Obituaries

Ray Praska, 92

May 14, 1926 — Nov. 1, 2018 Cresco - Ray Praska, age 92, of Cresco, Iowa passed away on Nov. 1, 2018 at Accura HealthCare Center in Cresco. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Notre Dame Parish in Cresco, with Father Dennis Cain officiating. Burial will...

Eleanor Eischeid, 105

Oct. 12, 1913 — Nov. 1, 2018 Cresco - Eleanor Eischeid, age 105, died on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, Iowa, surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, at Notre Dame Parish in Cresco, with Father Dennis Cain...

Clement ‘Clem’ Kofron, 81

Oct. 8, 1937 — Oct.31, 2018 Cresco - Clement Francis Kofron, age 81, of Lime Springs, Iowa, died on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 at Country Winds Manor in Cresco, Iowa, surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018at Our Lady of Lourdes...

Ann Bunten

Oct. 16, 2018 Galena, Ill. - Ann Frances Bunten passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, while resting at home in Galena, Ill. There will be a family gathering held on Nov. 10, 2018, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the home of Tom and Cindy Gardner. In keeping with her wishes, cremation rites have been...

Sharon Rowe, 63

May 14, 1955 — Oct. 31, 2018 Riceville - Sharon L. Rowe, age 63, of Riceville, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 in Mason City, Iowa as a result of injuries from a motorcycle accident. There will be a gathering for friends and family at Hindt Funeral Home in LeRoy, Minn. from 9 a.m....

Lucille Warnke, 89

Nov. 14, 1928 — Oct. 30, 2018 Cresco - Lucille Warnke, age 89, of Cresco, Iowa passed away on Oct. 30, 2018 at Wellington Place in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral service will be on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cresco. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at...

Adell Jones, 98

Nov. 30, 1919 — Oct. 28, 2018 Cresco - Adell Jones, age 98, passed away at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, Iowa on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 at Lime Springs (Iowa) United Methodist Church. Friends may call one hour prior to...

Marcella Soukup, 86

May 28, 1932 — Oct. 24, 2018 Calmar - Marcella Soukup, age 86 of Calmar, Iowa died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Oct. 27 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, Iowa, with Rev. Robert Gross officiating. Interment...

Alberta J. Friedrich, 88

Jan. 27, 1930 — Oct. 28, 2018 Elma - Alberta J. Friedrich, age 88, of Elma, Iowa passed away on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 at Colonial Manor in Elma. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 at St. Paul’s Maple Leaf Lutheran Church in rural Elma. Burial will be in St. Paul...

Loel Lienhard, 67

Aug. 27, 1951 — Oct. 25, 2018 Cresco - Loel Lienhard, age 67, of Cresco, Iowa, passed away at his home on Oct. 25, 2018. Memorial services will be on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Cresco Community Chapel in Cresco with burial in New Oregon Cemetery, rural Cresco. Friends may call on...