Obituary: Aaron Charlson

Obituary: Aaron Charlson

Aaron Michael Charlson, 48, died of natural causes, on September 20, 2021 in his Mason City, IA home.A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00am Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Bear Creek Lutheran Church, 74727 265th St, Grand Meadow, MN, with Pastor Larry Iverson officiating. Burial will take place at the Bear Creek Lutheran Church…

Obituary; Karen Cook

Obituary; Karen Cook

Karen Cook, 83, of Charles City, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society in St. Ansgar, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Charles City with Pastor Norman Bauer officiating.  Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Charles…

Orland Bartz

Orland Bartz

Orland Eugene Bartz bid goodbye in the winter of his life to his earthly home on August 16th, 2021. A celebration of earthly life services was held at 10:30 A.M., August 19th, 2021, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Grafton, Iowa.  Rev. Paul Weeg will officiate.  Burial will be at the Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Iowa, with graveside…

Joseph (Joe) Becker

Joseph (Joe) Becker

Joseph (Joe) Becker was born in a farmhouse near Blue Earth, Minnesota. Joe was the fourth of six children born to Ambrose and Alma Becker, whom made their living by farming.  Joe’s formal education began in a one room school for the first eight grades. At the age of sixteen, a disastrous crop failure forced…

Mildred Jennings

Mildred Carma (Seter) Jennings, 89, of Orchard died July 2, 2021 at Osage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 9, 2021 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Osage with Rev. Bryan Odeen officiating. Burial will be in Orchard Cemetery.  Mildred was born January 28,…

Robert (Bob) Grundel

Robert (Bob) Grundel

Robert (Bob) Dennis Grundel, 42 of St. Ansgar, Iowa passed away suddenly on June 30, 2021 after a tractor accident.  His family is shocked and deeply saddened by his loss. Bob was born on April 16, 1979 to Dennis and Marjorie(Rachut) Grundel in Osage, Iowa.  After graduating from St. Ansgar High School in 1997, Bob attended college majoring in Agronomy.  He graduated with…