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Doris M. Hokel
Nov 24, 2008
Doris M. Hokel was born April 17, 1918 in Nevada, Iowa to Albert and Ruth Soderstrom Johnson. The family lived in Pilot Mound before moving to Stanhope in 1926. Following high school graduation in 1935, she worked at the telephone company in Stanhope. On January 18, 1940 she was married to her 7th grade sweetheart, Irwin L. Hokel. After the...
Donna Merry
Nov 24, 2008
Mrs. Merry passed away November 24, 2008 at her home in Milford. Donna was born May 31, 1934 to Norman and Anna Marie Peterson in Storm Lake, Iowa. On June 22, 1952, after graduating from high school, she married Lowell Merry in Newell, Iowa. Donna and Lowell became the loving parents of four children: Dennis, Debra, Dawn and Diana.
Marylee Taylor
Nov 23, 2008
Marylee Taylor died Sunday, November 23, at the Iowa Jewish Life Center in Des Moines, following a brief illness. She was born on the family farm in Dickinson County, Iowa, November 22, 1926, to Lloyd and Ina Place. Like many Iowans of that time, Marylee attended a country school a few miles from her home and graduated from Okoboji School...
Marvin Lee Goodell
Nov 19, 2008
Marvin Lee Goodell, the son of Charles and Edith (Bush) Goodell, was born prematurely on December 8, 1946. Complications from his early arrival left him with cerebral palsy. He was lovingly cared for by his family until 1984 when he moved to Woodward State Hospital School for evaluation and placement while Edith received knee surgery. In 1988, Marv moved to...
Marvin Thomas
Nov 18, 2008
Marvin "Roy" Thomas, 93 of Spirit Lake, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at Lakes Regional Hospital. Born November 29, 1914 in Oskaloosa, he was the youngest of nine children. He moved to Des Moines in 1923 and graduated from East High School in 1933. Three years later he married Maxine Ferris. He spent his working career selling business...
Duane Lee Croft
Nov 18, 2008
Duane Lee Croft was born November 7, 1922 in Omaha, Nebraska the son of Morgan L. and Lottie (Owens) Croft. He was raised and educated in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, graduating from Ft. Dodge High School. During WWII, Dewey served as an airplane pilot in the Civil Air Command, stationed in Brownsville, Texas. He was united in marriage to Jean LaVonne...
Henrietta Van Oort Green
Nov 17, 2008
Henrietta (Hendrika) Van Oort Green was born on September 16, 1916 in Sheldon, Iowa the daughter of Simon and Artie (Mol) Van Oort. She attended school in Matlock, Iowa until the age of ten when the family moved to Milford, Iowa, where she continued her education in the Milford Public School. In 1941 she married Lowell Joseph Green of Milord...
Herb Benit
Nov 14, 2008
Herb Benit was born October 12, 1913 at Ireton, Iowa to Carsten Peter Benit and Gasa Meyer Benit. After high school, he graduated from Coynes Electrical Trade School in Chicago. On May 16, 1936 he was married to Alice Ada Tomford at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They made their home in the lakes area their entire married life. Herb was...
Carl Jon Poss
Nov 13, 2008
Carl Jon Poss was born September 20, 1951 in Sibley, Iowa the son of Art Otto and Dixie Lea Weiland. Jon was raised and educated in Sibley. After his education, Jon entered the US Army and later the US Navy until receiving an Honorable Discharge on June 7, 1984. For several years, Jon worked as a truck driver. Recently, he...
Richard Leth
Nov 12, 2008
Richard Robert Leth, Dick, was born many years ago in Coon Rapids, Iowa, on October 29th, 1928. His mother's maiden name is Marjorie McCoy. His father's name is Robert Jens Leth. His bother's name is Wallace. His sister's name is Barbara. Of this crew, Dick was the last surviving. Dick mainly grew-up in Ida Grove, Iowa, where his father had...
Cindy Meylor
Nov 7, 2008
Cindy Meylor was born September 1, 1957 at Sioux City, IA, the daughter of Richard and Carol (Rea) Stone. She graduated from Sioux City West High School in 1975. She recently completed a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Buena Vista University. On June 2, 1990 she married Michael Meylor in Milford. The couple has made their home in Milford...
Alvena Willison
Nov 3, 2008
Alvena Barbara Willison was born to John and Clara (Tiefenthaler) Wittrock at Lakeville Township, rural Milford. She attended St. Joseph Catholic School through the tenth grade and graduated from Milford High School in 1936. On August 29, 1939 she was united in marriage to Clifford Willison at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. She was a devoted wife and homemaker....
Leona Harmsen
Nov 2, 2008
Leona Arlene Harmsen was born December 5, 1926 in Sanborn, Iowa, the daughter of John and Alice (DeVries) Van Veldhuizen. She graduated from Newkirk High School and from Westmar College in LeMars, Iowa receiving her teaching degree. Leona was united in marriage to Peter Harmsen on June 18, 1946 in Sheldon, Iowa. The couple moved to Worthington, Minnesota in 1972...
Eldon Jansen
Oct 31, 2008
Eldon John Jansen went home to be with the Lord on October 31, 2008. Eldon was born on March 19, 1919 on a family farm in Dickinson County to Hans and Frieda (Wunder) Jansen. The family moved to a farm near Lake Park where he went to school, played basketball and was in 4-H. On October 4, 1940, Eldon was...
Geraldine Wiese
Oct 31, 2008
Geraldine (Deany) Marie Wiese was born June 3, 1921, in Jackson County, Minnesota, the daughter of Albert and Mary (Gombus) Vancura. She was educated in Hunter Township and graduated from Lakefield High School at age sixteen. She was united in marriage to Bernard Wiese on February 1, 1943, in Lakefield, Minnesota. The couple farmed in Sioux Valley for forty years....
Esther Blum
Oct 30, 2008
Esther Myra Brown Blum was born September 16, 1913 to Florence and Irvin Brown on a farm in Dickinson County, Iowa. She attended country school to the 8th grade, then worked her way through high school, graduating from Spirit Lake High School in 1932. Esther married Clifford A. Blum of Terril on December 24, 1934. To this union three daughters...
Bob Rush
Oct 30, 2008
Bobby Joe Rush was born October 5, 1932 in Lake Park, Iowa, the son of Martin and Lela (Crooks) Rush. As a child, he attended the Methodist Church in Montgomery, Iowa. He attended country school until the 6th grade and completed his high school education in Lake Park, Iowa. For a short time, Bob attended ISU in Ames, Iowa before...
Gerald Erickson
Oct 26, 2008
Celebration of the life of Gerand N. Erickson will be 11:00 AM Friday, November 7, 2008 at Faith Evangelical Free Church in Spirit Lake. Visitation will begin at the church one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are under the care of Turner Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Condolences may be sent online at www.turnerfuneralhomes.com. Gerald Norman Erickson was born...
Evelyn Welch
Oct 22, 2008
Evelyn Welch was born February 17, 1915, in Clutier, Iowa, the daughter of William and Amanda (Schadt) Wolf. She was raised and educated in Arnolds Park, Iowa, graduating from Arnolds Park High School in 1933. Evelyn was united in marriage to Art Welch on May 4, 1936, at Spencer, Iowa. The couple made their home in Arnolds Park, where they...
James Bryant
Oct 18, 2008
James Frederic Bryant was born to J. Chilton and Loraine (Fender) Bryant on February 4, 1938 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska. On March 17, 1979, Fred was united in marriage to Linda K. Jurgensen in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The couple lived in Sioux City, Iowa and Elkhorn,...
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