Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Fort Dodge, Rockwell City, and Gowrie, IA and surrounding areas
Barbara Jensen
Jul 22, 2023
Barb J. Jensen, 86, of Fort Dodge, passed away peacefully Saturday July 22, 2023, at the Marian Home, surrounded by loving family. Funeral services will be held at St Olaf Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge, Iowa, this Friday at 10:30AM with Rev. Emily Sauer officiating. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will be held at Laufersweiler...
Lavon Marlett Kersten
Jul 21, 2023
LaVon "Bonnie" Kersten, 90, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, July 21st, 2023, at Simpson Health Center, Friendship Haven. A visitation and Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, August 15, 2023, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Laufersweiler Funeral home. The burial will be held at Corpus Christi Cemetery. LaVon Marlett Jenkins was born on December 27, 1932,...
John T. Black
Jul 16, 2023
Twin Lakes John T. Black 83, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2023 at Loring Hospital in Sac City. A Celebration of Life Service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 2, 2023 at the Gathering Place, Twin Lakes Bible Camp, 7718 Twin Lakes Road Manson, IA 50563, with Pastor Denise Berns officiating, followed by Masonic Rites and Military Rites by...
Ronald Dean Adson
Jul 14, 2023
Ronald Adson, 64, of Fort Dodge, passed away unexpectedly Friday July 14, 2023. Funeral services will be held Wednesday July 19, 2023 at 10:30 AM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A burial will follow after the luncheon at Newark Township Cemetery near Vincent. A visitation will be held Tuesday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the funeral home. Ron is...
Robert R Jordison
Jul 13, 2023
Robert Ray Jordison, 91, died Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Friendship Haven following a short illness. A visitation and Celebration of Life will be held Friday July 21, 2023, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A private family burial will be held at North Lawn Cemetery. Robert was born March 14, 1932, at Mercy Hospital in...
Michael Edward Wertz
Jul 12, 2023
Michael E. Wertz, 65, of Fort Dodge, passed away Wednesday July 12, 2023, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A visitation and Celebration of Life will be held Saturday July 15, 2023, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Michael is survived by his wife Deb; stepdaughter Amy (Larry) Dupay; 4 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; brother Kenny...
John Douglas Spillman
Jul 12, 2023
Doug Spillman, 73, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at V.A. Central IA Healthcare in Des Moines. Military Rites will be conducted by the V.F.W. and U.S. Navy Honor Guard on Monday at 4:00 PM with a visitation from 4:30 to 7:00 PM, and Prayer Service at 7:00 PM all at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Survivors...
Louise Josephine Shackleton
Jul 12, 2023
Louise J. Shackleton, 73, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 17, 2023 with Rev. Ross Caniglia. Burial will be at a later date at Payne Cemetery at Lone Rock Church, Conception Junction, Missouri. A visitation will be one...
Marguerite F Cacioppo
Jul 12, 2023
Marguerite F. Cacioppo, 94, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at the Marian Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, July 15, 2023 in the chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 PM Friday at the funeral home. Marguerite is survived by her...
David E. Wiggins
Jul 8, 2023
David "Ozzie" Eugene Wiggins, 73, of Rockwell City, lost his brief courageous fight against leukemia on July 8, 2023 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. A Celebration of Life will be held at David and Robins home, 134 E Court St. on Friday, July 14, 2023 from 2-5 p.m. David Eugene Wiggins was the middle son, born...
Robert Allen Crandall
Jul 8, 2023
Robert A. Crandall, 82, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023 at Fort Dodge Health & Rehabilitation. A graveside service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, July 15, 2023 at McGuire Bend Cemetery south of Lehigh with military rites provided by the United States Navy Honor Guard and the VFW Post 1856. A Celebration of Life will be...
Jameel Colby Redding - Pettigrew
Jul 4, 2023
Jameel Colby Redding Pettigrew, 15, of Fort Dodge passed away July 4, 2023. Private Family services will be held Monday, July 17, 2023 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow in North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be 2:00 to 5:00 PM Sunday at the funeral home. Jameel was a fun loving and creative individual...
Marilyn L. Strutzenberg
Jul 3, 2023
Knierim Marilyn L. Strutzenberg 81, passed away Monday, July 3, 2023 at Kennybrook Village in Grimes. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 22, 2023 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Knierim, with Pastor Chadric Dietrich officiating. Burial of ashes will be at Greenfield Township Cemetery, Knierim. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. Saturday, July 22, at the Church until service...
Gary Dale Evans
Jul 3, 2023
Gary D. Evans, 77, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2023, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A Celebration of Gary's Life will be held on Saturday, September 16th, 2023, at 12:00 PM at the Bob Heun Shelter House at Kennedy Memorial Park, with Military Honors by the V.F.W. Post 1856 and the U.S. Army...
Danny L. Kraft
Jun 29, 2023
Grand Junction Danny L. Kraft 62, formerly of Rockwell City, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2023 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort Dodge, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Noon Monday, July 3, 2023 at the Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City. Graveside Services will be 1:00 p.m....
Patricia Ann Kinnison
Jun 27, 2023
Patricia "Patti" Kinnison, 86, of Fort Dodge, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Tuesday June 27th, 2023, at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Saturday July 1, 2023 in the chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM Friday at the funeral home. Patricia is survived by her children, Tami...
William "Bill" Kibby
Jun 22, 2023
William "Bill" R. Kibby, 84, of Fort Dodge, Iowa passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 PM Monday at the church. Laufersweiler...
Carol Ann Jones
Jun 21, 2023
Carol Ann Jones, 75, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Wednesday, June 21st, 2023, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, June 29th from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. There will be Vigil Prayer service at 7:00 PM at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held...
Linda Mack
Jun 21, 2023
Linda L. Mack, 64, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Society, Manson. A visitation will begin at 9:00 AM Monday, June 26, 2023 in the chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home. The funeral service will begin at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. Linda is survived by her husband of...
Roger A. Hirsch
Jun 18, 2023
Paton- Roger A. Hirsch, 90, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2023 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge. Memorial services will be 10:30 AM Thursday, June 22, 2023 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Farnhamville with Pastor Aaron Zimmerman officiating. The services will be livestreamed via the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/people/Holy-Trinity-LCMS-Mens-Ministry-Farnhamville/100064760797178/ Burial will...
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