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Kathleen A. Colbert
Apr 23, 2013
Kathleen Ann Colbert departed this world on April 23, 2013. She was born on October 21, 1917, to Charles and Helen Wurm of St. Paul, MN. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Lawrence D. Colbert, M.D., who died on June 29, 1969. Kathleen graduated with a B.S. in Nursing from the University of Minnesota in 1939 and...
Neal A. Armstrong
Apr 21, 2013
Rev. Neal Alden Armstrong was born August 20, 1936 in Neola, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Ruth Armstrong. He died April 21, 2013. Neal graduated from Neola High School, Blackburn College, the University of Dubuque Seminary, and received an Educational Specialist degree from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in Neola in...
Vivian Fisher
Apr 19, 2013
A memorial fund has been established in Vivian's memory. Vivian Fisher was born September 17, 1932 in Superior, Iowa to Howard and Mary Leek. She graduated from Spirit Lake School. Throughout the years, Vivian worked as a cashier at the local theater and at two cafes. On October 29, 1950 in Lakefield, Minnesota, Vivian was married to LeRoy Fisher of...
Duane Petersen
Apr 17, 2013
Duane William Petersen was born April 16, 1938 in Terril, Iowa, the son of F. John and Mamie (Bremer) Petersen. He graduated from Terril Community High School in 1957. Duane was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Terril. Duane worked at Pro Cooperative in the fertilizer division in Terril, Iowa until his retirement in 2010. He was currently...
Marie Petersen
Apr 17, 2013
Marie Laurel Petersen was born on June 6, 1941, to Earl and Laura Mortland. She graduated from Estherville High School in 1959. She married Robert (Bob) Knox in August of 1958 while she was still in high school. They had two (2) children, Randy, born in 1960 and Kristi, born in 1963. Marie worked at many different doctors' offices in...
Joseph La Padula
Apr 16, 2013
Services: 1:30 pm, Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake Visitation: One hour prior to service time at the funeral home Interment: 10 am Monday, April 22, 2013 at Ft. Mc Pherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska. Joseph Gerard La Padula, the son of Joseph Lewis La Padula and Geraldine Calabrese, was born October 27,...
Jon C. Peters
Apr 12, 2013
Memorial donations may be given to: Lakes Area Youth Trap Club 1692 270th Spirit Lake, Iowa 51360 Jon Clifford Peters was born on March 1, 1955, in Carroll, Iowa to Clifford and Edna Peters. His childhood years were spent in Carroll and he graduated from Carroll Public School in 1973. In high school he sang in choir and swing choir,...
Phil Lemker
Apr 11, 2013
Phillip John Lemker, son of Archie and Ardis (Rohan) Lemker was born November 3, 1930 in Gillette, Wyoming. In 1949, Phil was enlisted in the United States Army and served as a Sergeant in the Signal Corps during the Korean War until receiving his Honorable Discharge in 1952. On November 20, 1956, Phil was united in marriage to Kay Kathleen...
Irving Bockman
Apr 4, 2013
Irving John Bockman and his twin sister, Irene Gosch, were born to Bill and Martha Bockman on January 26, 1921, in Yorktown, Iowa. The family moved to Dickinson County in his youth, and he has resided in the area his entire life. Irving entered the US Army Air Corps on February 8, 1943, serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations...
Jenean Hall
Apr 1, 2013
Jenean Hall was born April 24, 1934 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky to Gilbert and Coda (Carver) McPherson. She graduated from high school and married Charles Hall on December 1, 1980 in Groveland, Florida. She lived in Kentucky, Illinois, Florida, Wisconsin and Iowa since 1997. Jenean was a member of New Journey Community Church. She loved to help others, sewed for the...
Deloris Larsen
Mar 29, 2013
Deloris Muriel Larsen was born May 28, 1930 to Renold and Mildred (Ottjes) Lecy in Racine, Minnesota. She graduated from Austin, Minnesota high school in 1948. Deloris married Elmer Larsen on September 15, 1951 in Brownsdale, Minnesota. They lived in Brownsdale before moving to Lake Park, Iowa in 1959 upon purchasing Dane's Café and Bowling Alley which eventually became Larsen's...
Bea Wilson
Mar 27, 2013
Bea Wilson was born on July 2, 1927 in Jackson, Minnesota to Albert and Lena Albertson. Her family moved to Spirit Lake a few years later where she attended Beauty School in Mason City, Iowa, graduating in 1950. She worked in Ocheyedan and Spencer for a few years. Then she opened her own shop in Spirit Lake in a few...
Betty Jean Louscher
Mar 23, 2013
Betty Jean Caviness Louscher passed from this world and into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on March 23, 2013 in the hospice unit of Spencer Hospital. Betty was taken by a rare and fatal illness that strikes the brain of one in a million people. Her illness was elusive, difficult to diagnose and involved searches by...
Gordon Lee Mennen
Mar 21, 2013
Mr. Gordon Lee Mennen, 96, of West Okoboji, Iowa passed away March 16, 2013 at his winter residence in Bonita Beach Florida. Memorial Service: 2 pm Friday, June 28, 2013, at First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji, Iowa. Interment: 1 pm Saturday, June 29, 2013 at LeMars Memorial Cemetery in LeMars, Iowa. Gordon Mennen, World War II Veteran, longtime NW...
Lyle Westergard
Mar 17, 2013
Lyle John Westergard was born in Graettinger, Iowa on July 20, 1937 to John and Venetta (Hansen) Westergard. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Lyle grew up on the family farm north of Lost Island where he learned to work hard. In high school Lyle was active in FFA and played football. He graduated in 1956 and...
Helen Farrow
Mar 17, 2013
Helen Farrow, 107, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013 at her home in Spirit Lake. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Elmore United Methodist Church. Helen Joyce Farrow was born January 23, 1906 in Elmore, Minnesota, to Bessie Ripley and John H. Krosch. She was raised and educated in Elmore, graduating from Elmore...
Avis Hoffman
Mar 16, 2013
Avis Marie Sorensen was born to Fred and Frances Sorensen on September 2, 1927 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Avis was the second of eight children; Betty, Verland, George, Donald, Carole, Larry and Rhonda and was proceeded in death by Betty, Donald, and Rhonda. Avis was swept off her feet by her neighbor, Virgil Hoffman, whom she was married to for...
Margaret Cravens
Mar 15, 2013
Mrs. Margaret Cravens, 91, of Spirit Lake, passed away Friday, March 15, 2015, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. Service: 10 am, Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at St. Albans Episcopal Church in Spirit Lake Visitation: after 3 pm, Monday, March 18, 2013 with the family present from 5 - 7 pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake....
Jane Wittrock
Mar 13, 2013
Jane Elizabeth Wittrock, the daughter of Leo Ralph Parks and Mildred Ruth Groves, was born January 3, 1946 in Spencer, Iowa. She graduated from Arnolds Park High School in 1964. On August 27, 1966, Jane was united in marriage to James Francis Wittrock at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Milford, Iowa. Jane worked in customer service at Parks Marina for...
Marvin Mowery
Mar 11, 2013
Marvin Warren Mowery was born on December 29, 1939 in Milford, Iowa, to Oscar (Whitey) Warren Mowery and Frances Mahalia (Jensen) Mowery. The family moved to Chicago in 1940 where his father worked for a welding company as a master welder building tanks for WW II. When the war was over they moved back to the area where Marvin attended...
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