IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Chester W.
Specht
September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2010
Obituary
CHESTER W. SPECHT, 85, of Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away Thursday morning, August 12, 2010 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 16th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Marcus, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer and Vicar Lance Klamer will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. Visitation will be on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. with the family present from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. There will be a family prayer service at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday evening at the funeral home. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com
Chester was born on September 16, 1924 at Cherokee, Iowa to William & Viviann (Smith) Specht. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Marcus, Iowa. He attended Trinity Lutheran School and graduated from Cherokee Wilson High School in 1943. He was married to Mildred (Midge) Crippen on April 25, 1946 at Trinity Church. He farmed until 1962 when he moved to Cleghorn. He worked for the Cleghorn Elevator, was a bus driver for the Meriden-Cleghorn Schools, worked for Hoover Oil Co. in Marcus and finished with Mogensen Construction in Cleghorn. He was a lifetime member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Marcus, Iowa; having served as Elder and financial secretary. He was a member of the Marcus Horseshoe Club, Pinochle Club, former member of the Cleghorn Fire Dept. for 30 years and was a Sheridan Sure Shooters 4-H leader. He enjoyed pitching horse shoes, fishing, mowing, playing cards, spending time at his cottage on Spirit Lake and time spent with family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Janet Peck a granddaughter Rachel and two nieces.
He is survived by his wife, Midge; and four children; Denny Specht and his wife Donna of Marcus, Iowa; Cheryl Plagman of Meriden, Iowa; Keith Specht and his wife Skeeter of Poulsbo, Washington; Caryl Robinson and her husband Marv of Cleghorn, Iowa; 14 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren; and one great great granddaughter; a sister Wanda Jones of Kirksville, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 16th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Marcus, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer and Vicar Lance Klamer will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. Visitation will be on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. with the family present from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. There will be a family prayer service at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday evening at the funeral home. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com
Chester was born on September 16, 1924 at Cherokee, Iowa to William & Viviann (Smith) Specht. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Marcus, Iowa. He attended Trinity Lutheran School and graduated from Cherokee Wilson High School in 1943. He was married to Mildred (Midge) Crippen on April 25, 1946 at Trinity Church. He farmed until 1962 when he moved to Cleghorn. He worked for the Cleghorn Elevator, was a bus driver for the Meriden-Cleghorn Schools, worked for Hoover Oil Co. in Marcus and finished with Mogensen Construction in Cleghorn. He was a lifetime member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Marcus, Iowa; having served as Elder and financial secretary. He was a member of the Marcus Horseshoe Club, Pinochle Club, former member of the Cleghorn Fire Dept. for 30 years and was a Sheridan Sure Shooters 4-H leader. He enjoyed pitching horse shoes, fishing, mowing, playing cards, spending time at his cottage on Spirit Lake and time spent with family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Janet Peck a granddaughter Rachel and two nieces.
He is survived by his wife, Midge; and four children; Denny Specht and his wife Donna of Marcus, Iowa; Cheryl Plagman of Meriden, Iowa; Keith Specht and his wife Skeeter of Poulsbo, Washington; Caryl Robinson and her husband Marv of Cleghorn, Iowa; 14 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren; and one great great granddaughter; a sister Wanda Jones of Kirksville, Missouri.
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