Obituaries

Obituaries for Turner Jenness Funeral Home

Vivien Meyer

Vivien Meyer

Mar 3, 2008

Vivien Meyer, 93, of Arnolds Park died Monday, March 3 at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville. Vivien, as a resident of Rosewood Manor, in Estherville, was an active part of that community and developed many friendships over the past three years. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, March 13, at 10:30 AM, at St. Joseph Catholic...

Adam L. Woodbury

Adam L. Woodbury

Mar 3, 2008

Funeral services for Adam Woodbury, 28, of Terril will be held Friday, March 7, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 6 after 3:00 p.m. with the family present from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Turner Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Adam passed away Monday evening, March 3, west...

Verlyn J. DeWall

Verlyn J. DeWall

Mar 2, 2008

Verlyn James DeWall was born December 13, 1923, the son of Rudolph and Ida (Peton) DeWall in rural Terril, Iowa. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran in Terril and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran in Estherville. At the time of the Depression, his parents left the farm and moved to Estherville. His formal education was received in the Estherville school system....

Sandra L. Resh

Sandra L. Resh

Feb 28, 2008

Sandra Lee Resh, 63, of Spirit Lake, died on February 28, 2008 at Hilltop Care Center, Spirit Lake. Family services will be held later with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery, Emmetsburg. Sandra was born January 24, 1945 at Des Moines to Emmet and Roxana Tripplett Resh. She lived in Spirit Lake most of her life and for the past nine...

Marjorie L. Powell

Marjorie L. Powell

Feb 22, 2008

Marjorie L. Powell, the daughter of William H. and Mary Backhaus Steffen, was born April 24, 1922, on a farm south of Royal, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Royal and Peterson areas where she received her education in the Clay County school system. Marjorie married Donald R. Powell on October 9, 1942, at Ft. Sill in Oklahoma...

Eleanor L. Phelps

Eleanor L. Phelps

Feb 18, 2008

Eleanor Lucille Phelps was born on June 19, 1918 in Hartington, Nebraska, the daughter of George and Maude (Provancha) Van Pelt. In 1938, she was married to William Phelps in Storm Lake, Iowa. They lived most of their lives in Storm Lake and Spirit Lake with the exception of seven years spent in Arizona. Eleanor passed away on February 18,...

R.E. Giddings

R.E. Giddings

Feb 18, 2008

R.E. "Bob" Giddings was born April 24, 1920 in Burt, Iowa, the son of Guy and Lizzi (Ward) Giddings. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. Bob worked as a lineman for the telephone company for many years. Bob passed away on February 18, 2008 at the Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake, Iowa...

Robert B. Thurman

Robert B. Thurman

Feb 15, 2008

Robert Byral Thurman was born March 28, 1933 in Mt. Ayr, Iowa, the son of George and Tanzy (Scott) Thurman. In 1952, Robert enlisted in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in 1956. Bob was united in marriage to Phyllis Hale on June 9, 1954. Bob was a father of three and a father of all his family....

Arnold Lane

Arnold Lane

Feb 13, 2008

Arnold Fred Lane was born to Fred and Mary (Berg) Lane at Peterson, Iowa on May 26, 1931. In 1949 he graduated from Peterson High school. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954 during the Korean Conflict. On February 5, 1955 he was united in marriage to Veree D. Rustan at Fairmont, Minnesota. They lived...

Clarence W. Radtke

Clarence W. Radtke

Jan 28, 2008

Clarence William Radtke, the son of Clarence Arthur and Ella Mae Radtke, was born December 21, 1935 in Nezpearce, Idaho. His family lived in Tacoma Washington for eleven years before moving to Spirit Lake in 1946. He completed high school in Spirit Lake. On January 28, 1956, Clarence was united in marriage to Judy Webb in Jackson, Minnesota. He owned...

