Elmer Spoo, 1911-2005

SPOO, PLUTH, HOFFMEYER, KOOSMAN

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 4/4/2009 at 14:11:40

ESTHERVILLE - Mass of Christian Burial for Elmer Spoo, 94, of Estherville will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, 2005 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Estherville with Father Jerry Cosgrove presiding. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Estherville. He passed away Monday, Aug. 22. 2005 at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m., with vigil atarting at 7 p.m. Thursday at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Chapel in Estherville.

Elmer Spoo, the son of Chris and Martha (Meyer) Spoo was born March 19, 1911 in Estherville, Iowa. He passed away Monday, August 22, 2005 at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville at the age of 94.

He received his education in Emmet County Schools.

On November 27, 1935 Elmer was united in marriage to Loretta Pluth at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Estherville. The couple farmed in the rural Gruver area until 1959. They then moved to Gruver to make their home where Elmer worked at the Lincoln Central school until his retirement in 1975. While in retirement he also worked for area farmers and did carpentry work. Elmer and Loretta also enjoyed spending winters in Harlingen, Texas. Loretta died December 21, 2002.

Elmer was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and for hobbies, he enjoyed reading, dancing, playing cards and dominoes.

Elmer is survived by four children, Mary Ann Hoffmeyer of Gruver; Ronald Spoo and his wife, Esther of Colorado Springs, Colorado; E. Jerome Spoo and his wife, Karen of San Angelo, Texas; Joan Koosman and her husband, Virgil of Rogers, Minnesota; 10 Grandchildren, Duane, Lanny and Monte Hoffmeyer, Margie Collins, Mark Spoo, Wayne Spoo, Dee Ann Sturdivant, Deron Spoo, Vicki Thiele and Jay Koosman; 12 Great Grandchildren, April, Eric, Megan, Alex, Ryan and Paige Hoffmeyer, Erin and Sean Collins, Kira, Caleb and Seth Spoo and Carter Thiele; one brother, Henry Spoo of Brandon, South Dakota; two sisters, Lucille Origer of Rochester, Minnesota; and Agnes Borlaug of Sac City, Iowa; sister-in-law, Louise Spoo of Banger, Wisconsin; and brother-in-law, Leonard Beaver of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. He has been preceded in death by his parents, wife, infant sister, Elizabeth, sisters, Dorothy Stone and Helen Beaver, brother, Lester Spoo, and two son-in-laws, John Thomas and Jerry Hoffmeyer.

Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; August 24, 2005.