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Obituaries

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

Charles J Weiderholt

Charles J Weiderholt

Apr 11, 2016

Charles J. Weiderholt, 61, formerly of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, April 11, 2016 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. Services are pending with the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Visitation Mon, Nov 30, -0001 No Visitation Scheduled or Private Service Mon, Nov 30, -0001 No Service Scheduled or Private

Orville "Bud" Thomas Cole

Orville "Bud" Thomas Cole

Apr 7, 2016

Orville "Bud" Cole, 100, of Fort Dodge, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Simpson Healthcare Center, Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2016 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will be at North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will be 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday prior...

Sherley M. Connors

Sherley M. Connors

Apr 5, 2016

Sherley M. Connors, 89, of Fort Dodge, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Humboldt Care Center South. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 14, 2016 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. A private burial will be held at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m....

Greg Walsh

Greg Walsh

Apr 4, 2016

Gregory E. Walsh, 83, of Chicago, IL and formerly of Barnum, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016. Gregory was born in Moorland, Iowa September 10th, 1932. He was the second child of six to Catherine (O'Hern) Walsh and Leo Walsh. Being raised on a farm made him tough. Combined with his considerable athletic abilities, he was a star athlete...

Ramona Mae Hogan

Ramona Mae Hogan

Apr 1, 2016

Ramona Mae Hogan, 87, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Survivors include her daughters, Katherine Jean (Steve) Blair of Birmingham, AL; Ann Marie (James) Steele of Fort Dodge; sons, John Frances (Leslie) Hogan of Alpharetta, GA; Steven Paul Hogan of Glassboro, NJ; grandchildren,...

Paulette Lea Ressler Brown

Paulette Lea Ressler Brown

Mar 30, 2016

Paulette Lea Ressler Brown, 60, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, in Amarillo, Texas. Visitation will be on Monday, April 4th, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Graveside services will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Paulette was born April 21,...

Emma Agnes Knox

Emma Agnes Knox

Mar 29, 2016

Emma A. Knox, 94, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016 at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 28, 2016 in the Celebration Center, Friendship Haven, with Rev. Bethany Willers officiating. Private burial will be at North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in the Celebration...

Patricia Stephenson

Patricia Stephenson

Mar 25, 2016

Patricia (Pat) Stephenson passed away Fri. March 25th at the Marion Home. She is survived by her children: Deanna Gross, Phil D. (JoLynn) Stephenson, Denise Stephenson (Bob Mayberry), 5 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, 5 great-great grandchildren, one sister Mary McLoud, & half-sister Sharon Granholz. She was preceded in death by her husband Keith and son-in-law Doug Gross. Patt owned...

Emmett Patrick Ascherl

Emmett Patrick Ascherl

Mar 22, 2016

Emmett P. Ascherl, 81 of Scottsdale, AZ, formerly of Fort Dodge, IA, died Tuesday March 22, 2016 at Hospice of the Valley, Eckstein Center, in Scottsdale, AZ. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Burial will be at Elkhorn Township Cemetery, near Moorland, with military rites presented by V.F.W....

Betty Joann Trushcheff

Betty Joann Trushcheff

Mar 20, 2016

Betty Trushcheff, 82, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, with Rev. John Sersland officiating. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will be on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church....

Chon Rushton

Chon Rushton

Mar 16, 2016

Chon D. Rushton, 44, of Fort Dodge, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 in Perry, MO, due to injuries sustained in a car accident. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2016 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Snook officiating. Military Rites will be presented by V.F.W. Post 1856 and the U.S....

Doris Bunda

Doris Bunda

Mar 13, 2016

Fort Dodge - On Sunday, March 13, 2016, our beloved mother, Doris Lenore (Loehr) Bunda, 95, was called home by Our Heavenly Father while residing at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 17, 2016 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home, Fort Dodge, with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Burial...

Nellie Mae Summers

Nellie Mae Summers

Mar 13, 2016

Nellie Mae Summers, 78, of Lehigh, passed away Sunday, March 13th, 2016 at the Gowrie Care Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 17th, 2016 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Burial will be in West Lawn Cemetery, Lehigh. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral...

Russell H. Jondle

Russell H. Jondle

Mar 11, 2016

Russell H. Jondle, 95, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, March 11, 2016, at the Villa Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 9:45 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Moorland with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of...

Bernard John Thilges

Bernard John Thilges

Mar 10, 2016

Bernard J. Thilges, 82, of Fort Dodge, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 at the Marian Home. Funeral Services will be Monday, March 14th 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will be in North Lawn Mausoleum with Military Rites conducted...

Helen Rose Elsen

Helen Rose Elsen

Mar 7, 2016

Helen R. Elsen, 90, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, March 7, 2016 at Grandview Care Center, Dayton. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 21, 2016 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church with her nephew, Rev. Jim McAlpin officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Palmer. A visitation will be...

Robert "Ted" Theadore Bodensteiner

Robert "Ted" Theadore Bodensteiner

Mar 6, 2016

Robert "Ted" Bodensteiner, 82, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Born May 14, 1933, in Decorah, IA, he lived briefly in Albert Lea, MN, before moving to Fort Dodge (1941). Ted graduated from Corpus Christi H.S. (1951) before receiving a degree from ISU. He served 2 years with the U.S....

Donald Lee Breeden

Donald Lee Breeden

Mar 4, 2016

Donald L. Breeden, 80, of Dakota City passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Donald Lee Breeden was born December 19, 1935 in Iowa City. Don was raised in Fort Dodge. From his start as a paperboy to his employment at the Fullerton Lumberyard and IBP, Don was a determined business man. He went on...

Ann Motl

Ann Motl

Mar 3, 2016

Ann Motl, 82, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church with Rev. Matthew Manz officiating. Burial will be in Newman Grove, Nebraska at the Hope Cemetery. A visitation will be 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday...

David Rhett Aultman

David Rhett Aultman

Feb 28, 2016

David Aultman, 61, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Fort Dodge Health and Rehab Care Center. Services are pending. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Service

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