Fertile High School ~ Fertile, Iowa

(Fertile Graduation Classes for 1948 and 1961-1962 are available at Iowachools.com. Fertile school consolidated with Forest City in 1962.)

The book, Fertile School History, Fertile, Iowa, by Betty Waddington, 2009 [bettyw@wctatel.net] includes short biographies of students, 1906-1988, and can be purchased by contacting the author.

Here are random lists of Fertile High School graduates listed in the Forest City Summit and Mason City Globe Gazette for the years of:
1914, 1928-1929, 1945-1948, 1950-1951, 1953-1954, 1956-1957, 1959-1960

FERTILE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
1914 – 8th grade graduates (source – Mason City Globe Gazette, June 4, 1914, p.3)

Clara Brumwold Ida Dumholdt Ruth Elthon Dorris Fankell Geth Foster Vera Humphrey Francis Lang Vendla Olson Amanda Tweed Gail White

1928 (source – Mason City Globe Gazette, May 7, 1928, p.16)

Mildred Field Francis Hill June Houland Myrtle Luthro Genevieve Neshiem Fern Oredsen Norman Oswald Bessie Purcell Ruth Richardson Ruth Sanderson Helen Seglem Cora Senerson William Zahel

1929 (source – Mason City Globe Gazette, Apr. 23, 1929, p.16)

Olga Benson Vesta Carr Caroline Hall Robert Hickok Agnes Hjelmeland Nellie Humphrey Clinton McNelly Melvin Myhre Lawrence Ouverson Ruth Presholt

1945 (source – Mason City Globe Gazette, May 8, 1945, p.6)

Beverley Bell Gene Brosdahl Donald VanHorn Bosch Roger Felland Glen Hanson Arvid Holton Geraldine Humphrey Frances Kisner Ardie Lovick Harold Nyhus Cecil Oleson Phylis Orcutt Wesley Pederson Larry Swanson Carl Thompson

1946 (source – Mason City Globe Gazette, Apr. 27, 1946, p.4)

Ardelle Brosdahl Dick Combs Dorothy Elthon Dean Haugen Norma Holton Earl Humphrey Romane Humphrey Robert Kitner Phyllis Lindquist Marlyn Nissen Norma Lou Oswald Anna Mary Sanderson Geraldine Stokke

1947 (source – Mason City Globe Gazette, Apr. 29,, 1947, p.6)

James Cameron Marilou Fankell Patricia Gelnes Dorothy Halvorson Norma Hanson June Kitner Truman Knudtson Alice Lovick Loetta Orcutt Curtis Ouverson Robert Ouverson Marilyn Pederson Audrey Seglam Franklin Sheimo Arlis Thovson Harry Tjelta

1948 (source – Mason City Globe Gazette, May 13, 1948, p.24)

Dennis Brosdal David Elthon Ivene Elthon Betty Holtan Rita Hovey Frances Jenkins Dorothy Juhl George Kisner Archie Lovick Norma Oakland Roger Ritter Ruth Rothwell James Sanderson Rarrel Steuerwald Thelma Tjelta Dale Varberg

1950 (source - Forest City Summit, Apr. 13, 1950, p.14)

LaVonne Daniels Allen Elthon Glen Fjeld Lehman Floy Darrel Howland Nancy Juhl Robert Kennedy Dale Lindquist Beverly Low Donna Low Kenneth Midtgaard Amelia Oakland Donna Parker Donald Severson Richard Steinfeldt Doris Tibbits Dick Varberg

1951 (source – Mason City Globe Gazette, Apr. 7, 1951, p.10)

Spence Abrams Arlyn Brosdal Bonnie Bjelland Janice Burtness Mary Lou Elthon Donald Howland Dolores Jordan Earl Miller Norman Nyhus Iva Dell Oakland LaVonne Pederson Larry Purcell Elsie Mae Suby DeEtta Thovson Dennis Thovson Mary Tweeten William Upchurch LaVern Vaage

1953 (source – Forest City Summit, May 21, 1953, p.12)

Faye Amundson Marlene Bjelland Patricia Burke Helen Coltvet Marjorie Coltvet Sylvia Elthon Berna Fjeld Jerry Haugen Marilyn Hepperly Wayne Humphrey Marilyn Johnson Maynard Midtgaard Jack Ouverson Wendell Stokke Paul Thovson Larry Tuttle

1954 (source – Forest City Summit, May 13, 1954, p.12)
see the CLASS PHOTO

Vera LaVonne Abrams David Arden Brue Robert Tweed Elthon Clara Ann Lou Haugen Elaine Jacqueline Haugen Norma Jean Jenkins Ryan Jenkins Delbert Duane Juhl Melvin LaVern Kennedy Elaine Ann Kraakevik Larry Wayne Lovick Marlin Eugene Miller Marcelline Marie Oakland William Allen Oswald Dale Gene Ouverson Herbert Gene Pederson Sever Myron Peterson James LewAlyn Seglem Eloise Maxine Steinfeldt Donald James Suby Marlene Mae Tibbits Marlys Madeline Tibbits

1956 [some of the graduates] (source – Forest City Summit, Sept. 20, 1956, p.14)

Mary Brue Gary Frahm Jackie Humphrey David Hunter Larry Luker Marion Midtgaard Nancy Nelson Verlynn Ouverson James Rodberg Betty Tuttle Deanna Wolfe

1957 (source – Mason City Globe Gazette, May 22, 1957, p.27)

Ronald Daniels Marilyn Hall Henry Halverson Arthur Haugen Steven Haugen Jack Miller Jean Miller Ellamae Oswald Jerry Ouverson Allen Suby

1959 (source – Forest City Summit, May 14, 1959, p.11)
see the CLASS PHOTO - click twice to enlarge

Larry Burtness Sandra Felland Gary Hall Judith Haugen Gerald Hill Loren Hoffman Diana Hunter Gwendolyn Johnson Lyle Knudson Neal Luker Gary Ouverson Nelda Ouverson Paul Ouverson Leslie Torkelson Beverly Tweed Donna Vaage

1960 (source - Mason City Globe, Apr. 27, 1960, p.24)

Arlyn Allen Abrams Lance Eugene Burtness Dale Norman Clapper Russell Gene Faulken David Gaskill Delores Jean Halvorson Jerry Lewis Hepperly Sharon Kay Hoffman Edward Francis Kirschbaum Ronald Ray Lee Clare Lane Lindquist Gloria Jean Lovick Robert Alan Luther Mary Ann Nye Thomas Eugene Ouverson Ray Alan Petersburg Janet Elaine Thovson Judith Ann Valley Harold Paul Wolfe