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Audrey Frost
Oct 5, 2008
Audrey Virginia (Rucker) Frost was born on January 30, 1919 in Primghar, IA to Ellsworth and Francis Rucker. She graduated from Algona High School in Algona, Iowa in 1936 and Sioux Falls College in 1938. She taught school at North Superior and Little Rock, Iowa. Audrey was united in marriage to Keith I. Frost on October 19, 1941 in Rock...
Steve Chalstrom
Oct 1, 2008
Steven Ray Chalstrom was born March 1, 1954, the son of Raymond and Mary (Hinton) Chalstrom in Spirit Lake, Iowa. He was raised and educated in Spirit Lake, graduating from Spirit Lake High School. Steven lived in Spirit Lake and Milford his entire life while working at Berkley's, Spencer Pack, Village West and Shaw Paint, Glass and Locksmithing. Steve was...
Gloria Kleen
Oct 1, 2008
Gloria Mae Kleen was born on December 9, 1936, to Edward and Sophia (Buelow) Rusch in Watertown, South Dakota. In 1948, the family settled in Sioux Valley, Minnesota. It was there that Gloria was confirmed in the Christian faith at Trinity Lutheran Church in 1952. After graduating from Sioux Valley School in 1955, she worked as a telephone operator in...
Leland Mumm
Sep 29, 2008
Leland Carl "Leon" Mumm was born October 24, 1952 in Spirit Lake, Iowa the son of Carl and Betty (Finnern) Mumm. He was raised and educated near Lake Park, Iowa, graduating from Lake Park High School. For most of his working life, Leon worked in the food service industry, most recently at Danz Restaurant in Milford. Leon was baptized at...
Eva Garloff
Sep 27, 2008
Eva Mae Marie Garloff was born September 19, 1930 in Spirit Lake, Iowa, daughter of Oscar and Alvina (Spies) Holm. Eva was united in marriage to Arnold Garloff. She lived in Lake Park, Iowa and Abbotsford, Wisconsin. Eva worked as a homemaker and a farm wife for many years. She moved to Spirit Lake, Iowa in 1984, after Arnold passed...
Jeanne Guritz
Sep 25, 2008
Jeanne Marjorie Guritz was born to Frank and Anna (Van Lent) Peters on March 31, 1925 in Sioux City, Iowa. Jeanne attended country school in Emerson, Nebraska for first and second grades. She then attended boarding school in Emerson until 7th grade. The family moved to Doon, Iowa where she attended country school through the eighth grade. She continued her...
Mearl Page
Sep 18, 2008
Mearl Ray Page was born September 24, 1934 in Spirit Lake, Iowa the son of Mearl Clinton "Bud" and Doris N. (Penn) Page. He was raised and educated southwest of Milford, graduating from Okoboji Consolidated School in 1953, where he played basketball and baseball. Mearl entered the US Army, serving during the Korean War, until receiving an Honorable Discharge. Mearl...
Harland Puck
Sep 16, 2008
Harlan Joe Puck was born January 1, 1916 in Sioux Valley, Minnesota, the son of George and Anna (Lage) Puck. He graduated from Sioux Valley High School in 1934 where he played basketball and later played on the alumni team. He started farming until being called to serve his country during World War II, from 1942-1945. He then took over...
Don Dressel
Sep 15, 2008
Donald James Dressel was born November 6, 1940 in Hutchinson, Minnesota, the son of Elmer and Myrtle (Kosek) Dressel. He graduated from Hutchinson High School, Jackson Vocational School in Jackson, Minnesota and Rhema Bible School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Don was united in marriage to Gwendolyn Bakken on March 17, 1962 at the United Methodist Church in Cosmos, Minnesota. He...
Paul Anderson
Sep 14, 2008
Paul Silas Anderson was born on July 11, 1935 to Paul Silas Anderson and Glee Adams Anderson. He attended school in Milford and enlisted in the Army serving sixteen months overseas in Germany, Holland and France. After returning to Milford in 1962, he worked for Bever Excavating. Paul then worked for the Dickinson County Road Department from 1970 to November...
