford. Lawrence passed away Friday, May 1, 2009 at his home in Milford.
Mabel Anna Wilson
Apr 30, 2009
Mabel Anna Wilson, 103, of Spirit Lake, passed away April 30, 2009 at Hilltop Care Center in Spirit Lake. She was born on January 19, 1906 in Mc Clouth, Kansas to Clark and Anna (Wright) Albro. Mabel attended Arnolds Park High School. On November 4, 1923, Mabel was united in marriage to Harry "Zeke" Wilson in Milford, Iowa. To this...
Bonnie E. Bruce
Apr 28, 2009
Bonnie E. Bruce, 85, of Okoboji, IA and previously of Estherville, IA and Fairmont, MN passed away peacefully on April 28, 2009 at Hilltop Care Center in Spirit Lake, IA. Bonnie was born in Muncie, IL on October 24, 1923 to Golda and Charles Chesnut. She attended the University of Illinois before leaving school to work in support of the...
Howard William Belden
Apr 27, 2009
Howard William Belden was born February 4, 1913 in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Frank Lester and Eva Lena (Kersey) Belden. Howard was raised and educated in Spirit Lake, graduating from Spirit Lake High School. He enlisted in the US Navy on March 7, 1942, serving during WWII, until receiving an Honorable Discharge on October 23, 1945. While in the...
Dorothy Boyer
Apr 25, 2009
Dorothy Boyer was born August 29, 1911 at Milford, Iowa, to Albert and Lena (Borth) Gottsche. Her family farmed near Milford where she attended country school then to Milford where she graduated from Milford High School in 1929. She worked in Jacobs Dept. Store for two years and also at the Amusement Park in Arnolds Park before going to Kansas...
Jennie Whalen Piscator
Apr 24, 2009
Jennie Whalen Piscator was born May 7, 1917 to Maggie Reeverts Whalen and Joe Whalen on a farm near Round Lake, Minnesota. She was baptized July 1, 1917 at the First Presbyterian Church in Lake Park. She started school at Ewington Consolidated School at Spafford, Minnesota. At the age of ten she moved with her parents to Dickens, Iowa where...
Cathy Paxton
Apr 23, 2009
Cathy was born March 9, 1947 at Mora, Minnesota to Chester and Dora Paxton. She graduated from Lake Park High School. She worked at the Lake Park Care Center for many years. Cathy enjoyed reading and did some writing, but most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Cathy died April 23 at the Hilltop Care Center in...
Mary Vee Blackert
Apr 17, 2009
Mary was born May 14, 1944 at the Florence Crittenton Home in Sioux City, Iowa. Two weeks later she was adopted by Ed and Lorene Blackert of Spirit Lake. She had a wonderful life with her family: her parents; brother, Terry and sister, Marla Holt (John); nephews, Karl and Tyler, and niece, Laura Swanson (Tim). Mary attended college and became...
Don Gordon Hill
Apr 17, 2009
Donald Gordon Hill was born October 26, 1927 on the family farm in rural Estherville, Iowa. He graduated from Maple Hill High School in 1945, Estherville Junior College (AA) in 1954, Iowa State Teachers College (BA) in 1956 and Iowa State Teachers College (MA) in 1960. He served in the Iowa National Guard from 1949 to 1964, with a call...
Pat Reason
Apr 16, 2009
Pat Reason, born August 13, 1938, was called home to be with her Lord on April 16, 2009. She died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Her strength in battling cancer was matched only by the love she gave her family. Pat is survived by her two sons and their families: Kelly,...
Ralph Eugene Walsh
Apr 5, 2009
Ralph Eugene Walsh was born April 26, 1920, the son of Edward and Mary (Froelich) Walsh in Superior, Iowa. He was raised and educated in Superior, graduating from Superior High School. Ralph was united in marriage to Mildred Bosrich in May 1954, in Spirit Lake. The couple made their home near Superior, where they raised their family and farmed. Ralph...
Jay Lighter
Mar 30, 2009
Jay Lighter, Jr. was born April 12, 1938 in Spencer, Iowa, the son of Jay H. Lighter, Sr. and Ethel E. Hollesen Lighter. He graduated from Milford High School. On September 26, 1963, Jay was united in marriage to Charlene Rae Simpson in Terril, Iowa. He lived in Sacred Heart, Minnesota before moving to Milford, Iowa. Jay worked at Style...
Roger William Wieck
Mar 30, 2009
Roger William Wieck was born October 2, 1945 in Spirit Lake, Iowa, the son of Frederick and Miriam (Fischer) Wieck. Roger graduated from Spirit Lake High School. He was enlisted in the United States Army in 1967 and served in the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged in 1973. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, socializing and was a member of...
Virgil Duane Hoffman
Mar 29, 2009
Virgil Duane Hoffman was born to Elmer and Verna Hoffman on May 23, 1921 in Wyndmere, North Dakota. Virgil was the 7th of 8 children; Addie, Velma, Eldon, Ruth, Gerald, Lyle, and Ora, all of whom preceded him in death. Virgil left North Dakota due to the Dust Bowl and settled in Iowa. Virgil met and married his neighbor and...
Melba Ruth Alborn
Mar 27, 2009
Melba Ruth Alborn was born August 28, 1925 in Stuart, Iowa. On September 30, 1942, Melba was united in marriage to Gerald E. Alborn in Dayton, Ohio. The family lived in Perry, Iowa until moving to Arnolds Park, Iowa in 1983. Melba was a homemaker and helped Gerald on the farm. After Gerald passed away in 1999, Melba moved to...
James Patrick Burke
Mar 27, 2009
James Patrick Burke passed away peacefully at the age of fifty-eight on March 27, 2009 after braving a courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. The sixth child in a family of ten children, Jim was born on August 6, 1950 in Laramie, Wyoming to Joseph and Mary Burke. He attended St. Anthony's Elementary in Casper, WY and Campion Jesuit Preparatory School...
Verlyn Duane Marcks
Mar 24, 2009
Verlyn Duane Marcks was born to Lyle William and Bessie Lauretta (Wilson) Marcks at Milford, Iowa on January 6, 1931. He graduated from Milford High School and attended N.E. Missouri State College for two years. Bernie served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. On September 2, 1977 he married Karen J. "Kay" Bailey at Council Bluffs, Iowa where...
Earl Frederick Von Holdt
Mar 19, 2009
Earl Frederick Von Holdt was born to Helmuth and Lillian Watje Von Holdt on April 30, 1932, at the home of his grandparents, Charles and Marie Watje, in Jackson County, Minnesota. He died Thursday, March 19, 2009 at a Minneapolis, Minnesota care facility. He attended public school in a country school in Dickinson County, Iowa and Worthington High School. He...
Nathan Kingsley Thon
Mar 14, 2009
Nathan Kingsley Thon, Jr., 80, of Arnolds Park, Iowa died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at the V.A. Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Nate was born June 11, 1928, in Austin, Minnesota to Nathan Kingsley and Marie (Sathre) Thon, Sr. Nate graduated from Armstrong Public School. After completing his schooling, Nate served in the United States Army during the...
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