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Obituaries

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

Wendel Clark

Wendel Clark

Oct 7, 2015

Wendel Clark, 30, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday October 7, 2015 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Wendel was born January 28, 1985, the son of Thomas and...

David Schlesinger

David Schlesinger

Oct 5, 2015

David L. Schlesinger, 85, of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Services will be held on Friday, October 9, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. David Grindberg, Pastor of St. Olaf Lutheran Church, officiating. Visitation is Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00...

Andrew John Phipps Schmieder

Andrew John Phipps Schmieder

Oct 1, 2015

Andrew J. Phipps Schmieder, 21, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 6, 2015 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. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery....

Jimmy Allan Wilson

Jimmy Allan Wilson

Sep 28, 2015

Jimmy "Jim" Wilson, 61, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015 at Fort Dodge Health and Rehab Center. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 2, 2015 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Snook officiating. Burial will be in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday...

James L Wertz

James L Wertz

Sep 24, 2015

James Lane Wertz, 52, of Fort Dodge, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in Corpus Christi Cemetery....

William S. Doan

William S. Doan

Sep 24, 2015

William (Bill) Sayles Doan, 75, of Fort Dodge, IA passed away in his sleep at home on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 after a long term deterioration of his health. Born on 26 June, 1940, he was adopted shortly thereafter by the late Lyle and Katharine (Sayles) Doan and brought to live and grow up on a farm on the...

Bill Lennon

Bill Lennon

Sep 22, 2015

Following a brief illness with cancer, William (Bill) Lennon, age 64, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at the Paula J. Baber Home surrounded by his loved ones. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 26, 2015 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be at Sacred Heart Church...

Tanner Roberts

Tanner Roberts

Sep 22, 2015

Tanner W. Roberts, 30, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 28, 2015 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. A visitation will be 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, with a Vigil at 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Tanner is survived by his wife, Amy; daughters,...

Delores P Rivera

Delores P Rivera

Sep 20, 2015

Delores P. Rivera, 84, of Fort Dodge, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Simpson Health Center, Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 24, 2015 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Joseph Dillinger officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi...

Gene F Meisch

Gene F Meisch

Sep 19, 2015

Gene Francis Meisch, age 88, went to his heavenly home on September 19, 2015 at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge, Iowa. A celebration of his life will take place on Sunday, September 27, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Celebration Center at Friendship Haven. Burial will be held at a later date in Winona, MN at...

Sandra J. Schwaller

Sandra J. Schwaller

Sep 18, 2015

Memorial Services for Sandra J. Schwaller, 67, of Fort Dodge, will be held privately at a later date. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Visitation No Visitation Scheduled or Private Service No Service Scheduled or Private

David Bruce Kenyon

David Bruce Kenyon

Sep 16, 2015

David B. Kenyon, 69, of Fort Dodge, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Grandview Care Center, Dayton. There will be no services at this time. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. David is survived by his sons, Brian (Jessica) Kenyon of Fort Dodge; Timothy Kenyon of Colorado Springs, CO; 2 grandchildren, Keeley and Kolton; sister, Sandy (Jim)...

Mary Hood

Mary Hood

Sep 14, 2015

M. Jeanean (Hanrahan) Hood, 75, of Fort Dodge, formerly of Des Moines, passed away Monday, September 14, 2015 due to complications of Chronic Pulmonary Disease. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Joe Dillinger officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Private burial will be held at Iowa Veteran's Cemetery, Van...

Annabelle "Annie" M. Royster

Annabelle "Annie" M. Royster

Sep 12, 2015

Annabelle M. "Annie" Royster, 85, of Duncombe, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 12, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 2015 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home, Fort Dodge. The Service will follow immediately at 3:00 p.m. Burial will be at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Duncombe. Annabelle M. Shea was born...

Ronald "Roy" Rork

Ronald "Roy" Rork

Sep 7, 2015

Ronald "Roy" Rork, 84, of Otho passed away on September 7, 2015 at Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be on Saturday, September, 12, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of Lauferweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Holaday Creek Cemetery, near Coalville. A visitation will be held on Friday, September 11, 2015 from 4:00 to...

Josephine Monson

Josephine Monson

Sep 5, 2015

Josephine Monson, 85, left for her final resting place, after a sudden illness, Saturday, September 7, 2015 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Private burial will...

Priscilla Marie Carlson

Priscilla Marie Carlson

Aug 31, 2015

Priscilla Marie Carlson (Balm), 65, of Fort Dodge passed away at her home, Monday, August 31, 2015. Priscilla was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on September 10, 1949 to Karl and Geneva Balm. She grew up in Fort Dodge, graduated from Northwest Webster High School at Barnum and continued to live in and around Iowa until 1984 when she...

Jack E. Thompkins

Jack E. Thompkins

Aug 18, 2015

Pastor Jack E. Thompkins, 78, of Fort Dodge, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Agape Church Kingdom Dominion with Pastor Joseph Barnes officiating. Private family burial will be at a later date. A visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m....

Robert John Zakeer

Robert John Zakeer

Aug 18, 2015

Robert John Zakeer, longtime Fort Dodge resident, passed away at 11:58pm on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at the Paula Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 24, 2015 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Cremation Rites will...

Dan G. Miller

Dan G. Miller

Aug 17, 2015

Dan G. Miller, born 9-25-45 in Ft. Dodge IA to Glen and Edna Miller who preceded him in death. He passed away August 17, 2015 at the Fairview Hospice in Burnsville MN after a brave four year struggle with Neuro-endocrine Cancer. He will be terribly missed by his family, friends, co-workers and neighbors. He is survived by his brothers...

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