Obits
Rose Marie “Rosie” Kruger, 90, of Northwood, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society in St. Ansgar.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at First Lutheran Church, 309 N. Ninth St., Northwood, with Pastor Becky Sogge officiating. Visitation was held one...
Carol Rosemary Koschmeder of Grafton, Iowa, passed away on May 5, 2026, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City at the age of 95.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 308 Fourth Ave., Grafton, Iowa 50440, with Pastor Paul...
Brenda M. Singelstad, 74, of Lake Mills, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2026m at the Lake Mills Care Center.
A funeral service for Brenda was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 3, 2026, at Winnebago Lutheran Church, 40029 210th Avenue, rural Lake Mills, with Rev. Burton Everist officiating....
Alan Moynihan, 84, died peacefully on July 22, 2026, at his home in Northwood surrounded by family.
Alan was born on November 11, 1941, in Bradford, Pennsylvania to Byrd and Thomas Moynihan.
He enlisted in the Navy in 1962 and served on the USS Vulcan until his discharge in 1965. He started his...
Rev. Karen Dearchs, 88, of Algona, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2026, at her home. A Celebration of Karen's Life will be held on Friday, August 7, 2026, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Algona.
Karen Nona Groe Kirchner Dearchs was born on February 18, 1938, to Orlin Benjamin...
Sharon Kay (Craig) Holstad was born on July 1, 1939, in Colon, Nebraska. She was baptized in the Methodist church in Stewart, Nebraska, and later confirmed into the Lutheran faith at Grace Lutheran Church in Hanlontown, Iowa.
Sharon graduated from Hanlontown High School in 1957. She then attended...
Betty Jane Peralta, 72, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, Iowa.
A Celebration of Life visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 310 First Avenue North, Clear Lake, Iowa 50428....
Jay Dean Schaub, 66 of Grafton, Iowa died on Friday July 10, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus.
Jay was born on October 2, 1959, to Ellis and Edna (Walk) Schaub in Mason City. He grew up the youngest of three, on a farm near Grafton and graduated from St. Ansgar High...
LaVonne (Bonnie) Brevig, 70, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, on her 52nd wedding anniversary at home surrounded by her family. A celebration of life was held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, at Bonnerup Funeral Home.
LaVonne was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota on October 5, 1955, to...
Gwenyth Evelyn (Hillman) Hanson, 81, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at the Nora Springs Care Center in Nora Springs, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 24, at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar with the Rev. Paul Weeg officiating....