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Roland L. Chamberlain Roland Lang Chamberlain was born to Clarence and Hattie (Runion) Chamberlain on September 3, 1909, in Meadow Township near Langdon, Iowa. He attended rural school in Meadow Township and graduated from Spencer High School. On April 7, 1937, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Nitzsche at her parents’ home near Langdon, Iowa. They farmed near Langdon and Terril before purchasing a farm west of Milford in 1949. They retired from farming and moved to Milford in 1972. He then worked at Nelson Construction Co., Methodist Camp and Brooks Golf Course. They retired to the Highlands at Spencer in 1994. Mr. Chamberlain passed away Saturday, September 30, 2006 at the Spencer Municipal Hospital. He has resided at the St. Luke Lutheran Home since September of 2005. He was a faithful member of the Union Memorial Church. He was also a member of Milford Kiwanis, Clay County Farm Bureau, and served on the Milford Community School Board, Fostoria Coop Creamery Board, and C.D. Farm Service Board in Spencer. Spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren and keeping in touch with their lives gave him great joy. He also enjoyed playing pool and dominoes. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Chamberlain of Spencer, IA; daughter, Arlene DeVries and her husband, Fred of Des Moines, IA; son, Roger Chamberlain and his wife, Barbara of Denver, CO; seven grandchildren, Brian DeVries, Jed Chamberlain, Dana Fahrney, Brenda Grunenwald, Aaron Chamberlain, Lin Chamberlain, and Craig Forster; and eight great grandchildren. Survivors also include his sister-in-law, Ruth Kaus, of Spencer. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Harold, and two sisters, Hazel Jones and Carol Conlon. Memorials may be designated to the Union Memorial Church or the Spencer Municipal Hospital Regional Healthcare Foundation. IN MEMORY SERVICE CLERGY MUSIC PALLBEARERS HONORARY PALLBEARERS INTERMENT
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