Obituaries

Obituaries for Turner Jenness Funeral Home

Lucy Krogman

Lucy Krogman

Jun 29, 2010

Lucy Krogman was born to Paul and Elizabeth (Bork) Arndt on March 28, 1926 at Jackson, Minnesota. On May 28, 1946 she married Anthony(Tony) Krogman in Lismore, Minnesota and to this union ten children were born. They lived for two and a half years in Richmond, California after World War II and moved to Lismore, MN where she lived until...

Angie Johnson

Angie Johnson

Jun 29, 2010

Angela Lynn Johnson was born March 12, 1986 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of JoAnne La Padula and Randal Johnson. She was a 2004 graduate of Lincoln High School and a 2008 graduate of Wichita State University. During her years, Angie was actively involved with the Upward Bound Math & Science Program both as a student and an advisor mentor....

Lewis Pogeler

Lewis Pogeler

Jun 22, 2010

Lewis William Pogeler was born April 24, 1924 in Manson, Iowa, the son of John and Lena (Carstens) Pogeler. He graduated from Manson High School in 1942. Lewis served his country during WWII. He was drafted by the US Army in 1943 and received his basic training at Camp Polk, Louisiana. He was sent to the European front, where he...

Robert Whitney

Robert Whitney

Jun 19, 2010

Robert Douglas Whitney was born to Duane and Janet (Foss) Whitney at Worthington, Minnesota on June 13, 1965. He graduated from Milford High School and then attended Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, IA. He graduated from U.S.D. in Vermillion, South Dakota and later obtained a Masters degree from Valdosta State in Valdosta, Georgia. In 1996 he returned to Iowa...

Joyce O'Farrell Gapinski

Joyce O'Farrell Gapinski

Jun 16, 2010

Joyce LaVonne Gapinski was born to Charles and Helen (Blum) O'Farrell at Okoboji, Iowa on May 7, 1934. She received her education in Arnolds Park and graduated from Arnolds Park High School. On March 2, 1953 she married Bernard Gapinski at Moorhead, Minnesota and four children were born to this union. She lived in North Carolina while her husband was...

Jeanne Arp

Jeanne Arp

Jun 14, 2010

Jeanne Adell Tay was born on September 15, 1926, in Boone, II, to Florence (Whitney) and M. Owen Tay. She graduated from Spirit Lake High School in 1944, and married Marvin Arp on May 29, 1945. They lived In Okoboji until 1960, then in Sioux Falls, SD, for the next thirty years. There she pursued a college education and was...

Virgil Perkins

Virgil Perkins

Jun 5, 2010

Virgil Everett Perkins was born October 8, 1918 in Winterset, Iowa, the son of Fred and Alma (Handy) Perkins. He was raised and received his early education in the Winterset Community. Virgil was united in marriage to Estella Dodds on April 20, 1940 in Spencer, Iowa. The couple lived in Spencer and Spirit Lake before moving to Lake Park, Iowa...

Paul Braunschweig

Paul Braunschweig

May 31, 2010

Paul Braunschweig, Jr. was born August 9, 1927 in Waterman Township, Iowa in O'Brien County to Paul Braunschweig Sr. and Bertha (Gieser) Braunschweig. Paul grew up in rural Sutherland. He was baptized in infancy at the Lutheran Church in Sutherland. He received his education in rural O'Brien County. He married Marilyn Mae Fogelman on August 24, 1949 in Jackson, MN....

Elfriede Gerstandt

Elfriede Gerstandt

May 31, 2010

Elfriede Gerstandt was born April 5, 1928 in Paullina, Iowa, the daughter of Elsie (Brandt) and Herman Ploen. She continued her education and graduated from Iowa State Teacher's College. On February 19, 1950, Elfriede was united in marriage to Albert Gerstandt in Paullina. They lived in Paullina and Peterson before moving to Spirit Lake, Iowa in 1969. She attended the...

