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Spurlin obituaries: Iowa

An index of 19 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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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

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Daniel Spurlin18079 Feb 1868Union Township, Hardin Countyearly settler of Hardin County, Iowa (before 1853); farmerMinneapolis Daily Tribune (Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub, Minnesota Historical Society)[1]; The Daily Gate City (Chronicling America, Library of Congress)[2]; Find a Grave[3]; Daily Evening Bulletin, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive)[4]
Jerry Spurlin18 Dec 184526 June 1893Hardin Countyearly settler of southern Hardin County, Iowa; farmerOmaha Daily Bee (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[5]; Find a Grave[6]; Story County Watchman (Nevada Public Library, History Archives)[7]

1900–1949

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Mrs. Spurlin—13 Aug 1911ClarionEvening Times-Republican (Marshalltown Public Library Digital Archives)[8]; Evening Times-Republican (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[9]
Daniel F. Spurlin30 Nov 185512 Nov 1914Unionfarmer near Union, Hardin CountyEvening Times-Republican (Chronicling America, Library of Congress)[10]; Evening Times-Republican (Chronicling America, Library of Congress)[11]; Evening Times-Republican (Chronicling America, Library of Congress)[12]
Samuel Spurlin30 July 1843Dec 1914Fort DodgeCivil War Union Army veteran (enlisted in Illinois, 1861)Fort Dodge Messenger (Fort Dodge Public Library Digital Archives)[13]; Find a Grave[14]
Julia Ann Spurlin17 Feb 18364 Mar 1915Maxwelllongtime resident of Union, Hardin CountyEvening Times-Republican (Chronicling America, Library of Congress)[15]; Find a Grave[16]
Mrs. William Spurlin20 May 18591917BloomfieldOttumwa Semi-Weekly Courier (Chronicling America, Library of Congress)[17]
Frances (Spurlin) Landis—5 Mar 1923WhittenMethodist church member; farmed near Whitten, Grundy CountyGrundy County Dispatch (Kling Memorial Library Digital Archives, Grundy Center)[18]
Delpha A. (Spurlin) Landes13 Jan 185818 Mar 1925UnionChurch of Christ member, WhittenThe Grundy Register (Kling Memorial Library Digital Archives, Grundy Center)[19]; Find a Grave[20]

1950–1999

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Gladys (Lamprecht) Spurlin10 Feb 189531 Jan 1976Unionfarmed near Liscomb, New Providence and Forest City before moving to UnionThe Grundy Register (Kling Memorial Library Digital Archives, Grundy Center)[21]; Find a Grave[22]
Wanda (Bacon) Spurlin11 Nov 19111 Dec 1978ClemonsBookkeeper; former Clemons town treasurerEnterprise (State Center Public Library Digital Archives)[23]; Find a Grave[24]

2000–2009

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Lottie C. (Spurlin) Thompson23 Sept 191711 Nov 2000McCallsburglifelong McCallsburg resident; hotel worker and nurse's aideAmes Tribune (Ames Public Library Digital Archives)[25]
Debra Ann (Spurlin) Sayer12 Apr 195430 Oct 2002EldoraThe Grundy Register (Kling Memorial Library Digital Archives, Grundy Center)[26]; Find a Grave[27]
John T. Spurlin24 Apr 19448 May 2005Independencenewspaper pressman, Cedar Rapids GazetteWaterloo-Cedar Falls Courier[28]; Find a Grave[29]

2010–2019

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Jason Spurlin15 Sept 196912 Sept 2013State Centerworked for Wehrman Optical and Web ElectricMitchell Family Funeral Home[30]; Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa)[31]
Ruth E. (Gillam) Spurlin4 June 192424 Nov 2016Unioncar saleswoman; worked at Gillam's JewelryCreps-Abels Funeral Home (Abels Funeral and Cremation Service)[32]; Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa)[33]

2020–present

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Sister Kathleen (Bernardone) Spurlin, BVM3 May 192529 Aug 2023DubuqueCatholic sister (BVM); teacher and prison chaplainSisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary[34]; Find a Grave[35]
Joanne (Parle) Spurlin28 Feb 195710 June 2024Audubonregistered nurse (pediatric nursing in Memphis; Friendship Haven)Laufersweiler Funeral Home & Cremation Services[36]; The Messenger (Fort Dodge, Iowa)[37]
Alberta M. (Loring) Spurlin26 Feb 19263 Oct 2025MadridClothing-store salesperson in Fort Dodge, IowaIles Funeral Homes (Sundberg-Kirkpatrick Chapel)[38]; Find a Grave[39]

See also

  • Spurlin obituary index · Genealogy strong
    An archival index of 793 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, from 1850 to 2026, arranged by state with links to the original funeral-home and newspaper notices.
  • Spurlin cemeteries · Places weak
    A roundup of burial grounds named for the Spurlin family on Find a Grave: eight Spurlin cemeteries in Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina, plus Spurlington- and Spurling-named cemeteries and the graves of notable Spurlins.
  • Spurlin research resources · Genealogy mixed
    A roundup of free online tools for researching Spurlin families: collaborative trees, the Spurlin Y-DNA project, surname forums, digitized county histories and newspapers, federal land patents, cemetery and historical-marker databases, and military and African American records.

