November 13, 1921 - June 10, 2022

May 29, 1925 - June 14, 2022

December 6, 1935 - June 15, 2022

Funeral Mass for LaVon Schattschneider was celebrated on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Divine Mercy Parish - St. Cecelia Church. Burial was in East Lawn Cemetery. 

October 24, 1931 - June 15, 2022

  December 12, 1925 - June 18, 2022

Funeral Mass for Loretta will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 24, 2022, at Divine Mercy Parish - St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wesley. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, at Oakcrest Funeral Services in Wesley. Interment will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Wesley or Britt EMT. 

December 14, 1929 - June 17, 2022

Alice M. Cleland, 92 of Algona, formerly of Glenwood, Minn. died on June 17, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society in Algona.

A celebration of life was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22 at First Lutheran Church in Algona. Burial will take place at the West Lake Amelia Cemetery, Glenwood, Minn., at a later date.

March 23, 1931 - December 2, 2021

Billy Dudding, 90, of Bancroft, died Dec. 2, 2021, at West Bend Health & Rehab in West Bend. A memorial Mass will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Divine Mercy Parish - St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Bancroft. Visitation will be 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Inurnment will be at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery in Bancroft.

October 17, 1938 - June 9, 2022

Dennis Edward Knoner, age 83 of Forest City, formerly of rural Swea City, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at his home.

A funeral service will be held 10 a.m., Monday, June 13, 2022, at the First Baptist Church, 15 3rd Ave. N.E., Buffalo Center, IA, with Pastor Larry Gruis officiating.

July 3, 1944 - June 1, 2022

Visitation for Drucilla will be Thursday, June 23, 2022, from 4:30 - 6 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of Hope, Ankeny.

Celebration of life will be Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 6 p.m. following the visitation at Lutheran Church of Hope, Ankeny.

Drucilla Ann Harmon Helle was born in Fort Dodge on July 3, 1944, to parents Sterling and Jean (Freie) Harmon.

October 23, 1952 - June 12, 2022

June 3, 2022

Lt. Col. (USAF, ret.) Michael J. Kardoes, 50, of Livingston, Mont., died on June 3, 2022.

Michael, son of Oliver and Lanita Kardoes, was born in Buffalo Center. He grew up on a farm north of Titonka and graduated from North Iowa High School. He attended the United States Air Force Academy, graduated with a BS in computer science, entered pilot training, and received his pilot wings.

July 5, 1955 - May 25, 2022

James Robert Riedel, age 66, of Philadelphia, Pa., formerly of Algona, passed away May 25 in Philadelphia at Vitas Hospice.

May 4, 1924 - June 3, 2022

May 13, 1940 - May 31, 2022

May 20, 1926 - May 26, 2022

 Visitation for Merle Voigt was at the Fenton American Legion, Fenton, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. on June 6, 2022. Funeral service was held at the Fenton American Legion at 11 a.m. on June 7, 2022, with Pastor Judy DePue officiating. He was laid to rest at United Methodist Cemetery, Fenton with military honors conducted by Ranney-Weisbrod American Legion Post 627, Fenton.