November 1, 1938 - July 14, 2023

Ben L. Hefty, age 84, of Humboldt, passed away July 14, 2023, at the Humboldt County Hospital Long Term Care. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 22, at the United Methodist Church in Lu Verne. Burial will follow at the Lu Verne Township Cemetery. Visitation will take place 5 - 7 p.m., Friday, July 21, at the church.

October 12, 1936 - July 10, 2023

Visitation for Carol J. Meyer will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Ringsted from 9 - 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 14, 2023. Funeral service will be at the First Presbyterian Church in Ringsted at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 14 with Pastor Suzanne Wobig officiating. She will be laid to rest at Ringsted Memorial Cemetery in Ringsted.

August 24, 1935 - July 2, 2023

Funeral Mass for Patricia Hardcopf was held on Friday, July 7, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Parish - St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Joe. Burial was in the Lu Verne Township Cemetery in Lu Verne.

January 5, 1932 - June 28, 2023

September 9, 1936 - June 25, 2023

Janet Louise Champney, 86, of Noblesville, Ind. passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at Harbor Manor Care in Noblesville following an extended illness. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, July 8, at Evergreen Cemetery in Wesley. Services have been entrusted to Lentz Funeral Home of Algona.

March 7, 1946 - June 29, 2023

Visitation was Monday, July 3, 2023, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Emmetsburg. Services and inurnment will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home, martinmatticefuneralhome.com

January 30, 1945 - June 15, 2023

Virginia “Ginger” Lappe-Fonza, 78, of Hartland, Minn., passed away June 15, 2023, at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., surrounded by her family.    

October 27, 1948 - June 25, 2023

Dennis Paul Uthof, 74, of Mount Vernon passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at his home following a brief illness. Funeral Services were 10 a.m., Saturday, July 1 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mount Vernon. Rev. Sean Hansen officiated. Visitation  was 5-7 p.m., Friday, June 30 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mount Vernon. Burial was at  Campbell Cemetery, Bertram, Iowa.

May 6, 1930 - June 24, 2023

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Algona. The funeral service will be livestreamed on Trinity Algona’s YouTube page. Burial will be held in Riverview Cemetery, Algona. Visitation was held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at Oakcrest Funeral Services, Algona. 

May 18, 1946 - June 21, 2023

Diana Webb, age 77 of Fenton, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at the Kossuth Regional Health Center. Funeral Service was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Fenton. Burial took place at the Fenton United Methodist Cemetery. Visitation was 4-7 p.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Fenton. Services have been entrusted to Lentz Funeral Home of Algona.

October 13, 1924 - June 16, 2023

Letitia Lenora “Tish” Neuroth, 98, of Manchester, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood. She was born on Oct. 13, 1924, in Whittemore, the daughter of Otto and Mary Ann (Wiltgen) Kenne. Tish was raised in Whittemore and was a graduate of Presentation Academy.

July 10, 1938 - June 16, 2023

A funeral Mass for Theresa Thilges, of Algona,  was held Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at Divine Mercy Parish - St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Algona, with Father John Thomas and Deacon William Black officiating. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Algona. 

September 10, 1931 - June 13, 2023

Mary Ann Coady was born Sept. 10, 1931, in Bancroft, daughter of Henry and Veronica (Schiltz) Rustemier. She attended St. John’s Catholic School graduating in 1949. Mary Ann was married to James Coady on June 7, 1950, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Bancroft.  They lived on a farm near Burt moving into Bancroft in 1981.

July 12, 1945 - June 14, 2023

Mass of Christian burial was held on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 10 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Whittemore officiated by Rev.  Matthew Solyntjes. Interment was at St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in Whittemore. Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home, martinmatticefuneralhome.com

January 28, 1963 - June 10, 2023

Anthony “Tony” Girres, age 60, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023, as the result of a recreational vehicle accident. Funeral services are tentatively set for 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 19. Burial will take place at West Bend Cemetery. Visitation is tentatively set for 4 - 7 p.m. Sunday, June 18. Services will be livestreamed on Lentz Funeral Home’s website. Services have been entrusted to Lentz Funeral Home of West Bend.