Obituaries
Marvin E. Alphs
Nov 15, 2024
Marvin E. Alphs, 74, of Mason City, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 15, 2024, surrounded by family.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at Rolling Acres Christian Reformed Church, 341 19th St SW., Mason City. Interment will be held in the Woden Christian Reformed Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8...
Verne J. Hejlik
Nov 7, 2024
Verne J. Hejlik, 89, of Garner, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2024, at his home surrounded by family. He was recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia while in Arizona and his wish to be home was fulfilled by riding home on a medical jet flight.
A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 16, 2024, at St. Boniface...
Bessie G. Schisel
Nov 2, 2024
Bessie Schisel (nee, Hasapopoulos), 96, of Garner died on November 2, 2024 at the Concord Care Center in Garner surrounded by prayer and family.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, 1311 2nd St SW. The funeral service will be livestreamed on the Major Erickson Funeral Home...
Joyce Kasper
Oct 29, 2024
Joyce Arline Kasper, 84, of Clear Lake, formerly of Forest City and Thornton, a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at Apple Valley Assisted Living in Clear Lake.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 18, 2024, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Rev. Rod Hopp officiating. Visitation...
Millie J. Ricke
Oct 24, 2024
Millie J. Ricke, 85, of Garner, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Country Meadow Place in Mason City.
A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan with Fr. Andrew Marr officiating. Inurnment will be at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery.
To view the livestream of her service please click the...
Greg Gerdes
Oct 19, 2024
Gregory A. Gerdes, 63, of Pella, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
Services were held 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 28, 2024, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 23, 2024, at Bingham Township Cemetery in Woden with Rev. John Heille officiating.
Cataldo Funeral Home of Woden is in charge of local...
Frank G. Arnold
Oct 18, 2024
Frank G. Arnold, 72, of Garner, died Friday, October 18, 2024, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City.
A memorial visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m., Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., Garner. A private family inurnment will be held at Madison Township Cemetery south of Forest City at a...
Cheryl A. Johnson
Oct 11, 2024
Cheryl A. Johnson, 65, of Waterloo, formerly of Garner, passed away Friday, October 12, 2024, at the PIllar of Cedar Valley in Waterloo.
A private family service will be held at the Britt Zion Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be at the Corwith Cemetery.
Cheryl Ann Johnson, the daughter of James and Glenda (Eppens) Johnson, was born May 15, 1959, in...
Elaine F. Olson
Oct 11, 2024
Elaine F. Olson, 88, of Garner, passed away Friday, October 11, 2024 at her home under hospice care.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner with Rev. Scott Kozisek officiating. Inurnment will be at Concord Township Cemetery.
To view the livestream of her service please click the following link:...
Russell E. Meyering
Oct 9, 2024
Russell E. Meyering, 80, of Woden, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 14, 2024, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Woden with Rev. John Heille officiating. Inurnment will be at Bingham Township Cemetery.
To view the livestream of his service...
Gary L. Kahlstorf
Oct 8, 2024
Gary L. Kahlstorf, 79, of Britt, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 12, 2024, at The Faith Bible Church, 707 4th St. S.W. in Britt with Revs. Todd Holman and Bob Dodge officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Britt with military rites...
Helen L. Winter
Oct 1, 2024
Helen L. Winter, 96, of Klemme, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at Concord Care Center in Garner.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the Klemme United Methodist Church. Inurnment will be in Ell Township Cemetery.
Helen Loretta Winter, the daughter of John and Emma (Liethoff) King, was born on January 20, 1928, in...
Nancy E. Kaduce
Sep 29, 2024
Nancy E. Kaduce, 74, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Rockford, Iowa, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2024, under hospice care at her daughter’s home in rural Storm Lake, Iowa.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Garner United Methodist Church. A private family burial will be held at a later date in Ell Township...
Joy Englin
Sep 20, 2024
Joyce “Joy” Englin, 99, of Emmetsburg, Iowa, formerly of Garner, Iowa, Audubon, Iowa and Watonwan County, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 20, 2024.
Joy’s Celebration of Life and visitation will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 810 State Street, Garner, Iowa 50438. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. and the Celebration of...
Bruce G. Clement
Sep 15, 2024
Bruce G. Clement, 72, of Garner, passed away unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City.
A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, September 28, 2024, at Up 4 Celebrations Event Center, 300 N. State St., in Garner, followed by a reception to honor his life from...
Lyle H. Doege
Aug 31, 2024
Lyle H. Doege, 90, of Woden, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Westview Care Center in Britt.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 5, 2024, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Woden with Rev. John Heille officiating. Inurnment will be at Bingham Township Cemetery south of Woden with military rites by the Britt Veterans Ceremonial...
Richard "Dick" A. Grunwald
Aug 29, 2024
Richard “Dick” A. Grunwald, 95, of Garner passed away Thursday, August 29, 2024, at the Summit House Assisted Living in Britt.
A memorial mass will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 7, 2024, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with Rev. Fr. Andrew Marr officiating. A flag presentation ceremony will be conducted by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit. Inurnment...
Bruce A. Schutjer
Aug 26, 2024
Bruce A. Schutjer, 70, of rural Woden, passed away Monday, August 26, 2024, from injuries sustained in a UTV accident near his farm.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 31, 2024, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Woden, with Pastor John Heille officiating. Burial will be at Bingham Township Cemetery south of Woden.
Visitation will be held from...
Anita F. Broers
Aug 2, 2024
Anita F. Broers, 85, of Ventura, passed away Friday, August 2, 2024, at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 9, 2024, at Peace Reformed Church south of Garner with Rev. Matthew Dawn officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 am until service time at the church on Friday.
Memorials may...
Harold A. Hejlik
Jul 28, 2024
Harold A. Hejlik, 95, of Garner, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2024, at Concord Care Center in Garner.
A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 3, 2024, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with Rev. Andrew Marr officiating. Burial will be at St. Boniface Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation...