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Donna Powell
Dec 26, 2009
Services for Donna Powell, 75, of Terril will be held Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 10:30AM at the United Methodist Church in Terril, Iowa. Burial will be at the Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Powell passed away December 26, 2009 at the Spencer Municipal Hospital in Spencer, Iowa.
Irene Marie Eakin
Dec 24, 2009
Irene Marie Eakin was born January 21, 1917 in Russell, Minnesota, the daughter of William and Louisa (Cory) Crozier. She received her high school diploma. On March 26, 1938, Irene was united in marriage to Virgil Eakin in Canton, South Dakota. The family lived in Sibley, Iowa before moving to Spirit Lake, Iowa in 1965. She attended the Baptist Church....
Marian Buchanan
Dec 23, 2009
Marian Buchanan, 95, of Arlington, Washington formerly of Milford, Iowa. Mrs. Buchanan passed away December 23, 2009 at the home of her daughter, Jeaninine Lish, in Arlington.
Donald Glen Rush
Dec 19, 2009
Donald Glen Rush, 83 of Spirit Lake Iowa passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at his home in Des Moines. Donald will be cremated and a Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 28, 2009 at First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Donald was born July 21, 1926 to Charles Orson and Maggie...
Gene Fredric Schwartz
Dec 14, 2009
Gene Fredric Schwartz was born July 25, 1939 in Estherville, Iowa, the son of Richard and Mathilda Schwartz. He lived on a farm near Terril before moving to Spirit Lake in 1950. He attended Spirit Lake High School. He worked as a groundskeeper at Brooks Country Club in Okoboji. He enjoyed landscaping, antiques, automobiles and farm machinery. He was interested...
Rose Louise Blum
Dec 12, 2009
Rose Louise Branstetter Blum was a vivacious woman who passed from this life from cancer on her 85th birthday at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Rose was the daughter of Virgil Abernathe Branstetter and Ada Margaret (McAfee) Branstetter. She was the fifth of eight children in the Branstetter family. She was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, moved to Eagle...
Allen Dale Slater
Dec 11, 2009
Allen Dale Slater was born July 22, 1941 in Emmetsburg, Iowa, the son of Mabel (Cox) and Ernest Slater. He graduated in the class of 1959 from Emmetsburg High School. On November 6, 1964, Allen was united in marriage to Karleen Anderson in Terril, Iowa. The couple resided in Estherville, Iowa and operated Slaters Grocery for a period of time....
Jodien Gerdes Huisenga
Dec 10, 2009
Jodien Gerdes Huisenga was born August 2, 1962 in Windom, Minnesota , the daughter of Alfred A. and Marlene M. (Pick) Gerdes. At the age of three, the family moved to Milford , Iowa where Jodien graduated high school. She was united in marriage to Chip Huisenga on August 31, 1997 in Arnolds Park , Iowa . Jodien was blessed...
Richard D. Fry
Dec 1, 2009
Richard D. Fry was born March 14, 1936 in Storm Lake, Iowa, the son of Kenneth C. Fry and Bernice (Bullock) Fry. He graduated from Inwood High School in 1954 and attended Morningside College in Sioux City. Richard served in the United States Navy from 1957-1959. On August 29, 1959, Richard was united in marriage to Verla (Olen) in Sioux...
Mary Lucille Crow
Nov 30, 2009
Mary Lucille Crow, daughter of Robert and Bertha Lawhead, was born August 13, 1925 in Des Moines, Iowa. Mary graduated in 1943 from North High School in Des Moines. She attended Drake University for one year. She was united in marriage to Robert Crow on July 1, 1944 at Grace Methodist Church in Des Moines. During their married life, the...
Royce Alfred Ortman
Nov 30, 2009
Royce Alfred Ortman was born June 13, 1918 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of William and Elizabeth Ortman. Royce was united in marriage to Lucille I. Rankin on June 8, 1939 in Albany, Missouri. He lived in Waterloo, IA, Cedar Falls, IA, Janesville, IA, Laurens, IA and Spirit Lake, IA before moving to Yuma, Arizona in 2008. For several...
Winona Recher
Nov 29, 2009
Winona C. Recher was born to Arthur and Stella Olson at Greenville, Iowa on December 8, 1919. In 1937 she married Charles Akins and to this union one daughter, Nancy Louise was born. In 1958 Winona and Harold Recher were married in Jackson, Minnesota. Harold and Winona lived in Okoboji most of their married life. Winona worked at the Dickinson...
Merle William Krout
Nov 27, 2009
Merle William Krout was born on February 12, 1941 to John William and Ann Mary (Gstohl) Krout in Storm Lake, Iowa. He departed this life to begin his eternal life in Heaven on November 27, 2009. He passed away surrounded by his loving family at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls due to complications of a stroke he had on...
Audrey Jo Oliver
Nov 27, 2009
Aubrey Jo Oliver was silently born on November 27, 2009 at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Aubrey is the daughter of Alisa and Ben Oliver. She is survived by her parents, Alisa and Ben; grandparents, Steve and Sara Balm and Steve and Deb Oliver; aunts and uncles, Angie and Jeremy Ahlgren and their daughter, Ella, Aaron Balm, Austin...
Richard Westbrook
Nov 25, 2009
Richard Westbrook was born January 8, 1923 in Cedar Springs, Michigan, the son of LaRue and Helen (Sullivan) Westbrook. He graduated high school and received 3 years of college credit. Richard served in the United States Army. On January 2, 1946, Richard was united in marriage to Leonarda Golemiec in Germany. Richard worked as a technical writer. He lived in...
Wilfred Fasching
Nov 18, 2009
Wilfred (Will) Fasching as born March 4, 1928 at Winsted, Minnesota to Raymond and Louise Lester Fasching. On March 7, 1945 at age 17 he enlisted in the US Navy. Will served 30 years in 3 wars, WWll, Korea and Viet Nam. He was discharged August 1, 1975. In 1968 he was married to Esther Jean Moore. He married Doris...
Sean Michael Johnson
Nov 16, 2009
Sean Michael Johnson was born to Craig and Denise (Clark) Johnson on March 20, 1982 at Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up and received his education in Council Bluffs, and later lived in Spirit Lake and Milford. Sean was disabled but had work part time for Vugteveen Lawn Service. Sean passed away unexpectedly at his home in Milford on Monday, November...
Kelly Campbell Miller
Nov 15, 2009
Kelly Campbell Miller, 53, of Spirit Lake was born March 5, 1956 at Turlock, California. He died at November 5, 2009 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD after a long illness. Burial will be at Lake Tahoe, CA. Surviving is his wife, Sue Miller of Spirit Lake; father, Andrew Miller of Mesa, AZ; 2 stepsons and 3 grandchildren....
Rosalie Mary Simpson
Nov 11, 2009
Rosalie Mary Simpson was born September 13, 1941 in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, the daughter of Johanna and George Wittrock. She graduated from Milford High School. She was united in marriage in 1960 to Dale Simpson in Milford, Iowa. The family lived in Terril and Everly before moving to Marathon in 1976. Rose worked as a CNA at Spencer's Hospital....
Edward James Welch
Nov 11, 2009
Edward James Welch was born November 20, 1929 in Logan, Iowa, the son of William P. and Verna Welch. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was stationed at Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas. Ed received his Business and Law Degrees from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. On February 23, 1957, Ed was united in marriage to...
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