Caroline GRESBAUM donated the main altar for the Lacona Catholic Church. She also owned and donated the parochial residence to the diocese of Des Moines. (Source: The Catholic Church At Lacona, written by the Rev. Declan DOWER, copied from the History of Warren County, Iowa, by Gerard SCHULTZ and Don L. BERRY, The Record and Tribune Company, Indianola, Iowa, 1953, pages 119-151)