Douglas Jones

Well it appears that the old adage, “Absence makes the heart grow founder of some one (thing) else may in fact be true. The website was down for about two months and now since it has been back up it has been used twice. It was down due to an error on my part, it cost me $250 to get it back up and running. That is in addition to the annual cost of $300. The donate to help with costs button is up on the left hand column. Suffice it to say that unless there is more activity on the site and some help with costs, I will not renew it next year. If any of you have thoughts of a 60 year reunion next year please take note.

Posted on: Aug 28, 2024 at 7:52 PM

Thanks for your understanding we are back in business. More updates will be coming.

Severe flooding in Spencer Many homes are damaged or destroyed See our FB page for more photos

Posted on: Jun 19, 2024 at 12:29 PM

We are saddened to report the passing of classmate Rhonda Rice Roskens. Obituary to follow

Posted on: Apr 14, 2024 at 11:46 AM

We are saddened to report the passing of Bill Boese, husband of classmate Ramona Finch Boese. Our condolences to Ramona and her family


Obituary of William "Bill" Boese

Memorial Mass for William "Bill" Boese, age 79, of Milford will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:30am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Visitation will take place prior to the service from 9:30-10:30am at the church.

William John Boese, son of Burdette ”Buzz” William and Helen Mary (Trainer) Boese, was born in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, 1944, where his father was stationed with the Army.

The family returned to Webb, Iowa, upon “Buzz” fulfilling his tour of duty. Bill grew up helping his grandpa on the county road grader and his dad at the Champlin gas station. Bill loved baseball and played catcher from elementary through high school. Bill graduated from Webb High School in 1962 with a baseball scholarship to South Dakota State University (SDSU) in Brookings, SD. During his freshman year at SDSU, Bill decided he’d rather be a United States Marine. He quit college, enlisted, and was stationed at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, California.

During his time at MCRD, Bill was recognized as a leader and was encouraged to apply for appointment to the United States Naval Academy (USNA) Prep School, Bainbridge, MD, where upon completion, he received an appointment to the 1965 USNA plebe class. He graduated from USNA in 1969 thus pinning on the single silver bar of a United States Marine Corps (USMC) Second Lieutenant. Bill proceeded to the Basic School, Quantico, Virginia. With him, beginning a 26-year military career, was his wife, Ramona Finch Boese of Spencer, Iowa.

Bill’s accomplishments at the Basic School qualified him for flight training, his future military career. The Vietnam War was going on and Bill’s pilot training began with the Air Force (space available), receiving Air Force wings. Marines fly with the Navy. To earn Navy wings, they moved to Cherry Point, NC, there earning those wings. Through his career, Bill flew the A-4 Skyhawk and the AV-8B Harrier. LtCol. William J. Boese retired from the Marine Corps in 1989, moved to Milford, Iowa, and began a cow/calf operation on his farm west of Milford.

Bill was active with the American Legion Post #384, served as a Dickinson County Supervisor, and was active with his church. Surrounded by his family, Bill passed on April 10, 2024. Preceding Bill in death were his parents, Burdette and Helen. Left to remember and honor him are his wife, Ramona; daughter, Sarah Boese Crowder, and her husband, Josh, and their children: Hanah, Jakob, and Elaina; son, John, and his son, Max; sister, Marilyn Boese Douglas and her husband, Greg. Bill has many relatives and friends who will talk about his storytelling and golfing skills.

TurnerJenness Funeral Home , Milford IA is in charge of arrangements

Posted on: Jan 03, 2024 at 9:08 PM

I received this from Pam Shippy today RIP my friend

Posted on: Nov 30, 2023 at 7:44 PM

We are saddened to report the passing of Ruth Thurston mother of our classmate Blaine and his sister Laurie ‘66. Warners are in charge of services. Our condolences to Blaine and Laurie and their families

Posted on: Nov 20, 2023 at 10:04 PM

Received word tonight from Pam Shippy of the passing of classmate Tom Preston. Celebration of Life in January. More as we receive it Condolences to Tom’s family

Happy Birthday Sandra!

Have a great birthday!

Posted on: Jul 27, 2023 at 3:33 AM

Posted on: Jul 13, 2023 at 2:44 PM

So what the hell happened with the website being down? Each year we have two subscription fees that are due for our website. The first is the cost that Class Creator charges us for an ad free website.This is paid automatically each year by a charge to my credit card. The second is a charge for the use of our domain name which is a separate charge to the keeper of such things, whom I know not. The first payment went to Class Creator without a problem by auto pay. But the second didn’t know where to go and therefore did not get paid. BOOM! they shut down the site. What to do? I tried to call Class Creator but with the Crazy 4th holiday week it was hard to find a real person to talk to. Finally got a text message from Class Creator, sent them more money and Wall La we are back in business. More than you needed to know probably but there are those who wonder. Thanks to those that donated to help pay these costs. We are almost there and the donation link will drop off when this year’s expenses are met. Thanks for your patience.

Well it took a while but we are back Sorry about that Thanks for your patience BTW We still need donation See link at the left side of home page