Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Alan J. Fiala

Alan J. Fiala

Jun 3, 2022

Alan Joseph Fiala, 68 passed away peacfully at home under hospice care Friday, June 3, 2022. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday June 11, 2022, at 1st Congregational UCC Church, 1000 Willson Ave., Webster City. Burial will be at Elkhorn Township Cemetery, Moorland. Visitation will be 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 10, 2022, at the church. Palmer...

Kalcie Kopp

Kalcie Kopp

Jun 1, 2022

Kalcie J. Kopp, 75, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. A graveside service will follow at North Lawn Cemetery with Military Rites provided by the United States Army Honor Guard and the VFW Post 1856. A...

Clarice Altman

Clarice Altman

Jun 1, 2022

Clarice Altman, 89, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at Friendship Haven. A Celebration of Life will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 9, 2022 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home with Pastor Shawn Roberts officiating. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. Family will receive friends 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at the funeral home. Clarice was born...

Robert A. Sexton

Robert A. Sexton

May 26, 2022

Manson Robert A. Sexton 102, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society of Manson. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at St. Pauls Lutheran & Presbyterian Church, Rockwell City, with Pastor Denise Berns officiating. Military Rites will be conducted by the AmVets Post...

Mark Becker

Mark Becker

May 26, 2022

Mark M. Becker, 88, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at the Marian Home. Funeral Monday June 6th at 10:30 AM Holy Trinity Church, Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery with Military Rites conducted by the V.F.W. Post 1856 and the U.S. Army Honor Guard. Visitation will be on Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00...

Richard & Geraldine Wagner

Richard & Geraldine Wagner

May 26, 2022

Richard Wagner was born in Havelock in 1930. He grew up in Pocahontas where he attended high school. After graduation, he began his sales career working for Gus Glaser Meats and Nelson (Marigold) Ice Cream. After the family moved to Phoenix, he continued in sales working for American Chicle, a division of Warner Lambert. He retired in 1991. Geraldine...

James "Jimmy" Dooley

James "Jimmy" Dooley

May 25, 2022

James "Jim" Dooley, 53, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 PM Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Holy Trinity Church. A private burial will be held at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family. A visitation and time of...

Donald "Butch" L. Rodenborn Jr.

Donald "Butch" L. Rodenborn Jr.

May 24, 2022

Donald L. "Butch" Rodenborn Jr., 68 of Twin Lakes, passed away after a short illness on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, May 30, 2022, at Holy Trinity Church Fort Dodge. Msgr. Kevin McCoy will officiate the Mass of Christian Burial. Visitation is on Sunday, May 29 from...

Bert "Bertha" Jamieson

Bert "Bertha" Jamieson

May 24, 2022

Bert "Bertha" Jamieson, 88, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022. A prayer service will be 10:30 AM Monday, May 30, 2022 in the chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A visitation will begin 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Bert is survived by her children Greg Jamieson and his wife Linda Boedeker of...

James E. Sandberg

James E. Sandberg

May 23, 2022

Gowrie James E. Sandberg 77, passed away Monday, May 23, 2022 at his home. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 28, 2022 at the United Methodist Church, Gowrie, with Pastor Susan Rohden officiating. Burial will be at Lost Grove Township Cemetery near Harcourt. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 27, at the Palmer Funeral...

Karen I Breiholz

Karen I Breiholz

May 23, 2022

Karen I. Breiholz, 79, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday June 1, 2022 at 10:30 AM in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 31, 2022 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Survivors...

Joseph C Brezovan

Joseph C Brezovan

May 21, 2022

Joseph C. Brezovan, 69, of Fort Dodge passed away on Saturday May 21, 2022 at the Paula Barber Hospice Home. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 AM Friday at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will take place at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Burial will follow with Military Rites presented by the US Navy Honor Guard and VFW Post 1856. A...

Jerome Yetmar

Jerome Yetmar

May 21, 2022

Jerome Edwin Yetmar, 89, of Jacksonville, Arkansas passed away May 21, 2022. He was born October 21, 1932 in Moorland, Iowa to the late Otto and Anna (Lennon) Yetmar. In addition to his parents, Jerome was welcomed into Heaven by his wife, Zadonna Mae Yetmar; and siblings, Robert Yetmar, and Georgiann Ellis. Jerome worked at the grain elevator in...

Judy Warrick

Judy Warrick

May 18, 2022

Gowrie Judy Ann Warrick, 75, of Gowrie, Iowa, passed away peacefully the morning of Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center, Iowa, surrounded by her loving family. She fought a courageous battle with Parkinsons disease for the past five years. Memorial services will be held on 11:00 AM Monday May 23rd at the United Methodist Church...

Keith Allen Anderson

Keith Allen Anderson

May 17, 2022

Keith A. Anderson, 58, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at his home. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Monday, May 23, 2022 at First Covenant Church. Burial will follow in Lost Grove Cemetery in Gowrie. A visitation will be noon until the time of the service at the church. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the...

Larry Berger

Larry Berger

May 16, 2022

Larry D. Berger, 63, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, May 16, 2022 at his home. No services are planned at this time.

William Hardgrove

William Hardgrove

May 8, 2022

Bill Hardgrove, age 79, of Fort Dodge, passed away in his home surrounded by family on Sunday, May 8, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, May 11th from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Bill is survived by his wife, Bobbie, his daughters Deb Schmidt (Steve), Becky Hardgrove (Marcus Hill), Andrea Gray (Travis)...

Wesley Gene Brayton

Wesley Gene Brayton

May 7, 2022

Wesley G. Brayton, 92, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Monday, May 16, 2022, at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Wesley is survived by his children Sara Brayton (Laura Henry) of Omaha and Scott Brayton of Badger. He is also survived by grandchildren Shawna (Brad)...

James Harold Harms

James Harold Harms

May 7, 2022

James H. Harms, 87, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday. May 7, 2022 at Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A prayer service will be 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Following will be a visitation from 4:00 to 6:00 at the funeral home. James is survived by his wife of 63 years Karole, children Marcy...

Karen Jensen

Karen Jensen

May 5, 2022

Karen Jensen, 66, of Lake in the Hills, Illinois passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022 at home. A visitation will be at Laufersweiler Funeral Home, Fort Dodge, Iowa from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday May 21, 2022 with a service immediately following visitation. Burial will be at a later date. Karen is survived by her husband Lonnie, son Tyler...