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Russell Dougherty
May 2, 2012
Russell Lowell Dougherty was born on June 9, 1929 at Sherwood, Iowa in Calhoun County. He was the son of Bert and Sue (Holder) Dougherty. Russell was raised on a farm north of Lake City, Iowa for many years. He went to school in Rockwell City, Iowa. On September 22, 1948, Russell was united in marriage to Rosemary (Fowler) at...
Marvin Schmeling
Apr 27, 2012
Marvin Alvin Schmeling was born June 5, 1929 in Cylinder, Iowa, the son of Arthur and Rosa (Rambath) Schmeling. He graduated from Arnolds Park High School in 1946. On October 31, 1948, Marvin was united in marriage to Mary Colleen (Johnson) Schmeling at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Terril, Iowa. Marvin and Mary farmed and milked cows in rural Milford,...
Bessie Umscheid
Apr 26, 2012
Bessie Rae Umscheid was born December 15, 1930 to James Lang and Mary (Pierce) Bazemore in Windsor, North Carolina. On November 18, 1951 Bessie was united in marriage to Robert Joseph Umscheid in Windsor, North Carolina where Bessie enjoyed being a homemaker. They have lived in Milford since 1952. Bessie was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church where she...
Phyllis M. Boles
Apr 22, 2012
Phyllis Maurine Boles was born at Ocheyedan, Iowa on January 30, 1920, the daughter of Ruth and Gilmore Woodworth. Her childhood years were spent at Ocheyedan. She attended the Ocheyedan Public School, graduating in 1937. She then attended the Fort Dodge Beauty Academy. After graduating from Beauty School she was employed in Sioux City and Arnolds Park. She was united...
Darryl E. Jensen
Apr 18, 2012
Darryl Einer Jensen was born December 12, 1947 in Estherville, Iowa, the son of Einer and Mary Jo (Carter) Jensen. In 1965, he enlisted into the National Guard and received a honorable medical discharge in 1969. On September 30, 1967, Darryl was united in marriage to Mary Catherine Bormann in St. Benedict, Iowa. They lived in Graettinger, Estherville and Armstrong...
Jerry Kurth
Apr 17, 2012
Gerald (Jerry) Joseph Kurth, 63, lifelong businessman of LeMars and Okoboji, Iowa, passed away April 17, 2012 at his home in Milford, Iowa, after a two year battle with cancer with family by his side. Jerry was born January 20, 1949, in LeMars, Iowa, to Norman and Orle (Uhl) Kurth. As a young man he worked for the family dry...
Connie Lux
Apr 16, 2012
Constance Diane Lux was born May 24, 1934 in Everly, Iowa, the daughter of George and Edna (Lockey) Rausch. On September 6, 1952, Connie was united in marriage to Denton Lux in Spencer, Iowa. The couple lived in Hartley, Everly, Albert City and Sutherland. After Denton's passing in 2006, Connie remained on the Sutherland acreage for several years. In August,...
Steve Shoning
Apr 13, 2012
Steven Russell Schoning was born April 13, 1956, the son of Mary (Brinkley) and Duane Schoning of Milford. He was a rambunctious child who enjoyed living on the farm, riding on the tractors, and playing with the family pets. He received his schooling in Estherville, Milford and Spirit Lake, graduating in 1974 from Spirit Lake High School with the help...
Bonnie Snow
Apr 9, 2012
Bonnie Belle Snow was born August 30, 1922 to Lonnie and Nina (Wilson) McFarland in Lake Park, Iowa. Bonnie attended High School in Lake Park. She married Harvey L. Snow on August 15, 1941 in Worthington, Minnesota. They lived for 30 years on Silver Lake before moving to a senior apartment in Lake Park. In November 2006 they moved to...
Donna Browning
Apr 1, 2012
Donna Lee (Donovan) Browning, was born September 9, 1941 at Forest City, Iowa. She grew up in Wesley, Iowa until she entered high school. She then to the Spirit Lake area and graduated from Spirit Lake Iowa High School in 1959. On March 25, 1962 she married Robert Browning. To this union was born two boys, Robert Lee in 1962...
