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Lavina Dobson
Apr 30, 2011
Lavina Francis (Stolp) Dobson, born July 23, 1922 in Jackson County, Minnesota, to Frank and Elsie (Korht) Stolp. Lavina passed away at Spencer Hospital at the age of 88.Lavina lived in and around the Lake Park area with her family. She was educated in the Lake Park and Excelcior school systems, completing 8th grade.On March 9, 1948, Lavina married Everett...
Rhonda Guthrie
Apr 27, 2011
Rhonda Rae Schumacher Guthrie was born September 24, 1967, in Spencer, Iowa. She attended school in Spencer and Spirit Lake, furthering her education with a nursing degree from Iowa Lakes Community College, and was employed at Lakes Regional Healthcare. Her nursing experience took her from Labor & Delivery, Med/Surg, ER, Discharge Planning to Legal Nurse Consultant with Risk Management. Rhonda's...
Marvin Hamilton
Apr 25, 2011
Marvin Hamilton was born November 4, 1921 in Montgomery, Iowa, the son of E.J. (Ned) Hamilton and Hannah (Anderson) Hamilton. He graduated from Spirit Lake High School in 1939. After graduation he worked for Berkley and Co. in Spirit Lake. In 1943, he started Hamilton's Radio Shop which his son, Steve, took over in 1984. Marvin's childhood home was on...
Charles Gould
Apr 22, 2011
Charles Roger Gould was born July 1, 1923, to Nathan B. Gould and Agnes Tweet in Fostoria, Iowa. He spent his childhood on their farm east of town and later moved to a farm southwest of Milford. Charles attended Okoboji Consolidated High School and graduated in 1941. On February 2, 1947, Charles married Charlotte Jespersen from Royal, Iowa, and together...
Richard Waldo Cook
Apr 21, 2011
Richard Lee Cook was born on August 5, 1945 in Spencer, Iowa, the son of LuVern Julius Cook and Laura Marie Thelen. He graduated from Milford High School in 1963 and enlisted in the United States Navy, serving in the Submarine Division of Nuclear Tactics. In 1966 he married Cheri O'Farrell from Arnolds Park, Iowa. To this union one son,...
Robert Graves
Apr 20, 2011
Robert "Bob" Dean Graves was born May 3, 1936 in George, Iowa, the son of Bert and Effie Graves. He spent his childhood in Larchwood and Sibley, Iowa and graduated from Sibley High School. He attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Education in 1958. He completed his Master...
Bonnie Bauer
Apr 19, 2011
Bonnie Mae (Fox) Bauer was born January 12, 1927 to Edward and Mary (Jorgensen) Fox in Sioux City, IA. Attended high school in Yankton, SD, graduated 1945. Bonnie married Frank Bauer November 11, 1946 in Spirit Lake where they resided for a time, and they later moved to Milford. Bonnie worked for Northwestern Bell, beginning as a telephone operator, first...
Bill Chaffin
Apr 13, 2011
William Edward Chaffin was born March 24, 1921 in rural Milford, Iowa, the son of Glen and Isa (Stinehart) Chaffin. He was educated in the Milford School. During his military service from 1941-1943, he married June England in Tacoma Washington on February 13, 1942. After returning to Milford, they made their home on a farm southwest of Milford where they...
Inez Estrem
Apr 1, 2011
Inez Estrem was born October 23, 1914 in Huxley, Iowa, the daughter of Isabella (Dobbe) and Lewis Larson. She completed high school in Huxley, Iowa. On March 23, 1935, Inez was united in marriage to LeRoy Estrem. She was always very interested in her family, especially her grandchildren. She loved her home, needle work, sewing and quilt making. She also...
Roger Rygh
Apr 1, 2011
Roger Rygh was born on January 15, 1935 and died April 1, 2011 at seventy-six years of age. He was born in Starkweather, North Dakota, the son of Martin and Ethel Rygh. Rog grew up in Roseau, Minnesota and from there he left for college at Augustana in Sioux Falls. In college he excelled in both academics and athletics. Roger...
