Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Fort Dodge, Rockwell City, and Gowrie, IA and surrounding areas
Leroy Lacina
Oct 1, 2025
LeRoy J. Lacina 82, of Fort Dodge, passed away Wednesday October 1, 2025, at Southfield Wellness in Webster City. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday October 19, 2025, from Noon until 2:00 PM at Tea Thyme. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family.
LeRoy is survived by his wife, Cheryl; kids, Dawn, Doug, LeRoy Jr., Cole; brother, Lester; sisters...
Janice Blunt
Sep 30, 2025
Gowrie- Janice L. Blunt, 78 passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at her home.
Graveside services will be NOON Saturday, October 4, 2025 at North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will be 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Saturday at Laufersweiler's Palmer & Sons Funeral Home, Gowrie.
Janice is survived by her son, Shaun (Jana) Blunt of Rockwell City; daughters, Annette (Scott)...
James "Jimbo" Jones
Sep 30, 2025
James "Jimbo" Jones, 71, of Fort Dodge, passed away Tuesday September 30 at home surrounded by his family.
There will be a visitation from 1:00 to 3:00 PM directly followed by a service on Saturday October 4, 2025 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery.
James is survived by his wife, Rhonda, children Kylee (Tanner) Lundberg,...
Delbert Dencklau
Sep 30, 2025
Delbert Dencklau, 97, of Badger passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at Friendship Haven.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Badger Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Blossom Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday at the church. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family.
Delbert is survived by his children...
Molly Bemrich
Sep 29, 2025
Molly Rae Bemrich, 88. of Fort Dodge, passed away on September 29, 2025 at Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center.
There will be a Celebration of life and luncheon held at 12:00 pm on Saturday, October 4th, at the V.F.W. Post 1856. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family.
She is survived by her children Timothy (Kim) Myers of Fort...
Verda Crimmins
Sep 29, 2025
Verda Crimmins, 93, of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, September 29, 2025 at Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 2, 2025, at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Laufersweiler Funeral Home, Fort Dodge with a...
Jacalynn Kelly
Sep 28, 2025
Jacalynn J. Kelly, 70, of Fort Dodge passes away Sunday, September 28, 2025, at Fonda Specialty Care.
Jacalynn's wishes were to be cremated and buried with her parents at St. John's Cemetery in Emmetsburg.
Jacalynn is survived by her brother Patrick Kelly of Fonda, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Thomas and Jean...
Myrna Miller
Sep 26, 2025
Myrna Jean Miller passed away September 26, 2025 at Norwalk Regency Care Center.
Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at Laufersweiler's Palmer-Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City. Burial of ashes will be done privately with the family at a later date.
Myrna Jean Ray was born in Rockwell City, IA September 28, 1934 to Levi and...
Vicki Lenz
Sep 26, 2025
Vicki Lenz, 83, of Rockwell City passed away Friday, September 26, 2025 at the Good Samaritan Society, Manson.
A Memorial Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, east of Rockwell City. Inurnment will follow at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City. A visitation will be one hour prior at the church.
Vicki was born June 5,...
Adina Miller
Sep 25, 2025
Adina Wood Miller, 54, of Rinard and formerly of Des Moines passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025 at her home. She left behind her children Emma Dee Miller (Keaton Fortune) of Johnston, Denzil Glen Miller of Orlando, FL, Ripley Ann Miller of Des Moines, granddaughter Louella Fortune and parents Glen and Phyllis Wood of Rinard. Adina W. Miller was born...
Nancy Bittner
Sep 24, 2025
Nancy J. Bittner, 81 (sweet 16 at heart) of Fort Dodge, peacefully passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at Deerfield Retirement Community in Urbandale.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Holy Trinity Church in Fort Dodge. Interment will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 PM Friday,...
Laurie Nelson
Sep 23, 2025
Laurie L Nelson, 60, of Fort Dodge, passed away Tuesday September 23, 2025, at her home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday September 29, 2025, at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. There will be a visitation on Sunday September 28, 2025, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM at Laufersweiler...
Michael O'Connor
Sep 18, 2025
Michael O'Connor, 86, of Fort Dodge, passed away September 18, 2025, at his home. There are no services planned at this time.
Beverly Martin
Sep 18, 2025
Beverly Jean (Schaefer) Martin was born on January 27, 1934, to Albert and Hazel (Ramthun) Schaefer at Trinity Lutheran Hospital Fort Dodge, Iowa. She passed away peacefully on September 18, 2025, at Trinty Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge, Iowa at the age of 91. She has gone home to be with her Savior Jesus Christ. Beverly was baptized and confirmed...
John Webster
Sep 16, 2025
John Webster, 79, of Okoboji, formerly of Fort Dodge, passed away at his home on September 16, 2025.
Funeral services will be held at Laufersweiler Funeral Home in Fort Dodge on Monday, September 22 at 10:30 am. Visitation will be from 3:00 - 6:00 pm on Sunday, September 21 with a Fireman's Bell Ceremony honoring the time John served as...
Jean Collins
Sep 16, 2025
Rockwell City - Jean E. Collins 88, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at her home. A Memorial Mass will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at St. Francis Catholic Church, Rockwell City, with Fr. Ross Caniglia officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial of ashes will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Lake City at 2:00 PM Tuesday...
Glenna Leuenberger
Sep 13, 2025
In Loving Memory of Glenna Leuenberger
June 23, 1930 - September 13, 2025
Glenna Mae (Peters) Leuenberger was born June 23, 1930, to Glenn and Ethel (Richards) Peters in New Hampton, Iowa. She was raised in New Hampton and graduated from New Hampton High School in 1948. She received her teaching certificate from Luther College and taught in Alta Vista...
Isaiah Caldwell
Sep 11, 2025
Isaiah Caldwell, a beloved son, brother, and friend, was born on October 19, 2005, in Fort Dodge, a community that shaped his life and character. He left this world too soon on September 11, 2025, leaving an indelible mark on all who knew him. Isaiah is survived by his parents Leslie and David Caldwell of Fort Dodge, brothers Caleb and...
Meryllis Demitroff
Sep 11, 2025
Meryllis Joyce (Carraway) Demitroff, 96, formerly of Lehigh passed away with family at her side, on September 10, 2025 in Nixa, Missouri.
Services will be held at11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 20th at United Methodist Church, Lehigh with Rev. Philip Berger officiating. A visitation will be one hour prior at the church. Burial will be at West Lawn Cemetery, Lehigh....
Cadyn Ogden
Sep 10, 2025
Cadyn O. Ogden, 15, of Rockwell City, gained his angel wings on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
A prayer service will be 7:00 PM Friday, September 19, 2025 in the gymnasium of South Central Calhoun Middle School in Rockwell City. A visitation will be 4:00 PM Friday until the time of...
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