Obituaries
Dec. 19, 1930 -
Aug. 11, 2023
CHESTER - Howard E. Falck, 92, of Chester passed away Friday, August 11, 2023, at Good Samaritan Home in St. Ansgar.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date with burial at Chester Hill Cemetery.
Howard was born December 19, 1930, in Decorah to parents...
Dec. 27, 1938 -
Aug. 22, 2023
CRESCO - Anthony Tremmel, age 84, of Cresco died peacefully on August 22, 2023, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis., surrounded by his family, after a 20-year struggle with cancer. He was born in 1938 on the family farm near Ashton, Iowa, to...
Dec. 3, 1926 -
Aug. 20, 2023
CRESCO - Frances T. Hovorka, age 96, died on Sunday, August 20, 2023, at Accura Healthcare of Cresco.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Frances will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at Notre Dame Parish in Cresco with Fr. Jacob Rouse presiding....
June 25, 1938 -
Aug. 10, 2023
CRESCO - Joseph John Sobolik, 85, of Cresco, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at Regional Health Services of Howard County.
Joseph John Sobolik was born on June 25, 1938 in Cresco to Edward and Olivia (Burgart) Sobolik. He attended school in Protivin and...
Jan. 7, 1935 -
Aug. 11, 2023
CRESCO - Martin J. Koudelka, age 88, of Cresco, passed away at his home surrounded by family in Cresco, on August 11, 2023.
Martin John Koudelka was born on January 7, 1935 to John and Bessie (Frana) Koudelka in Elma. While in high school, Martin worked for Clet...
Jan. 27, 1942 -
Aug. 6, 2023
RIDGEWAY - Karon Elizabeth Hovey, age 81, of Ridgeway, passed away August 6, 2023 at the Evans Memorial Home in Cresco.
Karon and her twin sister Sharon were born at the Cresco hospital on January 27, 1942 to Robert and Dorothy (Kintz) Baker. She attended grade...
IOWA CITY - Michael Burrowes Safranek, age 65 of Chicago, Ill., formerly of Iowa City, died at home on Sunday, August 6. He was born in Cresco to John O. and Jean nee Burrowes Safranek.
An Eagle Scout, he graduated from DeWitt Central Community High School in 1976. Michael graduated in 1980 from...
March 5, 1931 -
July 7, 2023
MOLINE, Ill. - Dr. Harold Bergee passed away peacefully on July 7, 2023, surrounded by family. He was 92 years old. A native Iowan, born in Ft. Madison, he was a University of Iowa alumnus. Dr. Bergee practiced medicine in Cresco from 1963 to 1966 and spent the...
Aug. 6, 1979 -
July 23, 2023
CRESCO - Joseph John Guyer, 43 of Cresco passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023 at his home. Joseph was born August 6, 1979 to Leslie Richard and Marcella ‘Sally’ (Evans) Guyer in Waterloo. He attended Valley High School, earned his G.E.D. and attended one year at Upper...
March 31, 1931 -
July 26, 2023
LEROY - Eileen Mary Evans, 92, of LeRoy, Minnesota died peacefully at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
Visitation will be held on Friday, July 28, from 4-7 p.m., with Rosary preceding at 3...