Obituaries
Leroy Dale Bethke
Nov 22, 2025
Leroy Dale Bethke, age 67, of Osage, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at MercyOne North Iowa in Mason City. Leroy was born on November 6, 1958, in Osage, the son of Marvin Sr. and Phyllis (Wendorff) Bethke. He graduated from Osage Community High School.
Leroy worked at McNealy Sanitation and Mitchell County Landfill. He was a member of 1st...
Kole William Broderick
Nov 18, 2025
Kole William Broderick, age 30, born July 21, 1995, in Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 7:19 p.m. in the Critical Care Unit at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, surrounded by family who loved him deeply.
Kole was known for his sharp wit, infectious humor, and the kind of compassion that made people feel seen, heard, and valued....
Karen Kay Kauffman
Nov 11, 2025
Karen Kay (Duckert) Kauffman, age 70, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
Karen was born on October 28, 1955, in Mason City, Iowa, and raised in Emmetsburg, IA, by her foster parents, Ed and Bernadine Bredehoeft. A 1974 graduate of Emmetsburg High School, she later earned a secretarial diploma at Iowa Lakes Community College. 1978 married...
Joshua Dean Hinders
Nov 10, 2025
Joshua Dean Hinders, age 45, went to heaven on November 10, 2025, at his home after a short battle with cancer (Lynch Syndrome). Josh was born on June 24, 1980, in Iowa City to Mark and Rose Hinders. Josh lived a life marked by dedication to his love for semis, generous spirit and a deep love for his wife, daughter,...
Anthony "Tony" Adams
Nov 7, 2025
Anthony "Tony" Adams, age 66, of Osage, Iowa, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2025, at Mitchell County Regional Health Center surrounded by family. Born on June 15, 1959, in Osage, Iowa to Marvin and Beverly (Krulish) Adams. Tony was the son of a hardworking family that instilled in him the values of honesty, perseverance, and compassion. He graduated in...
Russell Dale Brandau
Nov 3, 2025
Russell Dale Brandau (“Joker”), age 75, of Osage, Iowa, passed away at home on Monday, November 3, 2025. Born August 14, 1950, in Osage, Iowa, to George Frederick Brandau and Joan Doris (Bascombe) Brandau. Father to Ellen, stepfather to Dillon, grandpa to Jonah, Caleb, Grace, Charlotte, and Samuel.
Russell attended Osage High School, graduating in 1969. At OHS, he was a...
Brian Lyle Bestul
Nov 1, 2025
Brian Lyle Bestul, age 74, a resident of Albert Lea, Minnesota, and originally of Northwood, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 8:25 p.m. at the Mayo Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Brian was diagnosed with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia in February of 2025 and was participating in a CMML trial with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Last week...
Linda Louise Hagen
Oct 28, 2025
Linda Louise Hagen passed away on October 28, 2025, at Faith Lutheran Nursing Home, at the age of 80 years and 1 day. She was a beloved mom, grandma, great-grandma, sister, aunt, and wife.
Linda was born in Osage, Iowa, on October 27, 1945, to Daniel and Rosemary McCarthy. She was raised on the home farm north of New Haven, and shared...
Arlene Lavonne Anderson
Oct 25, 2025
Arlene Lavonne (Schulze) Anderson, age 98, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the Good Samaritan in St. Ansgar. Arlene was born in Mitchell County on December 11, 1926, to Ervin William and Martha Christina (Hofland) Schulze. She was baptized on January 16, 1927.
She attended grade school at Drown #3 country school (Mitchell County) and...
Joseph Ernest Beyer
Oct 24, 2025
Joseph E Beyer, age 78 of Osage, Iowa passed away on October 24, 2025 at Mercy One North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City, Iowa.
Joseph “Joe” Ernest Beyer was born on September 25, 1947 in Osage, Iowa to Joseph and Mary (Crooks) Beyer. He was raised on their farm near St. Ansgar, Iowa along with 13 siblings. Following his 4...
