Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Paul H. Peterson

Paul H. Peterson

Nov 2, 2021

Paul H. Peterson passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at the Villa Cottages, Fort Dodge at the age of 94. A Funeral Service is planned for Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 10:30 at Our Saviours Lutheran Church, Callender, with Pastor Deb Stano and Pastor Greg Stano officiating. Burial will be at the Callender Cemetery. Visitation is set for Tuesday,...

Thomas E. Kirby

Thomas E. Kirby

Nov 2, 2021

Thomas E. Kirby, 72, of Fort Dodge died from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 8, 2021 at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery with military rites presented by the VFW Post 1856. A visitation will...

Deborah Vanderstelt

Deborah Vanderstelt

Oct 30, 2021

Deborah A. Vanderstelt, 71, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Sunny Knoll Care Center in Rockwell City. No services are planned at this time.

Mitchell Bachman

Mitchell Bachman

Oct 30, 2021

Mitchell B. Bachman, 59, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Private services will be at a later date. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family.

John Winters

John Winters

Oct 27, 2021

John T. Winters, 51, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. A Celebration of John's life will be held on Saturday, November 6th at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler Funeral Home with the Rev. John Elkin officiating. Burial will follow at Carpenter Cemetery. Visitation will...

Roy O. Scott

Roy O. Scott

Oct 27, 2021

Callender Roy O. Scott 91, passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort Dodge. Funeral Services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, November 1, 2021 at Our Saviours Lutheran Church, Callender, with Pastor Greg Stano and Pastor Deb Stano officiating. Burial will be in Gowrie Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday,...

Charles E. Ewing

Charles E. Ewing

Oct 26, 2021

Charles "Chuck" E. Ewing passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 1, 2021 at Holy Trinity Church. A visitation will be 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. In remembrance of Chuck's love of golf, the family asks that everyone wear their...

Judith A. Olson

Judith A. Olson

Oct 26, 2021

Judith A. Olson, 78, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Sunny Knoll Care Center in Rockwell City, Iowa. Judy was born December 3, 1942, to Gunnar and Helga (Lehtonen) Johnson in Two Harbors where she grew up and graduated from Two Harbors High School with the Class of 1960. She was employed by the DM&IR Railway as a...

Andrew Anderson

Andrew Anderson

Oct 22, 2021

Andrew Anderson Dec. 29, 1962 - Oct. 22, 2021 Andrew Anderson passed away on Oct. 22, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. Funeral services will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021 at the Dayton United Methodist Church with Pastor Allan Redenius officiating. Burial will follow in the Dayton Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Kim Motl

Kim Motl

Oct 22, 2021

Kim Motl, 66, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021 at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Grace Lutheran Church. Burial will be at Hope Cemetery in Newman Grove, Nebraska. A visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Kim is survived...

Everett F. Field

Everett F. Field

Oct 22, 2021

Everett F. Field, 95, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021 at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, October 27th at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Fort Dodge. Burial will be at Callender Cemetery, Callender. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Palmer and...

Willis R. Zabel

Willis R. Zabel

Oct 18, 2021

Willis (Will) Zabel , 86, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Monday, October 18, 2021 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 22nd at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church. The family will be present to see friends on Friday from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at the church. Laufersweiler Funeral Home...

Lisa Peed

Lisa Peed

Oct 17, 2021

Lisa A. Peed, 54, of Somers passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Fulton Lutheran Church in Roelyn. Burial will follow in Fulton Lutheran Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM Wednesday at Laufersweiler Funeral Home in Fort Dodge. Lisa is survived...

John "Papa" E. Scharf Jr.

John "Papa" E. Scharf Jr.

Oct 13, 2021

John E. "Papa" Scharf Jr., 81, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 20th at 10:30 AM Chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home with Rev. Kendall Meyer, officiating, Visitation 4:00 to 7:00 PM Tuesday at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Survivors include his daughters Dianna "Jim" Georg of Fort...

Wali Al-Hameed

Wali Al-Hameed

Oct 11, 2021

Wali Muneer Al-Hameed of Columbus, Georgia peacefully passed away in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Monday, October 11, 2021. He was 83 years old. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Prairie Lakes Church in Fort Dodge. Burial will follow in North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM Friday October 22 at...

Thomas Hoerchler

Thomas Hoerchler

Oct 7, 2021

Thomas E. Hoerchler, 74 of Dayton, Nevada and formerly of Fort Dodge, Iowa died Thursday, October 7, 2021. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will begin at noon until the time of the service at the funeral home. Thomas is survived by...

Blanche C. Nahnsen

Blanche C. Nahnsen

Oct 7, 2021

Harcourt Blanche C. Nahnsen 77, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Marys Campus, Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Farnhamville, with Pastor Aaron Zimmerman officiating. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, until service time at the Church. Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie...

Elizabeth "Bettie" J. Gormally

Elizabeth "Bettie" J. Gormally

Oct 3, 2021

Elizabeth J. "Bettie" Gormally, 98, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Friendship Haven. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 PM on Friday, October 8th at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be Friday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the church. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is...

Donna J. Sytsma

Donna J. Sytsma

Oct 3, 2021

Harcourt Donna J. Sytsma 85, of Ottumwa, formerly of Harcourt passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021 at Ridgewood Specialty Care in Ottumwa. Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Lost Grove Township Cemetery, Harcourt with Pastor Jim Davis and Pastor Kay Christie officiating. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. Saturday at the Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie...

Francis Duffy

Francis Duffy

Oct 1, 2021

Francis Duffy, 91, of Humboldt passed away Friday, October 1, 2021, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Thursday, October 7, 2021 at St. Mary's Church in Humboldt with Rev. Dan Guenther officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery south of Humboldt. A visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00...