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Spurlin obituaries: Iowa
An index of 17 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, who lived in Iowa, with dates, towns and links to the original notices.
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Spurlin obituaries: Iowa
Obituaries 17 Deaths from 1868 to 2025 Newspaper sources 19 Funeral-home sources 4 Contents Before 1900 1900–1949 1950–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present References This page is part of the Spurlin obituary index . Each row gives only the person's name, dates, town and a link to the published obituary, which is the place to read the full notice. The index does not copy obituary text or list survivors. To correct or remove a listing, see Contribute .
Before 1900
Name Born Died Town Notes Obituary Daniel Spurlin — 1868 Union Township, Hardin County Hardin County pioneer farmer The Daily Gate City (Chronicling America, Library of Congress)[1] [2] Jerry Spurlin — 26 June 1893 Hardin County early settler of southern Hardin County, Iowa; farmer Omaha Daily Bee (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[3] [4]
1900–1949
Name Born Died Town Notes Obituary Daniel F. Spurlin 30 Nov 1855 12 Nov 1914 Union farmer near Union, Hardin County Evening Times-Republican (Chronicling America, Library of Congress)[5] [6] [7] Samuel Spurlin — Dec 1914 Fort Dodge Civil War Union Army veteran (enlisted in Illinois, 1861) Fort Dodge Messenger (Fort Dodge Public Library Digital Archives)[8] Julia Ann Spurlin — Mar 1915 Maxwell longtime resident of Union, Hardin County Evening Times-Republican (Chronicling America, Library of Congress)[9] Mrs. William Spurlin 20 May 1859 1917 Bloomfield Ottumwa Semi-Weekly Courier (Chronicling America, Library of Congress)[10] Frances (Spurlin) Landis — 5 Mar 1923 Whitten Methodist church member; farmed near Whitten, Grundy County Grundy County Dispatch (Kling Memorial Library Digital Archives, Grundy Center)[11] Delpha A. (Spurlin) Landes 13 Jan 1858 18 Mar 1925 Union Church of Christ member, Whitten The Grundy Register (Kling Memorial Library Digital Archives, Grundy Center)[12]
1950–1999
Name Born Died Town Notes Obituary Wanda (Bacon) Spurlin 11 Nov 1911 1 Dec 1978 Clemons Bookkeeper; former Clemons town treasurer Enterprise (State Center Public Library Digital Archives)[13]
2000–2009
Name Born Died Town Notes Obituary Lottie C. (Spurlin) Thompson 23 Sept 1917 11 Nov 2000 McCallsburg lifelong McCallsburg resident; hotel worker and nurse's aide Ames Tribune (Ames Public Library Digital Archives)[14] Debra Ann (Spurlin) Sayer 12 Apr 1954 30 Oct 2002 Eldora The Grundy Register (Kling Memorial Library Digital Archives, Grundy Center)[15] John T. Spurlin 24 Apr 1944 8 May 2005 Independence newspaper pressman, Cedar Rapids Gazette Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier[16]
2010–2019
Name Born Died Town Notes Obituary Jason Spurlin 15 Sept 1969 12 Sept 2013 State Center worked for Wehrman Optical and Web Electric Mitchell Family Funeral Home[17] [18] Ruth E. (Gillam) Spurlin 4 June 1924 24 Nov 2016 Union car saleswoman; worked at Gillam's Jewelry Creps-Abels Funeral Home (Abels Funeral and Cremation Service)[19] [20]
2020–present
Name Born Died Town Notes Obituary Sister Kathleen (Bernardone) Spurlin, BVM 3 May 1925 29 Aug 2023 Dubuque Catholic sister (BVM); teacher and prison chaplain Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary[21] Joanne (Parle) Spurlin 28 Feb 1957 10 June 2024 Audubon registered nurse (pediatric nursing in Memphis; Friendship Haven) Laufersweiler Funeral Home & Cremation Services[22] [23] Alberta M. (Loring) Spurlin 26 Feb 1926 3 Oct 2025 Madrid Clothing-store salesperson in Fort Dodge, Iowa Iles Funeral Homes (Sundberg-Kirkpatrick Chapel)[24]
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References ↑ The Daily Gate City (Keokuk, Iowa), February 16, 1868, image 4 — The Daily Gate City (Chronicling America, Library of Congress); reprinted Eldora Ledger report; OCR prints 'Mr. Spurlin' three times and 'Daniel Sparlio' once; about sixty News ↑ Daily evening bulletin. (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1856-1870, March 04, 1868, Image 1 — Daily Evening Bulletin, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive); reprint of an Eldora (Iowa) Ledger report (printed as Eldorado Ledger); age about sixty; died on a Sunday evening, the 9th News ↑ Image 1 of Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, Neb.), June 27, 1893 — Omaha Daily Bee (Library of Congress, Chronicling America); Marshalltown, Iowa, special telegram reporting his death