References

  1. ↑ Minneapolis Daily Tribune (Minneapolis, Minn.), March 6, 1868, page 2 — Minneapolis Daily Tribune (Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub, Minnesota Historical Society); Minneapolis Daily Tribune, March 6, 1868, p. 2 (read from the hub's OCR text layer). Reprinted Iowa report of the death of Mr. Daniel Spurlin in Union township, Hardin County, on Sabbath evening the 9th (Feb. 9, 1868); gives his age as about sixty and says he was in the county before its organization in 1853. News
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ Daniel Spurlin (1807-1868) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 1 Apr 1807, Yadkin (then Surry) County, N.C.; died 27 Jan 1868, Union, Hardin County, Iowa; burial Hauser Cemetery, Whitten. Memorial notes the stone age implies birth c. 1804; the 1868 newspaper report says he died on a Sunday the 9th, which conflicts with 27 Jan Genealogy
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ↑ Jeremiah “Jerry” Spurlin (1845-1893) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 18 Dec 1845; died 26 Jun 1893, aged 47; 1880 census note places him in Union Twp., Hardin County; burial Hauser Cemetery, Whitten, Iowa Genealogy
  7. ↑ 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
  8. ↑ Clarion News Items, Evening Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), August 16, 1911, page 3 — Evening Times-Republican (Marshalltown Public Library Digital Archives); Clarion news column dated Aug. 16, 1911 (the archive's OCR prints Spurlln; the page image reads Spurlin): Mrs. Spurlin died on a Sunday (Aug. 13, 1911) at a family home in Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, with a short funeral service on the Tuesday. Her given name is not stated. News
  9. ↑ Image 3 of Evening times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), August 16, 1911 — Evening Times-Republican (Library of Congress, Chronicling America); Clarion News Items column: died Sunday (August 13) in Clarion; OCR prints Spurlln News
  10. ↑ 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
  11. ↑ Evening Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), November 13, 1914, image 3 (Union News Notes) — Evening Times-Republican (Chronicling America, Library of Congress); funeral notice News
  12. ↑ 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
  13. ↑ 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
  14. ↑ Samuel Spurlin (1843-1914) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: Civil War veteran; born 30 Jul 1843; died 23 Dec 1914 (the Messenger report says he died on a Tuesday, i.e. 22 Dec); burial Oakland Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa Genealogy
  15. ↑ 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
  16. ↑ Julie Ann Spurlin Sperlin (1836-1915) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 17 Feb 1836, Indiana; died 4 Mar 1915 (aged 79); daughter of Samuel Spurlin, married William Spurlin (Sperlin) in 1856; memorial gives burial as Benson Cemetery, Grundy County, where the newspaper says Hauser Cemetery Genealogy
  17. ↑ 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
  18. ↑ 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
  19. ↑ 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
  20. ↑ Delpha Anna Sperlin Landes (1858-1925) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 13 Jan 1858, Iowa; died 18 Mar 1925, Hardin County, Iowa (aged 67); burial Benson Cemetery, Grundy County Genealogy
  21. ↑ Community news column, The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), February 5, 1976, page 22 — The Grundy Register (Kling Memorial Library Digital Archives, Grundy Center); The Grundy Register, Feb. 5, 1976, p. 22 (read from the archive's OCR text): brief mention that Mrs. Gladys Spurlin of Union died on a Saturday evening, with services the following Tuesday at Biersborn Funeral Home, Union. Jan. 31, 1976 is counted back from the issue date. News
  22. ↑ Gladys Lamprecht Spurlin (1895-1976) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial transcribes an obituary headed Mrs. Spurlin Dead at 80: born at Eldora Feb. 10, 1895; died on a Saturday evening at an Eldora hospital; married into the Spurlin family in 1912; buried at Hauser Cemetery, Whitten Genealogy
  23. ↑ 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
  24. ↑ Wanda Wilfreda Bacon Spurlin (1911-1978) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 9 Nov 1911 (obituary gives 11 Nov), Liberty Township, Marshall County, Iowa; died 1 Dec 1978, Zearing, Iowa; burial Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown Genealogy
  25. ↑ 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
  26. ↑ 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
  27. ↑ Debra Ann Spurlin Sayer (1954-2002) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 12 Apr 1954, Fort Worth, Texas; died 30 Oct 2002, Eldora, Iowa; burial Hauser Cemetery, Whitten Genealogy
  28. ↑ John T. Spurlin (1944-2005) — Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; born in Aurora, Ill.; died Sunday, May 8, 2005 News
  29. ↑ John Thomas Spurlin (1944-2005) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 24 Apr 1944, Aurora, Ill.; died 8 May 2005, Buchanan County, Iowa; burial Saint Patricks Cemetery, Winthrop, Iowa Genealogy
  30. ↑ Jason Spurlin Obituary — Mitchell Family Funeral Home; born in Marshalltown Genealogy
  31. ↑ Jason Spurlin, 43 — Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa); published Sept. 16, 2013 News
  32. ↑ Ruth Spurlin Obituary — Creps-Abels Funeral Home (Abels Funeral and Cremation Service); born Watts; formerly of Marshalltown Genealogy
  33. ↑ Ruth E. (Gillam) Spurlin, 92 — Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa); published Nov. 27, 2016 News
  34. ↑ Sister Kathleen (Bernardone) Spurlin, BVM — Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary; born in Nevis, Minn. Official
  35. ↑ Sr Kathleen Elaine Spurlin (1925-2023) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 3 May 1925, Nevis, Minn.; died 29 Aug 2023, Dubuque, Iowa (aged 98); burial Sisters of Charity Cemetery, Dubuque Genealogy
  36. ↑ Joanne Spurlin Obituary — Laufersweiler Funeral Home & Cremation Services; born in Fort Dodge; raised in Humboldt; died at the Audubon hospital; residence not stated Genealogy
  37. ↑ JoAnne Spurlin — The Messenger (Fort Dodge, Iowa); death notice printing the name JoAnne M. Spurlin; residence not stated News
  38. ↑ 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
  39. ↑ Mary "Alberta" Loring Spurlin (1926-2025) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 26 Feb 1926, Whittemore, Iowa; died 3 Oct 2025, Madrid, Iowa (aged 99); burial Fort Dodge Memorial Park (a second, duplicate memorial gives a different cemetery) Genealogy

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