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Stephen Adams, 74
Published:
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
NEW HAMPTON - A Mass of Christian Burial for
Stephen L. "Boobie" Adams of New Hampton was held at
10:00 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 10 at Holy Family Parish-St.
Joseph Center in New Hampton. Interment was in Calvary
Cemetery with military honors conducted by the New
Hampton American Legion Post #38 and the V.F.W. Post
#5238.
Friends greeted the family from 3-8 p.m. Thursday at
Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in New Hampton where
there was a 6:30 p.m. Scripture Service. Visitation
continued an hour prior to the Mass at the church on
Friday.
Stephen, 74, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 7, 2010 at Mercy
Medical Center in New Hampton.
Donald Praska, 78
Published:
Tuesday, December 14,
2010
 CRESCO
- Funeral services for Donald J. Praska
of Cresco will be held at 2:00 p.m.
today, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010 at Our
Lady of Lourdes Church in Lourdes.
Visitation was held from 4 p.m.-8 p.m.
on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the Conway
Funeral Home in Cresco with a Rosary at
5:30 p.m. Visitation will continue one
hour prior to services at the church on
Wednesday.
Donald, 78, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010
peacefully in his home surrounded by
family.
Donald J. Praska was born Nov. 23, 1932,
in Elma, the son of Louis K. and
Florence (Clynch) Praska. Don attended
rural school and assisted with farming
operations before entering the Army
where he served from 1953-1955.
On Sept. 4, 1956, he married
Angela Blong at St. Joseph's Church in
Cresco. They resided in Waterloo for a
short period of time with Don working at
John Deere. Don began his farming career
in April 1957, moving to his present
farm in 1964.
In his spare time Don enjoyed fishing
and spending time with family,
especially his nine grandchildren. Don
also enjoyed coffee with friends and had
a keen interest in all types of farm
equipment.
Survived by his wife of 54 years, Angie;
daughter: Sheryl of Brussels, Belgium;
sons: Mark (Kathy) of Longmont, Colo.,
Gary (Paula) of Eagan, Minn.; Dean of
Denver, Iowa; David (Lisa) of Appleton,
Wis.; Wayne (Angie) of Cresco and
daughter: Janet of St. Paul, Minn.;
grandchildren: Megan, Bethany, and Aaron
Praska; Lauren and Kelli Praska; Jacob
Kirchner, Dylan and Dalton Praska; and
Saul Praska; one sister: Gloria Drilling
of New Hampton; brother: Gerald (Elverna)
of Lawler; sister-in-law: Darlyne Praska
of Iowa Falls; and nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by his parents; two
brothers: Francis and Leo; and
brother-in-law: Arnold Drilling.
Clem Kapler, 99
Published:
Tuesday,
December
14, 2010
 CRESCO
- Funeral services for
Clem R. Kapler of Cresco
were held at 11:00 a.m.
on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010
at Notre Dame Catholic
Church in Cresco.
Interment was in Calvary
Cemetery in Cresco.
Visitation was held from
4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on
Monday at the Conway
Funeral Home in Cresco
where there was a parish
vigil service at 6 p.m.
and a Knights of
Columbus Rosary at 7
p.m.
Clem, 99, died Friday,
Dec. 3, 2010 at the
Evans Memorial Home in
Cresco where he has
resided since 2005.
Clem Richard Kapler was
born June 1, 1911
Northwest of Cresco in
Howard County, the son
of Adolph and Catherine
(Ferrie) Kapler. He
received his education
at St. Joseph Grade
School in Cresco. Clem
stayed at home and
helped farm until he had
to start working on his
own because of the
Depression. He was a
farmhand in South
Dakota, went to Montana
and then Illinois and
was a bee keeper.
Finally he returned to
Cresco and started
working for Farm
Service. Clem ran the
F.S. tank truck
delivering fuel to many
farmers. He knew almost
everyone in the county.
On Oct. 27, 1945,
he married Margaret
Goldsmith at Earlville,
Iowa. They lived in
Cresco where he remained
active in his work, for
the community and his
church. Clem served on
the City Council, he was
the Howard County
representative on the
N.E. Iowa Tourism
Council, he served as
the chairman of the
Howard County Historical
Society, he was on the
Board of the Evans
Memorial Home, served on
the Calvary Cemetery
Board and still found
time for his pastime of
square dancing. Clem was
a member of the Knights
of Columbus, Davis
Assembly of Ossian, and
the Howard County Farm
Bureau. He was an
outdoors person, who
enjoyed hunting,
fishing, caned more then
300 chairs for people in
Cresco and would go for
a walk in the woods up
until his late 70s.