Sharon Bragg

Sharon Bragg

May 29, 2010

I was born, Sharon Kay Basler, the daughter of Billy Dale Basler and Beatrice June Williamson Basler, on November 19, 1942 in Lake City, Iowa. My father was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas in the Army Air Corps and came home on leave when he heard of my birth. I was the oldest of three children. My sister is Sheryl...

Gladys Norton

Gladys Norton

May 24, 2010

Gladys Norton was born March 16, 1928 in Sheldon, Iowa, the daughter of Mary (Smith) and Frank Eich. She spent her young life on a farm in Matlock, Iowa receiving her elementary education at Dale Number 8 and graduating from high school in 1946 in Sioux City, Iowa. On January 3, 1948, she was married to Ervin Norton in Dakota...

Irma Gano

Irma Gano

May 23, 2010

Irma Leona Gano was born to Charles and Mable Booth south of Marcus, Iowa on March 20, 1914 and baptized in the Methodist Church at Quimby, IA. She attended country school thru the eighth grade in Tilden Twp and then attended high school at Grand Meadow, where she graduated in 1931. She then attended junior college at Cherokee where she...

Edward Stary

Edward Stary

May 23, 2010

Edward Ray Stary was born in Dallas County, Iowa near Redfield on January 15, 1915. He was the youngest of four children to Edward T. and Olive F. (Cave) Stary. He went to country school through the 7th grade and finished his education at Redfield Consolidated School in Redfield, Iowa. He married Marie Masters on February 9, 1935 and they...

Mike Welle

Mike Welle

May 14, 2010

Michael Lynn Welle was born August 15, 1951 to Lester D. and Pearl E. (Arms) Welle at the Welle farm southwest of Milford, Iowa. Mike was the youngest of eleven silblings. He received his early education at Okoboji Township Consolidated School and graduated in 1969 from Milford Community High School. He was united in marriage to Marcia S. Wells on...

Linda Larson

Linda Larson

May 10, 2010

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Raymond Krieger

Raymond Krieger

May 9, 2010

Raymond Leslie Krieger was born August 2, 1923 in Terril, Iowa to Claude and Herma (Leighter) Krieger. He graduated from Terril High School in 1941. Raymond served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II from February 17, 1943 to January 10, 1946. Much of this time was spent in Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. On August...

LaVerna Switzer Lee

LaVerna Switzer Lee

May 7, 2010

LaVerna Switzer Lee was born July 4, 1915 in Spencer, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Ida (Swanson) Lundquist. She was educated through the eighth grade and lived most of her life in the Spirit Lake area. On May 7, 1933, LaVerna was united in marriage to Vern Switzer in Spencer. Vern passed away May 29, 1976. She was later...

Bambi Sheley

Bambi Sheley

May 3, 2010

Bambi Dean Sheley was born to Bonnie Ingvall and Darrald Smith on June 8, 1949 in Spencer, Iowa and was later raised by Bonnie and John Ingvall. She lived and was educated in Spencer before moving to Milford, Iowa in 1976. She lived briefly in San Diego and Ocean Beach California before returning to Milford. She was united in marriage...

Wilbert Thee

Wilbert Thee

May 1, 2010

Wilbert H. "Bud" Thee was born October 22, 1922 in May City, Iowa, the son of John, Sr. and Mathilda (Bieldfelt) Thee. He was raised on the family farm near May City and attended Harrison Township School. Bud was united in marriage to Mildred Leth on November 23, 1944 in Worthington, MInnesota. Bud loved and operated the Thee family farm...

Myrtle Ulman

Myrtle Ulman

Apr 29, 2010

Myrtle I. Ulman was born in Seneca, South Dakota, the daughter of Michael E. Stevens and Nellie (Ford) Stevens. She graduated from Huron High School and later attended college in Mankato, Minnesota. Myrtle taught school in South Dakota in a one room school house. In 1935, she married Guy Ulman and they raised a family in Rapidan, Minnesota. Over the...