Obituaries

Oct 19, 2015

Lavonne Ann Tollefson, 66, of Forest City passed away Monday, October 19, 2015 at the Muse Norris Inpatient Unit in Mason City after a thirteen month battle with pancreatic cancer. A funeral service will be held Friday, October 23, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. at Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church, 3906 Bluebill Ave., Joice, IA 50446 with Pastor Kevin Olson officiating. Visitation...

Oct 12, 2015

FOREST CITY – Lorraine M. Nyhus, 98, of Forest City died Monday, October 12, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City. A memorial service will be held 10:30 A.M. Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the United Methodist Church in Forest City with Pastor Chuck Layton officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be held one hour prior...

Oct 11, 2015

Sandra R. Meade, 73, of Forest City, died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at the Lake Mills Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, October 16, 2015 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City, with Pastor Rod Hopp officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Cataldo Schott Funeral...

Oct 8, 2015

GARNER – Mary A. Young, 92, of Garner died Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Concord Care Center in Garner. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Thursday, October 15th at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with Fr. Jim Dubert officiating. Burial will be in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Wednesday at...

Oct 8, 2015

CORWITH – Donald E. Hansmeier, 83, of Corwith died Thursday, October 8, 2015 at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. Funeral services will be held 10 A.M., Monday, October 12th at the United Methodist Church in Corwith with Rev. Dan Rogers officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Corwith Veterans Ceremonial Unit. Burial will be 3:30 P.M., Monday...

Sep 28, 2015

Karen Ann Geddes, 77, formerly of Forest City, died Monday, September 28, 2015 at the Las Vegas Solari Hospice Care Facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Saturday, October 3, 2015 at St. James Catholic Church in Forest City. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.,...

Sep 23, 2015

WESLEY – Rose M. Kern, 91, of Wesley, formerly of Miller died Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at the Titonka Care Center. Funeral services will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, September 26th at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wesley. Burial will be in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Garner. Visitation will be held from 9 A.M. until service time at the...

Sep 19, 2015

GARNER – Calvin “Johnnye” Goll, 87, of Garner died Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, September 23rd at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner with Rev. Brian Lund officiating. Burial will be in Peace Reformed Cemetery with military rites by the Garner Veterans...

Sep 16, 2015

BRITT – Richard H. Barker, 72, of Britt, beloved husband of Linda (Eenhuis) Barker for 45 years, passed away from cancer Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M., Saturday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Britt with Fr. Paul Lippstock officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the...

Sep 14, 2015

GARNER – Jerome A. Heimer, 93, of Garner died Monday, September 14, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society in Forest City. A gathering of family friends will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Wednesday, September 23rd at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner with a Scriptural wake service at 7 P.M by Fr. Melvin Hemann. Inurnment will be at...

Sep 12, 2015

Benjamin F. Carter Jr., 96, of Forest City died Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City. Memorial services will be held 11:00 A.M., Saturday, September 19, 2015 at the Forest City United Methodist Church in Forest City with Pastor Chuck Layton officiating. A gathering of friends and family will be held from 5:00 – 7:00...

Sep 6, 2015

Ruby L. Hanson, 80, of Forest City died Sunday, September 6, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City. Memorial services will be held 10:30 A.M. Thursday, September 10, 2015 at the Cataldo Schott Funeral Chapel, 505 North Clark St., with Rev. Wayne Halvorson of the Forest Evangelical Lutheran Church of Forest City officiating. A gathering of family and...

Sep 5, 2015

Howard D. Johnson, 85, formerly of Forest City, died peacefully last Saturday night with family by his side. He was living in a care center in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, having moved to the Cedar Rapids area after his beloved Marge passed away in 2009. Howard had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for over a decade. Visitation will be held from 5...

Sep 5, 2015

Crystal Lake – Harvey S. Hallett, 68, of Crystal Lake, IA died Saturday, September 5, 2015 at the Mercy Medical Center North Iowa. Funeral services will be held 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at the Cataldo Schott Funeral Chapel, 505 North Clark St. Forest City, IA 50436 with Lay Minister Rose Visser officiating. Visitation will be held 5:00 –...

Aug 25, 2015

GARNER – Wayne L. Allen, 68, of Garner died Tuesday, August 25th at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 1:30 P.M., Saturday, August 29th at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner with Tim Hartman, Elder for Mason City Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses officiating. Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery. Visitation will...

Aug 20, 2015

OMAHA, NE - Ryan P. Hrubes, 28, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Garner died Thursday, August 20, 2015 in a two vehicle car accident on Interstate 90 three miles east of Alexandria, SD. A memorial service will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday, September 18th at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner with Pastor Todd Doxzon officiating. Following the service...

Aug 19, 2015

Colleen Caye Brandt, 51, of Forest City died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at the Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City. Memorial services will be held 11:00 A.M., Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Leland V.F.W. Post# 6161, 205 West Broadway, Leland, IA 50453. Per Colleen’s wishes her body was cremated. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed...

Aug 13, 2015

Aug 12, 2015

Lynn A. Hill, 70, of Leland died Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 P.M. Friday, August 14, 2015 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Leland with Lay Minister Rose Visser and Lay Minister Jim Mantel of Immanuel Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be held at a...

Aug 10, 2015

COUNCIL BLUFFS - Pauline Terhufen, 82, of Council Bluffs died Monday, August 10, 2015 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. Graveside services will be held 1:00 P.M., Saturday, August 15th at Ell Township Cemetery in Klemme with her husband, Warren Terhufen, officiating. There will be no visitation.