Karl T. "Butch" Kurt, 78, of Cascade, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018 at 4:50 a.m. at Unity Point St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Friends and relatives of Karl may call from 3 to 8 p.m., Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade, Iowa, where a prayer service will be held at 2:30 p.m. and a KC Rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Friends may call after 9 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

Services for Karl will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 19, 2018 at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Cascade, Iowa with Rev. Douglas Loecke officiating. Burial will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Cascade, Iowa.

Karl was born May 3, 1939 in Monticello, Iowa son of George and Barbara (Weber) Kurt. He received his education in the former St. Mary's School in Cascade. On September 19, 1970 he was united in marriage to Larita Horsfield at St. John's Catholic Church in Placid, Iowa. He was a dedicated beef producer and crop farmer. He farmed all his life in the rural Cascade area he lost a leg in 1975 and continued to farm. He loved to play cards and visit with his friends and family.

He was a member of St. Matthias Parish in Cascade, Cascade Knights of Columbus Council #930 and Jones County Cattlemen's Association and the Farm Bureau Association.

He is survived by his wife, Larita Kurt; two children, Jolene (Doug) Kramer of Monticello and their children, Hunter, Bo and Karle Kramer; Michael Kurt of Prairieburg and his children, Christine and Colleen Kurt; one brother, Ronald (Pat) Kurt of Cascade; sisters and brothers-in-law, Vernon Becker of Hopkinton, Evadeen (Allan) Strang of Cascade, JoAnn Horsfield of Monticello, Daniel (Colleen) Horsfield of Cascade and Clarence Urban of Epworth.

He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Steve Kurt in infancy and Rev. Allan Kurt, Ralph P. (Lorraine) Kurt; two sisters, Wilma (Clifford) Priebe and Sr. Lucy Kurt; brothers and sisters-in-law, Eleanor Urban, Edward Meier, Mae Becker and William Horsfield.