Obituaries

Charles ‘Gary’ Lichty, 82

Sept. 11, 1935 — Jan. 31, 2018 La Porte City - Charles “Gary” Lichty, age 82, of rural La Porte City, Iowa, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services were Feb. 5, 2018, at Grace Fellowship Church, in Waterloo, with Pastor Tim Sir officiating...

Richard Lloyd, 82

July 4, 1935 — Jan. 27, 2018 Cresco - Richard Lloyd, age 82, of Cresco, Iowa died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at Accura Healthcare in Cresco. A graveside service will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Lime Springs, Iowa on July 6, 2018 at 2 p.m., with a Celebration of Life to follow at Lidtke...

Darrell Dean Ruggeberg, 74

Feb. 20, 1943 - Jan. 30, 2018 LIME SPRINGS - Darrell Dean “Darry” Ruggeberg, 74 of Lime Springs, Iowa passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, surrounded by family and friends after his year long battle with cancer. Darrell was born February 20, 1943, at home in Lost Nation,...

Dolores “Dolly” Reicks, 87

April 25, 1930 — Jan. 28, 2018 Cresco - Dolores “Dolly” Reicks, age 87, died peacefully, surrounded by family at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, Iowa on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at Notre Dame Parish, Cresco, with Father...

Michael F. Klobassa, 62

Sept. 25, 1955 — Jan. 30, 2018 Riceville - Michael F. Klobassa, age 62 of Riceville, Iowa, formerly of Elma, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 at Osage Rehab and Health Care Center in Osage, Iowa. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 at...

Lynette Donner, 58

June 24, 1959 — Jan. 29, 2018 Urbandale - Lynette Ann Donner, age 58, of Urbandale, Iowa, lost her two-and-a-half year battle with cholangiocarcinoma on Jan, 29, 2018. The funeral service will be at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 10:30 a.m. with a...

Dolores Reicks, 87

CRESCO - Dolores Reicks, age 87, of Cresco, Iowa died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at Notre Dame Catholic Church in Cresco, with Father Dennis Cain officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in...

Colleen Busta, 81

June 16, 1936 — Jan. 24, 2018 Lawler - Colleen Busta, age 81 of Lawler, Iowa, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday Jan. 24, 2018 at Patty Elwood Center in Cresco, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Jan. 29, 2018, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Lawler,...

Mary Ann Billmyer, 96

Dec. 31, 1921 — Jan. 24, 2018 Cresco - Mary Ann Billmyer, age 96, died peacefully, surrounded by family at her home (as she always wished) in Cresco, Iowa on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, at Notre Dame Parish in Cresco with...

Howard Hageman, 81

March 2, 1936 — Jan. 16, 2018 Sterling, Ill. - Howard J. Hageman, age 81, of Sterling, Ill. died Tuesday evening, Jan. 16, 2018, at Genesis East Medical Center in Davenport, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial was Jan. 20 at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls, Ill., with Rev. Richard Russo...