Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Fort Dodge, Rockwell City, and Gowrie, IA and surrounding areas
Norm J. Pliner
Dec 22, 2022
Norm J. Pliner, 76, of Fort Dodge passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at his home. Funeral services will be 1:30pm Wednesday, December 28, 2022, in the chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Our Lady of Good Council Cemetery in Moorland. Visitation will be noon until the time of service Wednesday at the funeral home....
Beverly J. Field
Dec 17, 2022
Beverly J. Field, 93, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Bickford Cottages. Funeral services are 2:00 PM Monday, December 26, 2022 at First Congregational United Church of Christ. Burial will follow in the Callender Cemetery. A visitation will begin at the church 1 hour prior to the service. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family....
June Marie Lawler
Dec 14, 2022
June Marie Lawler, 92, Fort Dodge, Iowa passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Bickford Cottage in Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 24th at 11:00 AM at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Fort Dodge, Iowa. A visitation will be held on Saturday from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at the church. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is...
Michael J. Erritt
Dec 14, 2022
Michael J. Erritt, 47, of Callender passed away Wednesday December 14, 2022 at his home. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY December 21, 2022 at Zion Lutheran Church in Gowrie, IA. Burial will follow at Cedar Township Cemetery, outside of Rinard. A visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m. TUESDAY at the church. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving...
Richard Joseph Schumacher
Dec 14, 2022
Richard (Dick) Joseph Schumacher, 74 of New Virginia, Iowa passed Wednesday December 14th, 2022 in his sleep at home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday Dec 21st, 2022 at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00pm on Tuesday Dec 20th at Laufersweiler Funeral Home....
Sylvia M. Walters
Dec 11, 2022
Sylvia M. Walters, 88, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving...
Ray E. Crouse
Dec 11, 2022
Ray Eugene Crouse, 92, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, December 16th at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial with a visitation at the church from 9:30 to 10:30 AM. Burial will follow...
Bonnie G. Byro
Dec 11, 2022
Bonnie G. Byro, 87, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at Fort Dodge Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2022 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A visitation will be one hour prior at the funeral home. Bonnie is survived by her children Keith Byro and Sue of Forest City and...
Viola M. Bahls
Dec 10, 2022
Rockwell City - Viola M. Bahls, 89, passed away Saturday December 10, 2022, at the Rehabilitation Center of Allison, Iowa. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, east of Rockwell City, with Pastor Chadric Dietrich officiating. Burial of the casket will be Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday...
Janet A. Decker
Dec 10, 2022
Gowrie Janet A. Decker 87, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022 at her home. A Celebration of Life will be 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2022 (PLEASE NOTE DATE) at the Heartland Bank Community Room in Gowrie. Graveside Services will be at a later date in Lost Grove Township Cemetery, near Harcourt. Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie is...
Merle J. Kearney
Dec 9, 2022
Merle J. Kearney, 82, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 17th at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery with Military Rites conducted by...
Mary Fouts Metzger
Dec 8, 2022
West Bend Mary M. Fouts Metzger 69, formerly of Rockwell City, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort Dodge. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at St. Francis Catholic Church, Rockwell City, with Fr. Lynn Bruch officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial of casket will be...
Wilma J Cook
Dec 7, 2022
Wilma Cook, 75 of Lehigh passed away at her home on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2022 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home with Rev. Jennifer Osheim-Owen officiating. Burial will follow at Elkhorn township Cemetery. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Willie...
Francisco Visedo
Dec 6, 2022
Francisco Visedo, 69, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at home after fighting a brief, but courageous, battle with pancreatic cancer. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, December 17, 2022 in the chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 PM Friday, December 16, 2022 at the funeral home. Francisco is survived by his...
Dianne L. Andersen
Dec 5, 2022
Dianne Andersen, 76, of Humboldt, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 11th from 2:00 to 5:00 PM with a Vigil Prayer Service at 5:00 PM all at Laufersweiler Funeral Home in Fort Dodge. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 AM on Monday, December 12th at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Humboldt. Burial...
Betty J. Mcghee
Dec 3, 2022
Betty J. McGhee, 92, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022 at her home. Private family services will be December 10, 2022 in the chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Private burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. Betty is survived by her children George McGhee, Jr. of Fort Dodge, Ellen (Tom) Vit of Fort Dodge, and Sherry...
Lori Cook
Nov 28, 2022
Lori I. Cook, 62, of Moorland peacefully entered into God's heavenly home Monday November 28, 2022, at her home. Visitation will be 1:00 to 4:00p.m. Sunday December 4, 2022, at Laufersweiler Funeral Home, with an additional prayer service starting at 4:00 p.m. Lori is survived by her husband Larry, son Toby (Amber) Anderson, grandchildren Cody, Alexis, McKenna, and great-granddaughter...
Vivian J. Hanson
Nov 24, 2022
CALLENDER Vivian J. Hanson 91, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at Bickford Senior Living in Fort Dodge. Vivian was born on March 18, 1931 to Kelly and Viola (Evanson) Lowry. She was preceded in death by her husband Dale, parents Kelly and Viola (Evanson) Lowry, siblings Maxine Dorsey, Kalcie Lowry, Leone Bryson, Wayne Lowry, Eugene Lowry, and...
Dorthy L. Heilman
Nov 20, 2022
Rockwell City Dorthy L. Heilman 56, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022 at Park View Rehabilitation Center in Sac City. Dorthy is survived by her siblings, Nettie Camp, Rebecca Mohr, Lois Cooper, Theresa Barger, and Curtis Hiner; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her mother Connie (Coogle) Hiner; her father Frank Hiner;...
Paul D. Wetter
Nov 20, 2022
Rockwell City Paul D. Wetter 72, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022 at his home. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 26, 2022 at St. Francis Catholic Church, Rockwell City, with Fr. Clair L. Boes officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial. A Parish Rosary will be 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, at St. Francis Catholic Church,...
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