Obituaries

Jan 8, 2014

Eileen M. Blanchet, 89, of Fort Dodge, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at her home at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 11th at 10:00 a.m. at the Celebration Center at Friendship Haven. Burial will be at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Celebration...

Jan 6, 2014

John E. (Sonny) Erickson, 83, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014 in the chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral with Rev. Darryl Landsverk, Pastor, Badger Lutheran Church, officiating. A visitation will from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday January 10, at the...

Jan 4, 2014

Johnnie Stallings, 58, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Saturday, January 04, 2014 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Friday, January 10, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday January 09, 2014 at The Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral...

Jan 4, 2014

Virginia Lee Larson, the daughter of Harold and Cecil (Wilkinson) Larson, was born on a farm near Kanawha, Iowa on May 16, 1923. She attended country school in Wright County and graduated from Kanawha High School in 1940. In 1941, she married Robert Holden Christensen in Fairmont, Minnesota and the couple made their home in Humboldt. Virginia was employed...

Jan 4, 2014

Dennis R. O'Farrell Dennis Raymond O'Farrell, 76, of Fort Dodge, died on Saturday, January 4, 2014, at the John and Lin Simpson Health Center at Friendship Haven. He was born January 20, 1937, in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Timothy Joseph and Mary Magdalene (Kirby) O'Farrell. He had five brothers and three sisters. He graduated from Rock Springs High School....

Jan 2, 2014

Bruce R. Cook, 64, of Moorland passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Snook, Pastor of First Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at...

Dec 27, 2013

Shirley Keigher, 84, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Duncombe. Visitation will be on Monday...

Dec 27, 2013

Viola E. Grall, 85, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 3, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Barnett of Riverside United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be at North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will...

Dec 26, 2013

Mary G. Wood, 68, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 30th at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 2:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in...

Dec 23, 2013

Lucille M. "Lucy" Heun, 93, of Fort Dodge passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013 at the Marian Home. Funeral services Monday 10:00 a.m. Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church. Burial will be in Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a Vigil at 6:00...

Dec 23, 2013

Josephine H. Telfer, 87, of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, December 23, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 28th at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday...

Dec 23, 2013

Thomas Parks, 54 of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. John Elkin officiating. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. TODAY at the funeral home. Thomas is survived by his wife, Jane; children, Dylan...

Dec 20, 2013

Scott J. Buckroyd, 56, of Waterloo, formerly of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 27th at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00...

Dec 20, 2013

Berniece L. Dobmeier, 88, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will begin with an hour of visiting at 9:30 a.m. Monday, December 23, 2013 at Corpus Christi Church followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will be at Our...

Dec 19, 2013

Raymond K. Veerhusen, 92, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the Paul J. Baber Hospice Home. A funeral service will be Monday, December 23, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Lyle Hansen of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery where full Military Rites will be...

Dec 17, 2013

Edmond R. Law, 84, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Olaf Lutheran Church with Rev. David Grindberg officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery where there will be Military Rites presented by the U.S. Army...

Dec 12, 2013

John "Norman" Mundie, 84, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the Paul J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 16th 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 follow at...

Dec 10, 2013

Katherine Cartee, 59, of Fort Dodge, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at the Paul J. Baber Hospice Home. Services will be 2:00 P.M. on Saturday December 14, 2013 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Deacon Dan Carney officiating. A visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Katherine is survived by sons, Sean (Rebecca) Cartee...

Dec 9, 2013

Brown, Marjorie "Marge" of Fountain Hills, Arizona, passed away on December 9, 2013. Marge was born on her family's farm in Badger, IA on May 19, 1926 to Oliver and Melinda Knudson. She was the youngest child of four and the only daughter. Marge was raised in both Badger and Ft. Dodge, IA. It was in Ft. Dodge where...

Dec 8, 2013