Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Sandra K Graybill

Sandra K Graybill

Mar 19, 2013

Sandra K. Graybill, 69, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Saturday, March 23, 2012 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 AM at a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Sacred Heart Church. A visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 PM Friday,...

George Nels Osterson

George Nels Osterson

Mar 11, 2013

George Nels Osterson, 98, of Clarion and formerly of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, March 11, 2013 at the Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center. A private graveside service is planned at this time at Corpus Christi Cemetery with Rev. Nils Hernndez officiating. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. George is survived by his wife, Ireene; nieces, Bonnie Johnson...

Chase Mitchell Wilson

Chase Mitchell Wilson

Mar 10, 2013

Chase Mitchell (Gilligan) Wilson, 14, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at his home. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Friday, March 15th at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Austin D. Hill officiating. Graveside services will be 10:00 AM Saturday March 16th at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 3:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday at...

Deborah Colleen Gilliland

Deborah Colleen Gilliland

Mar 9, 2013

Deborah Gilliland, 50, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Memorial services will be held 10:30 AM Saturday, March 16, 2013 in the chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral home with Rev. Richard Laird officiating. Burial will be in West Lawn cemetery in Lehigh, Iowa. The visitation will be one hour...

Nathaniel Dale Luthro

Nathaniel Dale Luthro

Feb 27, 2013

Nathaniel D. Luthro, 78, of Moorland, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be held on Monday March 4th at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Davis, Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Gowrie, officiating. Burial will be in Fulton Lutheran Church Cemetery in...

Jessie Lucille Tonhouse

Jessie Lucille Tonhouse

Feb 24, 2013

On February 24, 2013, Jessie Lucille Tonhouse passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa surrounded by her family. A Visitation will be on Saturday, March 2nd at the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, with a Graveside service to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials and condolences can be directed to the family...

Bonnie Lea Halligan

Bonnie Lea Halligan

Feb 23, 2013

Bonnie L. Halligan, 74, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, February 23, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral service will be 8:30 AM Thursday, February 28, 2013, at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and a Mass of Christian Burial will be at 9:00 AM at Corpus Christi Church, with Rev. Shane Deman officiating. Burial will follow at North...

Norma Jean Henry

Norma Jean Henry

Feb 21, 2013

Norma Jean Henry, 88, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A Celebration of Life service is planned for a later date. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Norma is survived by her husband, Robert; daughter, Mary Henry Watson and husband Steven of Texas; several cousins; numerous nieces and...

Edward Vincent Hayek

Edward Vincent Hayek

Feb 13, 2013

Edward Vincent Hayek, 83, of Duncombe, passed away on Wednesday February 13, 2013 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday February 18th at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. Allen Henderson officiating. Burial will be in Colfax Cemetery, near Vincent, with Military Rites conducted by the Duncombe American Legion Post #491...

Thomas Kent Bradley

Thomas Kent Bradley

Feb 12, 2013

Thomas K. Bradley, 55, of Fort Dodge passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 16th 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 at the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will...

Ellen Jane Unglesbee

Ellen Jane Unglesbee

Feb 9, 2013

Jane (Jones) Unglesbee, 72, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Paul J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. Jane is survived by her son,...

Raymond Patrick Wendell

Raymond Patrick Wendell

Jan 31, 2013

Raymond "Pat" Wendell, 69, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday February 4th at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Phil Somsen, Chaplain at Trinity Regional Medical Center, officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to...

Paul Eugene Carse

Paul Eugene Carse

Jan 26, 2013

Paul. E. "Gene" Carse, 80, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013 at his home. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 1st at the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Hannah Hannover officiating. Burial will follow at St. James Cemetery in Forest City at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. A visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....

Thomas Paul Steinhoff

Thomas Paul Steinhoff

Jan 26, 2013

Thomas P. Steinhoff, 87, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Marian Home. A memorial service will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Phil Somsen, chaplain of Trinity Regional Medical Center, officiating. A flag presentation will be conducted by the VFW Post 1856 following the service. Thomas is...

Stephen Michael Torrez

Stephen Michael Torrez

Jan 26, 2013

Stephen M. Torrez was born May 31, 1970. He went to be with his Savior on January 26, 2013. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church with Rev. Lyle Hansen officiating. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM Wednesday at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. I am survived by my family, Melinda...

Mary Francis Mclaughlin-Scheideman

Mary Francis Mclaughlin-Scheideman

Jan 18, 2013

Mary F. McLaughlin-Scheideman, 92, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, January 18, 2013 at the Marian Home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 23rd at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Allen Henderson, Pastor St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. until the services...

Brandi Kay Swanberg

Brandi Kay Swanberg

Jan 18, 2013

Brandi K. Swanberg, 34, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, January 18, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 22nd at 10:30 in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Halstead officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 4:00 p.m....

Charles Alford Laforge

Charles Alford Laforge

Jan 16, 2013

Charles LaForge, 78, of Fort Dodge passed away January 16, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. His wishes were to be cremated. A gathering of family and friends will be from 1:00 to 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life reception will begin at 5:00 PM at the Lion's...

Pauline Ann Coleman

Pauline Ann Coleman

Jan 15, 2013

Pauline "Polly" Coleman, 92, of Clare, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday January 19th, at 9:45 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew's Church in Clare with Rev. Shane Deman officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will...

Beatrice Ann Kelley

Beatrice Ann Kelley

Jan 11, 2013

Beatrice "Beazy" Kelley, 64, of Gilmore City, passed away peacefully Friday, January 11, 2013, at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital with her very special friend by her side. Beatrice is survived by her sister, Alice (Virgil) Farley of Harts, WV; nephew, Brian (Kelly) Dowdy of Dunbar, WV; niece, Amy (Larry) Adkins of Logan, WV; many great nieces and nephews and...