Berl was born to parents Wilbur and Dorothy Martin Jr. on Nov. 25, 1948 in Algona, with early years spent on a farm near Corwith.

Mary Kramer, age 85 of New Hampton, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family.

Jane Haugen, age 84 of New Hampton, died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, at New Hampton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

Irma Anna Hageman, age 97 of Lawler, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Jason John Winter, age 49 of Marquette and formerly of New Hampton, passed away on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at the Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

Mark James Galligan passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, in New Hampton, at the age of 59.

Mark was born in New Hampton and raised near Lawler.

Donald James Eslinger, age 83, passed away peacefully on Wedneday, May 31, 2023, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

Darlene Ada Heins, age 93 of New Hampton, passed away Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at the Cresco Accura Care Center.

Karl Edward Haugen, age 81, died at his home in Cedar Falls on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, of cancer.

He was born in Cresco on Jan. 20, 1942, the son of Theodore and Marie (Anderson) Haugen.

Ashley Dockendorf, age 33 of Elma, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, at her home.

A private family funeral service will take place.

Joanna Elizabeth Walz, age 94 of New Hampton, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Gary Bast, age 63 of New Hampton, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at his home surrounded by family.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Janice “Jan” Schmidt Longmuir, age 76 of Byron, Minnesota, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, at her home after a brief and courageous battle with cancer.

John M. Kout, age 67 of Independence, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023.

Sydney Lau, age 22 of Iowa City and formerly New Hampton, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City.