Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Fort Dodge, Rockwell City, and Gowrie, IA and surrounding areas
Michelle Koester
Sep 4, 2025
Michelle Koester, 59, of Duncombe passed away Thursday, September 4, 2025 at Allen Hospital in Waterloo.
A come and go Celebration of Life will begin at 2:00 PM Saturday, September 20, 2025 at the Vincent Community Center. A private family burial will be held prior to the Celebration of Life at the Colfax Cemetery, Vincent.
Michelle is survived by her...
George Grady
Sep 4, 2025
George Grady, 85, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at Trinity Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 13, 2025 in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Saturday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the funeral home.
George is survived by his significant...
Mary Lou Fibiker
Sep 3, 2025
Mary Lou Fibiker, 94, of Callender passed away September 3, 2025 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, Longterm Care. Private graveside services were held at Fulton Township Cemetery, Moorland, Iowa. Laufersweiler Funeral Home served the family.
Mary Lou Hood was born June 11, 1931, on a farm near Creston, IA to Frank and Margradell Hood. She grew up in...
Betty Crimmins
Sep 3, 2025
Betty J. Crimmins, 99, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at her home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church.
Betty is survived by her children Ed...
Vicki Church
Sep 3, 2025
Vicki Lynn Church was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Bernard and Shirley Parrott on September 15,1949.
She was a kind and quiet woman who valued her privacy, but to her family, she was the life of the party! Known for her generosity, fierce love, and unyielding spirit; she touched the lives of those closest to her in unforgettable ways.
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Jo Ann Hendricks
Aug 31, 2025
Rockwell City- Jo Ann Hendricks, 87, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2025 at her home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00AM Saturday, September 6, 2025 at St. Francis Catholic Church. Burial will follow in St. Francis Cemetery. A visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church.
Jo Ann is survived by her children, Cathie...
Sherman 'Skip" Roe
Aug 26, 2025
Dayton
Sherman O. "Skip" Roe, 93, passed away Tuesday August 26, 2025, at Windsor Mannor in Webster City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday August 30, 2025, at Laufersweiler Funeral Home, Fort Dodge with Pastor Craig Vote officiating. Burial will be follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be a visitation from 9:30 AM until the time of service...
Lucas Peed
Aug 21, 2025
Lucas John Peed, 50, of Fort Dodge, passed away suddenly on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 30, at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Holy Trinity...
Marcella "Sally" Woods
Aug 21, 2025
Carroll
Marcella "Sally" Woods, 96, formerly of Gowrie, passed away August 21, 2025 at Rolling Meadows Senior Living in Carroll, Iowa.
Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 1, 2025 at Laufersweiler's Palmer & Sons Funeral Home, Gowrie. (Please note the date). A visitation will be 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Burial...
Marilyn Holst
Aug 20, 2025
Marilyn A. Holst, 77, of Duncombe passed Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at her home.
No services are planned at this time.
Timothy Kelly
Aug 15, 2025
Tim Kelly, 75, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, August 15, 2025 at his home. Services are pending with Laufersweiler Funeral Home.
Debra Konvalinka
Aug 12, 2025
Debra Konvalinka, 65, of Harcourt passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at Trinity Regional Medical Center.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Monday, August 18, 2025 at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM Sunday, August 17, 2025 with a rosary beginning at 3:00 PM all...
Mary Luna
Aug 12, 2025
Mary Ellen Luna
May 17, 1960- August 12, 2025
It is with the most profound sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved Mary Ellen Luna, age 65, on August 12, 2025 in her home in Callender, Iowa.
Born in Boone, Iowa, Mary was was an incredibly kind mother and wife, the heart of her home, the keeper...
Marcella Tomlinson
Aug 11, 2025
Marcella Ann (Wiss) Tomlinson "Sally" was born on Jan.14,1933 to Everett and Fern (Stutcliffe) Wiss in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 11, 2025.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at Mission Community Church in Harcourt with Pastor Ernest Amstalden officiating. Burial will...
Garrett Deckert
Aug 11, 2025
Garrett A. Deckert, 88, of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, August 11, 2025 at the Marian Home.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 16th at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow in North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday from 11:30 to 1:00 PM at the funeral home.
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Victor Carlos Rojas Ordonez
Aug 10, 2025
Los servicios funerarios de Victor Carlo Rojas Ordonez se llevarán a cabo el viernes a las 7:30 p.m. en Ministerios "El Jordan" en Webster City. August 15th
1440 E. 2nd st Webster City
VÃctor Carlos Rojas Ordóñez, de 38 años y residente de Webster City, falleció el domingo 10 de agosto de 2025 en su domicilio. El funeral se llevará...
Timothy Lowrey
Aug 8, 2025
Tim R. Lowrey, born June 30, 1962 passed away peacefully August 8, 2025. Tim lived a full life doing all the things he enjoyed. He was the father of three children, brother to five siblings, and a son to loving parents. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, niece, and sister.
No services are planned at this time.
Edna Hintch
Aug 6, 2025
Edna Arlene Hintch, daughter of John Arthur and Edna (Berglund) Anderson, was born on a farm north of Harcourt on January 26, 1933. She passed away peacefully at the Marian Home in Fort Dodge on August 6, 2025, at the age of 92.
Arlene was baptized and confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in Harcourt, where she was a lifelong member....
Paul Kutz
Aug 5, 2025
Rockwell City - Paul D. Kutz, 77 passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at his home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Friday, August 8, 2025. Inurnment will follow lunch and will be in St. Francis Catholic Cemetery. A visitation will begin at 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM Friday at the church.
Paul is survived by his...
Rickey Netz
Aug 3, 2025
Rickey Lee Netz, 72, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2025, in his birthplace of Portales, New Mexico, surrounded by his loving family.
Rickey grew up in Knierim, Iowa, graduated from Manson High School, and was confirmed in the Evangelical United Methodist Church in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Although he spent many of his later years in Nebraska, Rickey’s heart always remained loyal...
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