Obituaries
April 28, 1940 -
August 13, 2024
CRESCO - Janice Matthias, age 84, of Cresco, IA passed away on August 13, 2024 at the Evans Memorial Home.
Janice Laura Matthias was born on April 28, 1940 to Carl and Elda (Fenneman) Wilken. She was raised on a dairy farm near Pleasant Valley Church along with...
RICEVILLE - Robert Mason, age 99, formerly of Chester, IA, died on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center in Riceville, IA.
Robert "Bob" Lincoln Mason was born on June 17, 1925 in Ankeny, lowa to Edward Clifton Mason and Hada Belle (Purdy) Mason. He grew up in rural...
May 27, 1959 -
August 10, 2024
RIDGEWAY - Jolene Marie Lammers, age 65, of Ridgeway, Iowa passed away August 10, 2024 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN after a short battle with cancer.
Jolene was born May 27, 1959 in Cresco, Iowa to the late Charles and Myrtle “Ilene” Larson. She was the...
September 21, 1959 -
August 5, 2024
ELMA - Janet Lynn Platte age 64 of Elma, IA died Monday, August 5, 2024, at Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City, IA.
A Memorial Service was held on Monday, August 12, 2024, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Elma with Rev. Bruce Miller officiating....
August 29, 2000 -
August 4, 2024
CRESCO - Cale Jackson, age 23, died on August 4, 2024 due to injuries sustained in an accident.
Cale a.k.a “Dale” Jackson was born to Chad and Pamela (McGrane) Jackson on August 29, 2000 in Cresco, IA. He attended Notre Dame Elementary and graduated from...
February 5, 1922 -
August 4, 2024
MABEL, MN - Mabel A. Hovden, 102, of Mabel, formerly of the Burr Oak, Iowa area, died Sunday, August 4th at the Green Lea Senior Living in Mabel, MN.
Mabel was born February 5, 1922 on the family farm near Cresco, Iowa to Carl and Mabel (Jewell) Blomgren. She...
July 29, 1933 -
July 29, 2024
LIME SPRINGS - Donna Mae Lidtke, age 91 of Lime Springs, IA passed away Monday, July 29, 2024, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in Lacrosse, WI.
Donna was born in Elma, IA on July 29, 1933 to Robert and Mildred (Larsen) Stevenson. The oldest of four, Donna was soon...
Sept. 21, 1958 - Aug. 1, 2024
CRESCO - Christine K. Vokaty, age 65, of Protivin, Iowa, died on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at home with her family by her side.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Protivin Community Center on Saturday, August 24, 2024, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers...
CRESCO - John McKinley a long time Rochester resident died on Tuesday, July 30th due to complications from a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body dementia at River Bend Senior Care.
John was born in Muncie, IN in 1938 and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1961...
Nov. 5, 1946 -
July 25, 2024
CRESCO - Leo Francis Eckerman, 77, passed away on July 25, 2024, at his hime in the presence of his loving family after a courageous three-year battle with cancer.
Born in Cresco, Iowa, on November 5, 1946 to Donald and Marybelle Eckerman, Leo was the fifth of eleven...