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Horace Hans Hendrickson

Horace Hans Hendrickson

Mar 3, 2025

Horace Hans Hendrickson, age 92, of Northwood, Iowa, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025, at Mercy One Hospital in Mason City, Iowa, from a severe stroke. He was born April 21, 1932, in the house on the farm where he lived his entire life. He was destined to have the name “Hans” as both grandfathers carried the name. He...

Bernon Wayne Van Veldhuizen

Bernon Wayne Van Veldhuizen

Mar 11, 2025

Bernon Wayne Van Veldhuizen, age 84, of Northwood, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at his home. Bernon was born on May 19, 1940, to Ben and Margaret (Ver Steeg) Van Veldhuizen on a farm near Paullina, Iowa. He is the second oldest of ten children. On June 21, 1963, he married Jean Weyers in Maurice, Iowa. In 1968...

Jane Marie Norby

Jane Marie Norby

Mar 10, 2025

Jane Marie Norby, age 85, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Osage, Iowa, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025, at Aksarben Village Senior Living in Omaha. Jane was born December 26, 1939, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the daughter of Vincent and Helen (Larson) Hendrickson. On June 23, 1973, she married Dean Norby at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, Minnesota....

Edna May Norby

Edna May Norby

Mar 5, 2025

Edna M. Norby, age 90, of Osage, died Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Faith Lutheran Home in Osage, Iowa. Edna was born February 3, 1935, in Osage, IA, the daughter of Alvin and Charlotte (Henning) Amundson. On June 5, 1954, she was united in marriage to Marvin Norby at Rock Creek Lutheran Church. She spent her entire married life farming...

Royal "Red" Dohler

Royal "Red" Dohler

Mar 5, 2025

Royal “Red” Dohler, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage, Iowa. Royal was born on September 28, 1941, in New Underwood, South Dakota, to Grace (Shaffer) and Jerry Dohler. He was their only son and he had three sisters: Dora, Una, and Sandy. His family moved to St....

Laura "Laurie" Bublitz

Laura "Laurie" Bublitz

Mar 5, 2025

Laura Jean Nack Bublitz, age 86, of Grafton, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2025, with her loving family by her side. Laura was born on December 30, 1938, in New Hampton, Iowa, Chickasaw Township. Laura was the youngest of five children, born to John Oliver and Alice Janet (Vigdal) Knutson of Jerico, Iowa. She had three brothers, Orvin, Juel...

Patty Lou Osgood

Patty Lou Osgood

Mar 4, 2025

Patty Lou (Schmitz) Osgood, age 98, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed to be with the Lord and join her deceased husband, Robert (Dean) Osgood, of 75 years on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Patty was born to Glen and Ameret (Winey) Schmitz in Mankato, Minnesota on October 19, 1926; one of 12 children. She is survived by four children: Thilieu (Jerry)...

Ayden Lee Steele

Ayden Lee Steele

Mar 1, 2025

Ayden Lee Steele, age 16, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Ayden was born on February 9, 2009, in Osage, Iowa, to Adam Steele and Darcy (Patterson) Steele. He was currently a sophomore at St. Ansgar High School. Ayden loved fishing, hanging out with his friends, golfing, and music. He enjoyed singing and had a wonderful...

Allan Arthur Johnson

Allan Arthur Johnson

Feb 28, 2025

Allan Arthur Johnson, age 88, of Spencer, Iowa, formerly of Northwood, Iowa, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2025, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Home in Spencer. Allan was born to Arthur and Mary Johnson on August 17, 1936, in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He spent his entire childhood on a farm east of Northwood and was baptized, confirmed, and married at...

Gary Lee Biederman

Gary Lee Biederman

Feb 27, 2025

The fish of Northwest Iowa collectively breathed a sigh of relief as Gary Lee Biederman, age 72, of Everly, Iowa, formerly of Mitchell County, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025, in Iowa City, after an extended battle with systemic scleroderma. Gary was born February 28, 1952, in Osage, Iowa, the son of Wilbur and Eleanor (Klein) Biederman. He...

