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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...
Brad Riley
Mar 2, 2012
Bradley Dean Riley was born April 6, 1954, the son of James W. and Mabel (Peterson) Riley. He resided in Spirit Lake and was formerly from Deloit, Iowa. Brad attended school in Denison, Iowa and then served his country in the United States Army for eight years during the Vietnam Era. He loved to cook, play golf and watch football....
Jerry Roskammer
Feb 29, 2012
Jerome Alan Roskammer was born March 9, 1938 in Cherokee, Iowa, the son of Lester and Cora (Schallau) Roskammer. In his early years, Jerry attended grade school in Calumet. He graduated from Arnolds Park High School in 1957. Jerry was united in marriage to Mary Jo (Lohrmann) Trebbien at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford on October 6, 1979. The...
Barbara Lynn Wills
Feb 26, 2012
Barbara Lynn Wills was born April 11, 1945 in Pender, Nebraska, the daughter of Ralph and Mabel (Roosendaal) Jaycox. The family moved from Nebraska to live in Lake Park, Iowa when Barb was very young. Barb graduated from Lake Park High School in 1963 and moved to Spirit Lake. In the 1970s she babysat for several children in her home...
Darlene Hill
Feb 17, 2012
Darlene Marie Hill was born September 16, 1922 in Madison Township, Iowa, the daughter of Ray and Adella (Umbaugh) Dick. Darlene was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America. She worked at the Arnolds Park Amusement Park, The Empress and the Pier 30 Café in Arnolds Park. She loved nature and enjoyed listening to country music Darlene passed away...
Evelyn Louise Henderson
Feb 13, 2012
Evelyn Louise Henderson was born July 19, 1921 to Wayne and Lola Creery in St. Edwards, Nebraska. She spent her childhood there until January 1926 when she moved with her parents to Spirit Lake, Iowa. She attended school in Spirit Lake and graduated in May, 1940. She married Lloyd Anfinson in January, 1941 and to this union three children were...
Velma Palmer
Feb 13, 2012
Mrs. Palmer, 98, of Milford passed away Monday, February 13, 2012 at the Hilltop Care Center in Spirit Lake. Velma M. Palmer was born September 9, 1913 in Spring Township, Cherokee County to William and Lydia Braasch. She moved with her parents to Sutherland, Iowa where she received her education. On October 5, 1939, she was united in marriage to...
Jolene Marie Rick
Feb 7, 2012
Jolene Marie Rick was born August 12, 1955 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa the daughter of Keith and Stella Ann Rick. Jolene was raised in Urbana, Iowa. She attended special education classes in Urbana and Blairstown, Iowa. Jolene worked at Opportunities in Vinton. Following the family moving to Spirit Lake in 1995, Jolene began work at Echo-Plus, where she continued to...
Wallace E. Schilling
Feb 2, 2012
Wallace (Wally) E. Schilling was born on October 23, 1911 to Fred and Ruth (Miller) Schilling in Stanton, NE. He graduated from Stanton High School in 1929. Later he moved to Chicago, IL, where he met Dorthy (Dottie) Newens. The couple was married on January 25, 1936. Wally enlisted in the army at the beginning of WWII and served in...
Elizabeth Giefer
Jan 31, 2012
Elizabeth Maxine Giefer was born November 4, 1924 in Salem, South Dakota, the daughter of Fred and Florence (Gill) Roling. On August 23, 1952, Elizabeth was united in marriage to Edward Charles Giefer in Madison, South Dakota. She lived in Salem, Jackson and the Twin Cities before moving to the Iowa Great Lakes Region in 1984. Elizabeth worked as a...
Betty Wright
Jan 25, 2012
Betty Wright was born September 28, 1923, the daughter of Guy and Mabel (Harris) Bumgarner in Numa, Iowa. She was raised and educated in Numa. While living and working in Chicago, Illinois, Betty met Ford Wright, Jr. They were united in marriage on February 22, 1943 in Arkansas. The couple soon moved to Arnolds Park, where they worked and raised...
Diana Egan
Jan 21, 2012
Diana Egan was born November 15, 1938 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Leslie and Martha Gardener. Diana completed high school and was united in marriage to Raymond Francis Egan on January 7, 1961 in Elsworth, Minnesota. She lived in Minnesota, Iowa and various places in the United States and Europe as a child with her mother and stepfather, Martha...
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