Feb. 4, 1928 – Jan. 21, 2018 
 
Floyd Sill, a loving father, doting husband and avid fisherman and golfer, passed away surrounded by his family Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, at his home in Wabasha. He was 89.
Floyd was born on Feb. 4, 1928, on the family farm in rural Winnebago County, Ia. He attended country school near his home and graduated from Thompson High School in 1946. 

Feb. 5, 1948 — Feb. 3, 2018
 
Funeral Mass for Dennis Besch was celebrated on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at 11 a.m. at St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Algona with Father Edward Girres officiating. Burial was in St. Michael’s Cemetery in Whittemore.
Dennis James Besch, 69, of Algona was born Feb. 5, 1948 to Michael and Pearl (Higley) Besch in Whittemore, Ia.  He attended school at St. Michaels Academy in Whittemore later graduating from Bishop Garrigan High School in 1966.

April 21, 1924 — Jan. 26, 2018
 
Eugene George Simpson was born April 21, 1924 in Whittemore, Ia. He passed away Jan. 26, 2018 at his home in Colorado Springs surrounded by his family.
Our dad spend his childhood on a farm in Whittemore, Ia., attended a one room elementary school and graduated from Algona High School. Dad attended Iowa State University before enlisting in the Naval Air Corp in 1941 and fought in WWII until 1945.

Sept. 25, 1932 — Feb. 3, 2018 
 
SIOUX CITY - Reverend Father William B. Devine was called by God to Himself on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018.   Visitation of the body will be held at 10 a.m. and Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018 at St. Joseph Church, Bode with Bishop R. Walker Nickless officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Committal of the body will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. 

Dec. 13, 2017 — Feb. 3, 2018
 
Gladys (Kraft) Schnetzer, 100, of Renwick passed away on Feb. 3, 2018 at the Rotary Senior Living in Eagle Grove, Ia. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Renwick with Rev. Jim McColley officiating. Burial will take place at Elmwood Cemetery. A visitation will take place an hour prior to the service. 

Dec. 14, 1934 — Jan. 29, 2018
 
Funeral Mass for Clem Kollasch was celebrated on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Whittemore with Father Merle Kollasch officiating. Burial was in St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery.
Clement Michael Kollasch was born Dec. 14, 1934, in Whittemore, Ia., the son of Charles R. and Anna (Laubenthal) Kollasch. He grew up near Whittemore and graduated from Presentation Academy in 1952.

March 22, 1922 — Jan. 29, 2018
 

June 6, 1926 — Jan. 28, 2018
 
Ruth Verna Arend, 91, passed away on Jan. 28, 2018 at the Algona Manor Care Center, Algona. She was born June 6, 1926 to Lorenz and Eva (Lentsch) Gisch in Algona, Ia. She graduated from St. Cecelia Academy at the age of 16.

Oct. 29, 1932 — Jan. 27, 2018
 
A funeral service for Loren Hansen, 85, of Titonka was held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 at the Ramsey Reformed Church, Titonka. Visitation was held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 at Oakcrest Funeral Services, Titonka. 
Loren Hansen, 85 of Titonka died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at the Titonka Care Center.

Dec. 6, 1943 — Jan. 27, 2018
 
Richard Hill, age 74 of Clarion, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona. Visitation for Richard Hill was held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 at Ewing Funeral Home in Clarion.  Richard is the father of Jodie (Scott) Rath of Algona.  Condolences may be left at www.lentzfuneralhome.com.

June 21, 1946 — Jan. 27, 2018
 

Dec. 25, 1927 — Jan. 26, 2018
 
A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 at the Wesley Community Church. Visitation was held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 at Oakcrest Funeral Services, Wesley. 

Dec. 14, 1929 — Jan. 27, 2018
 
Clem Bisenius passed away on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Sunrise Retirement in Sioux City, Ia., at the age of 88.  He had lived in Sioux City since October of 2012.  A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, with Rev. Jeremy Wind as celebrant and Clem’s first cousins, Rev. Merle Kollasch and Rev. Paul Eisele concelebrating.

Oct. 3, 1959 — Jan. 25, 2018
 
Robert Paul Straub II, 58, of Sioux Falls, S.D., passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. He was the husband of Debra and father to Graham and Daniel. Bob was born and raised in Algona, Ia., the son of Joseph J. and Mary C. Straub. 

Aug. 28, 1962 – Jan. 25, 2018
 
LAKOTA - A funeral service for David Christ was held Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Paul's Lutheran Church.  Burial was in the church cemetery. Oakcrest Funeral Services of Bancroft in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made to www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.