Obituaries

Connie Goodman, 58

March 6, 1961 — Feb. 10, 2020 LIME SPRINGS - Connie Goodman, age 58, of Lime Springs, Iowa passed away on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 at the Saratoga (Iowa) Community Church. Friends may call on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at...

Rex H. Kleckner, 85

June 6, 1934 — Feb. 9, 2020 RICEVILLE - Rex H. Kleckner, age 85 of Riceville, Iowa died on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020 at Osage Rehab and Health Care Center in Osage, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 at LeRoy Lutheran Church in LeRoy, Minn. with Rev. Herman...

Dale Meirick, 88

Oct. 14, 1931 — Feb. 6, 2020 NEW HAMPTON - Dale E. Meirick, age 88, of Alta Vista, Iowa passed away on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 at New Hampton Nursing and Rehab with his family by his side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 at St. Bernard’s Catholic...

Arden Smutzler, 77

March 26, 1942 — Feb. 5, 2020 CRESCO - Arden Smutzler, 77, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020 at Accura Healthcare in Cresco. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 at First Lutheran Church in Cresco. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020 at the...

Merlin Crain, 75

May, 10 1944 — Jan. 31. 2020 LOUISIANA, Mo. - Merlin Crain, 75, Louisiana, Mo. (formally of Cresco), died on Jan. 31, 2020 at his daughter’s home in Louisiana, Mo. Merlin was born on May 10, 1944, in Elgin, Iowa, the son of Lester and Leta Voshell Crain. He married Linda Schutte on July 28, 1965...

Edmund ‘Sam’ Samec, 76

Aug. 15, 1943 — Feb. 1, 2020 PROTIVIN - Edmund James “Sam” Samec, age 76 of Protivin, Iowa, died on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Accura Healthcare in Cresco, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Protivin, on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at 11 a.m. with...

Michele Reinert, 61

Oct. 1, 1958 — Jan. 30, 2020 ELMA - Michele S. Reinert, age 61 of Elma, Iowa passed away on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 at Colonial Manor. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 at Conway-Markham Funeral Home in Elma. Burial will be at a later date. Online condolences may be left...

Gentry Leeps, 91

Jan. 8, 1929 — Feb. 1, 2020 CRESCO - Gentry Leeps, age 91 of Cresco, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 at Evans Memorial Nursing Home in Cresco. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, at Cresco United Methodist Church, with Rev. Kayla Lange officiating. Burial...

Clarence Price, 98

Oct. 27, 1921 — Jan. 13, 2020 FORMERLY OF ELMA - Clarence Howard Price, age 98 of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Jan. 13, 2020. He was a resident of Eldora Specialty Care nursing home. Memorial services were held at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020...

Harlene ‘Holly’ Frohling, 79

Dec. 26, 1940 — Jan. 29, 2020 FORMERLY OF LIME SPRINGS - Harlene “Holly” Iris (Williams) Frohling, age 79 of Mankato, Minn., died on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System – Mankato. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020 at Woodland Hills Funeral...