Marguerite Hejtmanek
Mar 31, 2012
Marguerite Christina Hejtmanek was born August 15, 1917 in Clarkson, Nebraska, the daughter of Edward and Elsie (Roether) Zelenda. On June 23, 1936, Marguerite was united in marriage to Lawrence Hejtmanek in Clarkson, Nebraska. The couple lived in Aitkin, Minnesota and Rochester, Minnesota before moving to Spirit Lake in 1963. Marguerite worked in quality control at Berkley's for many years....
Duane Gould
Mar 29, 2012
Gaylin Duane Gould was born November 16, 1924, the son of Nathan and Agnes (Tweet) Gould. He was raised and educated near Milford, graduating from Okoboji Consolidated School. He entered the US Army and served his country at the end of WW II. Duane was united in marriage to Shirley Clark on June 18, 1953 in Milford. The couple made...
Anna Mae Winters
Mar 28, 2012
Anna Mae (Godfrey) Winters was born on February 24, 1932 in Washta, Iowa to William and Edna (Small) Godfrey. In 1938 she moved with her family to rural Lake Park, Iowa. Anna Mae attended Excelsior Consolidated School graduating in 1949 as valedictorian of her class. She then attended Mankato School of Business in Mankato, MN. Upon completion she worked at...
Gary Widdel
Mar 27, 2012
Gary Robert Widdel was born July 3, 1942 in Armstrong, Iowa, the son of Duane and Geraldine (Opsal) Widdel. He graduated from Fenton Central High School in 1960. Gary was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Church in Fenton, Iowa. On September 4, 1965, Gary was united in marriage to Sandra Arlene Jansen in Fairmont, Minnesota. They lived in Spirit...
James Otto
Mar 25, 2012
James Miller Otto was born October 9, 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa to Earl and Eleanor (Miller) Otto. He graduated from Storm Lake High School, completed his undergraduate studies at Concordia College in St. Paul, Minnesota and Seward, Nebraska. He later received his Masters at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska. Jim married Janet Mae Harvey on April 13,...
Helen Besch
Mar 25, 2012
Helen Adele (Higley) Besch was born May 19, 1920 in Fenton, Iowa to Harvey and Katherine (Gappa) Higley. She attended a country school near her home and Presentation Academy in Whittemore, Iowa, graduating in 1937. Helen married James H. Besch on February 19, 1941 and lived on the Besch family farm until 1978 when they moved into the town of...
Thora Robinson
Mar 23, 2012
Thora Elnora Robinson was born August 21, 1926 in Okoboji, Iowa, the daughter of Ural and Vivian (Davis) Cother. On August 16, 1946, Thora was united in marriage to Forrest Robinson at the Methodist Church in Arnolds Park, Iowa. The family made their home on Upper Gar Lake and remained in that house for fifty-eight years. Thora worked as a...
Ellowene Clifford
Mar 20, 2012
Ellowene Mae Clifford was born to Howard and Dosia Boers (Carr) in Milford, Iowa on November 17th, 1923. She graduated from Milford High School. On May 2nd, 1943, she married LaVern "Cliff" Clifford and remained in Milford while LaVern served his country in central Europe. Upon Cliff's discharge they moved to Chicago where Ellie worked and Cliff went to Communication...
Lorraine Ficken
Mar 18, 2012
Lorraine Ficken was born December 23, 1918 to William Wheatly and Mable Grace (Wood) Pickering in Newell, Iowa. She graduated from Terril High School in 1936 and attended Estherville Junior College. She taught rural schools in Emmet and Dickinson County for three years. On March 23, 1940, Lorraine was united in marriage to Harley Ficken. In 1947, the couple made...
Bernice Moritz
Mar 10, 2012
Bernice M. Moritz was born to Carl H. and Clara (Brandt) Olson on August 8, 1931 in Cherokee County, Iowa. On January 6, 1952 she married Ivan Moritz to which one child, Gail, was born. They farmed for ten years at Dickens, Superior, Iowa. After farming, they bought and owned a resort for ten years before moving to their home...
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