Obituaries
May 14, 1934 -
March 3, 2026
Helynn Eleanor Brand passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, after a brief illness. Born in Winneshiek County on the family farm, May 14, 1934, Helynn graduated from St. Mary’s Nursing School in Rochester, Minnesota in 1957. Known for her gentle touch and...
June 1, 1957 -
March 3, 2026
40 years, 10 months
and 33 days.
That’s how much time I got to spend with Randall Win Cray.
And if you ever sat next to Randy and me at the bar, you know that he could rattle off the years, months, days, hours (and minutes, if pressed) that we had been married...
August 21, 1932 -
February 25, 2026
Irma Maxine (Bodermann) Jensen, 93, of Elma, Iowa, died February 25, 2026.
Irma was born on August 21, 1932, on a farm near Elma during the Great Depression. She graduated as valedictorian of the Elma High School Class of 1950 and was an All-State...
October 29, 1961 -
February 23, 2026
Darla D. Gragert, 64, of Chester, Iowa, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2026.
Memorial services were held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026, at the Chester Community Center with Pastor Jeff Jacobs officiating. Visitation began at 1:00 p.m....
August 13, 1954 -
February 22, 2026
Margaret "Maggie" Marie Hove, 71, of Cresco, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco, surrounded by her family.
Margaret was born on Friday, August 13th, 1954, in New Hampton, Iowa, the...
November 11, 1949 -
February 14, 2026
Larry D. Sweeney, age 76, of Riceville, IA died February 14, 2026 at the University of IA Health Center in Iowa City. He was born November 11, 1949 in Osage, IA to Joseph and Viola (O’Keef) Sweeney. He attended and graduated from Riceville, HS in 1968 and...
Catherine Ann Chihak, age 82, of Elma, IA, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2026, at Colonial Manor of Elma with her husband William by her side.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 28, 2026, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Lourdes with Rev. Telesphore...
September 2 1936 -
February 7, 2026
Kenneth (Ken) Francis Gebel, age 89, of Elma, IA, peacefully passed away on February 7th, 2026, at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
A Memorial Mass was held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church...
April 23, 1935 -
February 9, 2026
James “Jim” Edward McGrane died Monday, February 9th, 2026 at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 19th, 2026, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Elma with...
August. 31, 1929 -
January. 24, 2026
Colette Agnes Kuhn, age 96, of Decorah, formerly Cresco, passed away January 24, 2026 at Barthell Eastern Star, Decorah, after a short illness.
A Memorial Mass was held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 30, 2026, at Notre Dame Catholic Church, Cresco, Iowa,...
