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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....
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...
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....
Charles Ernest Schroeder
Nov 7, 2009
Charles Ernest Schroeder was born November 11, 1925 at Milford, Iowa to Ernest and Cora Johnston Schroeder. He attended Milford High School. On September 15, 1947 he married Mary Lou Yaeger at Spencer. They farmed east of Milford. Later he worked for Northwest Die Cast and the City of Spencer. Interests were hunting, fishing, woodworking and cards. He was a...
Betty Engel
Nov 4, 2009
Betty Engel was born October 1, 1958 in Wagner, South Dakota, the daughter of Edward and Kathryn (Koppen) Koupal. She graduated from Spirit Lake High School. Betty worked as a department manager at WalMart for many years. She was united in marriage to Bryan Engel on February 16, 2002. Betty passed away November 4, 2009 at her home in Spirit...
Ruth Ann Robinson
Oct 30, 2009
Ruth Ann Robinson was born January 11, 1935 in Spencer, Iowa, the daughter of William and Vera (Falline) Price. She graduated from Spencer High School. Ruth lived in the Lakes Area her entire life. She worked as a fabric cutter at Style Craft in Milford for many years. Ruth attended Good News Community Church in Okoboji. Ruth loved all her...
Teleen Wilson
Oct 30, 2009
Teleen Bernice Wilson was born to Oscar and Anna (Knudtson) Wilson on September 9, 1914 at Milford, Iowa. She grew up on a farm west of Milford, where she attended school at #1 Westport Township and graduating from Okoboji Consolidated School in rural Milford. Teleen was united in marriage to Glen F. Wilson on August 26, 1936. She jokingly told...
Daniel Ostermann
Oct 27, 2009
Daniel Constant Ostermann died at Lakes Regional Hospital on October 27, 2009, after a long and courageous battle with Mylo Displastic Syndrome and congestive heart failure. He was born in Ocheyedan, Iowa, on November 18, 1925, to Gus and Redina (Bremer) Ostermann. He attended schools in the Ocheyedan area and in 1942 at the age of 16 went to Alaska...
Marie White
Oct 27, 2009
Former Dickinson County, Iowa resident Marie D. White age 100 passed away on Oct. 27 at the Good Samaritan Center Lodi Wis. Marie was born Dec. 4, 1908 in Brooklyn, New York to Danish immigrants, Chris and Pauline Pedersen Kreutzkampf. In 1923 the family moved west and settled in Terril, Iowa and engaged in farming. Marie was united in marriage...
Louis Carstensen
Oct 27, 2009
Louis Henry Carstensen was born October 12, 1916 to Chris and Irene (Voss) Carstensen in Minneota Township in Jackson County, Minnesota and passed away at Lakes Regional Hospital in Spirit Lake on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at the age of 93 years and 14 days. Louie started school in Jackson County at Sioux Valley School on Sept. 1, 1921 and...
Maxine Morphew
Oct 19, 2009
Maxine Louise "Forbes" Morphew was born July 18, 1917 in Harris, Iowa, the daughter of DeWitt and Florence "Fuller" Forbes. She attended and graduated from the Harris Consolidated School. She was united in marriage to Lee William Morphew on April 30, 1944 in Harris, Iowa. She lived in Harris and Montgomery before moving to Spirit Lake fifty-seven years ago. She...
Dorothy Arnold
Oct 16, 2009
Dorothy Elaine Arnold, daughter of Carl and Christine Arnold, was born September 23, 1915, at home in Schaller, Iowa. Dorothy grew up on farms in the Lake Park, Iowa area and graduated from Swea City High School in 1935. Dorothy graduated from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa in 1939 as a music education major. She taught elementary and high...
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