Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Fort Dodge, Rockwell City, and Gowrie, IA and surrounding areas
Gerald "Jerry" Duane Auten
Mar 2, 2023
Gerald "Jerry" Duane Auten, 91, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, March 8th at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Burial will be at North Lawn Cemetery with military rites by the V.F.W. Post 1856 and the U.S. Army Honor Guard. A visitation will be...
John Whelchel
Mar 2, 2023
John F. Whelchel, 77, of Urbandale and formerly of Fort Dodge passed away thursday, March 2, 2023 at the VA Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 10, 2023 at Holy Trinity Church followed by military rites. A visitation will be 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the Church. Laufersweiler Funeral...
Coi Quang Nguyen
Feb 28, 2023
Coi Quang Nguyen, 54, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Funeral services will be noon Tuesday, March 7, 2023 in the chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A visitation will be 10:30 AM until the start of the service at the funeral home with a chance to visit with the family after the service as well....
Dean Hendrickson
Feb 28, 2023
Dean M. Hendrickson, age 77, passed away peacefully at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, with his beloved family by his side. Dean fought a courageous battle with cancer for over 5 years. Visitation and Celebration of Dean's life will be on Wednesday, March 15th from 4:00 to 7:00 PM with Prayer Service at...
Darlene R. Nyren
Feb 27, 2023
Loveland, CO Darlene R. Nyren 96, formerly of Gowrie and Lanyon, passed away Monday, February 27, 2023 at McKee Medical Center in Loveland, following a brief illness. Private Family Services will be at a later date. Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie is serving the family. Darlene R. Hout was born January 16, 1927 in Jolley, Iowa where she grew up...
James Richard Hepperle
Feb 26, 2023
James R. Hepperle, 88, of Fort Dodge, passed away Sunday, February 26th, 2023 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Monday at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery with military rites provided by the US Army Honor Guard and VFW Post 1856. A...
Gerald Wagner
Feb 24, 2023
Gerald "Jerry" Wagner, 93, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, February 24, 2023 at the Marian Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM Friday with a time for sharing at 6:30 PM all...
Barb O'Connor
Feb 23, 2023
Barbara Bernice Kessler Bennett O'Connor, 90, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospital. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 2, 2023 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the Laufersweiler Funeral Home. There will also be a church visitation Friday, March 3,2023 from 9:30 to 10:15 AM at Holy Trinity Church...
Trung Quang Dau
Feb 22, 2023
Trung Quang Dau, 86, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A visitation will be 2:00 to 5:00 PM Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 PM Monday, February 27, 2023 at Holy Trinity with Msgr. Kevin McCoy and Rev. Peter...
Roger K Bell
Feb 20, 2023
Roger K. Bell, 76, of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, February 20, 2023 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, February 25, 2023 at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in St. Olaf Cemetery. A visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 Friday at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Roger is survived by his...
Geraldine Markle
Feb 19, 2023
Geraldine O'Brien Markle, 89, Gettysburg, PA passed away suddenly at her home on Sunday, February 19, 2023. She was born October 29, 1933 in Fort Dodge, Iowa the daughter of the late John and Anastasia Sullivan O'Brien. Her husband, Donald E. Markle (married 1980) died in 2018. Mrs. Markle was an active member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church....
Leo F Byrne
Feb 19, 2023
Leo F, Byrne, 86, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 23rd at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery with military rites conducted by the...
Kenneth H. Kommes
Feb 18, 2023
Kenneth H. Kommes, 87, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, February 19, 2023, at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM on Friday, February 24th with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in Corpus Christi Cemetery with military rites provided by the VFW Post 1856 and the United States Marine Corp. A...
June L. Saxton
Feb 18, 2023
June L. (Scharf) Saxton, 96, of Fort Dodge passed away on 02/18/23 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home following a very short illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, February 22nd at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. Jerry Raether and Rev. Kendall Meyer officiating. Burial at North Lawn Cemetery will precede the service....
Dena Faye Rydman
Feb 18, 2023
TUCSON, Ariz. - Our family asks the world to pause and remember the kind gentle soul of Dena Faye Rydman, who passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2023. Dena went to the Lord peacefully in her sleep by the side of her devoted husband Gene of 57 years. She was born in Lake City, Iowa, on 4-30-1948. Dena was...
Ruth Grace Cox
Feb 15, 2023
Ruth (Ruthie) Grace Cox, 78, of Rutland passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at the Paula Baber Hospice Home. Graveside services will be held 11:30 a.m. Monday, February 20, 2023 at Indian Mound Cemetery south of Humboldt. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday at LifeGate Fellowship of Humboldt. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family....
Theresa C. Fleege
Feb 14, 2023
Theresa C. Fleege (June 5, 1930-February 14, 2023) Theresa Fleege was born Theresa Poduska in Laurens, IA on June 5th, 1930 and grew up on her family farm. She married Charles Fleege on June 16, 1956 and they gave birth to their son Robert D. Fleege on April 9, 1957. For a number of years she was a hairdresser...
Jim Bockoven
Feb 11, 2023
Jim R. Bockoven, 85, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023. A Celebration of Jim's Life will be held on Saturday March 25th from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at the Corpus Christi Parish Center. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family. Survivors include his wife of 57 years Betty of Fort Dodge, sons Harris Bockoven of...
Josephine Wilson Thompson
Feb 11, 2023
Josephine Wilson Thompson, 88, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2023 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A time for visiting will be one hour prior to the service at...
Mary Lou Fiala
Feb 9, 2023
Mary Lou Fiala, 88, of Moorland passed away Thursday, February 9th, 2023, at Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge, IA. A public visitation and celebration of life will be on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A private family service will be held. Burial will be in Elkhorn Township Cemetery south...
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