Obituaries
Mary Alice Counsell
Jul 9, 2025
Mary Alice Counsell, age 96, of Osage, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Faith Lutheran Home in Osage. Mary was born on May 21, 1929, in Stacyville, Iowa. The daughter of Paul and Rosalea (Mullenbach) Pitzen. She was a graduate of Little Cedar High School, class of 1947. Following school Mary married Owen Counsell, on June 22,...
Elizabeth C. Kisner
Jun 28, 2025
Elizabeth C. Kisner, age 92, of Osage, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Faith Lutheran Home in Osage. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage with Father Raymond Burkle officiating. A visitation will be on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m....
Steven Pattyn Kleckner
Jun 27, 2025
Steven Pattyn Kleckner passed away on June 27, 2025. He was the second of six children born, November 21, 1952, to Maurice and Leona (Pattyn) Kleckner.
Steve embraced the farm life. He spent many hours working ground, tending livestock, baling hay and any chores that were needed around the farm. Additionally, the farm life allowed him to hunt pheasant, rabbit, geese...
Jon William Koster
Jun 25, 2025
Jon William Koster, age 57, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Jon was born to Jack and Shirley (Mouw) Koster on September 7, 1967. Jon married his soulmate, Jean Heimer, on September 4, 1993. Jon and Jean made their home in St. Ansgar, where they raised their two sons, Jackson and Garrett. Jon graduated from Iowa...
Brian Dale Claussen
Jun 18, 2025
Brian Dale Claussen, age 65, passed away on June 18, 2025, at Mercy One North Iowa Medical Center. Brian was born on February 9, 1960, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Darwin Dewey Claussen and Betty Mae Flaskerud Claussen. He graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1978. Brian had previously been married twice to Tammy Earl and Gayle Larson, and...
Elaine Joan Smolik
Jun 17, 2025
Elaine Joan Smolik, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, surrounded by her family at her home. Elaine was born on June 4, 1940, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Lester and Elnora Selvig. She grew up on a farm near Lamoille until her high school years, when her family moved to a farm north of Mitchell and later to another...
Evelyn LaVell Miller
Jun 3, 2025
Evelyn LaVell (Haan) Miller went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, after a long battle with dementia. She passed peacefully, surrounded by love.
Evelyn was born on July 26, 1941, in the Aplington, Iowa area to Fred Haan and Mable Matilda (Hanawalt) Haan. She spent her early years attending a country elementary school and later...
Richard "Dick" John Brown
Jun 3, 2025
Richard (Dick) John Brown, age 86, of Osage, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Born March 10, 1939, to Carl and Margaret (Gaffey) Brown. Dick attended Visitation High School in Stacyville, Iowa, graduating in 1957. He married Rebecca (Becky) Voaklander on June 14, 1958, at Sacred Heart Church in Osage. Together they enjoyed nearly 67 years of...
Richard "Dick" Hemann
Jun 2, 2025
Richard “Dick” Hemann, age 79, of Osage, Iowa passed away on June 2, 2025, at Faith Lutheran Home in Osage. Richard was born on December 2, 1945, in Osage. The son of Cletus and Kathleen (Milbrandt) Hemann. He graduated from Visitation High School in Stacyville, Iowa. Richard was united in marriage to Judy Voight on January 2, 1967, and from...
Brent Joseph Hodapp
May 20, 2025
Brent Joseph Hodapp, age 62, of Northwood, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minnesota. Brent was born on September 16, 1962, in Harlan, Iowa, to Robert and Arlene (Schmitz) Hodapp. In 1963, the family moved to Denver, Colorado. Brent graduated from George Washington High School in 1980. Following graduation, he...
Sharon Lee Stohr
May 14, 2025
Sharon Lee Stohr, age 86, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in St. Ansgar, Iowa. Sharon was born in St. Ansgar, Iowa on November 28, 1938 to Herbert and Lucile Marcks. She graduated from St. Ansgar High School in 1956. A few years after graduation, Sharon met the love...
Mary Ellen Cullen
May 13, 2025
Mary Ellen Cullen, age 74, of Osage, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at the Faith Lutheran Home in Osage, Iowa. Mary was born on November 17, 1950, in Osage, the daughter of Howard and Verna (Puckett) Thoresen. Mary graduated from Osage High School in 1970. In May 1974 she was united in marriage to Richard Cullen, and...
Elaine Christine Orman
May 2, 2025
Elaine Christine (Anderson) Orman passed away peacefully at Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood on May 2, 2025, at age 101. She was born on February 27, 1924, in rural Steele County, near Blooming Prairie, MN, to Soren and Christena Anderson. She graduated from Austin, MN High School in May 1942. Her immediate family consisted of sisters, Marie (Ed) Paape, Florence...
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,...
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