Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Jerry Dean Summers

Jerry Dean Summers

Jun 16, 2013

Jerry D. Summers, 66, of Lehigh passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home after a sudden illness. Funeral services will be Thursday June 20th at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Allen Henderson officiating. Following the service at the funeral home military rites will be presented by...

Charlotte Eleanor Hewett

Charlotte Eleanor Hewett

Jun 15, 2013

Charlotte Hewett, 89 of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Private family graveside services are planned at Carpenter Cemetery with Rev. Allen Henderson officiating. There will be no visitation. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Charlotte is survived by her children, Bryan Hewett (Susan); Sherill (Michael) Umsted; Perry Hewett...

Orel C Stith

Orel C Stith

Jun 13, 2013

Orel C. Stith, 93, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Friendship Haven Health Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 17, 2013 at 10:30 AM at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge, with Rev. David Grindberg officiating. Burial will be in St. Olaf Cemetery in Bode with full military rites presented...

Edward Martin Bergeson

Edward Martin Bergeson

May 31, 2013

Edward M. Bergeson, 64, of Fort Dodge, passed away Friday May 31, 2013 at the Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 AM Wednesday June 5, 2013 at Trinity United Methodist Church with Rev. Mike Willer officiating. Burial will be at Corpus Christi Cemetery. The visitation will be held Tuesday from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM...

Bruce Edward Worrel

Bruce Edward Worrel

May 31, 2013

Bruce E. Worrel, 66, of Fort Dodge, passed away Friday May 31, 2013 at his home. Graveside services will be held on June 5th at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Doug Rushton, New Covenant Christian Church, officiating. The Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Bruce is survived by his wife, Tamre; beloved daughter, Ann Garvey...

Marie Margaret Prendergast

Marie Margaret Prendergast

May 29, 2013

Marie M. Prendergast, 93, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at the Marian Home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday June 1st, in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home & 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church with Rev. Shane Deman officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in Corpus Christi Cemetery....

James Charles Echelberger

James Charles Echelberger

May 26, 2013

James C. Echelberger, 72, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be on Thursday May 30th at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home, with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Private Graveside will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be Wednesday...

Ann Renee Lohff

Ann Renee Lohff

May 23, 2013

Ann R. Lohff, 72 of Humboldt (Deer Creek Township) passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at First United Methodist Church with Rev Andrea Kraushaar officiating. Burial will follow at Elkhorn Township Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 PM Monday at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Ann...

Lavida Ann Nelson

Lavida Ann Nelson

May 23, 2013

LaVida "Vi" Ann Nelson, 86, of Otho passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at her daughter's home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home Rev. Dale Harlow officiating. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the...

Robert Vernon Clapp Jr.

Robert Vernon Clapp Jr.

May 21, 2013

Robert "Bob" V. Clapp Jr., 88, of Fort Dodge and formerly of Edina, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at their carriage house in Fort Dodge, Iowa. There will be a private family celebration and memorial held at a later date. The Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home in Fort Dodge is serving the family. Survivors include his wife, Dee Clapp;...

Clayton Elmo Bockert

Clayton Elmo Bockert

May 19, 2013

Clayton E. "Bill" Bockert, 93, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the Marian Home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 23rd at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in...

Charles Alan Thomas

Charles Alan Thomas

May 19, 2013

Charles A. Thomas, D.V.M. 79, of Thor and formerly of Lehigh passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Brian Lund of Zion Evangelical & Reformed Church in Garner officiating. Burial will be at West Lawn Cemetery, Lehigh....

Jerry Dean Mccaleb

Jerry Dean Mccaleb

May 18, 2013

Jerry Dean "Geraldine" McCaleb, 71, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013 at her home. A Home Going Service will be Saturday, May 25th at 1:30 PM at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, with Rev. Richard Graves and Rev. Marvin Jenkins officiating. A visitation will be an hour prior at the church on Saturday. Geraldine is survived by...

Teresa Mabel Crannie

Teresa Mabel Crannie

May 16, 2013

Teresa M. Crannie, 80, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday May 20th in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home, with Rev. Shane Deman officiating. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services on...

Ethel Adel Doyle

Ethel Adel Doyle

May 7, 2013

Ethel Doyle, 77, of Humboldt, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 14th at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Humboldt with Pastors Gene Broughton and Matthew Manz officiating. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the church with the funeral following...

Virginia Ann Olsen

Virginia Ann Olsen

May 5, 2013

Virginia A. Olsen, 80, of Fort Dodge and formerly of Vincent passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at Sacred Heart Church, with Rev. Michael Amadeo officiating. Burial will follow Newark Township Cemetery. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. Laufersweiler-Sievers...

Jean L. Lake

Jean L. Lake

May 3, 2013

Jean Lake, 70, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, May 3, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home after an 18-month battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 Am at Sacred Heart Church, with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial....

Gerald Joseph Gaffey

Gerald Joseph Gaffey

May 2, 2013

Gerald Joseph Gaffey, age 72, passed away May 2, 2013 at Tompkins Health Center in Fort Dodge. Joe, son of John "Jack" Gaffey and Edith (LeMoine) Gaffey, was born on April 9th 1941 in LeMars Iowa. He graduated from LeMars High School in 1960. Joe married Joleen Butler October 5th 1963. They settled in Pocahontas Iowa where they had...

Marion Etta Fowler

Marion Etta Fowler

May 1, 2013

Marion E. Fowler, 87, of Clare passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 9:45 A.M. Monday, May 6, 2013 in the chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 A.M. at St. Matthews Church, Clare with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will...

Donna Mae Mcloud

Donna Mae Mcloud

May 1, 2013

Donna M. McLoud, 73, of Fort Dodge passed away May 1, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be Monday May 6th at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. John Sersland officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday at the...