Obits
Garold (Gary) Lee Jernberg, 72, of Northwood, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at Thorne Crest Retirement Home, Albert Lea, Minnesota, of complications of congestive heart failure.
Visitation and memorial service is set for Saturday, February 1, 2020,...
Verna M. (Jaspersen) Smeby, 86, of Northwood, formerly of rural Joice, died on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice in Mason City, Iowa.
A memorial service for Verna will be held 11 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2020 at Bethany Lutheran Church, 201 Franke Street in Joice, Iowa,...
Margaret Elstad (Kittleson) Grell, 92, of Northwood, died on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice in Mason City.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at First Lutheran Church, 309 Ninth St. North, Northwood, with Pastor Burton Everist and Pastor...
Ken Leander, 72, of Sac City, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kenneth Michael Leander was born on April 9, 1947, to parents Kenneth and Phyllis (Nelson) Leander in Chaska, Minnesota.
Ken grew up in Chaska, Minnesota,...
Leland “Lee” H. Ritzert, 67, of Kensett, died on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at his home in Kensett.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at Elk Creek Lutheran Church, rural Kensett, with Rev. Tom Martin officiating. Visitation was on Tuesday evening from 5 – 7...
Ralph E. Ehlenfeldt, 84, of Kensett passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, into the arms of Jesus.
A Celebration of Life was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at the Kensett Community Center, 300 Willow Street, Kensett. Ralph’s family greeted friends from 10 to 11 a.m. at...
Margaret (Rustad) Berge, 95, Northwood, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, surrounded by her family.
A funeral service for Margaret was held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2020, at the First Lutheran Church, Northwood. Burial was in the...
Beverly Johansen, 82, of Eldora passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Sunday, January 5, 2020.
Services will be private. Memorials may be directed to the family. Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Creps-Chapel in Eldora is caring for Beverly and her family.
Beverly was born on...
Rebecca Lynn Schilling (Becky), 71, from Cumming, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on December 25, following a brief illness. Becky died at home surrounded by her loving family.
Becky was born to Carlyle and Arlene (Buchanan) Olson in Albert Lea, Minnesota. She worked at her family gas station...
Lillian Lorraine (Steven) Smith, 95, of Northwood passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019, at MercyOne Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at Asbury United Methodist Church in Lake Mills with Pastor Rob Lanphere...