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Verda Lucille Woodley
Mar 12, 2010
Verda Lucille Woodley, the daughter of Sherman Cutler and Verna Mabel Morris, was born in Estherville, Iowa, on November 3, 1920. She graduated from Estherville High School in 1939. On February 22, 1943, Verda married Dale Woodley. To thus union six children were born, Marilyn Kay, Wayne Dale, Joel Michael, Kathleen Susan, Debra Lynn and Richard Dean. Verda enjoyed being...
Dennis Leroy Meyerdirk
Mar 11, 2010
Dennis Leroy Meyerdirk age 68, the son of Roscoe and Eileen (Snow) Meyerdirk was born Oct.10, 1941 at Lake Park, IA. Dennis grew up on the family farm east of Worthington, MN. He attended school at Ewington through 7th grade and on to Okabena, graduating in 1960. In July 1950, Dennis and his 4 siblings lost their mother suddenly to...
Virginia Griffin
Mar 9, 2010
Virginia Griffin, 85, of Spencer, formerly of the Lakes Area. Mrs. Griffin passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at the Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake.
Ruth Elaine Cook
Mar 7, 2010
Ruth Elaine Cook was born December 1, 1917, in Graettinger, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Esther (Paulsen) Anderson. She graduated from the Terril High School in 1935. On May 2, 1937, Ruth was united in marriage to Ervin Cook in Terril. The couple moved to Lake Park, Iowa in 1939. Ruth worked as a bookkeeper for her father at...
William Raymond Boyer
Mar 7, 2010
William Raymond Boyer, son of Fred and Mae Boyer, was born in Lake Park, Iowa on June 24, 1915. At the age of 3, he moved to Adrian, Minnesota for one year and then returned to Lake Park where he graduated from Lake Park High School. He was engaged in farming until he entered the Air Force in 1942. He...
Clifford Glen Weaver
Mar 6, 2010
Clifford Glen Weaver was born September 8, 1920 in Ralston, Iowa, the son of Curtis and Sarah (Guthrie) Weaver. In 1942, Clifford enlisted in the United States Navy and served his country during WW II. He was honorably discharged in 1945. On February 23, 1946, Clifford was united in marriage to Helen Sylvia MaLaczewski in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Clifford...
Ronald Anderson
Mar 2, 2010
Ronald Anderson, 75, of Arnolds Park, Iowa Mr. Anderson passed away March 2, 2010 at his home in Arnolds Park.
Adeline McKinney
Feb 21, 2010
Mrs. McKinney passed away Sunday, February 21, 2010 at the Milford Nursing Center.
Louis Dean Frank
Feb 14, 2010
Louis Dean Frank was born on February 9, 1931 in Emmetsburg, Iowa, the son of Joe and pearl (Van Note) Frank. He served in the United States Navy during the Korea War and was honorably discharged in 1954. On October 2, 1961, Dean was united in marriage to Shirley Andersen in Fairmont, Minnesota. The couple moved to Spirit Lake, Iowa...
Jean Kaye Buchman
Feb 7, 2010
Jeanine Kaye Buchman was born on June 9, 1932 in rural Alton, IA to William and Ollie (Starkenberg) Brower, the second of six children. She graduated from Sibley, IA High School in 1950. On October 21, 1951 she was married to Vernon E. Buchman at the Methodist Church in Sibley, IA. She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church...
Craig Scott Larson
Feb 4, 2010
Craig Scott Larson was born December 5, 1956, the son of Harvey and Ernestine Larson of Milford. He graduated from Milford High School in 1975 and Iowa Lakes Community College in 1977. Craig married his high school sweetheart Sally Schoning on April 7, 1979, and to this union, three children were born: Angela Rae, David Scott and Chad Matthew. Craig...
Lester Leonard Meyer
Feb 2, 2010
Lester Leonard Meyer was born January 7, 1916 in Raymond, South Dakota, the son of Frank and Thekla (Peterson) Meyer. After graduating from Raymond High School, Lester served in the United States Army during WWII. On September 13, 1940, Lester was united in marriage to Blanche Goering in Sibley, Iowa. He worked as a tool and die worker at Berkleys...
Joey Elbert
Feb 2, 2010
Joey Elbert was born with a ball in his hand. He was born as Joel Robert Elbert on March 15, 1960 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of Edward and Jean (Hefti) Elbert. Joey lived in Luverne Iowa in his primary school years, then moved to Spencer in his junior high and high school years. He graduated from Spencer High...
Ed Smith
Jan 24, 2010
Ed Smith, 79, of Spirit Lake. Ed passed away Sunday, January 24, 2010 at the Milford Nursing Home in Milford.
June L. Chaffin
Jan 20, 2010
June L. Chaffin was born to Harry Glen England and Eva Elva ( Adams ) England , June 13, 19 22 in Spencer , Iowa . She attended school in Spencer, graduating from high school there in 1941. On February 13, 1942 , June married Bill Chaffin in Tacoma , WA where Bill was stationed in the Army. Returning to...
Mary K. Allen
Jan 16, 2010
Mary K. Allen was born to Kenneth and Charlotte (Zerfoss) Thomson in Estherville, Iowa on April 2, 1950. She graduated from Superior High School and then attended college for a couple years. Mary lived in Superior, Ames, Waterloo, Iowa; Grand Forks, North Dakota, Midland, Michigan, Omaha, Nebraska and Alpharetta, Georgia before moving to Spirit Lake in 2005 to live closer...
Phil Wayne Nelson
Jan 10, 2010
Phil Wayne Nelson was born to George and Fern (Hill) Nelson at Cherokee, Iowa on April 23, 1946. He graduated from Sutherland Public High School. On May 20, 1966 he married Donna Ebel at Primghar, Iowa and three children, Dawn, Ron and Todd were born to this union. Phil served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1966 to...
Nina Peterson Wood
Jan 10, 2010
Nina Peterson Wood was born October 1, 1909 at Linn Grove, Iowa to Andrew Peter Mathison and Fay Pierce Mathison. She received her education at the Royal, Iowa school, graduating in 1927. On June 19, 1929 she married Carl Peterson. They farmed in the Royal area for many years. Carl passed away May 31, 1957. Nina married V. J. (Chubb)...
Eleonore Adele Helm
Jan 4, 2010
Eleonore Adele Helm was born March 11, 1934 in Düsseldorf, Germany, the daughter of Wilhelm and Eleonore (Echtermann) Köhnen. Eleanore met her husband, Henry Helm Jr. in a café in Germany. They were married on December 19th, 1959. They lived in Cologne, Germany, and eventually moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where they lived for many years. Nore later moved to Okoboji,...
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