JoHanna Boyle, age 56, of Algona, passed away peacefully with her family present on Monday, June 1, 2020, at MercyOne Medical Center, North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services were held on Friday, June 5, at 10:30 a.m. at the Summit Center in Bancroft. Burial took place at Saint John’s Catholic Cemetery in Bancroft. Lentz Funeral Home of Algona is assisting the family: www.lentzfuneralhome.com.

Joe Smith, 88 of Algona, died Monday, June 1, 2020, at the Algona Manor Care Center. A private service for the immediate family only is Thursday, June 4, at 10:30 a.m. at Oakcrest Funeral Services of Algona. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery with military honors conducted. Both the funeral service and burial service will be livestreamed on Oakcrest Funeral Services’ Facebook page.

Irene (Kemna) Rosenstiel, 88 of Britt and formerly of Corwith, passed away May 31, 2020, at Westview Care Center in Britt.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Irene Rosenstiel will be held Friday, June 5, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 139 Third St. SE in Britt with Father Jim Dubert officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Corwith.

A graveside service for John Schiltz, 82 of Lake Mills, formerly of Bancroft, will be at held 3 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2020, at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Bancroft. A public visitation will be held at Oakcrest Funeral Services of Bancroft on Sunday, June 7, from 1 p.m. until time of graveside services. Social distancing practices will be followed at both the visitation and graveside services. Oakcrest Funeral Services of Bancroft is in charge of arrangements.

Sandra “Sandy” Kay Whitehurst, age 76 of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020, at Palo Alto County Hospital in Emmetsburg, Iowa.

Phyllis Marie (Pentecost) Morris, age 66 of Camdenton, Missouri, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, May 29, 2020, after a short battle with metastatic lung cancer.

Pastor Merlin K. Norris, age 84 of Lake Mills, died on Friday, May 29, 2020, at MercyOne North Iowa in Mason City.
A private family service was held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Scarville, Iowa, with Pastor Randy Baldwin, Pastor Joel Guttormson and Pastor Melinda McCluskey officiating. Burial took place in the North Prairie Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leland, Iowa.

Geraldine “Geri” Ann Peterson, 94 of Algona, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society Algona.
Her family will greet friends from 3 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, at Oakcrest Funeral Services of Algona. Private family graveside services will be held Thursday, June 25, at East Lawn Cemetery.

Irvin J. Kenne, 91 of Mason City, Iowa, formerly of Algona, Iowa, died Thursday, May 28, 2020, at the IOOF Home in Mason City. A private family Mass of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, June 2, at St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Algona with the Rev. Ed Girres celebrating. Mass was livestreamed on the Five Saints Catholic Community YouTube page: www.youtube.com/user/stceceliaalgona.

Richard “Dick” Allen Rochleau, 80 of Kennewick, Wash., died May 5, 2020, at the Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick. He was born June 17, 1939, to Victor and Ola (Blue) Rochleau in rural Algona, Iowa.

Ida Rose (Fandel) Barone was born Nov. 30, 1934, in Whittemore, Iowa, the daughter of Ralph and Hildred (Elbert) Fandel. She attended and graduated from St. Cecelia Academy in 1952. Ida Rose moved to California in 1953. She started working for Union Bank of California where she worked for 25 years.

Ashley Nicole Kajewski, 30 of Marion, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.

Robert “Bob” Watson, 86 of Algona, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Algona. He suffered from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Private family funeral services were held on Tuesday. Burial took place at Calvary Cemetery in Algona. Mass was livestreamed on the Five Saints Catholic Community YouTube page: www.youtube.com/user/stceceliaalgona.

John Lenard Hattle, son of Larman and Leola (Godden) Hattle, was born on March 18, 1940 in Forest City, Iowa. John passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020, at his home in rural Armstrong at the age of 80 years.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, private family services will be held at this time with a public memorial service taking place at a later date. Burial will take place at Estherville Lutheran Cemetery in Estherville.

A memorial service for James Pettit of Lone Rock will be held later this summer. Inurnment will be in Fenton Township Cemetery in rural Lone Rock with military honors conducted.
James passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn. He was 81. Online condolences may be made at www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.