Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Richard C. Harvey

Richard C. Harvey

Aug 22, 2017

Richard C. Harvey, 84, of Somers passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the Paula J, Baber Hospice Home. No services are planned at this time. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Richard is survived by his children, Robert Harvey of Somers; Richard (Judy) Harvey of Sioux Falls, SD; Terry (Todd) Thomas of Vail; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren;...

Harold Eugene Holm

Harold Eugene Holm

Aug 21, 2017

Harold E. Holm, 92, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Monday, August 21, 2017, at Friendship Haven. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 25th, 2017 at the Celebration Center at Friendship Haven, with Rev. James Tigges, officiating. Visitation will be on Friday from 9:30 AM till 11:00 AM at Friendship Haven. Burial...

Harold "Bem" Bemisdarfer

Harold "Bem" Bemisdarfer

Aug 16, 2017

Harold "Bem" Bemisdarfer, 74, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, September 10, 2017, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Joanna of Fort Dodge; daughter, Sandy Denny of Phoenix, AZ; step-son, Mark...

James L. Miller

James L. Miller

Aug 15, 2017

James L. Miller, 73, of Twin Lakes passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 21, 2017 at the Evangelical Covenant Church of Pomeroy with Rev. Dan Fullerton officiating. A visitation will be from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday at the church. A private burial will be held at a...

Khristina Vaughn Wolff

Khristina Vaughn Wolff

Aug 15, 2017

Khristina Vaughn (Wilson) Wolff was born January 8, 1973 to Richard and Mary (Vaughn) Wilson at Mercy Hospital in Fort Dodge. She died on August 15, 2017 due to injuries in a single automobile accident. Khris grew up in Fort Dodge. She attended Fort Dodge Catholic Schools graduating from Saint Edmond in 1991. She attended Iowa Central Community College...

Jackie Marie Clayton-Garcia

Jackie Marie Clayton-Garcia

Aug 13, 2017

Jackie Marie Clayton-Garcia, age 41 passed away on August 13, 2017. She was born April 9, 1976 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Rebecca Clayton and John Andrews (deceased). Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, August 25, 2017 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Patrick Behm and Pastor Shawn Roberts officiating. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A...

Kevin Porter

Kevin Porter

Aug 12, 2017

Kevin Porter, 59, of Fort Dodge passed away, Saturday, August 12, 2017. Funeral services will be on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. a Mass of Christian Burial will be at Sacred Heart Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m....

Mellissa Anne Van Every

Mellissa Anne Van Every

Aug 12, 2017

Mellissa Anne "Pippie" Van Every, 43, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017, in Kellogg, MN. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 19, 2017 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Survivors include her sons, Timothy and Ashton Hogan both of Fort Dodge; mother, Margo Tritten-Schultz of Hollister, MO; siblings,...

Mary Catherine Howell

Mary Catherine Howell

Aug 11, 2017

Mary Catherine McGough, 80, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, August 11, 2017 at the Marian Home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 14, 2017 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and then at 10:30 a.m. a Mass of Christian Burial will be at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. A visitation will be on Sunday...

Sandy Davis

Sandy Davis

Aug 9, 2017

Sandra K. Davis, 58, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A Celebration of Life will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at St. Olaf Church with Rev. John Sersland officiating. Private burial will be held at a later date at Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will...

Cheryl Ann Lawton

Cheryl Ann Lawton

Jul 31, 2017

Cheryl A. Lawton, 73, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017, at Stratford Specialty Care in Stratford. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, August 3, 2017, at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Davis officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the funeral home. Survivors include...

John Aden

John Aden

Jul 27, 2017

John Aden, 59, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Services will be held Thursday, August 3, at 11:00 A.M, First Baptist Church, Fort Dodge, Iowa, located at: 28 N. 10th St. (515) 573-3517 . John is survived by his children, Jonathan Aden, Camp Pendleton, California; Charlene Handsaker-Lonsdale, Stuart,...

Msgr. Mervin J. Hood

Msgr. Mervin J. Hood

Jul 27, 2017

Msgr. Mervin J. Hood, 91, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at the Marian Home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 31, 2017, at Corpus Christi Church with Most Reverend Bishop R. Walker Nickless officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery with Military Rites Conducted by the...

Paula Oldson

Paula Oldson

Jul 27, 2017

Paula F. Oldson, 62, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 in the chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 2:00 PM at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in Corpus Christi Cemetery....

Ann Collette Crinnigan

Ann Collette Crinnigan

Jul 25, 2017

Ann "Annie" C. Crinnigan, 64, of Fort Dodge, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home after a hard fought and courageous battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be at 10:30 AM on Friday, July 28, 2017, at First United Methodist Church. A visitation will be Thursday from 4:00 PM to 8:00...

Debra Jean Mcallister

Debra Jean Mcallister

Jul 23, 2017

Debra Jean McAllister, 59, of Shakopee, Minnesota and formerly of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017 at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and then at 10:30 a.m., a Mass of Christian Burial will be at Corpus Christi Church. Burial will follow at...

Jane Horn

Jane Horn

Jul 21, 2017

Jane E. Horn, 64, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home after a courageous 7year battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Greg...

Raphael D. Halligan

Raphael D. Halligan

Jul 20, 2017

Raphael D. "Ray" Halligan, 89, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017, at the Crestview Nursing Home in Webster City. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 24, 2017 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and then 10:30 a.m. a Mass of Christian Burial will be at Sacred Heart Church, with Msgr. Kevin McCoy and Rev. Jim McAlpin...

Betty Lee Olmstead

Betty Lee Olmstead

Jul 19, 2017

Betty L. Olmstead, 81, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2017 at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be at the Otho Cemetery. A visitation will be Friday 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Betty is survived by...

Janice M Brink

Janice M Brink

Jul 13, 2017

Janice M. Brink, 80, of Lakeside and formerly of Denison and Arion passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 17, 2017 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Chaplin Jeremy Hatley officiating. A visitation will be one hour prior at the funeral home. Janice is survived by...