Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Robert Thomas Mcneilly

Robert Thomas Mcneilly

Jan 16, 2014

Robert T. McNeilly, 93, of Fort Dodge, Iowa passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the Jon and Linn Simpson Health Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 20th at 9:00 a.m. 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...

Viola L. Mccarty

Viola L. Mccarty

Jan 14, 2014

Viola L. McCarty, 93, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Snook officiating. Burial will follow at Otho Cemetery. A visitation will be one hour prior at the funeral home. Viola was born April 9,...

Ireene E. Osterson

Ireene E. Osterson

Jan 13, 2014

Ireene E. Osterson, 97, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday January 13, 2014, at the Iowa Specialty Hospital Clarion, in Clarion. Private Graveside services will be held at a later date at Corpus Christi Cemetery. She is survived by her nieces, Carmen Clark of Omaha, NE and Dianne Memler of Napersville, IL. Ireene is preceded in death by her...

Virgil Lewis Ort

Virgil Lewis Ort

Jan 11, 2014

Virgil L. Ort Sr., 71, of Fort Dodge, passed away Friday January 10, 2014 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Memorial services will be held on Thursday January 16, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Allen Henderson, pastor St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating. The visitation will be held one hour...

Russell Raymond Castor

Russell Raymond Castor

Jan 8, 2014

Russell "Rusty" Castor, 59, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Wednesday, January 08, 2014 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 11th at 11:00 a.m. at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church with Pastor Durand officiating. A visitation will be held on Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral...

Eileen Marie Blanchet

Eileen Marie Blanchet

Jan 8, 2014

Eileen M. Blanchet, 89, of Fort Dodge, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at her home at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 11th at 10:00 a.m. at the Celebration Center at Friendship Haven. Burial will be at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Celebration...

John Edward Erickson

John Edward Erickson

Jan 6, 2014

John E. (Sonny) Erickson, 83, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014 in the chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral with Rev. Darryl Landsverk, Pastor, Badger Lutheran Church, officiating. A visitation will from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday January 10, at the...

Dennis Raymond O'Farrell

Dennis Raymond O'Farrell

Jan 4, 2014

Dennis R. O'Farrell Dennis Raymond O'Farrell, 76, of Fort Dodge, died on Saturday, January 4, 2014, at the John and Lin Simpson Health Center at Friendship Haven. He was born January 20, 1937, in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Timothy Joseph and Mary Magdalene (Kirby) O'Farrell. He had five brothers and three sisters. He graduated from Rock Springs High School....

Johnnie Junior Stallings

Johnnie Junior Stallings

Jan 4, 2014

Johnnie Stallings, 58, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Saturday, January 04, 2014 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Friday, January 10, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday January 09, 2014 at The Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral...

Virginia Lee Christensen

Virginia Lee Christensen

Jan 4, 2014

Virginia Lee Larson, the daughter of Harold and Cecil (Wilkinson) Larson, was born on a farm near Kanawha, Iowa on May 16, 1923. She attended country school in Wright County and graduated from Kanawha High School in 1940. In 1941, she married Robert Holden Christensen in Fairmont, Minnesota and the couple made their home in Humboldt. Virginia was employed...

Bruce Randolph Cook

Bruce Randolph Cook

Jan 2, 2014

Bruce R. Cook, 64, of Moorland passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Snook, Pastor of First Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at...

Viola Ellen Grall

Viola Ellen Grall

Dec 27, 2013

Viola E. Grall, 85, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 3, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Barnett of Riverside United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be at North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will...

Shirley Ann Keigher

Shirley Ann Keigher

Dec 27, 2013

Shirley Keigher, 84, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Duncombe. Visitation will be on Monday...

Mary Guadeloupe Wood

Mary Guadeloupe Wood

Dec 26, 2013

Mary G. Wood, 68, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 30th at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 2:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in...

Josephine Helen Telfer

Josephine Helen Telfer

Dec 23, 2013

Josephine H. Telfer, 87, of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, December 23, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 28th at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday...

Thomas Floyd Parks

Thomas Floyd Parks

Dec 23, 2013

Thomas Parks, 54 of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. John Elkin officiating. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. TODAY at the funeral home. Thomas is survived by his wife, Jane; children, Dylan...

Lucille Mary Heun

Lucille Mary Heun

Dec 23, 2013

Lucille M. "Lucy" Heun, 93, of Fort Dodge passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013 at the Marian Home. Funeral services Monday 10:00 a.m. Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church. Burial will be in Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a Vigil at 6:00...

Scott James Buckroyd

Scott James Buckroyd

Dec 20, 2013

Scott J. Buckroyd, 56, of Waterloo, formerly of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 27th at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00...

Berniece Lavonne Dobmeier

Berniece Lavonne Dobmeier

Dec 20, 2013

Berniece L. Dobmeier, 88, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will begin with an hour of visiting at 9:30 a.m. Monday, December 23, 2013 at Corpus Christi Church followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will be at Our...

Raymond Kenneth Veerhusen

Raymond Kenneth Veerhusen

Dec 19, 2013

Raymond K. Veerhusen, 92, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the Paul J. Baber Hospice Home. A funeral service will be Monday, December 23, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Lyle Hansen of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery where full Military Rites will be...