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Nancy Blair
Jul 11, 2013
Mrs. Nancy Blair, 91, of Lake Park, Iowa passed away July 11, 2013 in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Memorial services will be Thursday, September 12, 2013 at United Methodist Church in Lake Park. Interment will be at Silver Lake Cemetery in Lake Park.Nancy Nilsen Blair was born in Bergen, Norway on May 29, 1922 to Agnes and Ingval Nilsen. She lived...
C E Skeeter Lawrence
Jul 9, 2013
Charles Eldon Lawrence, better known to his many friends as Skeeter, was born May 9, 1927 to Paul and Mary (Nicholas) Lawrence on the family farm four miles northwest of Lake Park, Iowa. He graduated from Lake Park High School in 1944. In 1946, he married the love of his life, Marcella (Sally) Lenz. Skeeter made his living as a...
Roger E. Smith
Jul 9, 2013
Roger Eugene Smith was born August 7, 1929 to Russell Smith and Marian Johnson Smith in Spencer, Iowa. He grew up in Cedar Falls and Spencer, Iowa. Roger graduated from Spencer High School in 1948. As a young boy Roger spent most of his time as a farm hand working first for his Uncle Gus and Aunt Marge Johanson. Later...
Lorene Sawyer
Jul 8, 2013
Lorene Faye Sawyer was born December 7, 1925 in Dickinson County to Clarence Owen (C.O.) and Ella Belle (Robinson) Schultz. She graduated from Superior High School in 1943. After graduation Lorene worked for a time in Washington D.C.. Lorene married Carroll Don Sawyer on January 29, 1944 in Jackson, Minnesota. She enjoyed being a homemaker and farm wife. She lived...
Cleo Hauge
Jul 3, 2013
Cleo Blanche (Simington)Hauge was raised on her family's farm near Ruthven, Iowa. Upon graduating high school from Ruthven in 1948, she worked in Spencer as a waitress at the North Y. Soon after, she moved to Spokane, Washington, with her Uncle Rav and Aunt Stena. Later, she ventured to Seattle, Washington, where she met Roy. The two of them married...
Clyde Weaver
Jun 29, 2013
Clyde Alex Weaver, first child of Claude Allen Weaver and Lottie Farquhar Weaver, was born February 16, 1916 at their farm home near Lake Benton, Minnesota. When he was two years old, his mother died in childbirth when his sister, Marguerite, was born. Their Grandmother Farquhar cared for the children at her home near Sutherland, Iowa, while his father prepared...
Wayne Wiese
Jun 26, 2013
Wayne Alvin Wiese was born to Alvin and Evelyn on October 26, 1947 in Lake Park, IA. He grew up on the family farm in Lake Park and attended school in Lake Park. Wayne helped on the family farm most of his life and also worked for several local businesses driving trucks. He enjoyed playing pool with friends and was...
Betty Krebs
Jun 25, 2013
Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Krebs Rehder was born January 8, 1926 to Paul Vernon Jones and Mary Ellen (Richey) Jones in Mitchell, South Dakota. She grew up in Huron, South Dakota with her mother and with the loving care of the Van Dykes, who became like family. She was introduced to the love of the Lord in the Van Dyke living...
Helen Gamble
Jun 19, 2013
Helen Marie Fishburn Gamble, daughter of Jesse Marshall Fishburn and Minerva Mae Manwarren Fishburn, was born October 2, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was a 1942 graduate of Spencer High School. On February 12, 1945, Helen was united in marriage to Russell Rex Gamble in Spencer, Iowa. They lived in Spirit Lake, Arnolds Park and Humboldt before returning to Spirit...
Lura Cable
Jun 18, 2013
Lura Elizabeth Williamson Cable was born May 19, 1925 in Spirit Lake, Iowa, the daughter of Glen Williamson and Amy Elizabeth McIntyre Williamson. Lura enjoyed her childhood days in Spirit Lake and graduated from Spirit Lake High School in 1943. Lura resided one mile north and ¾ mile east of Fostoria on the Cable Family Farm. After a life-changing event,...