Helen M. Keel

Helen M. Keel

Jan 26, 2008

Helen Mae Forseyth Keel was born December 29, 1915 in Des Moines, Iowa to a very young mother. Her father served in Europe in the WWI and abandoned her and her mother when Helen was nine. She was baptized as an infant and was confirmed from Trinity Lutheran in Rockford, Illinois in 1929. The depression caused a move to Terril,...

Roger W. Hett

Roger W. Hett

Jan 25, 2008

Roger William Hett was born January 6, 1941, the son of Harold William and Laura (Niemeyer) Hett in Webster County, Iowa. He was raised and educated in Deer Creek Township, Iowa. He was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church on March 7, 1954. He attended High School at Concordia Academy, St. Paul, Minnesota. Roger was united in marriage to Rosalie Schultz...

Mildred F. Groff

Mildred F. Groff

Jan 25, 2008

Mildred Frances Groff was born May 8, 1918 in Dickens, Iowa the daughter of Robert B. and Verna (Wilson) Taylor. She was raised and educated in rural Lake Park, graduating from Excelsior Consolidated School in 1934. Mildred worked as a bookkeeper at Glen Hall Chevrolet in Spirit Lake. On September 21, 1941, she was united in marriage to Leslie Groff....

Dewane Mesner

Dewane Mesner

Jan 23, 2008

Dewane "Bud" Mesner was born May 12, 1933, the son of Erwin and Frieda (Tesch) Mesner in Paullina, Iowa. He was raised and educated in Germantown, Iowa, attending St. John's Lutheran School. He was confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church on May 25, 1947. Bud was united in marriage to Marjorie Ebel on January 14, 1951 at St. John's Lutheran...

Esther L. Gath

Esther L. Gath

Jan 19, 2008

Esther Leona Gath was born in Jackson County, Minnesota on August 16, 1925 to Ernest and Anna Gath. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith on June 6, 1926 and confirmed at the age of fourteen. She moved with the family to Round Lake, Minnesota. In January of 1943, her family moved to a farm east of Lake Park, Iowa...

Ruth I. Busch

Ruth I. Busch

Jan 17, 2008

Ruth Irene Busch was born to Mervyn and Irene (Walker) McLennan in Earlham, Iowa on January 19, 1927. She graduated from Earlham High School in 1944. She attended Simpson College and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in 1948. Ruth taught music in Panora, Avoca, Sac City, and Auburn. While living in Sac City she taught many piano lessons. She...

Charles B. Simington

Charles B. Simington

Jan 8, 2008

Charles Ben Simington was born May 7, 1932 in Ruthven, Iowa, the son of Charles and Clemmiesteenia Goldie (Smith) Simington. He was raised and educated in Milford, Iowa. Charles entered the US Army November 5, 1952, serving during the Korean War, until receiving an Honorable Discharge November 4, 1954. Charles moved back to Milford, where he worked for the Iowa...

Edward D. DeSpain

Edward D. DeSpain

Jan 8, 2008

Edward Duncan DeSpain was born July 13, 1943, the son of Lloyde and Ruth (Duncan) DeSpain in Independence, Missouri. The family moved to Milford, Iowa in his youth, where he was raised and educated, graduating from Milford High School in 1961. Edward attended the University of Chicago, where he received a BA in Economics and a BA in Business Administration....

Donald L. Dodge

Donald L. Dodge

Jan 5, 2008

Donald L. Dodge was born on January 28, 1917 in Milford, Iowa, the son of Warren and Sadie (Phillips) Dodge. He graduated from Lake Center High School. On August 26, 1938, Don was united in marriage to Anna Harris in Spencer, Iowa. Most of his life was spent farming on the family farm near Terril. He started a seed sales...

George Single

George Single

Jan 3, 2008

George Single was born to George and Anna (Knapiek) Single on December 30, 1923 at Spangler, Pennsylvania. He graduated from high school in Gary, Indiana. He served in the Army Air Corp during World War II. He was a radioman and gunner on a B-29. On September 27, 1943 he married Mary Naber at Salinas, Kansas. After his discharge form...