Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Fort Dodge, Rockwell City, and Gowrie, IA and surrounding areas
Jacalynn Kelly
Sep 28, 2025
Jacalynn J. Kelly, 70, of Fort Dodge passes away Sunday, September 28, 2025, at Fonda Specialty Care.
Jacalynn's wishes were to be cremated and buried with her parents at St. John's Cemetery in Emmetsburg.
Jacalynn is survived by her brother Patrick Kelly of Fonda, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Thomas and Jean...
Myrna Miller
Sep 26, 2025
Myrna Jean Miller passed away September 26, 2025 at Norwalk Regency Care Center.
Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at Laufersweiler's Palmer-Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City. Burial of ashes will be done privately with the family at a later date.
Myrna Jean Ray was born in Rockwell City, IA September 28, 1934 to Levi and...
Vicki Lenz
Sep 26, 2025
Vicki Lenz, 83, of Rockwell City passed away Friday, September 26, 2025 at the Good Samaritan Society, Manson.
A Memorial Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, east of Rockwell City. Inurnment will follow at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City. A visitation will be one hour prior at the church.
Vicki was born June 5,...
Adina Miller
Sep 25, 2025
Adina Wood Miller, 54, of Rinard and formerly of Des Moines passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025 at her home. She left behind her children Emma Dee Miller (Keaton Fortune) of Johnston, Denzil Glen Miller of Orlando, FL, Ripley Ann Miller of Des Moines, granddaughter Louella Fortune and parents Glen and Phyllis Wood of Rinard. Adina W. Miller was born...
Nancy Bittner
Sep 24, 2025
Nancy J. Bittner, 81 (sweet 16 at heart) of Fort Dodge, peacefully passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at Deerfield Retirement Community in Urbandale.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Holy Trinity Church in Fort Dodge. Interment will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 PM Friday,...
Laurie Nelson
Sep 23, 2025
Laurie L Nelson, 60, of Fort Dodge, passed away Tuesday September 23, 2025, at her home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday September 29, 2025, at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. There will be a visitation on Sunday September 28, 2025, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM at Laufersweiler...
Michael O'Connor
Sep 18, 2025
Michael O'Connor, 86, of Fort Dodge, passed away September 18, 2025, at his home. There are no services planned at this time.
Beverly Martin
Sep 18, 2025
Beverly Jean (Schaefer) Martin was born on January 27, 1934, to Albert and Hazel (Ramthun) Schaefer at Trinity Lutheran Hospital Fort Dodge, Iowa. She passed away peacefully on September 18, 2025, at Trinty Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge, Iowa at the age of 91. She has gone home to be with her Savior Jesus Christ. Beverly was baptized and confirmed...
John Webster
Sep 16, 2025
John Webster, 79, of Okoboji, formerly of Fort Dodge, passed away at his home on September 16, 2025.
Funeral services will be held at Laufersweiler Funeral Home in Fort Dodge on Monday, September 22 at 10:30 am. Visitation will be from 3:00 - 6:00 pm on Sunday, September 21 with a Fireman's Bell Ceremony honoring the time John served as...
Jean Collins
Sep 16, 2025
Rockwell City - Jean E. Collins 88, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at her home. A Memorial Mass will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at St. Francis Catholic Church, Rockwell City, with Fr. Ross Caniglia officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial of ashes will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Lake City at 2:00 PM Tuesday...
Glenna Leuenberger
Sep 13, 2025
In Loving Memory of Glenna Leuenberger
June 23, 1930 - September 13, 2025
Glenna Mae (Peters) Leuenberger was born June 23, 1930, to Glenn and Ethel (Richards) Peters in New Hampton, Iowa. She was raised in New Hampton and graduated from New Hampton High School in 1948. She received her teaching certificate from Luther College and taught in Alta Vista...
Isaiah Caldwell
Sep 11, 2025
Isaiah Caldwell, a beloved son, brother, and friend, was born on October 19, 2005, in Fort Dodge, a community that shaped his life and character. He left this world too soon on September 11, 2025, leaving an indelible mark on all who knew him. Isaiah is survived by his parents Leslie and David Caldwell of Fort Dodge, brothers Caleb and...
Meryllis Demitroff
Sep 11, 2025
Meryllis Joyce (Carraway) Demitroff, 96, formerly of Lehigh passed away with family at her side, on September 10, 2025 in Nixa, Missouri.
Services will be held at11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 20th at United Methodist Church, Lehigh with Rev. Philip Berger officiating. A visitation will be one hour prior at the church. Burial will be at West Lawn Cemetery, Lehigh....
Cadyn Ogden
Sep 10, 2025
Cadyn O. Ogden, 15, of Rockwell City, gained his angel wings on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
A prayer service will be 7:00 PM Friday, September 19, 2025 in the gymnasium of South Central Calhoun Middle School in Rockwell City. A visitation will be 4:00 PM Friday until the time of...
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...
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