{"id":1347,"date":"2026-10-27T18:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347"},"modified":"2026-10-27T18:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:38:11","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-kaylee-nachtigal-forever-a-spencer-tiger-forever-in-our-hearts-%f0%9f%92%9c%f0%9f%92%9b%f0%9f%90%85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Kaylee Nachtigal: Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05<\/h4>\n<p>Some souls leave behind a light so beautiful that even their absence cannot erase its glow. The Spencer community is mourning the heartbreaking loss of Kaylee Nachtigal, a proud 2024 graduate of Spencer High School and a cherished member of the Spencer Tiger family, whose life was tragically cut short in a two-vehicle crash in Buena Vista County, Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the crash occurred Monday afternoon, October 26, 2026. Buena Vista University President Brian Lenzmeier confirmed Kaylee\u2019s passing in a message to university staff and students. Two other students involved in the collision sustained injuries requiring medical attention. Emergency responders, including medical helicopters, were dispatched to assist. The Buena Vista County Sheriff\u2019s Department received assistance from the Iowa State Patrol and the Storm Lake Fire Department. The university is also offering support and counseling to students affected by this heartbreaking tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Some losses leave a silence that words cannot fill. Kaylee\u2019s passing has brought profound sadness to those who knew her and to a community that will forever remember her as one of its own.<\/p>\n<p>Being part of the Tiger family means belonging to something that time cannot erase. The friendships, shared experiences, and memories Kaylee leaves behind will continue to live in the hearts of those whose lives she touched.<\/p>\n<p>As her family, friends, former classmates, and loved ones face this painful loss, may they find strength in one another and comfort in the memories that will never fade.<\/p>\n<p>Rest peacefully, Kaylee Nachtigal. Though your journey on earth has ended, your memory will forever remain a treasured part of the Spencer Tiger family.<\/p>\n<p>Once a Tiger, always a Tiger. Forever remembered, deeply cherished, and painfully missed. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05 Some souls leave behind a light so beautiful that even their absence cannot erase its glow. The Spencer community is mourning the heartbreaking loss of Kaylee Nachtigal, a proud 2024 graduate of Spencer High School and a cherished member of the Spencer Tiger family, whose life [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In Loving Memory of Kaylee Nachtigal: Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05 - News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In Loving Memory of Kaylee Nachtigal: Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05 - News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05 Some souls leave behind a light so beautiful that even their absence cannot erase its glow. The Spencer community is mourning the heartbreaking loss of Kaylee Nachtigal, a proud 2024 graduate of Spencer High School and a cherished member of the Spencer Tiger family, whose life [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-27T18:38:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/carmex.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4002.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1366\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?p=1347#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?p=1347\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5184e5fa4ffadf27cf746f48c9839b7a\"},\"headline\":\"In Loving Memory of Kaylee Nachtigal: Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-27T18:38:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?p=1347\"},\"wordCount\":300,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?p=1347#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/IMG_4002.jpeg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?p=1347#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?p=1347\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?p=1347\",\"name\":\"In Loving Memory of Kaylee Nachtigal: Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05 - News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?p=1347#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?p=1347#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/IMG_4002.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-27T18:38:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5184e5fa4ffadf27cf746f48c9839b7a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?p=1347#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?p=1347\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?p=1347#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/IMG_4002.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/IMG_4002.jpeg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1366},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?p=1347#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"In Loving Memory of Kaylee Nachtigal: Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5184e5fa4ffadf27cf746f48c9839b7a\",\"name\":\"Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e382be8b6592c2c3b4cbc324526b8da86c613d8752180da3aed57992ec3157f5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e382be8b6592c2c3b4cbc324526b8da86c613d8752180da3aed57992ec3157f5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e382be8b6592c2c3b4cbc324526b8da86c613d8752180da3aed57992ec3157f5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carmex.today\\\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"In Loving Memory of Kaylee Nachtigal: Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05 - News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"In Loving Memory of Kaylee Nachtigal: Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05 - News","og_description":"Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05 Some souls leave behind a light so beautiful that even their absence cannot erase its glow. The Spencer community is mourning the heartbreaking loss of Kaylee Nachtigal, a proud 2024 graduate of Spencer High School and a cherished member of the Spencer Tiger family, whose life [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347","og_site_name":"News","article_published_time":"2026-10-27T18:38:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1366,"url":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4002.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347"},"author":{"name":"Admin","@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/#\/schema\/person\/5184e5fa4ffadf27cf746f48c9839b7a"},"headline":"In Loving Memory of Kaylee Nachtigal: Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05","datePublished":"2026-10-27T18:38:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347"},"wordCount":300,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4002.jpeg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347","url":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347","name":"In Loving Memory of Kaylee Nachtigal: Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05 - News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4002.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-10-27T18:38:11+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/#\/schema\/person\/5184e5fa4ffadf27cf746f48c9839b7a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4002.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4002.jpeg","width":2048,"height":1366},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?p=1347#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"In Loving Memory of Kaylee Nachtigal: Forever a Spencer Tiger, Forever in Our Hearts. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc05"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/#website","url":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/","name":"News","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/#\/schema\/person\/5184e5fa4ffadf27cf746f48c9839b7a","name":"Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e382be8b6592c2c3b4cbc324526b8da86c613d8752180da3aed57992ec3157f5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e382be8b6592c2c3b4cbc324526b8da86c613d8752180da3aed57992ec3157f5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e382be8b6592c2c3b4cbc324526b8da86c613d8752180da3aed57992ec3157f5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Admin"},"url":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1349,"href":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1347\/revisions\/1349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carmex.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}