Virl Burdette Deal
Oct 21, 2025
Virl B. Deal, age 101, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage. Virl was born on September 27, 1924, in New Virginia, Iowa, to Thurlow and Marie (Fisher) Deal. Virl was a proud World War II veteran, serving in the United States Army. He was a longtime barber in...
Kathy Falk
Oct 20, 2025
Kathryn Mavis Annette (Iverson) Falk, age 88, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 20, 2025, surrounded by family. She was born on October 26, 1936, to Avis (Zeigler) and Kermit Iverson in Ruthven, Iowa. Katie enjoyed getting into mischief with her older brother Phil and shepherding her younger siblings, Judy, Mary Ann, Bruce, Betty and Pete.
She attended...
Gloria Hinders
Oct 20, 2025
Gloria Hinders, age 83, of Osage, Iowa passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025, at her home.
Gloria Hinders was born July 23, 1942, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur and Dora (Parsons) Mills. Gloria attended school in Marshalltown. She was united in marriage to Donald Hinders on April 17, 1965, in LeGrand, Iowa. Gloria worked for many years as a nurse’s...
Ronald James Betts
Oct 12, 2025
Ronald J. Betts, age 84, of Osage, Iowa, departed this life on October 12, 2025, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, Iowa. Ronald James Betts was born at home in Oelwein, Iowa on July 11, 1941. The son of Earl and Esther Betts. He graduated from Oelwein High School and attended Northwest Missouri State College, graduating in 1964 with a...
Beverly Ann Theobald
Oct 7, 2025
Beverly Ann (Retterath) Theobald, age 85, of Stacyville, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at Mercy One Medical Center Waterloo, Iowa. Beverly was born on September 20, 1940, in Dexter, Minnesota. The daughter of Joe and Effie (Buringa) Retterath. She was one of 11 children. She grew up in Stacyville, Iowa, and attended Visitation Grade School in Stacyville....
Cole Duane Counsell
Oct 3, 2025
Cole Duane Counsell, age 27, of Osage, Iowa, passed away on Friday, October 3, 2025, at his home. Cole was born on October 14, 1997, in Osage, Iowa, to Don and Shelly (Sloth) Counsell. He graduated from Osage High School in 2016. Following graduation, Cole worked at various jobs and particularly enjoyed the Little Cedar Co-Op. He was most recently employed...
Ryan Lee Hemann
Oct 3, 2025
Ryan Lee Hemann, age 25, of Osage, Iowa, passed away on Friday, October 3, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, St. Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota. Ryan was born August 8, 2000, to Jerome “Jerry” and Tamara “Tami” (Nack) Hemann at the University of Iowa Clinics and Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa. Ryan was born with a severe case of...
Joan Jane Moynihan
Sep 24, 2025
Joan Jane (Brooks) Moynihan, age 95, of Northwood, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her family. Joan was born in Syracuse, New York, to the late Hazel McDowell on July 27, 1930. In 1981 Joan married Al Moynihan in Syracuse. In addition to Northwood and Syracuse, Joan and Al enjoyed living in Arizona, Colorado,...
Robert "Bob" Carrison
Sep 21, 2025
Robert “Bob” Carrison, age 76, passed away peacefully at home on September 21, 2025, just two days shy of his 77th birthday. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Christine Carrison, whom he married on January 12, 1975; his daughter, Jamie (Jeremey) Simerson; and his treasured granddaughters, Jaylyn and Jovie Simerson. He is also survived by his brother, Clint (Charlotte) Carrison;...
Carl L. Grimm
Sep 13, 2025
Carl L. “Sonny” Grimm, age 94, of Osage, died Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Scenic Living Communities in Iowa Falls.
Carl L. “Sonny” Grimm was born April 18, 1931, in Bonair, IA, to John and Edna Mae (Bonette) Grimm. He attended Mitchell High School until 1947. Sonny served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, attaining the rank of...
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