You’ve maybe heard his name, and certainly been impacted by his work. Norman Borlaug was 19 and in Minneapolis when a man asked him for pocket change to buy food, while people were dumping milk in the streets to protest low food prices. As a college student at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Norman himself knew what it was like to be hungry. Some of us may know what … [Read more...]
Gordon Wayne Eddy
Gordon Wayne Eddy, age 76, of Cresco, Iowa, passed away on Friday May 29, 2020, at Regional Health Services of Howard County. Gordon was born March 20, 1944, in Spring Grove, Minn., to parents Bernard (Bud) and Irene (Staven) Eddy. He was raised by his stepfather Gilman Treangen and mother on farms in the Black Hammer, Mabel, and Highland areas. He was baptized and confirmed … [Read more...]
Carol Bronner
Carol Bronner, age 78, of Cresco, Iowa, passed away surrounded by love from her husband and four children who adored her, on Monday, October 14, 2019, at the Evans Memorial Home in Cresco. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 18, 2019, at St Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Granger, Minn. Friends may call on Thursday, October 17, 2019, from 4-7 p.m. at … [Read more...]
Ross Wilson
Ross Wilson, age 28, of Cresco, Iowa, died Friday January 25, 2019, as a result of a snowmobiling accident. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Burr Oak Lutheran Church, 2358 360th St, Decorah, Iowa, with Pastor Matt Larson officiating. Burial will be in the Burr Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m., Friday February 1, 2019, at … [Read more...]
Nestor A. Reicks
Nestor A. Reicks, age 89, of Cresco, Iowa, died on Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Notre Dame Catholic Church on Thursday, December 27, 2018, at 11 a.m., with visitation one hour prior and Father Dennis Cain officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Cresco. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, … [Read more...]
Helen Landswerk
Helen Landswerk, age 92, of Cresco, passed away Friday morning, February 9, 2018, at the Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, Iowa. Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, at the First United Methodist Church, 310 N. Elm St., Cresco, Iowa. Friends may call one hour prior to services. Helen Elizabeth Schumann Landswerk was born on a farm in Albion Township, Howard … [Read more...]
John A. Krueger
John A. Krueger, age 90, of Cresco, died Sunday, February 04, 2018, at the Evans Memorial Home in Cresco. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, February 8, 2018, at the Cresco United Methodist Church, followed by burial at Cedar Hill Cemetery, rural Cresco. Friends may call on Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco and on Thursday at the church … [Read more...]
Dolores “Dolly” Reicks
Dolores “Dolly” Reicks, age 87, died peacefully surrounded by family at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, Iowa on Sunday, January 28, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 2, 2018, at Notre Dame Parish, Cresco, with Father Dennis Cain officiating. Burial will be held in Calvary Cemetery, Cresco. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on … [Read more...]
Chad Richard Jones
Chad Richard Jones, age 42, of Cresco, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2017, at Evans Memorial Home. Chad was born in Rochester, Minn., on September 30, 1975, to Steven Jones and Laura (Swenson) Lynch. In 1994, Chad graduated from Fillmore Central High School in Harmony, where he was a heavy weight wrestler. On August 19, 1995, Chad married Heidi Bly in … [Read more...]
Lorraine Greenslade
Lorraine Greenslade, 92, of rural Cresco, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 2, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Cresco, Iowa. Friends may call from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday evening at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco, Iowa, as well as one hour … [Read more...]