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Robert Jay Miller
May 30, 2008
Robert Jay Miller was born on April 27, 1915 in Indianola, Iowa, the son of Dr. William Jay and Ivah Summy Miller. He was united in marriage to Emily Heinz Miller at the Fort Snelling Chapel in Minnesota. Robert received his degree in veterinary medicine from Iowa State. He was a Colonel in the Veterinary Corps serving as inspector of...
John L. Roghair
May 29, 2008
John L. Roghair, son of Jake and Mary (Rozeboom) Roghair, was born March 11, 1926 in Maurice, Iowa. His childhood years were spent near Sanborn, Iowa, before they moved to Hartley. John worked very hard helping his dad with farm work. They had row crops, cattle, hogs, cows and chickens. For many years John did custom bailing. John was united...
Sarah Ellen King
May 28, 2008
Sarah Ellen King was born May 19, 1918, the daughter of Bruce and Rose (Lentz) Kelly, on a farm near Spirit Lake, Iowa. She attended school in Spirit Lake, graduating from Spirit High School in 1935. Sarah was united in marriage to Clyde S. King on November 14, 1936. The couple made their home in Lake Park, where they ran...
Gilbert F. Feldhacker
May 18, 2008
Gilbert F. Feldhacker, 79, was born March 26, 1929 at Crofton, Nebraska to Edward and Rose Tramp Feldhacker. He was the youngest of nineteen children. On December 27, 1948 he was married to Theresa Wuebben. They made their home on a farm near Crofton, NE until 1949 when they moved to Milford. Gib and his brother, Elmer, operated Elmer and...
Douglas McArthur Erne
May 16, 2008
Douglas McArthur Erne was born March 29, 1942 in Fargo, North Dakota, the son of Henry Erne and Esther (Arenson) Erne. Doug's early years were spent in Atwater, Minnesota. He later moved to Terril, Iowa, where he attended high school and graduated in 1960. In June of 1960, Doug enlisted in the United States Army. During his time in the...
Clara Marie Tietz
May 10, 2008
Clara Marie Tietz was born December 22, 1914 to John J. and Alvina M. (Kerstein) Gramenz in Luverne, Iowa. She was raised and went to school in Fenton, Iowa along with her siblings, Harold, Elizabeth, Raymond and Lorraine. She married Raymond Henry Louis Tietz on June 13, 1937. They lived in Fenton until 1946, when they moved to Estherville, Iowa...
Harold M. Recher
May 9, 2008
Harold M. Recher was born to Emil and Bertha Recher on August 23, 1925 near Harris, Iowa. He entered military service during World War II in 1943 and was honorably discharged in 1946. He received a bronze battle star in recognition of his service. He was married to Joy Emerson and two daughters, Lois and Lola were born to this...
Vernette Evelyn Imhoff
May 6, 2008
Vernette Evelyn Imhoff was born on January 9, 1923 in rural Holstein, Iowa, the daughter of Hans and Lillie (Raabe) Serk. Vernette grew up near Holstein and graduated from Holstein High School. Vernette was united in marriage to Arnold Hein on March 9, 1942 in St. Louis, MO. While Arnold was in the service, they lived in St. Louis, South...
Everett Ernest Jens Jensen
May 5, 2008
Everett Ernest Jens Jensen was born August 22, 1933 in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Jens and Florence (Reincke) Jensen. He completed his junior year in high school and received his GED at a later time. On October 8, 1958, Everett was united in marriage to Betty Jane (Albers) in Battle Creek, Iowa. Everett owned a Feed and Implement...
George Lamer
May 5, 2008
Services for George Lamer of Spirit Lake formerly of Omaha will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 11:00AM at the Braman Mortuary in Omaha, Nebraska. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Thursday. George Lamer passed away on Monday, May 5, 2008. Local arrangements are under the direction of Turner Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.