Clem is survived by two
daughters and their
families: Anne and Jim
McCallum of Atlanta,
Ga., Jane and Garon
Smith of Missoula,
Mont.; four
grandchildren: Charles
and Edward McCallum and
Kinnerly Smith Croisant
and Amy Smith; one
sister: Zinetta Eckerman
of Waterloo; and two
brothers: Norbert of Ft.
Atkinson and Francis of
Waldorf, Md.
He was preceded in death
by his wife Margaret;
his parents; two
brothers: Raphael in
infancy and Urban Kapler;
and two sisters:
Marguerite Fitzpatrick
and Geneva (Sister Elwyn).
Eloise Gesell, 92
Published:
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
 ELMA
-
Funeral
services
for
Eloise
A.
Gesell
of Elma
were
held at
10:30
a.m. on
Saturday,
Dec. 11,
2010 at
St.
Peter's
Lutheran
Church
in Elma
with
Pastor
Ryan
McDermott
officiating.
Interment
was in
Howard
Cemetery
at Elma.
Visitation
was held
from 4-8
p.m. on
Friday
at the
Conway-Kolbet
Funeral
Home in
Elma.
Visitation
continued
on
Saturday
at the
church
one hour
prior to
services.
Eloise,
92, died
Tuesday,
Dec. 7,
2010 at
Colonial
Manor in
Elma.
Eloise
Armina
McFarlane
was born
Jan. 28,
1918 the
daughter
of Ralph
and
Elsie
(Cooper)
McFarlane
in
Oelwein.
After
the
family
moved to
the
Cresco
area
Eloise
attended
country
school
and
graduated
from
eighth
grade in
Cresco.
She then
moved
with her
family
to
Flint,
Mich.
for one
year
before
moving
to the
Riceville
area
where
she
graduated
from
Riceville
High
School.
In 1937
Eloise
was
united
in
marriage
to Le
Roy
Cable.
To this
union
two
daughters
were
born,
Irene
and
Elsie.
The
couple
later
divorced.
Eloise
taught
country
school
at the
Howard
#7,
Grover,
and
Schmidt
schools.
In 1952
she
married
Arnold
Gesell
and
lived on
a dairy
and hog
farm
north of
Elma.
She
taught
at
Riceville
Elementary
School
and also
furthered
her
education
at UNI
in Cedar
Falls.
Arnold
and
Eloise
moved to
the
Osage-Rudd
area.
After
Arnold's
death
she
moved
back to
Elma in
2001.
Eloise
moved to
Colonial
Manor in
2007.
She was
a member
of St.
John's
Lutheran
Church
near
Osage,
later
becoming
a member
of St.
Peter's
Lutheran
Church
in Elma
and was
a member
of the
Garden
Club.
Eloise
had many
diversified
jobs,
Master
Gardener,
Amway
sales,
and
raised
purebred
Spotted
Hogs.
She
especially
loved
her
flowers.
Eloise
is
survived
by two
daughters
Irene
Lund of
Elma and
Elsie
Tank of
Chandler,
Ariz.;
grandchildren:
April
(Dean)
Buls,
John
(Pam)
Lund,
Yvonne
Lund,
Brian
(Brenda)
Lund,
Sean
Lund,
Connie
(Todd)
Murray,
Deb
(Don)
Reid and
Lori
Tank;
great-grandchildren:
Vincent
(Karen)
Buls,
Alexander
(Ashley)
Buls,
Jennifer
Buls,
Amanda
and
Nicholas
Lund,
Nathan
Lund-Merkel,
Cory
Lund-Harms,
Patrick
and
Phillip
Lund,
Cameron,
Kelty
and
Grant
Murray;
great-great
grandchildren:
Austin,
Ashton
and
Addyson;
sisters:
Shirley
Ball and
Eileen
(Pat)
Ball,
both of
Gramby,
Mo.;
sisters-in-law:
Bonnie
McFarlane
of LeRoy,
Minn.,
Mary
McFarlane
of
Tallulah,
Wash.
and
Donna
McFarlane
of
Willard,
Wis.
