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Betty Jo Twigg

June 23, 1936 — Feb. 28, 2018
 
ALGONA — A memorial service for Betty Jo Twigg, 81, was held on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at the First Presbyterian Church. Oakcrest Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.

 

Lorraine McClelland

Nov. 6, 1931 — Feb. 21, 2018
 
Funeral services for Lorraine Parsons McClelland, 86, of Algona, formerly of Fort Dodge and Lehigh, were held Monday, Feb. 26, 2018 at First Lutheran Church in Algona at 10 a.m. with Rev. David Grindberg officiating. Visitation was Sunday 3 to 5 p.m., also at First Lutheran Church in Algona. Burial was at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Irvington. She died Feb. 21, 2018, at the West Bend Health and Rehab Center.

Kenneth Mulligan

Jan. 28, 1925 — Feb. 24, 2018
 
BANCROFT – A funeral Mass for Kenneth J. Mulligan will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Bancroft with Father Edward M. Girres officiating. Burial is in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Bancroft American Legion.

Jean Simons

Nov. 14, 1932 — Feb. 23, 2018
 
A funeral mass was held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at St. Michael Catholic Church, Whittemore. Visitation was held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018 at St. Michael Parish Center. 
Ellen “Jean” (Penton) Simons was born in Algona on Nov. 14, 1932, the daughter of Chester Arthur Penton and Mary Ellen Carroll Penton. Jean grew up in the St. Benedict area. She graduated from Lu Verne High School in 1950. 

Wava Geary

Wava Geary
Aug. 13, 1926 — Feb. 20, 2018
 
A memorial service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 at United Methodist Church, Corwith. Visitation was held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, at the Corwith Community Center.

Dale Plathe

March 2, 1954 — Feb. 26, 2018
 
Funeral Mass for Dale Plathe will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 2, 2018, at St. Cecelia Catholic Church with the Rev. Edward Girres officiating. Inurnment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at St. Cecelia Catholic Church.

Dale Plathe

March 2, 1954 — Feb. 26, 2018
 
Funeral Mass for Dale Plathe will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 2, 2018, at St. Cecelia Catholic Church with the Rev. Edward Girres officiating. Inurnment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at St. Cecelia Catholic Church.

Larry Orr

July 10, 1946 — Feb. 22, 2018
 
Larry Eugene Orr, 71, of rural Rolfe, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Feb. 22, 2018, with his family beside him at the Cherokee Specialty Care, Cherokee, Iowa 

Shirley L. Hedlund

Feb. 11, 1927 — Feb. 22, 2018
 
A funeral service for Shirley Hedlund, 91, of Algona was held on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at 11 a.m., at First United Methodist Church in Algona. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery in Peterson.  Oakcrest Funeral Services of Algona in charge of arrangements.  Online condolences may be made to www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.

Betty J. Burtis

April 16, 1923 — Feb. 24, 2018
 
A graveside service for Betty Burtis, 94, formerly of Corwith, will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m., at Highland Home Cemetery in Ledyard. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m., Friday at Oakcrest Funeral Services of Wesley. Online condolences may be made to www.oakcresfuneralservices.com.

Jon Peglow

Oct. 8, 1943 — Feb. 16, 2018
 
Jon Virgil Peglow, 74, of Owatonna, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 at Owatonna Hospital of complications from a courageous 34-year journey with cancer. 

Shirley E. Gentry

March 20, 1938   —  Feb. 13, 2018
 
Shirley Evelyn Gentry, 79, of Emmetsburg, Ia. passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, at her home in Willow Ridge.  
Funeral services were held on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Emmetsburg with Sarah Schilcher officiating. Burial took place at Evergreen Cemetery in Emmetsburg.

Yvonne Dewein

Nov. 1, 1953 — Feb. 12, 2018
 
Yvonne Gayle (Vickroy) Dewein, with her daughter, son and husband at her side, peacefully left this physical world on Monday, Feb. 12, following a 3 1/2 year battle against esophageal cancer. Yvonne was born Nov. 1, 1953, at Fort Bliss Army Hospital, El Paso, Texas, to Edward William (Bud) Vickroy and Zola Luree (Jones) Vickroy.

Philip Studer

Nov. 8, 1933 — Feb. 19, 2018
 

Marian Struecker

Nov. 17, 1925 — Feb. 13, 2018
 
Marian Mae Struecker, daughter of Herman and Esther (Mittag) Hintz, was born in Algona, Ia. on Nov. 17, 1925, and passed away at the age of 92 in Fairmont, Minn. on Feb. 13, 2018.
A funeral service was held on Saturday, Feb. 17, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Fenton with Rev. Mark Resner officiating. Burial took place at the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery.

Paul Colsrud, Sr.

April 22, 1935 — Feb. 9, 2018
A memorial service for Paul Colsrud, Sr., will be held at Henry-Olson Chapel in Estherville, at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, with the Rev. Doug Burton, officiating.
Visitation will be held at the chapel, on Saturday, Feb. 17, from 9-11 a.m.   

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