Obituaries

Della Mitchell, 96

Feb. 19, 1926 — Jan. 11, 2023 ELMA - Della Mitchell, age 96, of Cresco, Iowa died on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at Colonial Manor of Elma, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 at Notre Dame Parish in Cresco with Fr. Jacob Rouse presiding. Visitation will...

Betty Hosek, 77

Feb. 7, 1945 — Dec. 30, 2022 CRESCO - Betty S. Hosek, age 77, of Cresco, Iowa passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Elma, Iowa. For further information please refer to Robert Hosek of Cresco. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Charles Ardinger, 80

July 7, 1942 — Jan. 3, 2023 HESPER - Charles Edward Ardinger, age 80, passed away on Jan. 3, 2023, after a brief hospital stay at Gundersen Hospital in LaCrosse, Wis. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 at the Hesper Lutheran Church in Hesper, Iowa, with Pastor Dave Werges...

Gordon Howard, 77

April 27, 1945 — Dec. 28, 2022 FORMERLY OF CRESCO - Gordon Kenneth Howard, age 77 of Columbia, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2022. A private Celebration of Life is planned for a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to pancreatic cancer research organi- zation...

Darrel Houdek, 57

Jan. 30, 1965 — Jan. 1, 2023 CALEDONIA - Darrel Michael Houdek, age 57, of Caledonia, Minn., passed away peacefully on Jan. 1, 2023 at Rochester Mayo Clinic, with family by his side, from complications after a short battle with cancer. Visitation will be on Friday, Jan. 6 from 9-11 a.m. at the...

Todd Henry, 56

Feb. 9, 1966 — Dec. 28, 2022 URBANA - Todd Henry, age 56, of Urbana, Iowa died on Dec. 28, 2022, at his home due to an unknown cause. Celebration of life will be held on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, from 4-y p.m. at the Heritage Event Center in Cresco, Iowa. Todd Paul Henry was born on Feb. 9, 1966, in...

Earl ‘Buster’ Katz, 86

April 20, 1936 — Dec.27, 2022 CRESCO - Earl Duane Katz, age 86, of New Hampton, Iowa, died on Tuesday Dec. 27, 2022, at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2022 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in New Hampton, with...

Dorothy Ollendieck, 79

Dec. 26, 1942 — Dec. 19, 2022 CRESCO - Dorothy Evelyn Ollendieck, age 79, of Cresco, Iowa, passed away at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco, on Dec. 19, 2022. Funeral services were held on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 at Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco. Burial was at the Minnesota...

Randy ‘Race’ Reinhart, 65

Aug. 19, 1957 — Dec. 25, 2022 CRESCO - Randy “Race” Reinhart, age 6,5 of Cresco, Iowa, passed away on Sunday Dec. 25, 2022, at home surrounded by his family. A visitation will be held at the Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Cresco on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, from 4-6 p.m. The funeral service will be...

Eugene ‘Gene’ Meier, 80

March 31, 1942 — Dec. 26, 2022 ELMA - Eugene “Gene” Meier, age 80, of Elma, Iowa formerly of Cresco, Iowa, passed away on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022 at Regional Health Services of Howard County. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 at Immaculate Conception Church...