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Frank Clark
Feb 19, 2013
Frank Clayton Clark passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at his home, CharMac Assisted Living, Lawton, at the age of ninety eight. Frank was born July 3, 1914, to Albert & Barbara Clark at Montgomery, Iowa. He attended school at Diamond Lake No. 1, Woodrow Wilson and Jefferson Jr. High in Long Beach, CA. He graduated from Spirit Lake High...
Melvin Godfrey
Feb 13, 2013
Melvin Frank Godfrey was born March 19, 1921 at Cherokee, Iowa to William and Edna (Small) Godfrey and passed away on February 13, 2013 at Lake Park, Iowa. He attended school at Washta and Grand Meadow until moving with his family to Excelsior Township south of Lake Park in 1938. He graduated from the Excelsior Cons. School that spring. He...
Chris Van Oort
Feb 12, 2013
Christian Van Oort was born September 8, 1926 near Matlock, Iowa, the son of Simon and Artie (Mol) Van Oort. Chris was the youngest of seven children. He graduated from Milford High School where he played in band and was on the football team. While in high school he worked at the bowling alley, theater and did construction. Those skills...
Craig Evert
Feb 12, 2013
Craig Evert, age 47, of Spirit Lake, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at a Sioux Falls, South Dakota Hospital. Craig Allen Evert was born December 29, 1965 in Gordon, Neb. He is survived by his wife Kathy (Orison), parents Leslie and Annabelle Evert, Gordon, Neb., sister Cindy Evert-Christ and her husband Ken of Lincoln, Neb, his beloved two cats,...
Ruth Marjorie Wulf
Feb 9, 2013
Ruth Marjorie Engelhorn, her given name, was born to parents Henry and Lydia (Manus) Engelhorn on August 23, 1914 in Northwood, Iowa. She was baptized into the Christian faith on Easter Sunday 1931. Ruth attended school in Northwood, Iowa and graduated on May 27, 1932. At the age of 18 she moved to join her family in Windom, Minnesota. On...
Robert Anderson
Feb 6, 2013
Robert Anderson, age 89, of Spirit Lake passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Hilltop Care Center in Spirit Lake. Visitation: Monday, February 11, 2013 after 3 pm with the family present from 5 - 7 pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. A Masonic Service will begin at 7 pm on Monday. Service: 10:30 am, Tuesday, February...
Russel Stahly
Feb 3, 2013
Russel James Stahly was born June 3, 1927, near Ocheyedan, Iowa, to Rude and Etta (Winter) Stahly. He attended Allison #8 Country School and later graduated from Harris High School in 1945. He was inducted into the Army in 1945 where he spent time serving in Korea and was honorably discharged in 1947. He returned home to live on the...
Sadie Adams
Jan 30, 2013
Sadie Adams, 104, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at Hilltop Care Center in Spirit Lake. Sadie Adams was born July 13, 1908, the daughter of George and Betty (Kuper) Mori, in Waterford Township, Everly, Iowa. She attended a rural school near her home. Sadie was united in marriage to Harold Adams on August 5, 1940,...
Wilma Snell
Jan 27, 2013
Wilma Grace (Lenz) Snell, daughter of Nicholas and Verna (Horton) Lenz was born on August 26, 1923 on a farm in Westport Township, Dickinson County, Iowa. Wilma grew up on a farm that was originally her Great-Grandparents' farm. Wilma attended grade school in Westport #9 and high school in Excelsior and Lake Park. On June 29, 1941 Wilma married Dale...
Merle Simpson
Jan 24, 2013
Merle Lloyd Simpson, the son of Elmer and Hazel (Milton) Simpson, was born October 25, 1922 on a farm near 12 Mile Lake in Emmet County. He graduated from high school in 1940. On January 26, 1944, Merle was united in marriage to Leona Goodman at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Merle moved to Spirit Lake, Iowa in...
Shirley Caviness
Jan 21, 2013
A funeral service will be held Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10:30am at First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji. Visitation will be on Thursday, January 24th after 4:00pm with the family present from 5:00-7:00pm at the Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. Burial at Milford Cemetery. Shirley Marie Caviness was born July 27, 1956, in Milford, Iowa, the daughter of...
Marvin Larson
Jan 21, 2013
Funeral: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10:30am at Good News Community Church in Okoboji Burial: Franklin Township Cemetery, Cooper, Iowa Visitation: Thursday, January 24, 2013 after 3:00pm with the family present from 5:00-7:00pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Marvin Richard Larson was born July 1, 1933, on the farm near Stratford, Iowa, the son of Lawrence and...
Val Roelofsen
Jan 16, 2013
Services will be held at a later date for Val Roelofsen, 80, of Milford. Mrs. Roelofsen passed away January 16, 2013 in Sioux Falls, SD.
Mardella Roth
Jan 16, 2013
A funeral service will be held Monday, January 21, 2013 at 10:30am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Milford. Visitation will be on Sunday, January 20th after 4:00pm with the family present from 4:00-7:00pm. There will be a Rosary at 6:00pm followed by a Scripture Service. Mardella T. Roth was born August...
Avis Hachmeister
Jan 12, 2013
A funeral service will be held Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 11:00am at United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Memorials may be directed to the family in lieu of flowers. Avis Hachmeister the daughter of Fred and Bessie Dowden, was born on January 19, 1912 in Gruver, Iowa. The family moved to Spirit Lake and Avis completed her education and...
Byron Whittlesey
Jan 10, 2013
A memorial service will be held 11:00 am Friday, February 1, 2013 at United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Byron E. Whittlesey was born June 27, 1929 in Gilmore City, Iowa, the son of Charles and Inez (Carmer) Whittlesey. Byron was enlisted in the United States Navy in 1948 and was...
Dennis Edwards
Jan 5, 2013
Dennis James Edwards was born August 28, 1942, the son of Mickey and Dorothy (Evans) Edwards. He graduated from Spirit Lake High School. Dennis was a lifelong Lakes Area resident. He worked with the highway commission for the Iowa Department of Transportation for 36 years. Dennis enjoyed motorcycle riding, working on motorcycles and automobiles, everything from engine building to painting...
Veree Lane
Jan 5, 2013
Veree Lane was born August 25, 1935 in Spencer, Iowa, the daughter of Emil and Ella Mae (Eldridge) Rustan. She was united in marriage to Arnold (Tony) Fred Lane on February 5, 1955 in Fairmont, Minnesota. The couple lived in Spencer, Iowa and Arnolds Park, Iowa until they moved to Milford, Iowa in 1959. She was a member of the...
Walter Prescher
Dec 31, 2012
A funeral service for Walter Prescher, age 92, of Spirit Lake, will be held Friday, January 4, 2013 at 2:30pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake. Visitation will be on Friday starting at 12:30pm at the church. Burial is at Memory Gardens in Spirit Lake. Walter E. Prescher passed away December 31, 2012 at the Community Memorial Health Center...
Evelyn Surcouf
Dec 31, 2012
Evelyn Surcouf, age 81, passed away December 31, 2012 at Longhouse Residence in Spencer, Iowa.
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