Obituaries

Darwin Gitch, 72

Aug. 18, 1946 — March 2, 2019 Sumner - Darwin L. Gitch, 72, of Sumner, died Saturday, March 2, 2019, at his home in Sumner, Iowa surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services were held on March 5, 2019, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sumner, with Rev. George Volkert officiating. Inurnment...

Earl Albertson, 98

June 17, 1920 — Feb. 25, 2019 Ridgeway - Earl Albertson, age 98, of Ridgeway, Iowa, died on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 at Accura Healthcare in Cresco, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 4, 2019 at Peace Lutheran Church in Ridgeway with Pastor Jeff Hansen officiating....

Georgia Hebrink, 86

Jan. 7, 1933 - Feb. 25, 2019 LACROSSE, WIS. - Georgia Alberta Hebrink, 86, died of Alzheimer’s on Monday, February 25, 2019, at Brookdale Memory Care in Lacrosse, Wis. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 7, 2019 at the United Methodist Church in Harmony. Friends may call on...

Paul D. Bowen, age 66

July 15, 1952 — Feb. 24, 2019 Lime Springs - Paul D. Bowen, age 66, of Lime Springs, Iowa died on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minn. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 4, 2019, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lime Springs, with Pastor...

Barbara Frank, 78

March 25, 1940 — Feb. 4, 2019 Lincoln, Ark. - Barbara Addie Frank, age 78, of Lincoln, Ark. passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2019 at Willard Walker Hospice Home. A local memorial service will be held on June 29, 2019 at Kessel Lodge in Cresco, Iowa, from 1-5 p.m. for family and friends. A...

Doris M. Schnur, 85

July 13, 1933 — Feb. 11, 2019 CRESCO - Doris M. Schnur, 85, of Cresco, Iowa, died on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco. Memorial services for Doris will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at Cresco United Methodist Church with Pastor Kayla Lange-Carney officiating...

Charlotte Pecinovsky, 99

Oct. 14, 1919 — Feb. 6, 2019 Protivin - Charlotte Pecinovsky, age 99, of Protivin, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Protivin, with...

Donald Hovey, 86

May 17, 1932 — Feb. 7, 2019 CRESCO - Donald Freman Hovey, age 86 of Cresco, Iowa passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cresco. Visitation with the family will before the...

Jovina Lechtenberg, 82

Oct. 23, 1936 — Feb. 5, 2019 Lawler - Jovina Mary Lechtenberg, age 82 of rural Lawler, Iowa, died on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at MercyOne in Mason City. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Feb. 12, 2019, at Assumption Catholic Church at Little Turkey, Iowa. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery...

Teegen Courtney, 2

July 15, 2016 — Feb. 1, 2019 Ridgeway - Teegen Patricia Courtney, age two, of Ridgeway, Iowa, gained her heavenly wings on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 at St. Benedict...