Obituaries

Viola May Albers

Viola May Albers

May 24, 2020

Viola M. Albers, 96, of Crystal Lake, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Concord Care Center in Garner. A private graveside service will be held Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Bingham Township Cemetery south of Woden with Rev. S. Kim Peterson officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed to St. John’s Lutheran Church in Woden or...

Elmer F. Young

Elmer F. Young

May 17, 2020

Elmer F. Young, 87, of Garner died Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. A private funeral service will be held Thursday at Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner with Rev. Fr. Jim Dubert officiating. A public graveside service will be held 1:30 P.M., Thursday, May 21, 2020 at St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Garner with military...

Harriet J. Kurtzleben

Harriet J. Kurtzleben

May 17, 2020

Harriet J. Kurtzleben passed away quietly at the Titonka Care Center at the age of 89, on Sunday, May 17, 2020 of natural causes. A graveside service will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Bingham Township Cemetery south of Woden with Rev. S. Kim Peterson of St. John’s Lutheran Church officiating. The family requests that current COVID-19...

Maynard W. Isenberger

Maynard W. Isenberger

May 15, 2020

Maynard W. Isenberger, 100, of Garner died Friday, May 15, 2020 at Westview Care Center in Britt. Funeral services will be held 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., Garner with Rev. Michael Schafer officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit. The service will be livestreamed on the...

Emma S. Barz Palmby

Emma S. Barz Palmby

May 9, 2020

Emma S. Barz Palmby, 106, of Garner passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Concord Care Center in Garner. A private funeral service will be held Friday, May 15, 2020 at Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner with Rev. Brian Lund of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church officiating. A graveside service will be held 1:30 P.M., Friday, May 15, 2020 at...

Marlys J.  Schaefer

Marlys J. Schaefer

May 8, 2020

Marlys J. Schaefer, 67, of Britt passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 at St. Marys Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Thursday, May 14, 2020 at the Britt Evangelical Free Church with Pastor Steve Couch officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Buffalo Center. A public visitation limited to ten people at...

Richard "Dick" A. Voortmann

Richard "Dick" A. Voortmann

Apr 20, 2020

Richard “Dick” A. Voortmann, 71, of Garner passed away Monday, April 20, 2020 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. A drive-thru visitation will be held from 3:30 to 5:00 P.M., Thursday, April 23rd in the east parking lot of the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School. After the visitation, there will be a procession to Concord Township Cemetery led by the Garner Fire...

Anna G. Tegtmeyer

Anna G. Tegtmeyer

Apr 17, 2020

Anna Grace Tegtmeyer of Britt passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020 at the Westview Care Center in Britt at the age of 86. Per her wishes, she was cremated. A private service for the immediate family will be held at a later date. Inurnment will be at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel. In lieu of flowers, the family...

Bernard "Bernie" V. Nedved

Bernard "Bernie" V. Nedved

Apr 16, 2020

Bernard “Bernie” V. Nedved, 75, of Garner passed away Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Concord Care Center in Garner. Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a private family memorial mass will be held at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with Fr. Paul Lippstock officiating The service will be live streamed on the...

Elmer V. Buckley

Elmer V. Buckley

Apr 16, 2020

Elmer V. Buckley, 94, of Garner passed away Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake. Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a private family funeral mass will be held at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with Fr. Paul Lippstock officiating. The service will be live streamed on the...

Merle John Gouge, Jr.

Merle John Gouge, Jr.

Apr 5, 2020

Merle John Gouge, Jr., 71, of Garner, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Garner. Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings, the family has requested that those wishing to express their sympathy drive in their cars to the east parking lot of the Garner-Hayfield Ventura High School from 4 to 5 P.M., Friday, April 10, 2020. Family and...

Ivalou M. Huling

Ivalou M. Huling

Mar 23, 2020

Ivalou M. Huling, 92, of Britt, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020 at Westview Care Center in Britt. Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family will not be having a public memorial at this time. A private family graveside service will be held Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Evergreen Cemetery in Britt...

Sonja Bertilson

Sonja Bertilson

Mar 22, 2020

Sonja Emrich Bertilson, 88, of Klemme died Sunday, March 22, 2020, at Concord Care Center in Garner. Private family graveside services will be held Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Otis Grove Cemetery near Dows with Rev. Scott Kozisek of St. Paul Lutheran Church officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Garner. Sonja...

Galen Alfred Borchardt

Galen Alfred Borchardt

Mar 22, 2020

Galen A. Borchardt, 90, of Forest City, died Sunday, March 22, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City, Iowa. Upon his wishes he was cremated and Celebration of Life Services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa. Galen Alfred Borchardt was born June 7, 1929 on a farm near...

Sharon K. Eames

Sharon K. Eames

Mar 21, 2020

Sharon K. Eames, 72 of Forest City died Saturday, March 21, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City, Iowa from dementia. Private family graveside services will be held in Oakland Cemetery, Forest City, Iowa. Services will be aired on our Facebook page at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday March 24, 2020. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to...

Betty Tlach

Betty Tlach

Mar 18, 2020

Betty (Marie Elizabeth) Tlach, 92, of Britt, formerly of Garner, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt surrounded by her children. Due to state and local authorities limiting the number of people at a gathering, a private family service will be held Saturday, March 21, 2020 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan...

Cletus W Nedved

Cletus W Nedved

Mar 18, 2020

Cletus W. Nedved, 78 of Fertile, Iowa died March 18, 2020 at the MercyOne Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Upon his wishes he was cremated and memorial services will be held at a later date. At this time, in lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to his family.

Willis R. Wood

Willis R. Wood

Mar 15, 2020

*** Please note service change listed below. Willis R. Wood, 86, of Britt, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. The funeral service for Willis has been canceled at First Lutheran Church in Britt. A graveside service will be held 10:30 A.M., Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City....

Gerald "Jerry" D. Thompson

Gerald "Jerry" D. Thompson

Mar 11, 2020

Gerald “Jerry” D. Thompson, 81, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Concord Care Center in Garner. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M., Saturday, March 14, 2020 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner with Rev. Scott Kozisek officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Visitation will be held one hour...

John C. Tegtmeyer

John C. Tegtmeyer

Mar 7, 2020

John C. Tegtmeyer, 79, of Britt, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020 after a long illness at Westview Care Center surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday, March 13, 2020 at First Lutheran Church in Britt with Rev. Willie Rosin officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Britt. Visitation will be held from 4...

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