Obituaries
Dolores A. Boehnke
Aug 10, 2019
Dolores A. (Grell) Boehnke, 80, of Garner, passed away peacefully, Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Concord Care Center in Garner. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Thursday, August 15, 2019 at St. John’s Lutheran Church east of Garner with Rev. Carl Hedberg officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M.,...
Irving Hall
Aug 10, 2019
Irving J. Hall, 86, of Albuquerque, NM, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 10, 2019 in Albuquerque. A memorial service was held Thursday, August 15, 2019 at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Albuquerque. Graveside services will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Ellington Prairie Cemetery southeast of Miller, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation...
Betty Ann Olsen
Aug 2, 2019
Betty Ann Olsen, 71, of rural Thompson died unexpectedly at her home on Friday, August 2, 2019. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M., Friday, August 9, 2019 at First Baptist Church in Forest City with Pastor Kevin Olson of Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church officiating. Burial will be held in Rose Hill Cemetery, Thompson, Iowa. Visitation will be held from...
Constance "Peg" E. Tjelta
Jul 31, 2019
Constance E. “Peggy” Tjelta, 86, of Forest City died Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Good Samaritan Center in Forest City, Iowa Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at the United Methodist Church in Forest City with Pastor Les Green officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church on...
Beverly L. Graber
Jul 30, 2019
Beverly L. Graber, 88, of Forest City, went home to be with The Lord, July 30, 2019. She died at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, August 5, 2019 at Calaldo Schott Funeral Chapel, 505 North Clark St., Forest City, Iowa with Pastor Doug Snyder officiating. Visitation will be...
Robert "Bob" L. Kral
Jul 29, 2019
Robert “Bob” L. Kral, 80, of Garner, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Thursday, August 1, 2019 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with Rev. Fr. Jim Dubert officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M.,...
Margaret A. Anderson
Jul 27, 2019
Margaret A. Anderson, 93, of Garner, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Concord Care Center in Garner. A private family burial service will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are with Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner. Our Mom, Grandmother and Great Grandmother left us on Saturday, July 27, 2019 to be with her...
Ione Roselyn Nelson
Jul 21, 2019
Ione R. Nelson, 83, of Forest City died Sunday, July 21, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City, Iowa surrounded by her children after a long and courageous battle with multiple myeloma. Ione was an inspiration to many as she continued to stay positive and never wavered in her love of life throughout the fifteen years since she...
Janet Marie Nieman
Jul 16, 2019
Janet M. Nieman, 79, of Forest City died Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at MercyOne Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Friday, July 19, 2019 at the United Methodist Church in Forest City with Pastor Doug Domokos officiating. A visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. Thursday, July 18, 2019 at...
Richard "Dick" Thompson
Jul 3, 2019
Richard “Dick” Thompson, 93, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Good Samaritan Center in Forest City. Memorial services will be held 10:30 A.M., Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Pastor Zech Anderson officiating. Inurnment will be at Madison Township Cemetery with military rites by the Forest City American Legion Post...
Michael "Mick" J. Wright
Jul 3, 2019
Michael “Mick” J. Wright, 27, of Faribault, MN, formerly of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Minnesota. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, July, 10 2019 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City, Iowa with Pastor Zech Anderson officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. – 8:00...
Elizabeth J. Dean
Jul 2, 2019
Elizabeth “Betty” J. Dean, 98, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Good Samaritan Center in Forest City. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Monday, July 8, 2019 at St. James Catholic Church in Forest City with Rev. Fr. Jim Dubert officiating. Burial will be at St. James Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5...
Rosie Robbins Bodin
Jul 1, 2019
Rosie Robbins Bodin, 69, of Brooklyn Center, MN, formerly of Ventura, passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice in Mason City. Memorial services will be held 1:30 P.M., Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., in Garner with Rev. Scott Kozisek officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services...
Edward J. Messer
Jun 25, 2019
Edward J. Messer, 100, of Forest City passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday, June 28, 2019 at the United Methodist Church in Forest City with Pastor Les Green officiating. Burial will be Madison Township Cemetery with military rites by the Forest City American...
Lois E. Hanna
Jun 19, 2019
Lois E. Hanna, 96, of Woden, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. Funeral services will be held 1:30 P.M., Monday, June 24, 2019 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Woden with Rev. S. Kim Peterson officiating. Following the service her body will be cremated. Inurnment will be held 11 A.M., Thursday, June 27th...
Madelyn P. Paca
Jun 19, 2019
Madelyn Paca, 87, of Garner, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Forest Plaza Assisted Living in Forest City. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Saturday, June 22, 2019 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan with Rev. Fr. Jim Dubert officiating. Burial will be at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Duncan. Visitation will be held from 5 to...
Norma Jean King
Jun 10, 2019
Norma Jean King, 90, of Forest City died Monday, June 10, 2019 at her residence. Memorial services will be held 11:00 A.M., Monday, June 17, 2019 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Pastor Zech Anderson officiating. Burial of cremains will be held in Madison Cemetery. A gathering of friends and family will be held one hour prior to...
Elaine M. Frein
Jun 4, 2019
Elaine M. Frein, 89, of Garner, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner with Rev. Brian Lund officiating. Burial will be at St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M.,...
Jean Ruth Helm
Jun 4, 2019
Jean Ruth Helm, 83, of Crystal Lake, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019 in Britt, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7, 2019 at the United Methodist Church in Crystal Lake, Iowa with Rev. Les Green officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at the Cataldo Schott...
Norah E. Heitmann
Jun 3, 2019
Norah E. Heitmann, 63, of Woden, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Norah Eileen Heitmann, the daughter of Melvin and Marjorie (Nicholson) Heitmann, was born September 17, 1955 at Osage. She graduated from Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock High School in 1973. Norah was...