Obituaries

Obituaries for Turner Jenness Funeral Home

Carl Jon Poss

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Anna Evans

Anna Evans

Oct 17, 2008

MILFORD, IOWA Funeral services for Anna Jean Evans, 87, of Milford will be held Monday, October 20, 2008 at First Lutheran Church in Milford. Interment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Battle Creek, Iowa at 3:00 PM Monday. Arrangements are under the direction of Turner Funeral Home in Milford, Iowa. Anna Jean Evans was born on July 30, 1921...

Darrell Wells

Darrell Wells

Oct 16, 2008

Darrell Glenwood Wells was born at home near Milford, Iowa on March 9, 1917 to Glenn and L'Nora (Rute) Wells. He attended Excelsior and Lake Park schools, graduating from Lake Park High School in 1936. On February 20, 1944 Darrell was united in marriage to LeOra Claus. Darrell and LeOra farmed northwest of Ocheyedan for thirty-eight years and retired to...

Dorothy Rolling

Dorothy Rolling

Oct 13, 2008

Funeral services for Mrs. Dorthy Rolling, 72, of Milford will be held Friday, October 17, 2008 at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Visitation will be after 5:00pm on Thursday, October 16 with a Rosary at 6:45pm followed by a parish vigil at 7:00pm at the Turner Funeral Home in Milford. Dorthy Ellen Rolling was born September...

Jack McCall

Jack McCall

Oct 12, 2008

John (Jack) Reid McCall was born December 4, 1922 in Lorimore, Iowa to Charles Lyle and Bernice Reid McCall. During WWII he served in the Army Air Corps. On May 19, 1946 he was married to Phyllis DeMars at Charles City, Iowa. For the past fifty-three years they lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where John owned a heavy equipment sales...

Elaine Brown

Elaine Brown

Oct 8, 2008

Elaine Mary Brown was born to William and Mary (Kotze) Gednalske at Dubuque, Iowa on March 22, 1929. On January 3, 1951 she was united in marriage to Merle Brown at Dell Rapids, South Dakota. The couple lived in Dell Rapids, South Dakota and Colman, South Dakota before moving to Arnolds Park in 1960. Mr. Brown died in 1987. Elaine...

Don Clifford

Don Clifford

Oct 7, 2008

Donald Raymond Clifford was born on April 20, 1919 on the family farm in rural Milford, son of Elmer and Bernice (Miller) Clifford. He attended school in Excelsior Township and Spencer, Iowa. He married Leone Goodell on Flag Day, June 14, 1942. He then went on to serve his country in the Motor Pool of the United States Army during...

Hans Krogh

Hans Krogh

Oct 5, 2008

Hans LeRoy Krogh was born February 2, 1928 in Maple Hill, Iowa, the son of Lars and Sophie (Peterson) Krogh. He attended Maple Hill School. He served his country in the United States Army for three years until he was honorably discharged. Hans was united in marriage to Rae Lavonne Krogh. Hans farmed and raised cattle until his retirement. He...

Alisa Lockey

Alisa Lockey

Oct 5, 2008

Alisa Mae Lockey was born on January 6, 1959 in Spencer, IA to Gordon & June (Roetman) Lockey of Milford. She received her education from Milford High School. She was employed at Stylecraft Furniture of Milford for the past 14 years. Alisa lived all her life in Milford, except for the years 1985 thru 1993, when she resided in Fort...

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