Obituaries

Arthur ‘Art’ Aberly, 80

Aug. 26, 1941 — April 18, 2022 LIME SPRINGS - Arthur “Art” Lewis Aberly, age 80, of Lime Springs, Iowa, passed away at Colonial Manor in Elma, Iowa on Monday, April 18, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 22, 2022 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cresco, with visitation...

Joan Smith, 88

April 3, 1933 — Oct. 6, 2021 FORMERLY OF CRESCO - Joan Howard Murray Smith, age 88, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Oct. 6, 2021, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. The family is planning a Funeral Mass in celebration of Joan’s life at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 7,...

Floyd Balk, 82

Oct. 7, 1939 — April 15, 2022 LIME SPRINGS - Floyd A. Balk, age 82, of Lime Springs, Iowa, passed away at Accura HealthCare of Cresco, Iowa, on April 15, 2022. Floyd Alfonse Balk was born at home on Oct. 7, 1939, to Ulrich and Rose (Weinfurter) Balk in Jackson Junction, Iowa. His family moved to...

Linda Huhe, 79

Jan. 17, 1943 — April 16, 2022 CRESCO - Linda L. Huhe, age 79, of Cresco, Iowa, left this earth on Saturday, April 16, 2022 surrounded by loving family at Regional Health Services of Howard County, in Cresco. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 22, 2022, at First Lutheran...

Phyllis Pitz, 89

May 31, 1932 — April 13, 2022 CRESCO - Phyllis J. Pitz, age 89, of Cresco, Iowa, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 surrounded by her family at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco. Visitation will be held at Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home Cresco on Monday, April 18, from 1-3 p.m. with...

Jeffrey Svestka, 58

July 16, 1963 — April 4, 2022 Rohnert Park, CALIF. - Jeffrey Arnold Svestka, 58, passed away peacefully at his home in Rohnert Park, Calif. on April 4, 2022. A visitation will be held on Friday, April 22 from 12-2 p.m. at Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Cresco, Iowa, with a graveside service...

Carmen Hovden, 80

Oct. 19, 1941 — April 5, 2022 RIDGEWAY - Carmen Kay Hovden, age 80, of Ridgeway, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at her home, following a courageous battle with COPD. Funeral services were held on Monday, April 11, 2022, at Madison Lutheran Church at Decorah, Iowa, with burial in the...

Gordon ‘Gordy’ Gragert, 65

Aug. 20, 1956 — April 9, 2022 CHESTER - Gordon “Gordy” Adrian Gragert, 65, of Chester, Iowa, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 9, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Cresco, Iowa. Burial will follow at...

Patrick ‘Pat’ Reicks, 52

March 19, 1970 — April 6, 2022 CRESCO - Patrick J. Reicks, age 52, of Cresco, Iowa, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2022 at his home, surrounded by family, after a two-year battle with cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at Notre Dame Catholic Church on Saturday, April 9, 2022, with...

Edith Lepa, 90

Oct. 24, 1931 — April 7, 2022 CRESCO - Edith M. Lepa, age 90, of Cresco, Iowa, died on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at her home in Cresco. A visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Cresco. A short memorial service will be held at the end of the...