Matthew Allen Schierholt
May 2, 2008
Matthew was born May 20, 1979 to Deb and Frank (Butch) Schierholt in Sibley, Iowa. The family resided in Lake Park, Iowa. Matthew, along with his mother and sister, moved to Spencer, IA in 1985 where he attended the Spencer school system. In 1992 they moved to rural Valley Springs, SD. Matt graduated from Brandon Valley High School in 1998....
Elvera Matthiesen Rolfes
Apr 27, 2008
Elvera Elizabeth Matthiesen Rolfes was born October 23, 1921 in Clay County, Iowa, the daughter of Peter and Lucy (Wohlenberg) Matthiesen. She attended grade school in Everly and graduated from high school in Harris, Iowa. Elvera was united in marriage to Leonard Matthiesen on January 1, 1941 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. After Leonard returned from WW II, they moved to...
Bertle M. Anderson
Apr 23, 2008
Bertle M. Anderson was born June 10, 1922 in Ringsted, Iowa to Bert and Marie (Stennes) Anderson. When Bertle was five, the family moved to a farm near Halfa, Iowa where he attended and graduated from Halfa Consolidated School. Bertle joined the United States Navy in 1944. Upon completion of diesel machines, he was assigned duty aboard the destroyer escort,...
Frank J. Mastrorilli
Apr 22, 2008
Memorial services were held Tuesday, April 22 at Turner Funeral Home in Milford for Frank J. Mastrorilli of Spencer, who passed away Saturday, April 19 at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. Frank was born to Andrei and Agata (Marzola) Mastrorilli on September 14, 1922 in Ossing, New York. He was a graduate of Ossing High School and...
Stratton R. Eller
Apr 14, 2008
Stratton R. (Tad) Eller, Jr., 64, passed away in his home in Milford, Iowa on April 14, 2008. Tad lived and worked, in the Lakes Area since the early 1990's, and had many friends in the area. He also spent many summers as a boy, on Lake Okoboji. Tad was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Stratton and Rosalie (Swanson)...
Nelda Louise Matz Vint
Apr 13, 2008
Nelda Louise Matz Vint was born July 9, 1919. She was the daughter of Albert Matz and Elsie (Schultz) Matz. She was raised and went to school in Wells, Minnesota. She married Earl Vint on September 18, 1936. They spent their early married life in Wells and then moved to Albertville, Minnesota, where Earl managed the J.F. Anderson Lumber Co....
Mary Lou Gossman
Apr 13, 2008
Mary Lou Gossman was born March 27, 1921 at Stanwood, Iowa to Elmer and Hope (Mattingly) Denkman. She graduated from high school at Stanwood. On December 21, 1941 she married James Robert Gossman. They made their home at Tipton, Iowa. They also lived at Cedar Rapids and Spencer before moving to Milford in 1945. Mary Lou attended Milford Baptist Church....
Mason Jeffrey Dible
Apr 10, 2008
Mason Jeffrey Dible was born January 29, 1990 in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Jeffrey and Jody (Walker) Dible. He attended school in Sioux City, Spirit Lake and was currently a senior at Okoboji High School. Mason was the captain of the basketball team, playing three years on the varsity team as well as two years on the varsity...
Robert Lester Worrick
Apr 8, 2008
Robert Lester Worrick was born in Ocheyedan, Iowa on October 2, 1933 to George Lester and Ruth Isabelle (Boyd) Worrick. Bob was the third child of five, two brothers and two sisters. Bob attended Ocheyedan School and obtained his high school diploma while in the service. Bob joined the United States Air Force in 1950 and was honorably discharged in...
James E. Bonsall
Apr 8, 2008
James Elliott Bonsall, Sr. was born April 21, 1924 in Arnolds Park, Iowa to Arthur and Harriett (Woods) Bonsall. He graduated from Arnolds Park High School. As an 18 year old, he volunteered to the Army for World War II and was honorably discharged at the end of the war. He was recalled to active duty in the Korean War....
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