Obituaries

Obituaries

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

June Zierke

June Zierke

Dec 29, 2020

June C. Zierke, 92, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 9th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Funeral service will start at 1:00 PM. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. June Charlotte Carlson was born on June 6,...

Cherry Casey

Cherry Casey

Dec 25, 2020

Cherry A. Casey, 72, of Fort Dodge passed away, Friday, December 25, 2020 at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at New Covenant Christian Church. A visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at church. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving...

Dianne Sue Klasse

Dianne Sue Klasse

Dec 24, 2020

Dianne Sue Klasse, 73, of Fort Dodge, went to be with the Lord on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, 2020 at the Marian Home. Graveside services will be held at a later date at Vernon Cemetery near Renwick. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Those left to cherish all the memories of life spent with Dianne are her...

Josephine Lucille Bryan

Josephine Lucille Bryan

Dec 24, 2020

Josephine "Babe" Bryan, 96, went to be with the Lord, Christmas Eve, December 24, 2020 at Namaste Alzheimer's Care Center in Colorado Springs. A graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, January 8, 2021 at Corpus Christi Cemetery with Deacon Dan Carney officiating. Josephine leaves behind her daughter, Georgia Ward of Monument, CO; great-granddaughters, Jessica (Kevin) Hallahan and Monserrat...

Randall L. Durschmidt

Randall L. Durschmidt

Dec 24, 2020

Randall L. Durschmidt, 90, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, December 24th, 2020 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 28th at 11:00 AM at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation and time of prayer...

Daniel Winkler

Daniel Winkler

Dec 23, 2020

Daniel "Boone" Eugene Winkler was born April 24, 1970 at Fort Wainwright Military Base, Fairbanks, Alaska to Ara and Judith Winkler. As an Army brat, the family then moved to San Antonio where his father retired from the Army. He then moved to Roswell, New Mexico where he finished grade school and graduated high school in 1989. Working various...

Nancy Crandall

Nancy Crandall

Dec 21, 2020

Nancy Crandall, 78, of Fort Dodge, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, on her birthday. Married to Bob Crandall. Family includes son Blake Crandall, wife Mary, grandchildren Seath, Nick and Shane. Great-grand children Charlotte, Margot and Riley James. No services will be held.

Glenda Harms

Glenda Harms

Dec 21, 2020

Glenda R. Harms, 57, of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center after a relentless and unforgiving battle with Covid-19. She was surrounded by her loving family. The Funeral Ceremony and Celebration of Life will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church on Friday, August 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. A visitation will...

Joan 'Jo' Jessen

Joan 'Jo' Jessen

Dec 21, 2020

Rockwell City Joan "Jo" Jessen 90, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 at Accura HealthCare of Pomeroy. Her wishes were to be cremated. Private Family Graveside Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 28, 2021 at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Battle Creek, Iowa, with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City is serving the family....

Darwin Black

Darwin Black

Dec 20, 2020

Lohrville - Darwin Black 91, was born April 21, 1929 to Florence and Laurence Black and died December 20, 2020 in Laguna Beach, California. Darwin was a landscaper, which he enjoyed very much, until his retirement. Darwin grew up in Lohrville, Iowa and revisited Iowa in the summer months for many years. Darwin enjoyed biking, hiking, traveling and visiting...

Callie Mae Cox

Callie Mae Cox

Dec 18, 2020

Callie M. Cox, 86, of Fort Dodge departed this life on Friday, December 18, 2020 peacefully surrounded by her family at home. Funeral services will be TODAY, TUESDAY, December 22nd at 1:00pm at the Laufersweiler - Sievers Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will take place 1 hour prior to the service. Callie...

Susan Johnston

Susan Johnston

Dec 18, 2020

Susan C. Johnston, 66, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home.

James Joseph Kapustka

James Joseph Kapustka

Dec 18, 2020

James J. Kapustka, 76, of Fort Dodge passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be on Monday, December 21st at 10:30 AM at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation and time of prayer will...

Joshua Harp

Joshua Harp

Dec 15, 2020

Joshua Dale Harp, 36, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Tuesday December 15, 2020. Funeral services will be Monday December 21st at 2:00 PM Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Visitation and time of prayer Sunday from 2:00 to 6:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Survivors include his parents Howard and Patricia Harp of Fort Dodge, brothers Jayson (Angie) Harp of Fort...

Fred Michalski

Fred Michalski

Dec 15, 2020

Fred V. Michalski, 90, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Manson. Funeral services will be Saturday December 19th at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home Visitation and time of prayer will be on Saturday from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at the funeral home. Fred is survived...

Richard Kevin Haack

Richard Kevin Haack

Dec 13, 2020

Richard "Kevin" Haack, 59, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Fort Dodge Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 18, 2020 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. He is survived by his...

Helen E Gerdes

Helen E Gerdes

Dec 12, 2020

Helen Elizabeth Gerdes, 93, of Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 12, 2020. Visitation and time of prayer will be held Thursday, December 17th at 1:00 p.m. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home followed by a Celebration of Life at 2:00 p.m. Burial will be at Lizard Creek Township Cemetery near Clare. Helen...

Rodney Huffman

Rodney Huffman

Dec 9, 2020

Rodney Lee Huffman, 61, of Fort Dodge, passed away on December 9, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A Celebration of life will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, December 15th in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Visitation and time of prayer Tuesday from 11:00 to 1:00 PM funeral home. Survivors include his wife of 41...

Velma Katherine Binkley

Velma Katherine Binkley

Dec 9, 2020

Velma Katherine Binkley, 84, of Fort Dodge, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be Sunday December 13th at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cedar Township Cemetery, Rinard. Visitation and time of prayer will be on Sunday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM at...

Ronald Dewey

Ronald Dewey

Dec 8, 2020

Ronald Dewey, age 85, of Spirit Lake and formerly of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Lakes Regional Healthcare. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Fort Dodge. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Ronald is survived by his children, Jenny (Dan) Croft of Milford and Rebecca...