Obituaries

Alan Williamson

Jul 20, 2024

Alan C. Williamson, 77, of Fort Dodge passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home after being surrounded by his loving family.

Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Thursday, July 25, 2024 in the chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00...

Steve Doyle

Jul 20, 2024

Steve Doyle, 67, of Fort Dodge, unexpectedly passed away Saturday, July 20, 2024 at his home.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 29, 2024 at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow at Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Duncombe. A visitation will be 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday at Holy Trinity Church. Laufersweiler Funeral...

Louis Leuenberger

Jul 20, 2024

Louis J. Leuenberger, 93, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, July 20, 2024 at Friendship Haven.

Louis J. Leuenberger was born July 27, 1930, in Chickasaw County, Iowa, the son of Frank and Anna (Kacher) Leuenberger. He graduated from New Hampton High School in 1948 and attended Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. He...

Ricky Estlund

Jul 18, 2024

Rick L. Estlund, 51, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, July 18, 2024 at his home.

Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 23, 2024 in the chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be 10:00 AM until the start of the service at...

Anna Mae Whittington

Jul 18, 2024

Anna Mae Whittington, 93, of Fort Dodge, passed away Thursday July 18, 2024, at Friendship Haven.

Graveside services will be held on Saturday, October 26th at 11:30 AM at Elkhorn Twp. Cemetery just south of Fort Dodge.

Anna Mae is survived by her children, Thomas (Joan) Whittington of Banning, CA William (Cherri) Whittington of La Porte City, IA...

Donna Wendell

Jul 14, 2024

Donna Rose passed away at her home on Sunday, July 14, 2024.

There will be a visitation on Sunday, July 21, 2024 from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home.

Donna Rose Adson was born in 1953 to Don and Rosie (Jackowell) Adson in Fort Dodge, IA. She...

Michael Adams

Jul 14, 2024

Michael W. Adams, 54, of Moorland, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2024.

His wishes were to be cremated and be buried next to his father at Riverside Cemetery in Rockford, IA. 

A Celebration of Mike’s life will be on Saturday September 28 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at Rides Banquet Center in Fort Dodge.

Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family.

Survivors include his...

Carole Block

Jul 14, 2024

Rockwell City – Carole J. Block 93, of Friendship Haven, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2024 at Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 2, 2024 (PLEASE NOTE the DATE) at St. Paul’s Lutheran & Presbyterian Church, Rockwell City, with Pastor Denise Berns officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00...

Kelly Mckenney

Jul 13, 2024

Kelly McKenney, 64, of Otho passed away Saturday, July 13, 2024 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home surrounded by her loves.

A Celebration of Life Service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 18, 2024 New Covenant Christian Church with Pastor Doug Rushton officiating. A visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday...

Morgan Aleesha Mills-Morlan

Jul 12, 2024

Morgan A. Mills-Morlan, 29, of Fort Dodge, passed away Friday July 12, 2024, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

A time of sharing and prayer service will be held, Saturday July 20, 2024, at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Saturday.

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Ellen Jane Moss

Jul 11, 2024

Ellen J. Moss, 72, of Fort Dodge, passed away, Thursday July 11, 2024, at Trinity Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday July 17, 2024, at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be held 1 hour prior to services at the funeral...

Robert Joseph Brungardt

Jul 9, 2024

Robert J. Brungardt, 74, of Fort Dodge, passed away, Tuesday July 9, 2024, at Journeys Memory Care, Friendship Haven from complications of Parkinson’s disease.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, July 11, 2024, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. There will be a visitation from 9:30 AM until...

Twila Buffington

Jul 8, 2024

On July 8th, 2024, Twila J. Buffington passed away from Parkinson’s and Dementia in Burlington North Carolina. A celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday July 17, 2024, at 10:00 AM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home in Fort Dodge, Iowa. There will be a visitation from 9:00 AM until the time of service at the funeral...

Mabel Clay

Jul 7, 2024

Mabel H. Clay, 100, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, July 7, 2024 at Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation.

Entombment will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 2024 at the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum, North Lawn Cemetery. Celebration of Life will be at a later date. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family....

Joseph Lee Presswood

Jul 7, 2024

Joseph Lee Presswood, a longtime resident of Fort Dodge, passed away peacefully at 11 p.m. on Sunday, July 7, 2024; he was 91. He was born on March 11, 1933, in York, Alabama, to George and Mary Ella (Richardson) Presswood. He was the tenth of twenty children, which included four sets of twins. Joseph and his sister,...

Antonio Castillo, Sr.

Jul 4, 2024

Antonio “Tony” Castillo, 60, of Fort Dodge passed away July 4, 2024, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home surrounded by his loving family.

A Celebration of Life will be 1:00 PM Saturday, July 20, 2024 at the picnic shelter next to the bandshell at Oleson Park.

Tony is...

Rachel Bell

Jul 3, 2024

Rachel Ann Bell, (VanderMaten), 65, of Renwick, IA, and longtime resident and community member of Fort Dodge, IA, was born on December 4, 1958, in Sheldon, IA. She passed away peacefully on July 3, 2024, at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion, IA. As a way to continue giving after her passing – Rachel donated her body to...

Willie Pickett

Jul 2, 2024

Willie Pickett, 64, of Fort Dodge, passed away Tuesday July 2, 2024, at Trinity Regional Medical Center.

Homegoing services are being planned.

Willie is survived by his daughter, Kesi Erdmann of Lawrence, KS and sister, Shirlee R. (Richard) Brown of Crystal, MN and brother, Otis L. Pickett, Jr. of...

Leah Claire Lynch

Jul 2, 2024

Leah Lynch, 16, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2024. A vibrant soul taken too soon, leaving behind a legacy of love and selflessness that will continue to inspire all who knew her.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2024 at Holy Trinity Church with...

Alta Peterson

Jun 28, 2024

Alta P. Peterson, 95, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2024, surrounded by her family.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 3rd from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, with a Prayer Service at 6:00 PM all at Laufersweiler Funeral Home.

Survivors include grandchildren Shawn and...