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K/PACED 26th County Wide Breakfast

The Kossuth/Palo Alto County Economic Development annual County wide Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 6 starting at 8 a.m. at the St. Michael’s Divine Mercy Parish Center, Whittemore.

K/PACEDC is pleased to announce that DeMoine Adams of The Game Plan – Mentoring Program is this year’s CountyWide Breakfast keynote speaker.

Linda Mae Tjarks

 

July 11, 1948 - June 23, 2025

A funeral service for Linda Tjarks, 76, of Titonka, was held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 27, 2025, at Good Hope Lutheran Church in Titonka. Burial was held in Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation was Friday, June 27 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at Good Hope Lutheran Church in Titonka.

Ronald James Briggs

 

March 4, 1939 - June 19, 2025

Ronald “Ron” James Briggs, 86, of Mountain Home, Ark., passed away peacefully on June 19, 2025. Ron was born on March 4, 1939, in Corwith to Bernard and Henrietta (Wermersen) Briggs. He married Marianne Nurre on Nov. 21, 1959, in Algona. Together, they built a full and beautiful life, raising seven children and sharing over six decades of love and partnership.

Bonnie Harms

June 19, 1942 - June 24, 2025

Shirley Ann Ostwald

February 5, 1936 - June 19, 2025

Funeral services for Shirley was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Whittemore with Reverend Mark Resner presiding. Burial was in the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation was held one hour prior to the services from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church.

Madonna Mary Kramer

December 16, 1939 - June 21, 2025

Madonna Kramer, 85, of Milford, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at her home in Milford surrounded by her family.

Louis Weber Services

LOUIS WEBER, 73, ALGONA: passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, June 22 from 1 until 4 p.m. at the Smith Lake South Side Shelter House at Smith Lake in Algona. Services have been entrusted to Lentz Funeral Home of Algona. Online condolences may be left at www.lentzfuneralhome.com

Charles Sheakley

August 12, 1933 - June 12, 2025

Gladys Margaret Wegener

August 21, 1932 - June 10, 2025

 

Funeral service for Gladys M. Wegener, 92, of Fenton, was held 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Fenton with burial at St. John’s Cemetery a quarter mile from where she grew up. The funeral was livestreamed on the church’s Facebook page.

Dennis Dean Demory

November 10, 1954 - July 19, 2024

Dennis Dean Demory, the son of Arthur and Phyllis (Sorlien) Demory, was born Nov. 10, 1954, in Fort Dodge. He grew up in Bode and graduated with the class of 1973 from Bode High School.

After high school he worked at Snap-on Tools for 30 plus years. Dennis enjoyed the outdoors. He especially enjoyed golfing, racing and landscaping.

Services

Derek Householder, 62, of Fenton, died Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, June 28, at the enclosed shelter house at Siems Park, 305 200th St., Whittemore, beginning at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, make memorials to Donate Life in Derek’s name. Send correspondence to PO Box 44, Fenton, IA 50539. www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.

Shirley Jane Everding

October 8, 1924 - May 23, 2025

A memorial service for Shirley Everding will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Ramsey Reformed Church in rural Titonka. Burial will be held in Buffalo Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.

Roger McNeill

Roger McNeill, 62 of Humboldt, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025 while under Hospice care, at home with Leslie by his side. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 7, at the Livermore American Legion, with military rites by the Iowa Army National Guard and the Otto – Field American Legion Post # 415 of Livermore. Services will be livestreamed via Lentz Funeral Home’s website. Visitation is Friday, June 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Lentz Funeral Home in Humboldt.

Richard Lee Reising

January 1, 1946 - May 31, 2025

Services

JANICE OLSON, 90, FORMERLY OF BODE AND HUMBOLDT: passed away on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, at West Bend Health and Rehabilitation. A Celebration of Life Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 1 - 3 p.m. at the Bode Community Center.

A lunch will be held prior to the visitation at the Bode Community Center from 12 until 1 p.m. Private Family Inurnment will take place at the St. Olaf Cemetery in Bode. Lentz Funeral Home of Humboldt is assisting the family.

Dr. LeRoy Strohman

November 4, 1934 - May 28, 2025

Funeral services for Dr. LeRoy Strohman were held on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 1 p.m. at the Algona Evangelical Free Church, with Pastor Dan Jordan officiating. Interment was at Riverview Cemetery.

Dr. LeRoy Strohman was born on Nov. 4, 1934, to Wilford and Olive (Fuhrmeister) Strohman. He attended West Waterloo High School where he wrestled for Hall of Fame coach Bob Siddens.

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