Obituaries

Esther Adamec, 91

May 10, 1925 — April 21, 2017 CRESCO - Esther Adamec, age 91, a lifetime resident of rural Cresco, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Colonial Manor in Elma, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Notre Dame Parish in...

Kyler Bina, 16

Feb. 1, 2001 — April 17, 2017 CRESCO - Kyler Jessie Bina, age 16 of Cresco, Iowa passed away on April 17, 2017. A memorial service will be held on Monday, April 24, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cresco. Friends may call from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Lindstrom...

Laverne Drilling, 79

July 1, 1937 — Nov. 24, 2016 Minnetonka, Minn. - Laverne Drilling, age 79, passed away peacefully at his home in Minnetonka, Minn. on Nov. 24, 2016. The family thinks he did it to escape the effects of the presidential election . . . or irrational fears of turkeys (although not proven). A...

Rose Senne, 84

March 21, 1933 — April 14, 2017 Formerly of Riceville - Rose Senne, age 84, formerly of Riceville, Iowa passed away on April 14, 2017 at Lakeview Health Center in West Salem, Wis. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Immaculate Conception Catholic...

Margaret Callahan, 85

July 27, 1931 — April 14, 2017 CRESCO - Margaret D. Callahan, age 85, longtime resident of Cresco, Iowa passed away peacefully, on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Hawkeye Care Center in Cresco, after complications from strokes. She was surrounded by her family. Funeral service will be held at 12 p....

Genevieve Ann Buker, 92

Feb. 26, 1925 — April 13, 2017 CRESCO - Genevieve Ann Buker, age 92, of Cresco, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Maundy Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Hawkeye Care Center, Cresco. A memorial Mass, with Rosary and a visitation preceding the services, was held on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, with...

Luanne Wagoner, 91

Nov. 4, 1925 — April 11, 2017 CRESCO - Luanne Wagoner, age 91, of Cresco, Iowa passed away just before midnight on April 11, 2017 at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 11 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Cresco. Friends may call from...

Gloria Tonn, 83

Aug. 24, 1933 — April 8, 2017 Elma - Gloria Elaine Tonn, age 83 of Elma, Iowa, passed peacefully, surrounded by her loving family and furry companion, Penny on April 8, 2017. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Immaculate Conception Church in...

Clarence Smid, 94

Jan. 9, 1923 — April 11, 2017 Formerly of Chester - Clarence Smid, age 94, formerly of Chester, Iowa, died April 11, 2017 in Cedar Falls Health Care Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where he had moved five years ago to be closer to his daughter. A private memorial service will be held at a later...

Grace Slifka, 81

Nov. 26, 1935 — April 6, 2017 CRESCO - Grace C. Slifka, age 81, of Cresco, Iowa passed away on April 6, 2017 at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wis. Mass of Christian Burial was held at Notre Dame Catholic Church in Cresco, with Father Dennis Cain officiating. Burial was in New Oregon...