John W. Ascherl

John W. Ascherl, 34, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15th, 2017, in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy, officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in Corpus Christi Cemetery with Military Rites conducted by the Duncombe American Legion Post 491 and the V.F.W. Post 1856. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with Vigil Prayer service at 8:00 p.m. all at the funeral home. Survivors include his sister, Sarah Ascherl and her daughter, Calista of Cedar Rapids; brother, Christopher Ascherl and his wife Zhenya Cedar Rapids; aunts, Mary Ellen Murphy of Duncombe; Margaret Pilgrim of New York; Maxine Merk and her husband Darrel of North Carolina; Maureen Nordstrom of Fort Dodge; Wilma Schopp and her husband David of St. Louis; uncles, John Ascherl and his wife Connie of Texas; Michael Ascherl and his wife Jeannie of Omaha; Terry Pingel of Fort Dodge; and numerous cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jerry and Mary Ann (Pingel) Ascherl; and his uncles, John Nordstrom, James Murphy, and Ron Pilgrim John William Ascherl was born on February 15, 1983, in Fort Dodge. He attended schools here and graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School in 2001. He then attended Iowa Central Community College. In 2002, his Army Reserve unit was called to serve in Iraq where he was deployed as transportation specialist from 2003 to 2004. Upon returning to Fort Dodge, he graduated from I.C.C.C. with an Associate of Arts Degree and then continued his studies at Iowa State University. He worked at Menards and Trinity Regional Hospital. In 2007, John was deployed again to help serve U.S. Army in Afghanistan, later returning to Fort Gordon in Augusta, GA. John then returned to the family farm near Fort Dodge. He was a past Fort Dodge Fireman, and worked as a paramedic and E.M.T. for Trinity Regional Medical Center. For the past, several years he was an active member of the Fort Dodge Dragon Boat team and placed several years at State Gold Gloves amateur division. John always enjoyed being on the farm, whether it was caring for his cattle or helping with field work. He was member of the Vincent Fire Department, Duncombe American Legion Post 491, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1856, and the Knights of Columbus Council 613. John especially loved his family and will be missed by all that knew him. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family. Visitation Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home 307 South 12th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 Prayer Vigil at 8:00 Tuesday at the funeral home Service Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 10:30 am Corpus Christi Church