Scott Jason Patterson

Scott Jason Patterson

Feb 25, 2025

Scott Jason Patterson, age 51, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at his home in St. Ansgar. Scott was born on May 21, 1973, in Osage, Iowa, to Jerry and Sue (Zweibahmer) Patterson. He graduated from St. Ansgar High School in 1991. Following graduation he attended Northeast Iowa Community College for autobody mechanics. Scott worked at...

Florence Elizabeth Smith

Florence Elizabeth Smith

Feb 23, 2025

Florence Smith, age 93, died at the Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar, Iowa, on February 23, 2025. Florence was born on June 19, 1931, to Louis and Leona Wegman on the family farm near Dover Minnesota. Florence was a great help to her dad and loved helping him plow with horses while she was growing up. With her deep...

Beverly Jean DeMaris

Beverly Jean DeMaris

Feb 20, 2025

Beverly Jean DeMaris, age 85, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away on February 20, 2025, at the Mitchell Co. Memorial Hospital in Osage, Iowa. Beverly was born in Lyle, MN on March 25, 1939, the daughter of Rufus and Pearl (Fritcher) Rawn. Beverly married Wayne DeMaris. Wayne passed away in May 1979.

Beverly loved putting puzzles together and playing cards with...

LaDon Ivan Ellingson

LaDon Ivan Ellingson

Feb 20, 2025

LaDon Ivan Ellingson, age 72, of Glenville, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025, in Crane Lake, Minnesota. LaDon was born on September 23, 1952, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Kenneth and Lila (Lau) Ellingson. He graduated from Glenville High School in 1971. Following graduation, he attended Albert Lea Technical College studying auto mechanics. In 1972, LaDon was united in...

Roma Christina Hemann

Roma Christina Hemann

Feb 17, 2025

Roma C. Hemann, age 91, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formally of Osage, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 17, 2025, surrounded by her children at Hallmar Village, in Cedar Rapids. Roma was born on January 19, 1934, the daughter of Peter and Dora (Vogel) Salz. She graduated in 1952 from Visitation Catholic School. Roma married Don Hemann in 1956,...

Gertie May Goodale

Gertie May Goodale

Feb 14, 2025

Gertie May Goodale, age 84, of Osage, Iowa, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025, at Mercy One North Iowa. Born in Northwood, Iowa, on February 14, 1941, Gertie was the daughter of John and Mayme (Dralla) Orvedal. Growing up on the family farm near Northwood, she was baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church and graduated from Northwood-Kensett...

Guy Allen Schaa

Guy Allen Schaa

Feb 12, 2025

 Guy Allen Schaa, age 59, passed away on Wednesday, February 12th, 2025, in his home in Osage, Iowa. He was born in Fremont, California to Kenneth and Alice Schaa on June 24th, 1965. Guy is survived by his loving children with Barbara Kopp and beautiful grandchildren; Brandy Schaa and her daughter Adaline (1), Brooke Schaa and her two sons Greyson...

Donald Leo Levendusky

Donald Leo Levendusky

Feb 10, 2025

Donald L. Levendusky, age 87, of Mitchell, Iowa, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2025, at his home. Donald was born on the family farm in Fairbank, Iowa. At the age of two, the family moved to their farm east of Hazelton, Iowa. Don went to school in Hazelton. He worked for some farm families in...

Linda Jean Demaris

Linda Jean Demaris

Feb 10, 2025

Linda Jean DeMaris, age 67, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away on February 10, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar, Iowa, after a short battle with cancer. Linda was born on February 5, 1958, the daughter of Wayne and Beverly (Rawn) DeMaris. She graduated from St. Ansgar High School in 1978.

 Linda worked at Bremer pizza in Osage...

Gerald "Jerry" Nash

Gerald "Jerry" Nash

Feb 7, 2025

Rural Mitchell County resident, Gerald “Jerry” Nash, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2025, following a brief illness at the Good Samaritan Center in Saint Ansgar, Iowa, where he had been a two-year resident.

A memorial service will be held at Deer Creek Lutheran Church, rural Carpenter, Iowa, on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be held at...

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