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Dean Verle Jacobson (Obituary ~ 05/18/15)
Aug. 3, 1941 -- May 12, 2015 Dean Jacobson, 73, of Sumner, died Tuesday evening, May 12, 2015, at his home in Sumner. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at St. John Lutheran Church in Sumner with Rev. William Runaas, Jr. and Rev. Susan Friedrich officiating. Interment followed at St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Sumner with military rites by Thomas E. Woods Post #223, American Legion of Sumner... -
Donna Fuller (Obituary ~ 05/18/15)
Aug. 4, 1926 -- May 8, 2015 Donna Kathleen (Peterson) Fuller, age 88, lived life to the fullest until her passing on May 8, 2015, with her daughters by her side. Donna was born on Aug. 4, 1926, in Fort Dodge to Don and Agnes (Wilson) Peterson. She was the middle child and was preceded in death by her brother Keith Peterson in 2010. She is survived by her younger sister, Patricia (and Neill) Thompson of Ames, and her sister-in-law, Mickey Peterson of Corvallis, Oregon... -
Gertrude Gottsche (Obituary ~ 05/18/15)
Dec. 28, 1914 - May, 17. 2015 Gertrude Olive (Kincade) Gottsche, daughter of Leroy and Maime (Partlow) Kincade, was born Dec. 28, 1914, in Claytonville, Illinois. She departed this life Sunday, May 17, 2015, at the age of 100 years. She was united in marriage to Floyd Albert Gottsche on Aug. 29, 1938 in Fowler, Indiana. They were blessed with three children Elaine, Richard and Bruce... -
James Egeland (Obituary ~ 05/18/15)
May 19, 1932 -- May 11, 2015 James J. Egeland, 82, of Spirit Lake, passed away at home Monday, May 11. A memorial service was held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 15 at Salem Lutheran Church in Jackson, Minnesota, with Pastor Eric Hullstrom officiating. A graveside service with military honors by the Jackson American Legion and VFW Posts took place following the service at Miller Cemetery in Jackson. ... -
Melvin Earl King (Obituary ~ 05/18/15)
July 18, 1925 - May 11, 2015 Melvin Earl King was born July 18, 1925 in Baker Township, O'Brien County (near Paulina) to Adam and Arla (Jones) King. He received his education in various country schools through the eighth grade and furthered his education at the Ford Tractor School, Kaiser/Fraiser and Vicker's Hydraulic. ... -
Wayne Hansen (Obituary ~ 05/18/15)
Jan. 23, 1921 -- May 4, 2015 Wayne T. Hansen, 84, of Algona, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2015, at the St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral services were held Friday, May 8, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church in Algona, with Rev. Loren Shellabarger officiating. Interment will be in the Lakeview Cemetery in Spirit Lake... -
Willis D. DeBoer (Obituary ~ 05/18/15)
Jan. 27, 1947 - May 17, 2015 Willis D. DeBoer, age 68, of Spirit Lake, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015, at his home in Spirit Lake. He was born Jan. 27, 1947, in Sibley to William and Nelva (Strootman) DeBoer. Willis graduated from Hull Western Christian High School in 1964. He worked various jobs throughout his life, including advertising sales, truck driving and custodian for the schools... -
Joseph John Sherack (Obituary ~ 05/18/15)
Feb. 9, 1940 - May 7, 2015 Joseph John Sherack (Joe), age 75, of Lakefield, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Joe, son of Clarence and Sara (Mosley) Sherack, was born Feb. 9, 1940 on the family farm in Minneota Township, Jackson County, Minnesota. ... -
Farmers market news
(Local News ~ 05/18/15)
Welcome to farm market news, this column will give the skinny with what is happening at, and is in season at the Dickinson County Farmers Market. The market will be open starting at 7:30 a.m. every Saturday and Wednesday from June until October. Many forms of payment are available including WIC, SNAP and SFMNP, but cash is preferable...
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Titans close golf season at Newell (High School Sports ~ 05/18/15)
With a fifth-place finish among the seven-team field in Newell, the Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire boys golf team saw its season come to an end in the Class 1A sectional tournament. The Titans carded a combined round of 395 to finish 64 strokes off the lead set by first-place finisher Alta-Aurelia... -
Wolves' Van Iperen advances to district golf tourney (High School Sports ~ 05/18/15)
Harris-Lake Park senior Brady Van Iperen earned a spot in the regional finals with his performance at the Class 1A sectional golf tournament held in Hull on Friday. The Second Team All-War Eagle Conference selection carded an 85 to tie for fourth at Hull, but the Wolves missed out on advancing as a team, as they carded a combined 369 to finish 34 strokes off the pace set by champion Boyden-Hull and 15 strokes behind runner-up Akron-Westfield... -
Pioneer boys wrap season at sectional golf meet (High School Sports ~ 05/18/15)
The Okoboji boys golf team's season came to a close Friday at the Class 2A sectional meet held in Sioux Center, as the Pioneers placed seventh among the eight-team field. Seth Feller had the low round for the Pioneers, carding an 84 on the day to finish nine strokes off the lead and five strokes out of fourth... -
SL-O boys end tennis season at districts (High School Sports ~ 05/18/15)
After heavy rains forced a postponement on Thursday, area boys tennis players returned to the courts Friday at the district tennis tournament in Le Mars. Unfortunately, that is where the Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys ended their season, as they placed fourth among the seven teams... -
Dickinson County sends 23 to state track championships (High School Sports ~ 05/18/15)
Dickinson County will be well-represented at the famed Blue Oval of Drake Stadium as the state's best athletes compete at the 2015 Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships. Twenty-three area track stars qualified for the event to be held Thursday-Saturday, May 21-23 in Des Moines...
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