Obituaries
Ronald Kent Pint
Apr 27, 2025
Ronald Kent Pint, age 73, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2025, at home surrounded by his family after a battle with ALS. Ron was born November 11, 1951, to John Pint and Edna (Cockrum) Pint in Osage, Iowa. He was the youngest of 6 children. He graduated from Osage High School in 1969. Ron joined the Army in 1970...
Jan "JC" Cleve Dawald
Apr 25, 2025
Jan Cleve Dawald “JC”, a cherished member of our community, passed away peacefully at home on April 25, 2025, at the age of 85, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Estherville, Iowa, on April 9, 1940, to Edward and Annabelle Dawald.
JC graduated as class president in 1958. He pursued higher education at Colorado State and Florida...
James Lowell Merritt
Apr 24, 2025
It is with great sadness that the family of James "Red" Merritt announces his passing on April 24, 2025, at his home. Red was a cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend to many.
Born on November 19, 1948, to Marvin and Earlene Merritt in El Dorado, Arkansas, Red moved with his family to Riceville, Iowa, to farm. He graduated...
Lee Alan Nelson
Apr 20, 2025
Lee Alan Nelson, age 70, of Northwood, IA, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at Stacyville Community Nursing Home in Stacyville, IA
A Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 2, 2025, at First Lutheran Church in Northwood. Burial will follow at Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood.
Pending full obit.
Ernest Howard Enderson
Apr 16, 2025
Ernest Howard Enderson, age 94, passed peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Lake Mills Care Center in Lake Mills, IA. Ernest was born January 14, 1931, in a farmhouse in Winnebago County. He was the third child born to Oscar and Jennie (Krull) Enderson. He graduated from Buffalo Center High School in May 1948. His...
Galen D. Schulz
Apr 11, 2025
Galen D. Schulz, age 88, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in St. Ansgar, Iowa. Galen was born on June 23, 1936, in Osage to Harrison and Alice (Lindley) Schulz. He graduated from St. Ansgar High School where he participated in FFA and played on the football team. On February 8,...
Patricia Kathyrn Chavez
Apr 9, 2025
Patricia Kathryn Chavez, age 73, of Stacyville, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Mitchell County Regional Health Center. Patricia was born on July 27, 1951. Patricia was united in marriage to Daniel Chavez on July 8, 1995, in Reno, Nevada. Patricia worked as a Pharmacist for Walgreens for over 20 years before retiring. She enjoyed watching western movies,...
Helen Palmere Trenhaile
Apr 9, 2025
Helen Palmere Helgren Trenhaile passed away on April 9, 2025, at the Lutheran Retirement Home, Northwood, Iowa at the age of 94. Helen was born April 29,1930, in Emmons, Minnesota to Palmer Helgren and Alice (Hoversten) Helgren. Helen was baptized next to her father’s casket when she was ten days old. Helen’s mother and her two older brothers moved to Thompson,...
Alice Mae Schaa
Apr 5, 2025
Alice Mae Schaa, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2025, at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage, Iowa. Alice Schaa was born July 24, 1941, in Nashua, Iowa, the daughter of Clement and Gertrude (Osterman) Diesburg. Alice graduated from Nashua
High School. On October 8, 1960, she was united in marriage to Kenneth Schaa in La Mesa,...
Sharon Esther Roslien
Apr 4, 2025
Sharon Esther Roslien, age 87, of Minnetonka, MN, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2025, after a courageous battle with dementia and coronary failure. Sharon was born on April 12, 1937, at Park Hospital in Mason City, IA. She was first born to Esther and Hartwick Roslien from Kensett, IA. Sharon was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church, where...
LaVon Louise Lindflott
Apr 2, 2025
LaVon Louise Lindflott, age 100, passed away on April 2, 2025, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, IA. LaVon was born on February 3, 1925, in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of William Elmer and Laura Mae (Eggleston) Smith. She was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Rockford, IA, and became a member of First Lutheran Church, Northwood,...
Dean Russell Gordon
Apr 1, 2025
Dean Russell Gordon, age 85, of Northwood, passed away on April 1, 2025, while wintering in Mesa, Arizona. He was born on August 1, 1939, to Lawrence and Myrtle Gordon. Dean graduated from Kensett High School. On March 29, 1959, he married Phyllis Jean Ellingson, and they made their home on a farm near Kensett. They were married for 59 years...
Robert Duane Klemesrud Jr.
Apr 1, 2025
Robert Duane Klemesrud, Jr., age 76, of Osage peacefully passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Bob was born on August 18, 1948, to Robert Sr. and Joan (Ryner) Klemesrud at Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City, Iowa. Bob completed his high school education from Rudd-Rockford-Marble...
Christi Suzanne Squier
Mar 31, 2025
Christi Suzanne Squier, age 66, of Overland Park, KS, passed away after a long illness in which her sister Lloydette was at her side assisting her with her battle until she succumbed on Monday, March 31, 2025, with her family at her side in the comfort of her home. Christi was born on May 9, 1958, in Osage, IA, to...
Harlan Frederick Bisbee
Mar 21, 2025
Harlan Frederick Bisbee of McIntire, IA, went home to his Lord in the early morning of March 21, 2025. Born in Osage, IA, on July 17, 1951, Harlan was raised on the family farm north of Stacyville, IA. Harlan started his adult life with his passion for farming and continued to do so until the poor economy proved it was no...
Francene Ann Zosulis
Mar 20, 2025
Francene Ann Zosulis, 80, mother, grandmother and gifted pianist, took her final bow on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Born on January 27, 1945 in North Dakota, the daughter of Francis and Elsie (Dettloff) Haibeck, Francene was their miracle baby and soon proved to be a musical prodigy. Growing up in Steele, North Dakota, Francene loved playing Whist and all card games...
Garry Dean Kuntz
Mar 20, 2025
Garry Dean Kuntz was born on December 9th, 1937, in Worth County near Grafton, Iowa. He graduated from Grafton High School in 1955. After graduation, he began his career in construction with Hollatz Construction of St. Ansgar, IA. He entered the U.S. Army in 1957. After Basic Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, he spent his second eight weeks at Fort Leonard...
Dorothy Ione Kittleson
Mar 15, 2025
Dorothy Ione Kittleson passed from this life on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar, Iowa, at the age of 103. Dorothy Dockum Kittleson was born in Austin, Minnesota, on May 28, 1921, to Ernest and Ruby Graves Dockum. When Dorothy was three years old, her mother was killed in a tragic accident after which...
Bernon Wayne Van Veldhuizen
Mar 11, 2025
Bernon Wayne Van Veldhuizen, age 84, of Northwood, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at his home. Bernon was born on May 19, 1940, to Ben and Margaret (Ver Steeg) Van Veldhuizen on a farm near Paullina, Iowa. He is the second oldest of ten children. On June 21, 1963, he married Jean Weyers in Maurice, Iowa. In 1968...
Jane Marie Norby
Mar 10, 2025
Jane Marie Norby, age 85, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Osage, Iowa, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025, at Aksarben Village Senior Living in Omaha. Jane was born December 26, 1939, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the daughter of Vincent and Helen (Larson) Hendrickson. On June 23, 1973, she married Dean Norby at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, Minnesota....
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