IDA GROVE - Marvin ‘Sonny’ Rath Jr., age 74, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2022 at VA Hospital in Lake City, Florida. Services will be at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel, Iowa on July 22 at 12:30 p.m.
BATTLE CREEK - Donna Groth, age 92, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at the UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center of Sioux City, Iowa.
ODEBOLT - Thomas J. Cranston, age 64, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at his residence of Odebolt, Iowa. A private family Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Odebolt, Iowa, is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online at www.christensenvanhouten.com.
IDA GROVE - Wilbur Hauschildt, age 91, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.
A Memorial Mass was held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Ida Grove, Iowa. Father Richard D. Ball officiated. A visitation was be held prior to the service from 9-10 a.m., on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Ida Grove, Iowa. Military Rites will be conducted at the church by the McNamara-Moore Post No. 61 of the American Legion of Ida Grove, Iowa.
