Karen Kay Kruse, 66, La Crosse, passed away at her daughter’s home surrounded by her family on February 16, 2021 after a courageous battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). A memorial mass will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 307 East Main Street, St. Lucas, IA, with Rev. Nick Radloff presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service on Saturday at the church. A complete obituary is in the February 25, 2021 issue of The Boscobel Dial.