Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Fort Dodge, Rockwell City, and Gowrie, IA and surrounding areas

Jerry L. Mcintyre

Jerry L. Mcintyre

Nov 29, 2016

Celebration Of Life for Jerry L. McIntyre, 77, of Webster City, Sunday December 4th, 2016 from 3:00 to 5:00, Prayer Service at 5:00 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Visitation Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home 307 South 12th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 Service Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 5:00 pm Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral...

Mary Eleanor Mcneilly

Mary Eleanor Mcneilly

Nov 28, 2016

Mary Eleanor McNeilly, 96, of Fort Dodge, Iowa passed away on Monday, November 28, 2016 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Sacred Heart Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy and Rev. Dennis McNeilly S.J. con-celebrating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A...

Bernice Crooks-Wirth

Bernice Crooks-Wirth

Nov 24, 2016

Bernice Crooks-Wirth, 49, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. A memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2016 at St. Olaf Church with Pastor D.C Darensbourg officiating. Bernice is survived by her children, Ja'Lyssa Crooks of Toledo, Ohio; Edward Crooks; Ja'lexus Crooks; Bertrice Crooks-Maharas; Precious Crooks-Newsome all...

Gary Eugene Cooper

Gary Eugene Cooper

Nov 21, 2016

Gary E. Cooper, 78, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at the Paul J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 25, 2016 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and then 10:30 a.m. a Mass of Christian Burial will be at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery where...

Mary M. Dunphy

Mary M. Dunphy

Nov 20, 2016

Mary M. Dunphy, 79, of Fort Dodge, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be at Mount Calvery, south of Livermore. A visitation will be 9:30 a.m....

Timothy E. Bender

Timothy E. Bender

Nov 16, 2016

Mr. Timothy E. Bender, 52, of Fort Dodge, IA, passed away at Iowa City Hospital and Clinic on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 21, 2016 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Elder Bobby Naylor of Second Baptist Church officiating. A visitation will be 3:00 to 6:00 Sunday at the funeral...

Vivan May Diane

Vivan May Diane

Nov 16, 2016

Vivian M. Diane, 90, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at her home. A private family service will be held. Vivian is survived by her daughters, Caroline Mollion and Becky (Tom) Cipressi; grandchildren, Krista (Denis) Krylov and Dominic Cipressi; great-grandchildren, Max; Eva and Nic; sister, Beverly Jordan. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bernhardt...

Bertha Grell

Bertha Grell

Nov 12, 2016

Bertha M. Grell, 80, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and a Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. A...

Randall "Randy" Lee Klinger

Randall "Randy" Lee Klinger

Nov 11, 2016

Randall "Randy" Klinger, 60, of Somers passed away at his home. A Celebration of Life will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Randy is survived by his son, Randy Jr. and wife, Abbie Klinger of Fort Dodge; daughter, Kathy Dencklau and husband, Greg of Vincent; seven grandchildren, Brandon Dencklau; Miranda Dencklau; Austin...

Ruby Coleen Mccabe

Ruby Coleen Mccabe

Nov 9, 2016

Ruby C. McCabe, 91, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at Simpson Health Center Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be 9:45 a.m. Monday, November 14, 2016 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and a Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew's Church, Clare with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at St. James...

Mary Catherine Jensen

Mary Catherine Jensen

Nov 6, 2016

Mary C. Jensen, 96, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and then a Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at...

Lorena Marie Michalski

Lorena Marie Michalski

Oct 25, 2016

Lorena M. Michalski, 89, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 29th, 2016 at 10:00 AM in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 AM at Corpus Christi Church with Rev. Patrick Behm, officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial...

Patricia Ann Woody

Patricia Ann Woody

Oct 23, 2016

Patricia Ann Woody, 69, of Barnum passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016 at her daughter's, Lisa Terwillegar, home in Barnum. No services are planned at this time. Visitation Mon, Nov 30, -0001 No Visitation Scheduled or Private Service Mon, Nov 30, -0001 No Service Scheduled or Private

Leonard Glenn Mitchell

Leonard Glenn Mitchell

Oct 22, 2016

Leonard G. Mitchell, 81, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016, at the Marian Home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. A visitation will be held Monday, October 24, 2016 from 4:00- 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Survivors include his daughters, Beth Stuhr of Johnston,...

James B. Barrett

James B. Barrett

Oct 22, 2016

James Bernard Barrett, 93, of Fort Dodge, formerly of Moorland, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be 9:45 a.m. Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and then a Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Moorland with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating....

Kathy M. Ford

Kathy M. Ford

Oct 8, 2016

Kathy Marie Ford, 67, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2016, at her sister's farm in Dayton, IA. A Celebration of Life will be Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers funeral home in Fort Dodge. Burial will be held at the Otho Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Saturday...

Richard E. Wignall

Richard E. Wignall

Oct 4, 2016

Richard E. Wignall, 85, of Fort Dodge, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at the Marian Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 7, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Military Rites will be presented by the V.F.W. Post 1856 and the Iowa State Patrol...

Josephine K Smith

Josephine K Smith

Sep 30, 2016

Josephine Smith, 81, of Fort Dodge, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016 at Fort Dodge Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Friday, October 7, 2016 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Pastor Leroy Johnson officiating. A visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Josephine is survived by her...

Coby John Hacker

Coby John Hacker

Sep 30, 2016

Coby John Hacker, 22, of Manson passed away Friday, September 30, 2016 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. A Prayer service will be at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Allen Henderson officiating. A visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m. Thursday until the time of...

Lena Mae Townsend

Lena Mae Townsend

Sep 29, 2016

Lena Mae Gibbs was born on June 11, 1926, in Lauderdale, Mississippi to the union of Lang Gibbs and Ellen Dungton. She worked in the fields from an early age. She married Raymond Love on March 31, 1944 and moved to Fort Dodge to raise their family: 13 children were born to this union, seven of which preceded her...