Obituaries

Betty Joan Stoneking, the daughter of Franklin and B. Arlyne (Wiese) Hargens, was born November 23, 1934, in Holstein, IA. She was baptized on June 23, 1935 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Her childhood years were spent in Cushing. She attended country school and later Cushing Consolidated…

 Joyce Ann Rohweder, the daughter of Wilbur and Eva (Moorhead) Rydstrom was born September 18, 1935, in Alta, Iowa. She graduated from Fairview Consolidated School.  She was united in marriage to Thomas Hallcock on August 29, 1956 in Alta, IA. Joyce was later married to Larry Rohweder on…

Ann M. Peck, the daughter of Elvin and Esther (Barton) Barnes, was born July 30, 1940, in Winner, SD. Her childhood years were spent in Winner, where she attended school and graduated from High School in 1958. She then attended college in Sioux Falls, SD, and graduated as an x-ray tech. Ann moved…

 James Francis Specht, was born to John Nicholas and Helen Mary (McNeil) Specht on October 21, 1930 on the family farm. He was premature, weighing only 4 lbs. with a severe case of jaundice he fought on. He was placed in a shoe box and kept warm on a cob stove. He was tough from the start. He…