Obituaries

William Barker, 84

Feb. 8, 1934 — July 3, 2018 Rochester - William “Bill” Barker, age 84 of Rochester, Minn. passed away July 3, 2018. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 13 at Christ United Methodist Church in Rochester, with visitation one hour before in the church commons. On Saturday, July 14 at 11...

Eunice Borlaug, 84

Jan. 11, 1934 — July 5, 2018 Saude - Eunice M. Borlaug, age 84 of Saude, Iowa, died Thursday, July 5, 2018, at her home. A memorial service was held on July 9, 2018, at Saude Lutheran Church with Pastor Peter Faugstad officiating. Inurnment was at Saude Lutheran Church Cemetery following the...

Harris Wemark, 74

Oct. 1, 1943 — June 25, 2018 Ridgeway - Harris Duane Wemark, age 74 of Ridgeway, Iowa, died peacefully on Monday, June 25, 2018 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service was held on June 29, 2018 at Peace Lutheran Church in Ridgeway with Pastor Jeff Hansen presiding...

Eugene ‘Gene’ Reicks, 82

Dec. 4, 1935 — June 23, 2018 Spillville - Eugene Reicks, age 82, of Spillville, Iowa, died on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial was at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Spillville, on June 27, 2018, with Rev. Robert Gross and Deacon...

Richard Lloyd, 82

July 4, 1935 — Jan. 27, 2018 Cresco - Richard Lloyd, age 82, of Cresco, Iowa died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at Accura Healthcare in Cresco. A graveside service will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Lime Springs, Iowa on July 6, 2018 at 2 p.m., with a Celebration of Life to follow at...

Dorothy Chvatal, 101

Feb. 7, 1917 — May 30, 2018 BEAVERTON, OR - Dorothy Irene (Polashek) Chvatal passed away peacefully on May 30, 2018 at Maryville Nursing Home, Beaverton, Oregon where she had lived the last two years. A Memorial Mass will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Ore., July 9,...

Gloria Drilling, 90

Oct. 4, 1927 — June 22, 2018 New Hampton - Gloria A. Drilling, age 90, of New Hampton, Iowa, passed away on Friday, June 22, 2018 at Linn Haven Rehab and Health Care in New Hampton. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 29, 2018 at Holy Family Parish in New Hampton, with...

Evelyn Marie Smith, 98

Feb. 6, 1920 — June 24, 2018 Strawberry Point, Iowa - Evelyn Marie Smith, age 98, of Strawberry Point, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, June 24, 2018, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, Iowa. The funeral service will be at 3 p.m., on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home...

Benjamin ‘Ben’ Jackson, 96

Jan. 20, 1922 — June 22, 2018 Cresco - Ben Jackson, age 96, of Cresco, Iowa passed away Friday, June 22, 2018 at Regional Health Services of Howard County. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at the United Methodist Church in Cresco, followed by burial with Military...

Edward Burnikel, 79

Oct. 11, 1938 — June 21, 2018 Lime Springs - Edward Burnikel, age 79, of Lime Springs, Iowa passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Notre Dame Catholic Church. Burial will...