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Obituaries

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

Nikolas R Telleen

Nikolas R Telleen

Apr 18, 2023

Nikolas Rae Telleen, 77, of Gowrie died April 18th, 2023 after a recurrence of cancer. Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 26th from 4-7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 1003 Church St., Gowrie, IA. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 27th at 10:30 a.m., also at Zion, with Pastor Jim Davis and Lay Minister Beth Carlon officiating. Burial of...

William Charles Granger

William Charles Granger

Apr 17, 2023

William "Bill" Granger, 89, of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, April 17, 2023, at Friendship Haven. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, April 22nd at Grace Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the church....

Carl 'Bud' Johanson

Carl 'Bud' Johanson

Apr 16, 2023

Carl Dennis "Bud" Johanson, 84, was born January 22, 1939, to Elmer and Dorothy (Gorman) Johanson near Dayton, Iowa and passed away on April 16, 2023, at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center, Sioux City. Memorial services for Bud will be at 12:00 noon Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at Zion Lutheran Church, Gowrie with Pastor Jim Davis and Lay Minister Beth...

Kathryn Noll

Kathryn Noll

Apr 16, 2023

Kathryn M. (Marsh) Noll, 91, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, April 16, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society in Manson. A Celebration of Life will be at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 21st in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM...

Leola A Goodwin

Leola A Goodwin

Apr 15, 2023

Farnhamville - Leola A Goodwin, 80, passed away April 15, 2023, surrounded by her husband and children at Joanns Hospice House in Bonita Springs, Florida. Memorial services will be 12:00 PM Noon Friday May 5, 2023 at Zion Lutheran Church, Gowrie with Pastor Jim Davis and Lay Minister Beth Carlon officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM Friday May...

James Spiegel

James Spiegel

Apr 15, 2023

James Howard Spiegel, age 78, was called home to God on April 15, 2023 at his home in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Jim was born June 14, 1944 in Dubuque Iowa to Joseph and Bernadine Spiegel. He lived a full life in spite of suffering polio at the age of 10; which left him with speech and muscle weakness. He...

Charles "Chuck" Hisler

Charles "Chuck" Hisler

Apr 13, 2023

Charles "Chuck" R. Hisler, 79, of Duncombe, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023. A visitation will be April 17th, at Saint Thomas Aquinas from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. A rosary will begin at the end of the visitation. A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, April 18th at Saint Thomas Aquinas Church in Webster City....

Raymond P. Vought

Raymond P. Vought

Apr 9, 2023

Rockwell City Raymond P. Vought 86, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2023 at his home. Memorial Services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 15, 2023 at St. Pauls Lutheran & Presbyterian Church, Rockwell City, with Pastor Denise Berns officiating. Visitation will be 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Church until service time. Palmer & Swank Funeral Home is serving the...

Deborah Dunavan

Deborah Dunavan

Apr 9, 2023

Deborah J. "Debbie" Dunavan, 61 of Fort Dodge, died Sunday April 9th, 2023 at the Paula Baber Hospice House in Fort Dodge, IA. Debbie was born January 1st, 1962 in Chicago, IL. She spent her life living in various places throughout Illinois and Tennessee, before settling in Iowa in 1995. She lived in Gowrie, Callendar, and Fort Dodge during...

Gary Geisinger

Gary Geisinger

Apr 8, 2023

Gary (Papa) Geisinger, 66 of Eagle Grove died Saturday, April 8, 2023 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 29 at 1:00 PM at Samuel Lutheran Church in Eagle Grove. A visitation will take place from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at the church. Burial will be at a later date. Laufersweiler Funeral Home...

Kenneth Hart

Kenneth Hart

Apr 8, 2023

Kenneth C. Hart, 95, of Kawkawlin MI, formerly of Fort Dodge, passed away April 8, 2023 at Huron Woods Nursing Center in Kawkawlin MI. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Monday, April 17, 2023 in the chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery with military rites provided by the US Navy Honor Guard and...

Weston A. Thompson

Weston A. Thompson

Apr 3, 2023

Rockwell City Weston Alan Thompson 92, went home to the Lord on Monday, April 3, 2023. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 2023 at the United Methodist Church, Rockwell City, with a one hour visitation prior to the service and Rev. Dan G. Fernandez officiating. Burial will be at Lake Creek Cemetery, southwest of Rockwell City,...

Pauline Ann Benton

Pauline Ann Benton

Apr 3, 2023

Pauline A. Benton, 93, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, April 3, 2023, at The Marian Home. Private graveside will be held at a later date at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the Family. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.laufersweilerfuneralhome.com Survivors include her daughters, Kathleen Foresi of Fort Dodge; Mary Ann...

Myrla F. Kloster

Myrla F. Kloster

Apr 2, 2023

Rockwell City Myrla F. Kloster 62, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023, at her home due to failing health. Private Family burial took place at Lake Creek Township Cemetery, near Lake City. A Family conducted Celebration of life will be Saturday April 22, 2023 at the Calhoun County Expo Center, Calhoun Co. Fairgrounds in Rockwell City. Lunch will be...

Hazel Lenorda Henderson

Hazel Lenorda Henderson

Apr 1, 2023

Hazel L. Henderson, 74, of Des Moines and formerly of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Iowa Methodist in Des Moines. Services will be at a later date with Laufersweiler Funeral Home.

John Holder

John Holder

Apr 1, 2023

John D. Holder, 89, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society in Manson. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, April 6th at Memorial Park Cemetery with Military Rites conducted by the V.F.W. Post 1856 and the U.S. Army Honor Guard. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family....

Doris I. Sanck

Doris I. Sanck

Mar 31, 2023

Doris I. Sanck, 95, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Private Graveside services will be held at Washington Cemetery, Duncombe. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family. Survivors include her daughter D. Janette (Keith) Kee, grandchildren Christopher (Jane) Kee and Lisa (Todd) Garrett, great grandchildren Tiffany (Matt) Weiss...

Diane Burch

Diane Burch

Mar 30, 2023

Diane Breen Burch, 95, of Fort Dodge, IA passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at her home. Diane Breen was born January 9, 1928, to parents Edward Joseph and Elizabeth (Loomis) Breen at the home of her grandparents Fred and Grace Loomis. Diane was born and raised in Fort Dodge, IA graduating from Fort Dodge Senior High...

Robert James Lewis

Robert James Lewis

Mar 27, 2023

Robert J. Lewis, 78, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 5th at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the funeral...

Maryann C. Brown

Maryann C. Brown

Mar 26, 2023

MaryAnn C, Brown, 91, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Fort Dodge Health and Rehab. Services are pending.

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