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Bonnie Bauer
Apr 19, 2011
Bonnie Mae (Fox) Bauer was born January 12, 1927 to Edward and Mary (Jorgensen) Fox in Sioux City, IA. Attended high school in Yankton, SD, graduated 1945. Bonnie married Frank Bauer November 11, 1946 in Spirit Lake where they resided for a time, and they later moved to Milford. Bonnie worked for Northwestern Bell, beginning as a telephone operator, first...
Bill Chaffin
Apr 13, 2011
William Edward Chaffin was born March 24, 1921 in rural Milford, Iowa, the son of Glen and Isa (Stinehart) Chaffin. He was educated in the Milford School. During his military service from 1941-1943, he married June England in Tacoma Washington on February 13, 1942. After returning to Milford, they made their home on a farm southwest of Milford where they...
Inez Estrem
Apr 1, 2011
Inez Estrem was born October 23, 1914 in Huxley, Iowa, the daughter of Isabella (Dobbe) and Lewis Larson. She completed high school in Huxley, Iowa. On March 23, 1935, Inez was united in marriage to LeRoy Estrem. She was always very interested in her family, especially her grandchildren. She loved her home, needle work, sewing and quilt making. She also...
Roger Rygh
Apr 1, 2011
Roger Rygh was born on January 15, 1935 and died April 1, 2011 at seventy-six years of age. He was born in Starkweather, North Dakota, the son of Martin and Ethel Rygh. Rog grew up in Roseau, Minnesota and from there he left for college at Augustana in Sioux Falls. In college he excelled in both academics and athletics. Roger...
Scott Baumgard
Mar 18, 2011
Scott Douglas Baumgard was born June 17, 1977 in Luverne, Minnesota, the son of James Allen Baumgard and Bonnie Lou Wood. Scott graduated from Spirit Lake High School in 1995. He went on to pursue his education in business and accounting from Iowa Lakes Community College. Scott's entrepreneurial spirit was put to work to offset the cost of his education,...
Richard Jaacks
Mar 18, 2011
Richard Dale Jaacks was born on July 25, 1934 in Denison, IA to Meinhardt and Hilda (Jepsen) Jaacks. Dick was Baptized in Christ on September 23rd , 1934 and confirmed on April 2nd , 1950 at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. He graduated from Denison High School with the class of 1953. His grocery career started in high school at...
J. Richard Carlson
Mar 17, 2011
J. Richard (Dick) Carlson was born November 6, 1919 in Lanyon, Iowa, the son of David and Sophie Carlson. He was united in marriage to Juanita Magnusson on June 25, 1940 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Dick served on the Central Webster School Board, Farmers Elevator Board and the Lanyon Evangelical Covenant Church Board. One of his joys was music and...
Farel Schapira
Mar 15, 2011
Farel Elaine Schapira was born November 8, 1952 in Iowa City, Iowa. She was the daughter of Leo and Mildred Schapira. Farel passed away March 15, 2011 at her home in Arnolds Park, Iowa at fifty-eight years of age. She is survived by her daughters, Millisa Reynolds and Lacey Reynolds; grandchildren, Nathaniel Franklin and Chase Franklin; brothers, David Schapira and...
Don Christ
Mar 13, 2011
Donald Christ was born November 24, 1923 in Lake Park, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Ethel Rowe Christ. He graduated in 1943 from the Lake Park Consolidated School, where he was active in band, music and baseball. In 1946, Don enlisted in the United States Army and served in the 35th Infantry. He was honorably discharged in 1948. On...
Alice Hummel
Mar 13, 2011
Alice Hummel was born September 8, 1912 in Midland City, Illinois, the daughter of George and Susy (Mathews) Landrith. She received her education in Clinton, Illinois. She came to Jackson, Minnesota where she attended Normal Training Class. She taught rural school for two years before her marriage. On January 28, 1932, she was united in marriage to John F. Hummel...
