Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Ruth E. Auten

Ruth E. Auten

Dec 27, 2021

Ruth E. Auten, 85, Fort Dodge, passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Journey's at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 31st at 1:30 PM at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church with Pastor Nicholas Thackery officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM with a time for sharing at 7:00 PM all...

Paul Thomas Larson

Paul Thomas Larson

Dec 27, 2021

Paul Thomas Larson, age 64, of Fort Dodge passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 27, 2021. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Callender. A visitation will be 9:30 AM until the start of the service at the church. Paul was born on January 25, 1957 to Rev....

Carolyn White

Carolyn White

Dec 26, 2021

Carolyn White, 65, of Mesquite, TX formerly of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Services are pending in Texas.

Laurie Mullen

Laurie Mullen

Dec 26, 2021

Laurie J. Mullen, 59, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Monday, January 3, 2021 at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officating. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be Sunday from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at the...

Eileen M Imming

Eileen M Imming

Dec 25, 2021

Eileen Imming, 84, of Council Bluffs, formerly of Fort Dodge, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Country Home Residence in Council Bluffs. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday December 29th with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday...

Bradley E Leeson

Bradley E Leeson

Dec 24, 2021

Bradley Eugene Leeson, 76 of Ottumwa, passed away December 24, 2021 at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City. Bradley was born January 24, 1945 in Osceola, Iowa to Alfred Russell and Gladys B (Millard) Leeson. He was a graduate of Clarke Community High School in 1963. On November 23, 1984 he married Linda Marie Buenting. Throughout...

Sherry Peterson

Sherry Peterson

Dec 24, 2021

HARCOURT Sherry L. Peterson, 77, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at the Lost Grove Township Cemetery, Harcourt with Pastor Susan Rohden officiating. Visitation will be 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Wednesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie. Sherry is survived by her sister...

Doris Lorrine Grell

Doris Lorrine Grell

Dec 23, 2021

Doris "Dot" L. Grell, 91, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on Thursday, December 30th with Pastor Michael Carmody officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Doris is survived by her loving companion of...

Judith A. Wiseman

Judith A. Wiseman

Dec 22, 2021

Gowrie - Judith A. Wiseman 79, formerly of Gowrie, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Mesa, Arizona. No Services are planned at this time. Burial will be at Gowrie Township Cemetery. Judith is survived by her brother Robert Sell and his wife Bernie of Mesa, Arizona. INTERMENT Gowrie Township Cemetery Gowrie, Iowa

Carol J. Wiley

Carol J. Wiley

Dec 21, 2021

Gowrie - Carol Jean Wiley, 87, long-time resident of Friendship Haven, and formerly of Gowrie, entered heaven on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at the United Methodist Church in Gowrie, with Pastor Susan Rohden officiating. Burial will be held at Gowrie Township Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

Leon J. Jacobson

Leon J. Jacobson

Dec 18, 2021

Lanyon - Leon Jonathon Jacobson, 92, died December 18, 2021, at Whitewater Health Services in Saint Charles, Minnesota. He was born June 29, 1929, in Lanyon, Iowa to John and Adina (Erickson) Jacobson. Leon graduated from Lanyon High School in 1947. In 1951, Leon enlisted in the Army, proudly serving his country in the Korean War from 1951 to...

Kelley Marie Monson

Kelley Marie Monson

Dec 17, 2021

Kelley Marie Monson, 55, of Gowrie passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Holy Trinity Church with Rev. Brian Feller officiating. Burial will be at Gowrie Township Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Church and...

Roger Doster

Roger Doster

Dec 17, 2021

Roger Charles Doster, 86, of Moorland, Iowa passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at Friendship Haven in Ft. Dodge Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 8th at 10:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, January 7th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home....

Judith Hamburger

Judith Hamburger

Dec 16, 2021

Judith K. Hamburger, 78, of Fort Dodge, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Judith is survived by her sons Marty (Amanda) of Decatur, GA, Jason (Keena) of Otho, and Matt (Dusti) of Fort Dodge. She is...

Janet S. Nordin

Janet S. Nordin

Dec 14, 2021

Gowrie Janet S. Nordin 71, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort Dodge. Private family services are planned at Lost Grove Township Cemetery, Harcourt. Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie is in charge of arrangements. Janet was born July 14, 1950, in Fort Dodge to Clarence and Mildred (Schultz) Lomicka. She graduated from Prairie Community...

Dennis L. Jurgensen

Dennis L. Jurgensen

Dec 11, 2021

Dennis L. "Denny" Jurgensen, 74, of Humboldt formerly of Fort Dodge, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 at the Humboldt North Care Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Friday, December 17, 2021 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will be at 2:00 PM Friday at Rosehill Cemetery in Rockwell City. A visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 PM Thursday,...

Dennis Lee Steib

Dennis Lee Steib

Dec 11, 2021

Dennis L. Steib, 78, of Fort Dodge passed away December 10, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A joint Celebration of Life for Dennis and his wife Carol will be Monday, December 20, 2021 from noon to 4:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Dennis is survived by his children, Allen Steib and Jaci Steib both of Fort Dodge; grandchildren,...

Douglas Maschino

Douglas Maschino

Dec 10, 2021

Douglas Harold Maschino, 71, of Rockwell City passed away peacefully on Friday, December 10, 2021 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A memorial service is planned for Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 12:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home in Fort Dodge. There will be a visitation one hour prior beginning at 11:00 AM at the funeral home. Doug...

John R Hill

John R Hill

Dec 9, 2021

John R Hill, formerly of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday December 9, 2021 at Pinnacle Elder Group Homes in Muscatine. He was 94. No services will be held. Laufersweiler is serving the family. John Hill was born on May 27, 1927 in Fort Dodge. John graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School in 1945. He enlisted in the...

Leland H. Urelius

Leland H. Urelius

Dec 8, 2021

Harcourt - Leland Urelius, 78, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge. Memorial Services for Elizabeth A. Urelius 85, and Leland H. Urelius 78, will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 18, 2022 at the United Methodist Church, Harcourt, with Pastor Kay Christie officiating. A luncheon will follow the Church service. Palmer Funeral Home,...