Obituaries

Mercedes Baethke, 87

CRESCO - Mercedes Baethke, age 87, of Cresco, Iowa passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco. Memorial services are scheduled for a later date. Please check back for complete obituary.

Patricia L. Fisher, 77

Feb 27, 1940 — July 23, 2017 CRESCO - Patricia L. Fisher, age 77, of Cresco, Iowa, died Sunday, July 23, 2017, at Colonial Manor in Elma, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 28, 2017, at Notre Dame Parish in Cresco. Burial will be in Our Lady of Lourdes...

Elsbeth Richter, 94

April 23, 1023 — July 18, 2017 Lime Springs - Elsbeth Richter, age 94, of Lime Springs, Iowa died on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2017, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lime Springs, with Pastor Donna Ihns presiding. Burial...

Catherine (Huinker) Moellers, 91

July 8, 1926 — July 17, 2017 CRESCO - Catherine Antonia (Huinker) Moellers completed her 91st year of commitment to marriage and family on Monday, July 17, 2017 at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, Iowa, where she had resided for the last year-and-a-half. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at...

Charlene (Hauber) Miller, 92

July 26, 1924 — July 20, 2017 CRESCO - Charlene (Hauber) Miller, age 92, passed away into the presence of Jesus, on July 20, 2017 from a stroke. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, July 24, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 4916 Trier Road, Fort Wayne,...

George Darland, 56

Aug. 30, 1960 — July 18, 2017 Lamont, Iowa - George Harry Darland, 56, of Lamont, Iowa died at his brother's home in Independence, Iowa, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 from cancer. A memorial service is planned for a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. George was born Aug. 30, 1960,...

Glenn O’Kada, 88

June 22, 1928 — Feb. 9, 2017 Elma - Glenn O’Kada, age 88, of Elma, Iowa passed away on Feb. 9, 2017. Glenn was born June 22, 1928 to Henry and Caroline June (Betts) O’Kada. A memorial service will be held on July 26 at 1 p.m. at Ridgeway Cemetery, 2550 307th Ave (A-46).

George Tripp, 61

Aug. 13, 1955 — July 13, 2017 Elma - George Tripp, age 61 of Elma, Iowa passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017at Muse Norice Hospice in Mason City, Iowa. A Memorial Service for George will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Conway-Markham Funeral Home in Elma, with Pastor...

James ‘Jim’ Hruska, 77

May 17, 1940 — July 9, 2017 CRESCO - James “Jim” Hruska, 77, of Protivin, Iowa passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial was held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Protivin, with Father Kyle Digmann presiding. Burial was in...

Nicole Carolan Owings, 36

May 30, 1981 — July 7, 2017 Swisher, Iowa - Nicole Jeanette (Carolan) Owings of Swisher, Iowa died Friday, July 7 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics after a brief illness. A gathering of family and friends to celebrate Nicole’s life will be from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12,...