Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Thomas E Estlund

Thomas E Estlund

Apr 26, 2022

Thomas Edward Estlund, age 95, of Fort Dodge, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Simpson Health Center Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Friendship Haven Celebration Center with visitation being held there beginning at 1:00 p.m. Graveside Military Funeral Honors conducted by the V.F.W. Post 1856 and the...

Dorothy L. Siemann

Dorothy L. Siemann

Apr 24, 2022

Rockwell City Dorothy L. Siemann 98, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022 at Sunny Knoll Care Centre, Rockwell City. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2022 at St. Pauls Lutheran & Presbyterian Church, Rockwell City, with Pastor Denise Berns officiating. Burial of casket will be at Cedar Township Cemetery near Rinard. Visitation will 4:00 to 7:00...

Jim C Horton

Jim C Horton

Apr 23, 2022

Jim C. Horton, 82, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Duncombe with military rites presented. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday at...

Marian "Henry" A. Hendrickson

Marian "Henry" A. Hendrickson

Apr 23, 2022

Marian Alice Hendrickson was born to William O. and Esther (Lundgren) Hendrickson on May 12, 1921, at her grandmother's home in Fort Dodge, Iowa. While growing up on the family farm in Clay Township of Webster County, she attended the Lundgren country school through 8th grade and then Burnside High School. During her high school years, she was active...

Trent Lee Barringer

Trent Lee Barringer

Apr 22, 2022

Rockwell City- Trent L. Barringer, 55, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022 at his home following a lengthy illness. A visitation will be 11:00 to 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City, followed by a graveside service at 2:30 PM at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City with Pastor Dillon Brandt officiating. Memorials may...

Nancy Laughlin

Nancy Laughlin

Apr 22, 2022

Norwalk Nancy C. Laughlin 77, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family in Norwalk following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at St. Pauls Lutheran & Presbyterian Church, Rockwell City, with Pastor Denise Berns officiating. Burial will be at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City. Visitation will be...

Marilyn 'Mellen' Skoglund

Marilyn 'Mellen' Skoglund

Apr 16, 2022

Farnhamville Marilyn "Mellen" B. Skoglund 65, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Greene County Medical Center, Jefferson. Graveside Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 6, 2022 at Reading Township Cemetery, Farnhamville, with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie is serving the family. Survivors include husband Kenny "Henry" Skoglund of Farnhamville; son John "Johnny" (Abby) Skoglund...

Robert Crumpley

Robert Crumpley

Apr 11, 2022

Robert E. Crumpley, 88, Fort Dodge, formerly of Kansas City, passed on Monday, April 11, 2022 at the Villa Care Center. Burial with Military Rites will be held at a later date at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, KS. The family would like to say thank you to the Villa Care Center for their compassion and love shown to...

Tiffany Conell

Tiffany Conell

Apr 8, 2022

Tiffany Conell, 40, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, April 8, 2022 at Allen Hospital in Waterloo. Funeral services will be 3:00 PM Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in the chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be noon until the start of the service at the funeral home. Tiffany is survived...

Sherri Motl

Sherri Motl

Apr 7, 2022

Sherri A. Motl 60, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday April 7, 2022 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Wednesday April 13, 2022 at Saint Paul Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM Tuesday at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Sherri Ann Porter was born into...

Michael Hanrahan

Michael Hanrahan

Apr 6, 2022

Michael W. Hanrahan, 68, of Fort Dodge died Wednesday April 6, 2022 at his home. A visitation and time of gathering will be Saturday April 9, 2022 from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at the VFW Post 1856 in Fort Dodge. Michael is survived by brother James Hanrahan of Fort Dodge; children Jennifer Hanrahan of Marion, IL, Crystal Hay of...

Daryle E Steck

Daryle E Steck

Apr 5, 2022

Daryle E. Steck, 91, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, April 9, 2022 at First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in North Lawn Cemetery with military rites provided by the United States Marine Corps and the VFW Post 1856. A visitation will be...

Robert Dale Presler Sr

Robert Dale Presler Sr

Apr 4, 2022

Robert D. Presler, 84, formerly of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, April 4, 2022. He attended Fort Dodge High School until 1954 when he joined the Navy and served aboard the USS Mt McKinley. Upon his honorable discharge in 1958, he returned to Fort Dodge and on December 1, 1963 married Victoria Auten. He worked for National Gypsum for...

Marlene D. Wood

Marlene D. Wood

Apr 1, 2022

Marlene D. Wood, 79, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022 at Unity Point Hospice. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 5th at Laufersweiler Funeral Home with Rev. J.K. Raether officiating. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral...

Garland D Casey

Garland D Casey

Mar 31, 2022

Jolley Garland D. "Spike" Casey, 75, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Park View Rehabilitation Center in Sac City. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 5th at 11:00 AM at Palmer & Swank Funeral Home in Rockwell City with Pastor Anita Bane officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be 10:00 AM...

Edward Bird

Edward Bird

Mar 29, 2022

Edward Bird, 77, of Webster City passed away March 29, 2022, at Crestview Manor. Graveside services will be at a later date at St. Francis Cemetery, Rockwell City. Palmer & Swank Funeral Home is serving the family. Ed is survived by his wife Phyllis, children Lynette (Dan) Smith of Clarion, Jason Bird of Urbandale, granddaughter Kaylee (Isaac) Smith Tuttle,...

James B Harbacheck

James B Harbacheck

Mar 29, 2022

James B. Harbacheck passed away peacefully on March 29, 2022 at Unity Point Health - Trinity Regional hospital in Fort Dodge, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Friday, April 8, 2022 at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Moorland. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 9:00 AM until the start...

Sheila Tagg

Sheila Tagg

Mar 29, 2022

Sheila R. Tagg, 60, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Thursday, April 7, 2022 at Christ Lutheran Church. A visitation will begin 1 hour prior to the start of the service at the church. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family. Sheila is survived by her daughter,...

David L Mcgaughy

David L Mcgaughy

Mar 27, 2022

David L. McGaughy, 55, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A visitation will be 3:00 to 7:00 PM Saturday, April 2, 2022 in the chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A prayer service will begin at 7:00 PM with military rites provided by the United States Marine Corps and the...

Patricia Nelson

Patricia Nelson

Mar 27, 2022

Patricia Louise Nelson, 68, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the Grandview Care Center in Dayton. A memorial service will be 4:00 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. until the service at the funeral home. Patricia is survived by her daughters Lisa (Tony) Michael of...