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Marian Lacey
Mar 27, 2008
Marian Lorena Lacey was born September 27, 1905 in Spencer, Iowa, the daughter of Morris and Mary McGuire Lacey. The family resided in Clay County until 1912, when they moved to a farm southwest of Kiester, Minnesota in Winnebago County. In 1914, the family moved to Dickinson County to a farm southwest of Milford. In September, 1916, her parents purchased...
Neal Roelofsen
Mar 27, 2008
Neal Roelofsen was born to Timen and Gertie (Rook) Roelofsen at rural Melvin on September 6, 1916. He grew up in Sioux Valley Minnesota and later the family moved to the family farm northeast of Harris. He entered the US Army, serving during WWII, until receiving an Honorable Discharge. Neal was united in marriage to Helen Recher on December 12,...
Basil L. Monkelien
Mar 26, 2008
Basil Lewis Monkelien, 75, died peacefully surrounded by his family on March 26, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa of complications due to chemotherapy. Basil was born on October 3, 1932, the son of Theodore and Alma (Johnson) Monkelien in Fonda, Iowa. He graduated from Pocahontas High School, Luther College in Wahoo, Nebraska and the University of...
Cleora Pederson
Mar 17, 2008
Cleora Pederson was born May 16, 1916 at Fairmont, Minnesota to Rassmus and Ida (Bettin) Thompson. Cleora was married to Leo Sharar. Leo died in 1956 and she married Peter Pederson. Cleora lived in Spirit Lake for the last 40 years. She was an avid fan of professional wrestling on TV and often traveled to other towns to attend matches...
Paul A. Hintz
Mar 13, 2008
Paul Albert Hintz was born August 5, 1930 in Youngstown, Ohio the son of Henry and Martha Hintz. The family moved to Terril, Iowa in his youth, where he graduated from Lake Center Consolidated School. Paul entered the US Army in 1952 serving until receiving an Honorable Discharge in 1954. Paul was united in marriage to Phyllis Marilyn Langel on...
Shirley J. Smith
Mar 12, 2008
Funeral Services for Shirley Smith, 62, of Spirit Lake will be held Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 1:00PM at the United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Shirley passed away on March 12, 2008 at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Shirley Joan Smith was born November 8, 1945 in Boone, Iowa, the daughter of Marvin and Maxine...
Keith I. Frost
Mar 7, 2008
Keith Irvin Frost was born on November 28, 1919 in Spirit Lake to Irvin R. and Marion LaDoux Frost. Keith graduated from Spirit Lake High School in 1937 and attended Iowa State University 1938-39. Keith was united in marriage to Audrey V. Rucker on October 19, 1941. Keith farmed in the Spirit Lake area after their marriage until 1942 when...
Vernon L. Brosh
Mar 6, 2008
Vernon LeRoy Brosh was born January 7, 1938 in Milford, Iowa the son of Wilbur and Ann (Matheson) Brosh. He was raised and educated in Milford. Vernon was united in marriage to Ella Rork on December 23, 1961 in Arnolds Park, Iowa. The couple made their home in Milford, where they raised their family. Vernon worked for several years as...
Vivien Meyer
Mar 3, 2008
Vivien Meyer, 93, of Arnolds Park died Monday, March 3 at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville. Vivien, as a resident of Rosewood Manor, in Estherville, was an active part of that community and developed many friendships over the past three years. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, March 13, at 10:30 AM, at St. Joseph Catholic...
Adam L. Woodbury
Mar 3, 2008
Funeral services for Adam Woodbury, 28, of Terril will be held Friday, March 7, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 6 after 3:00 p.m. with the family present from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Turner Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Adam passed away Monday evening, March 3, west...
Verlyn J. DeWall
Mar 2, 2008
Verlyn James DeWall was born December 13, 1923, the son of Rudolph and Ida (Peton) DeWall in rural Terril, Iowa. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran in Terril and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran in Estherville. At the time of the Depression, his parents left the farm and moved to Estherville. His formal education was received in the Estherville school system....
Sandra L. Resh
Feb 28, 2008
Sandra Lee Resh, 63, of Spirit Lake, died on February 28, 2008 at Hilltop Care Center, Spirit Lake. Family services will be held later with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery, Emmetsburg. Sandra was born January 24, 1945 at Des Moines to Emmet and Roxana Tripplett Resh. She lived in Spirit Lake most of her life and for the past nine...
Marjorie L. Powell
Feb 22, 2008
Marjorie L. Powell, the daughter of William H. and Mary Backhaus Steffen, was born April 24, 1922, on a farm south of Royal, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Royal and Peterson areas where she received her education in the Clay County school system. Marjorie married Donald R. Powell on October 9, 1942, at Ft. Sill in Oklahoma...
Eleanor L. Phelps
Feb 18, 2008
Eleanor Lucille Phelps was born on June 19, 1918 in Hartington, Nebraska, the daughter of George and Maude (Provancha) Van Pelt. In 1938, she was married to William Phelps in Storm Lake, Iowa. They lived most of their lives in Storm Lake and Spirit Lake with the exception of seven years spent in Arizona. Eleanor passed away on February 18,...
R.E. Giddings
Feb 18, 2008
R.E. "Bob" Giddings was born April 24, 1920 in Burt, Iowa, the son of Guy and Lizzi (Ward) Giddings. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. Bob worked as a lineman for the telephone company for many years. Bob passed away on February 18, 2008 at the Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake, Iowa...
Robert B. Thurman
Feb 15, 2008
Robert Byral Thurman was born March 28, 1933 in Mt. Ayr, Iowa, the son of George and Tanzy (Scott) Thurman. In 1952, Robert enlisted in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in 1956. Bob was united in marriage to Phyllis Hale on June 9, 1954. Bob was a father of three and a father of all his family....
Arnold Lane
Feb 13, 2008
Arnold Fred Lane was born to Fred and Mary (Berg) Lane at Peterson, Iowa on May 26, 1931. In 1949 he graduated from Peterson High school. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954 during the Korean Conflict. On February 5, 1955 he was united in marriage to Veree D. Rustan at Fairmont, Minnesota. They lived...
Clarence W. Radtke
Jan 28, 2008
Clarence William Radtke, the son of Clarence Arthur and Ella Mae Radtke, was born December 21, 1935 in Nezpearce, Idaho. His family lived in Tacoma Washington for eleven years before moving to Spirit Lake in 1946. He completed high school in Spirit Lake. On January 28, 1956, Clarence was united in marriage to Judy Webb in Jackson, Minnesota. He owned...
Helen M. Keel
Jan 26, 2008
Helen Mae Forseyth Keel was born December 29, 1915 in Des Moines, Iowa to a very young mother. Her father served in Europe in the WWI and abandoned her and her mother when Helen was nine. She was baptized as an infant and was confirmed from Trinity Lutheran in Rockford, Illinois in 1929. The depression caused a move to Terril,...
Roger W. Hett
Jan 25, 2008
Roger William Hett was born January 6, 1941, the son of Harold William and Laura (Niemeyer) Hett in Webster County, Iowa. He was raised and educated in Deer Creek Township, Iowa. He was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church on March 7, 1954. He attended High School at Concordia Academy, St. Paul, Minnesota. Roger was united in marriage to Rosalie Schultz...
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