Delores Hanneman
Jun 17, 2013
Delores Dorothy Hanneman was born April 19, 1929, the daughter of Carl and Hildegard (Henning) Bartels at Hanover Township, Crawford County, Iowa. Delores was raised and educated in Charter Oak, Iowa, where she graduated high school. Delores was united in marriage to Byron Palmer Hanneman on August 31, 1947 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Charter Oak. The couple lived...
Margaret Fairbanks
Jun 12, 2013
Mrs. Margaret Fairbanks, 78, of Crescent, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at her home in Crescent. Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 Monday, June 17, 2013 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Interment: Calvary Cemetery in Milford. Visitation: 9 am Monday until service time at the church Margaret Fairbanks of Crescent, IA went home to be with the...
DeLila Johnson
Jun 9, 2013
DeLila Mae Baker was born on August 15, 1927 to Mildred (Bell) and Alva Baker in Spirit Lake, Iowa. She attended school in Spirit Lake and following graduation worked for the phone company. On January 11, 1948 she married Nyle Johnson and left the phone company to become a farm wife and mother. To this union three children were born,...
Guy Hugunin
Jun 9, 2013
Memorial Service: 11 am, July 20, 2013, at Turner Jenness Funeral in Milford, Iowa, Interment: Milford Cemetery in Milford There will be a reception at Table 316 Restaurant in Arnolds Park following interment. Guy Jackson Hugunin III (also known as P.T. Gustan), 65, passed away at home in Placitas, New Mexico, on Sunday morning, June 9, 2013. Guy was born...
Jack Burnett
Jun 4, 2013
Jack Dale Burnett, son of Amel Jack Burnett and Gladys Taylor Burnett, was born April 4, 1933 in Wichita, Kansas. He attended Roosevelt High School in Des Moines where he played football and ran track. He graduated from the University of Iowa and belonged to the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. In 1955, Jack enlisted in the United States Air Force...
Cory Ritzer
Jun 3, 2013
Cory Allan Ritzer was born November 17, 1972 in Spirit Lake, Iowa, the son of Robert and Kathy (Haugen) Ritzer. Cory was raised and educated in Arnolds Park, graduating from Okoboji High School in 1991. Cory loved tinkering and fixing things ~ and occasionally breaking things. He also enjoyed fireworks, camping, singing and dancing and spending time with loved ones....
Allen E. Clark
Jun 3, 2013
Allen Edward Clark was born September 12, 1932, the son of Clyde and Zola (Lewis) Clark. Allen was united in marriage to Marjorie Stiner on March 30, 1952, in Lake Park, Iowa. The couple made their home in rural Lake Park, where Allen farmed. Allen and Marjorie moved to Spirit Lake in 2001. Allen was a member of Concordia Lutheran...
Helen Roelofsen
Jun 1, 2013
Helen Minnie Roelofsen, was born December 12, 1918 in Osceola County, near Harris, Iowa, the daughter of Emil and Bertha Recher. She was raised near May City, Iowa, where she attended Allison Township #7 School. Helen was united in marriage to Neal Roelofsen on December 12, 1941. The couple made their home on a farm south of Harris. Helen had...
Bernard J. Hart
May 22, 2013
Service: 10:30 am Saturday, May 25, 2013 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Interment: St. Jacob's Cemetery in Graettinger, Iowa Visitation: After 5 pm with the family present from 5-7 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. There will be a Rosary at 6:30 followed by a Scripture Service at 7 pm Friday evening...
Glen Peters
May 20, 2013
Glen Edward Peters was born July 3, 1932 in Hartley, Iowa to Edward and Helen (Kruckenberg) Peters. He graduated from high school and served his country in the United States Army from January 1953 until December 1954 when he was discharged as a Corporal. Glen married Marlys Negus on October 21, 1956. They farmed by Hartley, Iowa until 1994 when...
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