Rosemary H. Kruse, age 87 of Waucoma, IA, died Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Home in Mason City.

Donald Eugene Ackerson, age 86 of Nashua, IA died Friday, April 15, 2022, at Cedar Vale Assisted Living in Nashua.

By Kelly Terpstra

sports@nhtrib.com

Dorothy Bierschenk age 83 of Nashua, IA, died Monday, April 18, at UnityPoint Health – Allen Hospital in Waterloo, IA surrounded by her family. 

Ramona Marie (Fox) Smith-Gates passed away peacefully on April 19, 2022, in Des Moines. She was born near Riceville, IA on September 29, 1926 to Albert J (Bert) Fox and Loretta (Murray) Fox.

Phyllis J. Pitz, age 89, of Cresco, Iowa, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 surrounded by her family at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco, IA.