Cecil Turner
Sep 9, 2008
Cecil Eugene Turner was born at his parent's farm home on April 28, 1918 at Russellville, Arkansas to Edward and Mary Bowden Turner. He graduated from Russellville High School in 1936. He attended Bible School in Enid, OK and became an ordained minister in the Assembly of God Church in 1942. On February 14, 1939 Cecil was married to Clara...
Lowell Schroeder
Sep 3, 2008
Lowell "Bud" M. Schroeder was born March 11, 1932 in Carroll, Iowa the son of Joseph and Ceil Schroeder. He was raised and educated in Carroll, where he graduated from high school. Bud entered the US Army, serving during the Korean War until receiving his honorable discharge. He then moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he worked for the Metropolitan Utilities...
John Parsons
Sep 3, 2008
John R. Parsons, Jr., was born to John and Virginia Parsons on January 4, 1933 in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from Lincoln High School in January 1950. He joined the Marines and after boot camp in San Diego, was sent to Korea, where he lost an arm and a leg in combat. He spent 1 ½ years in the...
Mary Lou Minard
Aug 22, 2008
Mary Lou Minard was born May 17, 1930 the daughter of Warren and Amelia (Hartman) Palmer in Charles City, Iowa. She was raised and educated in Charles City, where she graduated from high school. Mary Lou was united in marriage to Keith S. Minard on November 11, 1949 in Charles City. The couple made their home in Charles City, Bakersfield,...
Gloria Schaefer
Aug 18, 2008
Gloria Jean Timmons Baker Schaefer was lifted up to heaven on angels' wings on Monday, August 18, 2008. She was born October 14, 1928 in Spirit Lake, Iowa to Ivan and Dorothy Timmons. Gloria is survived by her second husband, Eugene R. Schaefer, Mason City, her five children Jerome (Kathy) Baker, Chapel Hill; Diana (Mark) Rettig, Cedar Rapids; David (Cindy)...
Beverly Looft
Aug 17, 2008
Beverly Mae Looft, 83, of Spirit Lake died August 17, 2008 at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake, Iowa. The Dunnell, Minnesota native was born to the late Hans and Hattie Petersen on August 7, 1925. Bev married Verle Looft on January 16, 1945 in Fairmont, Minnesota. She was an active member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake where...
Janet Enarson
Aug 17, 2008
Janet E. Enarson was born November 29, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of John and Dorothy (Denny) Scholes. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1959 and worked for Bankers Life for two and a half years. She married Layton W. Vick of Spirit Lake and had four children. Janet attended Iowa Lakes Community College in Emmetsburg and...
Muriel Burgin
Aug 16, 2008
Muriel A. Burgin was born to Olaf and Lillie (Swanson) Lofgren on April 9, 1913 at St. James, Minnesota. She graduated from St. James High School in 1932. In January of 1938 she was united in marriage to Ralph Robert Burgin and to this union two sons were born; Wesley and Stanley. In 1945 the couple began operating Burgin Cleaners...
Gordon Garnjobst
Aug 14, 2008
Gordon Garnjobst was born July 11, 1956 at Hartley, Iowa the son of Ardell and Lotta (Kostrewa) Garnjobst. He was raised and educated in Milford, Iowa, graduating from Milford High School. Gordon furthered his education at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, where he received his B.A.. He received his Masters Degree at William & Mary University in West Virginia...
Edna Skow
Aug 9, 2008
Edna Lucile Skow was born April 23, 1919 in Marathon, Iowa, the daughter of Axel and Bessie (Miller) Vederstrom. Edna passed away on August 9, 2008 at Wel-Life in Spirit Lake, Iowa at eighty-nine years of age. Edna is survived by her two sons, Robert Skow and Richard Skow; daughter, Tamara Skow; five grandchildren, Robert, Carlotta, Cody Hans, Coral, Cassandra,...
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