Scott Baumgard
Mar 18, 2011
Scott Douglas Baumgard was born June 17, 1977 in Luverne, Minnesota, the son of James Allen Baumgard and Bonnie Lou Wood. Scott graduated from Spirit Lake High School in 1995. He went on to pursue his education in business and accounting from Iowa Lakes Community College. Scott's entrepreneurial spirit was put to work to offset the cost of his education,...
Richard Jaacks
Mar 18, 2011
Richard Dale Jaacks was born on July 25, 1934 in Denison, IA to Meinhardt and Hilda (Jepsen) Jaacks. Dick was Baptized in Christ on September 23rd , 1934 and confirmed on April 2nd , 1950 at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. He graduated from Denison High School with the class of 1953. His grocery career started in high school at...
J. Richard Carlson
Mar 17, 2011
J. Richard (Dick) Carlson was born November 6, 1919 in Lanyon, Iowa, the son of David and Sophie Carlson. He was united in marriage to Juanita Magnusson on June 25, 1940 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Dick served on the Central Webster School Board, Farmers Elevator Board and the Lanyon Evangelical Covenant Church Board. One of his joys was music and...
Farel Schapira
Mar 15, 2011
Farel Elaine Schapira was born November 8, 1952 in Iowa City, Iowa. She was the daughter of Leo and Mildred Schapira. Farel passed away March 15, 2011 at her home in Arnolds Park, Iowa at fifty-eight years of age. She is survived by her daughters, Millisa Reynolds and Lacey Reynolds; grandchildren, Nathaniel Franklin and Chase Franklin; brothers, David Schapira and...
Alice Hummel
Mar 13, 2011
Alice Hummel was born September 8, 1912 in Midland City, Illinois, the daughter of George and Susy (Mathews) Landrith. She received her education in Clinton, Illinois. She came to Jackson, Minnesota where she attended Normal Training Class. She taught rural school for two years before her marriage. On January 28, 1932, she was united in marriage to John F. Hummel...
Don Christ
Mar 13, 2011
Donald Christ was born November 24, 1923 in Lake Park, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Ethel Rowe Christ. He graduated in 1943 from the Lake Park Consolidated School, where he was active in band, music and baseball. In 1946, Don enlisted in the United States Army and served in the 35th Infantry. He was honorably discharged in 1948. On...
Martha Hinshaw
Mar 12, 2011
Martha Ellen Hinshaw was born July 11, 1922 at West Bend, Iowa to Frank and Ruby (Walrath) Abrams. The family lived at West Bend and Stuart, Iowa, and later moved to the Lakes Region. Martha graduated from Arnolds Park High School in 1939. Martha married Wheeler Jacob Hinshaw on May 8, 1945 in Huntington Beach, CA. Martha and Wheeler had...
Evelyn Marchand
Mar 5, 2011
Evelyn Rose Marchand was born September 21, 1917 in rural Milford, Iowa, the daughter of P.J. & Tillie Donelon. Evelyn was raised and educated in Milford, graduating from Milford High School. On March 3, 1938, Evelyn was united in marriage to John Palmer Marchand in Jackson, Minnesota. The couple first made their home in Milford, until they moved out of...
Sandra Cook
Mar 1, 2011
Sandra Kay Cook was born December 7, 1940 in Meridan, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Helen (Jackson) Lochner, Jr. Sandra was raised and educated in Meridan, graduating from Meridan High School. Sandra was united in marriage to Jerry Cook on February 14, 1960, in Cherokee, Iowa. The couple made their home in Sioux City, Doon and Rock Rapids, Iowa....
Irene Walker
Feb 27, 2011
Irene was born March 11, 1923, in Spirit Lake, Iowa. She was the youngest of four children born to Glen and Winifred Pugh. She is preceded in death by her parents, brother, Marvin, infant brother, Merril, and a sister, LaVerne. Irene grew up in Arnolds Park, graduating from Arnolds Park High School in 1941. She worked at a local candy...
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