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James Johnson
Sep 10, 2009
James B. Johnson, age 92, of Spencer and formerly of Spirit Lake, passed away at 12:45 PM on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at Spencer Municipal Hospital following a brief illness. James Benjamin Johnson was born January 4, 1917 in Dalton, Nebraska to Thomas Jefferson Johnson and Myrtle Belle (Jordon) Johnson. James grew up in Holden, Missouri along with his sister,...
Arleen Rohwer
Sep 10, 2009
Arleen Ruth DeMuth Rohwer was born October 19, 1923 at Milford, Iowa to James and Regina (Schaf) DeMuth. She graduated from Milford and received nurse's training at Sioux City. On June 3, 1946 she married George Rohwer in Milford and they lived in Sheldon for four years before returning to Milford to care for her parents and raise 6 children....
Ruth Baker
Sep 9, 2009
Ruth E. (Duncan) DeSpain Baker was born June 3, 1921 the daughter of Edward and Alma (McCord) Duncan in Denison, Iowa. Ruth left us in peace at her home on Little Emerson Bay to join her husbands and children Ed, Tom, and Ann on Wednesday, September 9, 2009. Ruth was born on a farm in Paradise Township west of Denison,...
Bill Coultier
Sep 8, 2009
Bill Ray Coultier was born October 31, 1944 in Estherville, Iowa the son of Raymond Cleveland and Laura Elizabeth (Newton) Coultier. He was raised and educated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he graduated high school. He attended the University of Iowa for two years prior to entering the US Army in 1965, where he served during the Vietnam War until...
Stephen Graff
Sep 3, 2009
Stephen K. (Steve) Graff of Spirit Lake, IA, died September 3 in the Hospice Care Unit at the Spencer Municipal Hospital. He was 59. The Turner Funeral Home in Spirit Lake is in charge of arrangements. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m and again at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 7, at the funeral home. Visitation with family...
Alta Clair Thompson
Aug 24, 2009
Alta "Ollie" Claire Thompson was born June 28, 1918 in Grand Meadow, Iowa, the daughter of Harvey and Edna (Bammer) Harrison. She was raised and educated in Grand Meadow, graduating from Grand Meadow High School. She then obtained her teaching degree from Morningside College in Sioux City. In 1944 she married Charles Dale Thompson in San Francisco, CA. She taught...
Beulah May Senn
Aug 24, 2009
Beulah May Senn was born January 26, 1920 in Osceola County, near Harris, the daughter of Delbert and Florence (Smith) Morfitt. She attended school at Allison #7 and Harris Consolidated School. Beulah was united in marriage to Robert Senn on August 5, 1961 in Harris. He preceded her in death on August 21, 1983. Mrs. Senn was a member of...
Sharyl Curtis
Aug 13, 2009
Sharyl Ilene Curtis, 62, passed away August 13, 2009 at Longhouse Nursing Home in Spencer, Iowa. Sharyl was born December 15, 1946 to Eldon and Arlowene (Voss) Jansen. She grew up in Sioux Valley, Minnesota until the family moved to a farm near Harris, Iowa. She graduated from Harris Lake Park High School in 1965. In November 1965, she married...
Ralph Boles
Aug 10, 2009
Ralph Boles was born September 20, 1927 in Hartley, Iowa, the son of Raymond and Sadie (VanCleve) Boles. On March 22, 1953, Ralph was united in marriage to Delores May Hunt in Milford, Iowa. The family lived west of Milford until moving into town in 1956. He farmed and worked general construction. He enjoyed gardening and riding his yellow bicycle...
Ravina Hintze
Aug 6, 2009
Ravina Mae Hintze was born October 20, 1918 at Melvin, Iowa to Sever and Mae (Schut) Raveling. She attended school in Lake Park. On November 4, 1936 she married Lester John Hintze at Spirit Lake. They farmed in Sioux Valley until 1958 when they took over the operation of the Sioux Valley Log Cabin Steak House and Dance Hall. Les...