She was
preceded
in death
by
husbands:
Le Roy
Cable
and
Arnold
Gesell;
her
parents;
brothers:
Irvin,
Gerald,
Arnold,
Donald
and
Laurel
McFarlane;
sister-in-law:
Doris
McFarlane;
and
brother-in-law:
Don
Ball.
Posted on 20 December 2010
Hope
Souhrada,
91
Published:
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
LIME SPRINGS - Funeral services for Hope Souhrada of Lime Springs will be held at 11:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cresco. Interment will be held in the spring at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Lime Springs.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of service at the church on Wednesday.
Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco is handling the arrangements.
Hope, 91, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010 at the Evans Memorial Home in Cresco.
Danny Burr, 46
Published:
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
GILPIN COUNTY, CO - Graveside services for Danny R. Burr of Gilpin County, Colo. were held on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010 at New Oregon Cemetery in rural Cresco. Pastor Mike Carey officiated.
Danny, 46, died at his home in Gilpin County, Colo.
Danny Ray Burr was born April 14, 1964 in Cresco, the son of Donald and Lucille (Bechtel) Burr. Danny grew up on the farm east of Cresco and graduated from Crestwood High School with the Class of 1982. He loved the outdoors and felt right at home in the mountains of Colorado. He drove truck for a freight company.
Danny is survived by his mother, Lucille of Cresco; four brothers: Richard (Patty) of Cresco, David of Chester, Va., Larry (Bonnie) of Cresco, Jerry of Medford, Ore.; and one sister: Donna Burr of Minneapolis, Minn.
He was preceded in death by his father, Don Burr.
Posted on 26 December 2010
Anna Jones, 91
Published:
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
LIME SPRINGS - Funeral services for Anna L. Jones of Lime Springs were held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010 at the Lime Springs United Methodist Church in Lime Springs. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Lime Springs in the spring.
Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco handled the arrangements.
Anna, 91, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 at the Cresco Care Center in Cresco.
Anna Lucile Jones was born on May 18, 1919 in Lime Springs, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Evans) Meyers.
LaVerne Kach, 85
Published:
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
HARMONY, MN - Funeral services for LaVerne Kach of Harmony, Minn. were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cresco. Interment was in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Cresco.
Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony, Minn. handled the arrangements.
LaVerne, 85, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah.
LaVerne Kach was born Feb. 23, 1925 in Ord, Neb. the son of Phillip and Esther Kach.
Harold Anderlik, 87
Published:
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
 SARATOGA - Funeral services for Harold C. Anderlik of Saratoga were held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010 at the Saratoga Presbyterian Church in Saratoga. Interment was in Saratoga Cemetery.
Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco handled the arrangements.
Harold, 87, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010 at the Cresco Care Center in Cresco.
Harold Charles Anderlik was born March 28, 1923, the son of Charles W. and Anna (Lomica) Anderlik. He grew up near Hayden Prairie, rural Chester, Iowa, and graduated from Chester High School in 1941.
On Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1952, he married Mildred Y. Williams in the Lime Springs Presbyterian Manse. Harold's lifelong occupation was farming. He had a particular interest in all things mechanical. He specialized in tinkering with engines that others considered a lost cause and making them run like new again. He had a superb memory for names and numbers, and he associated significant family events with activities on the farm. He loved to tell stories of his younger years such as shoveling snow alongside his dad out of their long driveway and then shoveling their way back again, driving the first of a particular tractor model off the railroad car to the local dealership, filling a neighbor's barn with hay on a single summer day or helping on a threshing crew during fall harvest.
He had a deep sense of compassion for anyone in need and was always among the first to help an ill or injured neighbor. Harold was a lifelong member of the Saratoga Presbyterian Church where he and Millie raised their family.
Harold is survived by his wife, Millie; three children: Jerry Anderlik of Riceville, Jean (Bruce) Smith of Kansas City, Mo. and Jeff (Josephine) Anderlik of Waynesville, Mo.; five grandchildren; two step-grandsons; one great-grandson; one sister: Marian Anderlik of Cresco; one brother: Bob (Pat) Anderlik of Boone; and many nieces and nephews.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents.
Posted on 31 December 2010 by Marie Thompson
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