Obituaries
Anne I. Hanna
Dec 16, 2019
Anne was born on December 12, 1920 in Worth County to Louis P Madson and Ida (Hove) Madson. She remained vibrant throughout her later years until her death, celebrated her 99th birthday recently and then passed away on December 16, 2019 at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center, IA. Celebration of Life services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, January...
Ruth L. Flugum
Dec 11, 2019
Ruth L. Flugum , 92 of Forest City, died Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City. Cremation has taken place and graveside services will be held in the spring. Memorials may be directed to Immanuel Lutheran Church in her name.
Kenneth Philip Robinson
Dec 10, 2019
Kenneth Philip Robinson, 89 of Forest City died Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the MercyOne Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Bethany Lutheran Church, 183 2nd Ave. East, Thompson, Iowa 50478 with Pastor Rod Hopp of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Forest City officiating. Visitation will be held...
John E. Ree
Dec 3, 2019
John E. Ree, 76, of Burt passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona after a lengthy battle with metastatic prostate cancer. A memorial gathering will be held Saturday, June 13, 2020 at the R Place Farm in honor of John’s birthday. In lieu of flowers, please direct memorials in John’s memory to the...
Raymond J. Prohaska
Nov 30, 2019
Raymond J. Prohaska, 88, of Clear Lake, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, November 30, 2019. He died at the Madrid Home in Madrid, Iowa from Alzheimer’s disease. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, December 7, 2019 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1001 9th Ave. S., Clear Lake with Rev. Fr. John Gossman as celebrant...
Duane E. Lackore
Nov 24, 2019
Duane Lackore, 93, of Forest City passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at MercyOne Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at the Forest City United Methodist Church in Forest City with Pastor Les Green and Pastor Doug Snyder officiating. A visitation will be held from...
Marcia Blank
Nov 22, 2019
Marcia J. Blank, 79, of Garner, passed away Friday, November 22, 2019 at Concord Care Center in Garner. Graveside services will be held at a later date in Concord Township Cemetery. Marcia Jane Blank, the youngest of seven children of Thomas and Esther (Malek) Blank, was born July 10, 1940 in Forest City. She graduated from Hayfield High School in...
James "Jim" LeRoy Kirschbaum
Nov 19, 2019
James (Jim) L. Kirschbaum, 79, of Crystal Lake, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Select Specialty Hospital in Des Moines. Celebration of Life services will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2019 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Crystal Lake Fire Station. James LeRoy Kirschbaum was born in rural Garner to Raymond and Lucille (Gelner) Kirschbaum on June...
John Marlo Brock
Nov 5, 2019
John Marlo Brock, 61, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 in Forest City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Calvary Baptist Church in Forest City with Pastor Doug Farrell officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Friday at the Cataldo Schott Funeral Chapel, 505 North Clark...
Robert O'dean Langfald
Nov 5, 2019
Robert O. Langfald, 88 of Mason City, formerly of Forest City died Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at the Lake Mills Care Center Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 P.M., Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Cataldo Schott Funeral Chapel, 505 N. Clark St., Forest City, a funeral service will follow at 5:00 P.M. A light reception will follow the...
Larry D. Peterson
Nov 2, 2019
Larry Peterson, 80, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019 at MercyOne Medical Center in Mason City surrounded by his loving family. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, November 10, 2019 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Pastor Zech Anderson officiating. Military Honors will be performed after the service by...
Lyle "Pete" Sharar
Oct 31, 2019
Lyle “Pete” Sharar, 91, of Garner, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Monday, November 4, 2019 at the United Methodist Church in Garner with Rev. Michael Shaffer officiating. Burial will be at Concord Township Cemetery in Garner with military rites by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit....
Gordon L. Johnson
Oct 28, 2019
Gordon L. Johnson, 76, of Ventura, passed away Monday, October 28, 2019 at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M., Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Cataldo Schott Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St., in Forest City with Rev. Scott Kozisek officiating. Burial will be at Ellington Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...
Shirley Mae Petersen
Oct 21, 2019
Shirley M. Petersen, age 90, passed away on October 21, 2019 in Fort Collins CO. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 26, 2019 at the Forest City United Methodist Church in Forest City, IA with Pastor Les Green officiating. Memorial donations or other gestures of love can be made to honor Shirley to the...
Elsie M. Bruns
Oct 18, 2019
Elsie M. Bruns, 88, of Britt, passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 at Westview Care Center in Britt. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Thursday, October 24, 2019 at First Lutheran Church in Britt with Rev. Willie Rosin officiating. Burial will be at Olena Mound Cemetery in Buffalo Center. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Wednesday,...
JoAnna M. (Woodley) Kondora
Oct 13, 2019
JoAnna M. (Woodley) Kondora, 34, died Sunday, October 13, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. Visitation will be held 5:00 – 7:00 P.M., Friday, October 18, 2019 at Cataldo Schott Funeral Chapel, 505 North Clark St., Forest City, Iowa 50436. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Bethany Lutheran...
Cale T. Van Dusseldorp
Oct 8, 2019
Cale T. Van Dusseldorp, 17, of Garner, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN following a short courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Monday, October 14, 2019 at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, 760 W. 8th Street in Garner with Rev. Brian Lund officiating. Following the service his body...
Irvin Wirtjes
Oct 6, 2019
Irvin Wirtjes, 83, of Forest City, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City. Funeral services will be held 1:30 P.M., Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at First Baptist Church in Forest City with Pastor Eric Weaver officiating. Burial will be at First Baptist Cemetery (Oakland Cemetery) in...
Norman Roger Nyhus
Oct 1, 2019
Norman Roger Nyhus, 88, of Forest City, died peacefully, Monday, October 1, 2019 at the Westview Care Center in Britt, Iowa Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at the Pilot Knob Lutheran Church, 2391 330th St., Forest City, Iowa with Rev. Robert Snitzer officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior the services at the...
Tom P. Townsend
Sep 30, 2019
Tom P. Townsend, 65, of Garner, passed away unexpectedly Monday, September 30, 2019 at his home. A memorial visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Friday, October 4, 2019 at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., in Garner followed by a Scriptural wake service at 7 P.M. by Rev. Fr. Jim Dubert of St. Boniface Catholic...
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