Obituaries

Mar 13, 2016

Nellie Mae Summers, 78, of Lehigh, passed away Sunday, March 13th, 2016 at the Gowrie Care Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 17th, 2016 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Burial will be in West Lawn Cemetery, Lehigh. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral...

Mar 11, 2016

Russell H. Jondle, 95, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, March 11, 2016, at the Villa Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 9:45 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Moorland with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of...

Mar 10, 2016

Bernard J. Thilges, 82, of Fort Dodge, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 at the Marian Home. Funeral Services will be Monday, March 14th 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will be in North Lawn Mausoleum with Military Rites conducted...

Mar 7, 2016

Helen R. Elsen, 90, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, March 7, 2016 at Grandview Care Center, Dayton. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 21, 2016 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church with her nephew, Rev. Jim McAlpin officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Palmer. A visitation will be...

Mar 6, 2016

Robert "Ted" Bodensteiner, 82, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Born May 14, 1933, in Decorah, IA, he lived briefly in Albert Lea, MN, before moving to Fort Dodge (1941). Ted graduated from Corpus Christi H.S. (1951) before receiving a degree from ISU. He served 2 years with the U.S....

Mar 4, 2016

Donald L. Breeden, 80, of Dakota City passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Donald Lee Breeden was born December 19, 1935 in Iowa City. Don was raised in Fort Dodge. From his start as a paperboy to his employment at the Fullerton Lumberyard and IBP, Don was a determined business man. He went on...

Mar 3, 2016

Ann Motl, 82, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church with Rev. Matthew Manz officiating. Burial will be in Newman Grove, Nebraska at the Hope Cemetery. A visitation will be 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday...

Feb 28, 2016

David Aultman, 61, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Fort Dodge Health and Rehab Care Center. Services are pending. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Service

Feb 27, 2016

Donna Jean Hay, 88, of Coalville, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Community of Christ Church, Coalville, with Rev. Ron Dunsdon officiating. Burial will be at North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will be on Wednesday March 2nd from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00a.m. at...

Feb 26, 2016

Peter P. "Skip" Fritz, 75, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, February 26, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and then a Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery...

Feb 26, 2016

Dennis Lee Larson, 70, of Fort Dodge departed this earthly life on Friday, February 26, 2016 at Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation. Dennis was the first of four blessings born to Elaine (Wagner) and Archie Lee Larson two days after Christmas, December 27, 1945. Dennis was baptized into the Christian faith and received his education in the Fort Dodge...

Feb 23, 2016

Marian J. Cripps, 65, of Fort Dodge, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at the Fort Dodge Health and Rehab Center. A Celebration of Life will be Saturday, February 27, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Marian is survived by her son, Mike (Dawn) Cripps of Fort Dodge; friend and longtime companion, Jake Bignar...

Feb 22, 2016

Susan T. Hansch, 69, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, February 22, 2016 at the Gowrie Care Center. Funeral services will be on Thursday, February 25th at 10:30 a.m. at Community of Christ Church, Coalville, with Rev. Ron Dunsdon officiating. Burial will be at a later date. A visitation will be on Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m....

Feb 20, 2016

Patricia A. Erickson 76, of Fort Dodge, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at the Paula J. Barber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 26, 2016 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church. A visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday with...

Feb 17, 2016

Alvin R. Black, 61, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 22, 2016 at Sacred Heart Church with Deacon Dan officiating. He is survived by his children, Randy Johnson of Mason City; Shuana Gibson; and Steven of Australia; two grandsons; siblings,...

Feb 13, 2016

Duane E. Touney, 13, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016 from injuries suffered in a car accident. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and at 10:30 a.m. a Mass of Christian Burial will be at Corpus Christi Church officiated by Msgr. Kevin McCoy. Burial will follow at Corpus...

Feb 5, 2016

Nadine Linney, 79, of Fort Dodge, passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 at Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2016 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Pastor Patrick Wiedemeier officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home....

Feb 3, 2016

Mary K. Linn - 87, of Lehigh, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at the Grandview Care Center in Dayton. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 11, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Lehigh Christian Church. Burial will be in West Lawn Cemetery, Lehigh. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at...

Feb 2, 2016

Gertrude D. Robeson, 79, of Wilton, formerly of Fort Dodge, passed away on February 2, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m. Monday, February 8, 2016 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Blake Harvey officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Fort Dodge. A visitation will be 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday...

Jan 31, 2016