Obituaries
Obituaries for Turner Jenness Funeral Home
Alene R. Hanson
Dec 14, 2007
Alene Rae Hanson, 72, of Arnolds Park, Iowa passed away peacefully on Friday, December 14, 2007 at the Spencer Hospital. Alene was born September 24, 1935, in Arnolds Park, to Ray and Avis Shoemaker. On June 14, 1953 she was united in marriage to Bob Hanson at the First Lutheran Church in Milford, They have two children, Karen and Ken....
George S. Johnson
Dec 12, 2007
George S. Johnson was born April 14, 1934 the son of Milo Ingram and Frances Viola (Murray) Johnson in Laurens, Iowa. He was raised and educated in Laurens, graduating from Laurens High School. George was united in marriage to Joleen Romelle Johnson. They later divorced and he married Audrey Mae Fear at Nashua, Iowa. George worked for Wells Blue Bunny...
John I. Blair
Dec 9, 2007
John Irvie Blair, Jr. was born on December 6, 1950 in Estherville, Iowa to John and Nancy (Nilsen) Blair, Sr. John passed away on December 9, 2007 in Spirit Lake, Iowa at fifty-seven years of age.
Madge Vander Woude
Dec 5, 2007
Magdaline (Madge to all who knew her) Winifred Kreykes Vander Woude died on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 of complications from lung cancer. For all of us who gently urged her to quit smoking, we are pleased that her last words were not, "I want a cigarette." Madge was born on a farm near Sheldon, Iowa on March 29, 1912. Her...
Barbara A. Leth
Nov 30, 2007
Barbara Ann Leth, daughter of George and Mildred (Goodwin) Beck, was born April 9, 1928, in Carroll Iowa. Barb lost her father when she was six years old; at this time the family moved to Sloan, Iowa to live with her mother's family. Barb grew up in Sloan, and graduated from Sloan High School as Valedictorian, Class of 1946. She...
Tori Wuebker
Nov 28, 2007
Tori Wuebker, infant daughter of Gary and Kirsten (Awtry) Wuebker was born on November 27, 2007 at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake, IA. Tori passed away on November 28, 2007 in Spirit Lake.
Augusta Leitch
Nov 26, 2007
Augusta Leitch was born on November 5, 1909 in Parker, South Dakota, the daughter of August and Augusta (Wieners) Vicarius. The family moved to a farm east of Milford when Augusta was four years old. She was raised and educated in Milford, graduating from Milford High School. Upon completing a summer teacher education course, Augusta became a country schoolteacher for...
John H. Van Iperen
Nov 21, 2007
John H. Van Iperen was born May 29, 1934 at home on the family farm near Alton, Iowa to Bastian and Tracy Hulst Van Iperen. On September 18, 1952 he was married to Shirley Schuller at Hawarden, Iowa. They farmed at Alton, then moved to Hospers, Iowa where he owned and operated Van Iperen Feed and Grain. In 1983 they...
Ethel B. Golla
Nov 15, 2007
On Christmas day, 1913 in Emmetsburg, Iowa, a little girl, Ethel Berndaine, was born to Lena and Benjamin Benson. Later the family of eight, three girls and three boys, moved to Minnesota where Ethel graduated from Morris High School in 1932. After high school Ethel moved back to Emmetsburg and while working in a café she met Jack Golla, the...
Fama Jones
Nov 15, 2007
Fama Jones was born on December 23, 1918 at Manes, Missouri the daughter of Daniel and Arizona Rowe. She was raised and educated in Manes, graduating as the Valedictorian from high school. She was united in marriage to Jack M. Jones on April 19, 1938 in Manes. The couple made their home in Ames, Iowa before moving to Milford, Iowa...
Bradly L. Larson
Nov 11, 2007
Bradly Lynn Larson was born on April 15, 1972 in Spirit Lake, Iowa, the son of Ann Larson Paige. He attended Arnolds Park Elementary and graduated from Okoboji High School. Eleven years ago, Brad moved to Carroll, Iowa where he was employed at the Pella Window plant. He loved to go fishing with his uncles, watch NASCAR racing and then...
Rose Knudtson
Nov 8, 2007
Rose Isabelle Jones was born to Edward and Ardellia Jones on March 30, 1905 in Nebraska. She worked in a grocery, dry goods store as a young lady. She married Knudt Knudtson on July 2, 1936. She nurtured and loved his six children as her own. They lived on the Knudtson century farm in Okoboji Township until 1952 when they...
James P Murray
Nov 8, 2007
James Patrick Murray was born January 3, 1926 at Ayrshire, Iowa to William Murray and Josephine Emma (Wigen) Murray. Jim graduated from high school Spirit Lake, attended college in San Antonio, Texas and graduated from Purdue University with a BS in Pharmacy. On October 6, 1952 he was married to Madonna Marie Raher at Sioux City. They made their home...
Rachel DeShazo
Nov 5, 2007
Rachel I. DeShazo was born on May 3, 1915 in Superior, Iowa, the daughter of William and Cora (Heath) McMillan. She graduated from Estherville High School in 1936. She was united in marriage to Grover (Clifford) DeShazo. The couple lived south of Superior as well as by the State Line where the couple farmed for many years. In 1973, they...
Lawrence Zech
Nov 2, 2007
Lawrence Henry Zech was born June 25, 1934 in Havelock, Iowa to Henry and Reka Zech. He was raised and educated in Pocahontas, Iowa, where he graduated from Pocahontas High School. He went to the University of South Dakota in Yankton, South Dakota. Lawrence entered the US Army on November 27, 1956 serving until receiving an Honorable Discharge on October...
Virgil Rolfes
Oct 25, 2007
Virgil J. Rolfes was born to Frank and Ida (Dreckman) Rolfes at LeMars, Iowa on January 13, 1929. He attended St. Joseph School in LeMars for six years and then rural country school for two years. On September 10, 1957 he married Carol Paskert at Remsen, Iowa. She died in 1994. In 1998 he married Elvera Matthiesen. Virgil farmed in...
Richard Jensen
Oct 21, 2007
Richard Alfred "Dick" Jensen was born in Graettinger, Iowa on November 9, 1927 to Leona (Mason) and Alfred Jensen. The family moved to Burt, Iowa in 1928 and then to Lake Park, Iowa in 1932. Dick attended Lake Park schools, graduating in 1945. He joined the Navy in 1945 and was honorably discharged in 1946. Dick returned to Lake Park...
H James Wilson
Oct 20, 2007
Herbert James "Jim" Wilson, devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, died Saturday, October 20, 2007 at his home in Wahpeton at seventy-seven years of age. Funeral services will be 4:00 PM Thursday, October 25, 2007 at Turner Funeral Home with Monsignor Kenneth Seifried officiating. Interment will be at Logan Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa 2:30 PM Friday, October 26,...
Dennis Molendorp
Oct 19, 2007
Dennis Leroy Molendorp was born on August 17, 1945 in Spirit Lake, Iowa, the son of Eldon and Doris (Brown) Molendorp. After serving his country in the United States Navy, Dennis farmed with his dad. He worked at McQuay Manufacturing and also a grounds keeper for Beaches Resort which led him into his lawn service and wood splitting. He lived...
Orville Carlson
Oct 16, 2007
Orville Lee Carlson, son of Carl John and Rebecca Johnson Carlson, was born on March 12, 1915 in Adelthi, Iowa. He attended Hauge Country Grade School and graduated from Lake Center School. He served in the United States Navy on the APA 200 Marathon Ship during World War II. Orville was united in marriage to Lucille Ellen Duncan in the...
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