Peter Harmsen
Aug 6, 2009
Peter Harmsen was born June 9, 1924 in Rock Valley, IA, the son of Walter and Marie (Noteboom) Harmsen. He graduated from Sheldon High School in Sheldon, IA and entered the Military Service (Army) from March 1943 through March 1946. Peter was united in marriage to Leona Van Veldhuizen on June 18, 1946 in Sheldon, IA. He worked with his...
Miriam Cecel Ferguson
Jul 31, 2009
Miriam Cecel Ferguson on June 20, 1919 at Grundy Center, Iowa to Samuel and Clara Moats. She graduated from Conrad High School. On August 12, 1938 she was married to Eldon Ferguson. The couple farmed near Waukee for four years before moving to Urbandale where he developed a bridge painting business. They operated this business for 17 years before founding...
Bernice Eichman
Jul 27, 2009
T. Bernice Eichman was born June 20, 1919 at her home in Old Town Milford, the daughter of Halver Knudson and Sarah Ellen "Sadie May" Nattress. She was raised and educated in the area, graduating from Arnolds Park High School. She was united in marriage to John Frederic Eichman on September 22, 1939. The couple made their home in rural...
Blake Joseph Schierholt
Jul 27, 2009
Blake Joseph Schierholt was born April 4, 1983 in Spirit Lake, Iowa, the son of Theresa Schierholt and Keith Ahrenstorff. He attended school in Lake Park until 3rd grade and then moved to the farm with his mom in Milford and completed his education at the Okoboji Schools. He enjoyed picking on his little brother, Tyler, golfing, visiting Las Vegas,...
Margaret Elizabeth Shriver
Jul 21, 2009
Margaret Elizabeth Shriver, 93, formerly of Okoboji, Iowa, died peacefully in the North Central Hospice in Mason City on July 21, 2009. Margaret (Margie) was born on November 12, 1915, the beloved daughter of Mary and James Murphy of Livermore, Iowa. She was the youngest of five children, Kathryn, Rita, Celestine (Sally), and Francis, all of whom preceded her in...
Frank H. Seely
Jul 14, 2009
Frank was born Sept. 8, 1924 in Fenton, Iowa. He married Verdell Marie Boettcher and they farmed in the Fenton area until 1963 when they moved to Spirit Lake. Frank worked for Berkley Fishing until he retired in 1987. They enjoyed their church, family, hunting and fishing and spending time with their friends Max and TJ. Frank was preceded in...
Mildred Mabel Olson
Jul 6, 2009
Mildred Mabel Olson, the daughter of Sam and Laura (Rose) Dotson, was born August 6, 1914 in Lake Township, Clay Co., Iowa. She grew up on a farm, and graduated from Lake Center High School in 1932. On September 11, 1940, she married Dewey Olson near Ruthven, Iowa. They lived in Des Moines, Iowa for two years where they were...
Jack Colwell
Jul 4, 2009
Jack Colwell was born on March 17, 1926 in Gowrie, Iowa to Ray and Rachel Colwell. He graduated from Cherokee High School in 1944 and enlisted in the navy. He served on the destroyer, "The USS Stanly" in the Pacific. While serving, he saw combat engagements near twenty-nine different islands including the Philippines, the invasion of Leyte, Mindoro and Luzon...
Willemke Weaver
Jun 12, 2009
Willemke "Wilma" Hoogeterp Weaver was born August 4, 1915, the first child of Hellebrand "Theo" and Jantje "Janet" (Schram) Hoogeterp at their home in Newkirk, Iowa. She was twelve when her mother passed away and she helped her father and sister until her father remarried. She was raised and educated in Newkirk, graduating from Newkirk High School in 1933. Following...
Sylvia Ramos-Mendez
Jun 8, 2009
A funeral service for one day old Sylvia Marisol Ramos-Mendez was held Monday, June 8 at St. Margaret's Cemetery, Spirit Lake. Fr. James Smith officiated. Sylvia died Saturday after a premature birth. Her parents are Joaquia and Florinda Ramos-Mendez of Estherville. She is also survived by two sisters.
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