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Ed McClurg
Dec 30, 2008
Edward Carlyle McClurg was born November 20, 1936 in Spirit Lake, Iowa, the son of Duard and Evelyn (Kuhn) McClurg. He graduated from Spirit Lake High School and attended Iowa State University for one year. He received his Associate's Degree from Iowa Lakes Community College and a Bachelor's Degree from Mankato State. Ed served four years in the Air Force...
Bonnie Marie Meyer
Dec 29, 2008
Bonnie Marie Meyer was born January 16, 1956, the daughter of Clifford and Rachel McMillan DeShazo in Estherville, Iowa. She was raised on the family farm near Superior, and was educated in Spirit Lake, graduating from Spirit Lake High School. Bonnie was united in marriage to Richard Meyer on June 11, 1977 in Harris, Iowa. The couple made their home...
Doug Noble
Dec 18, 2008
Doug Noble was born May 13, 1954 in Sibley, Iowa to Delbert and Elsie Noble. He spent his boyhood days near Little Rock and Ocheyedan, Iowa, graduating from Ocheyedan High School in 1972. After receiving his Associate Degree from Pipestone College in Minnesota, he took his first banking position at the Sheffield State Bank. In the mid-70s he accepted a...
Graham Evan Petty
Dec 14, 2008
Graham Evan Petty was born to Scott and Julie Petty on August 2nd, 2008 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. His name was chosen for its dignity in sound and meaning. Graham's first name means "generous". His middle name, Evan, means "God is gracious" and "Warrior". Detected a month before his birth, Graham was born with a rare...
Clayton Edmisten
Dec 12, 2008
After a long and challenging life, Clayton Edmisten, also known as "Slim", passed peacefully away on December 12th, 2008 at Hilltop Care Center in Spirit Lake, Iowa. He had been in declining health for several years and had resided at Hilltop since April, 2007. Clayton was born on February 5, 1923 at the Salvation Army Hospital in Omaha. His mother...
Byron Jerome Hill
Dec 10, 2008
Byron Jerome Hill came to bring joy into the lives of Melton and Judith Hill on April 22, 1915 at Badger, Iowa. On May 15, 1915 he was baptized into the Lutheran faith at Badger. On July 7, 1929 he was confirmed at the same church. He spent his early years in Badger, went to school in Vincent. In his...
Merle Clark
Dec 8, 2008
Floyd Merle Clark was born August 26, 1918 to Ralph Elbert Clark and Frances May Winslow on their rural Harris, Iowa farm home. He attended Excelsior Consolidated School where he graduated in 1936. Upon graduation, Merle farmed and drive a school bus. In 1939, he attended Northwestern Junior College in Orange City, Iowa, graduating in 1941. Merle entered the US...
Esther Frances Olson
Dec 6, 2008
Esther Frances Olson, a resident of Terril, was born September 12, 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Otto and Nellie (Reekers) Pekelder. She departed this life Saturday, December 6, 2008 in her son's home at the age of ninety. In 1956, she was united in marriage with Myrl Allen Olson, who survives her. She is also survived by...
William J. Fuller
Dec 5, 2008
William J. "Bill" Fuller, 82, of Lake Okoboji, died a peaceful death on Friday, December 5, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 11am Wednesday, December 10, at the First Lutheran Church in Milford, preceded by a visitation at 10am. Pastor Bob Vaage will be in charge of services with burial in the Lakeview Gardens in Okoboji....
Genevieve Woods
Dec 2, 2008
Funeral services for Mrs. Genevieve Woods, 96, of Spirit Lake are pending. Mrs. Woods passed away December 2, 2008 at Hilltop Care Center in Spirit Lake.
Robert Glenn Bruce
Nov 30, 2008
Robert Glenn "Bob" Bruce, 86, previously of Estherville, IA and Fairmont, MN passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 30, 2008 at his home in Okoboji, IA. A memorial service will be held at the Turner Funeral Home, 1302 Hill Ave, Spirit Lake, Iowa, on December 27, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. Bob was born in Mason City on July...
Jack Marchand
Nov 27, 2008
Francis "Jack" Marchand Jr. of Spencer passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008 at The Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota after a three year battle with cancer. Jack was born January 25, 1963 at Spirit Lake to Francis "Jack" Marchand Sr. and Marcia Ross Marchand. He served in the U. S. Army, as well as the Nevada National Guard....
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...
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