Martha Hinshaw
Mar 12, 2011
Martha Ellen Hinshaw was born July 11, 1922 at West Bend, Iowa to Frank and Ruby (Walrath) Abrams. The family lived at West Bend and Stuart, Iowa, and later moved to the Lakes Region. Martha graduated from Arnolds Park High School in 1939. Martha married Wheeler Jacob Hinshaw on May 8, 1945 in Huntington Beach, CA. Martha and Wheeler had...
Evelyn Marchand
Mar 5, 2011
Evelyn Rose Marchand was born September 21, 1917 in rural Milford, Iowa, the daughter of P.J. & Tillie Donelon. Evelyn was raised and educated in Milford, graduating from Milford High School. On March 3, 1938, Evelyn was united in marriage to John Palmer Marchand in Jackson, Minnesota. The couple first made their home in Milford, until they moved out of...
Sandra Cook
Mar 1, 2011
Sandra Kay Cook was born December 7, 1940 in Meridan, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Helen (Jackson) Lochner, Jr. Sandra was raised and educated in Meridan, graduating from Meridan High School. Sandra was united in marriage to Jerry Cook on February 14, 1960, in Cherokee, Iowa. The couple made their home in Sioux City, Doon and Rock Rapids, Iowa....
Irene Walker
Feb 27, 2011
Irene was born March 11, 1923, in Spirit Lake, Iowa. She was the youngest of four children born to Glen and Winifred Pugh. She is preceded in death by her parents, brother, Marvin, infant brother, Merril, and a sister, LaVerne. Irene grew up in Arnolds Park, graduating from Arnolds Park High School in 1941. She worked at a local candy...
Annette Neighbor
Feb 24, 2011
Annette was born August 2, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois and adopted at three months by Anna T. Dorgan of Lincoln, Nebraska. She lived in Lincoln, spending her summers on Sunset Beach, West Lake Okoboji and winters in Hollywood, California. She graduated from Hollywood (CA) High School and from business school in Lincoln. Annette was united in marriage to Larry Jensen,...
Francis Wittrock
Feb 21, 2011
Francis Wittrock was born August 18, 1924, in Milford, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Emma (Richter) Wittrock. He served in the United States Marines during World War II. On October 7, 1950, Francis was united in marriage to Helen (Stinogel). Francis worked as a truck driver and attended the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. He is survived by...
Maxine Lieb
Feb 20, 2011
Maxine Mildred Lieb was born February 7, 1915 in Spirit Lake, Iowa, the daughter of George Elbe and Dora Hazel Mitchell. She graduated from high school in Wessington, South Dakota and from beauty college in Des Moines, Iowa. On September 17, 1937, Maxine was united in marriage to Joseph Cornelius Lieb in Spirit Lake. Maxine owned and operated Maxine's Beauty...
Dale Simpson
Feb 15, 2011
Dale Arthur Simpson was born February 5, 1937 in rural Arnolds Park, the son of George and Zada Simpson. He graduated from Arnolds Park School. He married Rosalie Mary Wittrock on July 21, 1960. Seven children were born to complete their family. The family lived around the Terril, Everly and Marathon areas. He farmed, sheared sheep, scraped iron, worked on...
Dan Nicol
Feb 14, 2011
Danny F. Nicol, age 65, passed away after a determined ten-year fight with cancer on February 14, 2011, lovingly cared for by his wife, Janet, and his two daughters, Kristin Nicol (husband, Don Andrews) of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Danielle Bartlett (husband, Gray Bartlett) of Memphis, Tennessee. His five grandchildren who adored their Opa are Paisley, Liam, and Gannon Andrews and...
Delores Lindsay
Feb 13, 2011
Delores Marie Lindsay was born August 10, 1923 in Jackson, Minnesota, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Boehm) Benjamin. On June 22, 1939, Delores was united in marriage to Jerry F. Lindsay in Jackson, Minnesota. She lived most of her life in Arnolds Park with the exception of three years that she lived in Milford and the last eight years...
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