near Union (OCR prints Spurliu) News ↑ Iowa Matters (state news briefs), Story County Watchman (Nevada, Iowa), July 7, 1893, page 10 — Story County Watchman (Nevada Public Library, History Archives); state news brief: 'Mr. Jerry Spurlin, of Union' died 'last Monday' News ↑ Evening Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), November 12, 1914, image 1 ("Worry Kills Union Man") — Evening Times-Republican (Chronicling America, Library of Congress); headline prints 'D. S. Spurlin'; gives age as 59 News ↑ Evening Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), November 13, 1914, image 3 (Union News Notes) — Evening Times-Republican (Chronicling America, Library of Congress); funeral notice News ↑ Evening Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), November 16, 1914, image 2 ("Spurlin Funeral at Union") — Evening Times-Republican (Chronicling America, Library of Congress); obituary with birth date Nov. 30, 1855 News ↑ Samuel Spurlin Dies at Children's Home, The Fort Dodge Messenger, December 24, 1914, page 7 — Fort Dodge Messenger (Fort Dodge Public Library Digital Archives); details read from the archive's OCR text; died on a Tuesday at his children's home in Fort Dodge News ↑ Evening Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), March 6, 1915, image 1 ("Mrs. Julia Spurlin Dead") — Evening Times-Republican (Chronicling America, Library of Congress); died at a relative's home in Maxwell; old-time resident of Union; burial in Hauser Cemetery News ↑ Ottumwa Semi-Weekly Courier (Ottumwa, Iowa), February 9, 1917, image 8 (Bloomfield news) — Ottumwa Semi-Weekly Courier (Chronicling America, Library of Congress); Bloomfield column, Feb. 9, 1917; died on a Wednesday at home; birth date from 'would have been 58 on May 20, 1917' News ↑ Obituary: Frances (Spurlin) Landis (Whitten news), Grundy County Dispatch (Grundy Center, Iowa), March 15, 1923, page 7 — Grundy County Dispatch (Kling Memorial Library Digital Archives, Grundy Center); obituary opens with her birth name, Miss Frances Spurlin; born in Whitten; died at home near Whitten; birth year illegible in the OCR News ↑ Whitten news: obituary of Mrs. William Landes, The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), March 26, 1925, page 3 — The Grundy Register (Kling Memorial Library Digital Archives, Grundy Center); born in Hardin County, Iowa; died at her home near Union; burial at Benson cemetery News ↑ Obituary: Wanda Spurlin, Enterprise (State Center, Iowa), December 6, 1978, page 4 — Enterprise (State Center Public Library Digital Archives); died on a Friday in Zearing (Dec. 1, 1978, by the paper's date); burial at Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown. The archive's file metadata mislabels the town as Stacyville. News ↑ Deaths: Lottie C. Thompson, The Tribune (Ames, Iowa), November 13, 2000, page B5 — Ames Tribune (Ames Public Library Digital Archives); Born in Zearing, Iowa; the obituary gives her parents' surname as Spurlin. News ↑ Obituaries: Debra Sayer, 48, The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), November 7, 2002, page 3 — The Grundy Register (Kling Memorial Library Digital Archives, Grundy Center); Born in Fort Worth, Texas; graduated from Union-Whitten High School. The obituary names her parents' surname as Spurlin. News ↑ John T. Spurlin (1944-2005) — Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; born in Aurora, Ill.; died Sunday, May 8, 2005 News ↑ Jason Spurlin Obituary — Mitchell Family Funeral Home; born in Marshalltown Genealogy ↑ Jason Spurlin, 43 — Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa); published Sept. 16, 2013 News ↑ Ruth Spurlin Obituary — Creps-Abels Funeral Home (Abels Funeral and Cremation Service); born Watts; formerly of Marshalltown Genealogy ↑ Ruth E. (Gillam) Spurlin, 92 — Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa); published Nov. 27, 2016 News ↑ Sister Kathleen (Bernardone) Spurlin, BVM — Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary; born in Nevis, Minn. Official ↑ Joanne Spurlin Obituary — Laufersweiler Funeral Home & Cremation Services; born in Fort Dodge; raised in Humboldt; died at the Audubon hospital; residence not stated Genealogy ↑ JoAnne Spurlin — The Messenger (Fort Dodge, Iowa); death notice printing the name JoAnne M. Spurlin; residence not stated News ↑ Alberta Spurlin Obituary, Madrid, Iowa :: Iles Funeral Homes — Iles Funeral Homes (Sundberg-Kirkpatrick Chapel); Born in Whittemore, Iowa; long-time Fort Dodge resident. Found through a Wayback Machine index of the site. Genealogy #obituaries #genealogy #index #iowa
Last reviewed 2026-09-26.