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

Wali Al-Hameed

Wali Al-Hameed

Oct 11, 2021

Wali Muneer Al-Hameed of Columbus, Georgia peacefully passed away in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Monday, October 11, 2021. He was 83 years old. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Prairie Lakes Church in Fort Dodge. Burial will follow in North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM Friday October 22 at...

Thomas Hoerchler

Thomas Hoerchler

Oct 7, 2021

Thomas E. Hoerchler, 74 of Dayton, Nevada and formerly of Fort Dodge, Iowa died Thursday, October 7, 2021. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will begin at noon until the time of the service at the funeral home. Thomas is survived by...

Blanche C. Nahnsen

Blanche C. Nahnsen

Oct 7, 2021

Harcourt Blanche C. Nahnsen 77, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Marys Campus, Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Farnhamville, with Pastor Aaron Zimmerman officiating. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, until service time at the Church. Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie...

Donna J. Sytsma

Donna J. Sytsma

Oct 3, 2021

Harcourt Donna J. Sytsma 85, of Ottumwa, formerly of Harcourt passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021 at Ridgewood Specialty Care in Ottumwa. Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Lost Grove Township Cemetery, Harcourt with Pastor Jim Davis and Pastor Kay Christie officiating. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. Saturday at the Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie...

Elizabeth "Bettie" J. Gormally

Elizabeth "Bettie" J. Gormally

Oct 3, 2021

Elizabeth J. "Bettie" Gormally, 98, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Friendship Haven. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 PM on Friday, October 8th at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be Friday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the church. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is...

Charles 'Bill' Lawson

Charles 'Bill' Lawson

Oct 1, 2021

Rockwell City Charles "Bill" Lawson 77, passed away Friday, October 1, 2021 at Accura HealthCare of Pomeroy in Pomeroy, from complications with Lewy Body Dementia. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at St. Francis Catholic Church, Rockwell City, with Father Lynn Bruch officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be at St. Joseph...

Francis Duffy

Francis Duffy

Oct 1, 2021

Francis Duffy, 91, of Humboldt passed away Friday, October 1, 2021, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Thursday, October 7, 2021 at St. Mary's Church in Humboldt with Rev. Dan Guenther officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery south of Humboldt. A visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00...

Dick S Marsh

Dick S Marsh

Sep 28, 2021

Dick S. Marsh, 79, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Celebration of Life will be held 11:00 AM on Monday, October 4th at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A visitation will be on Sunday from 2:00 to 6:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Dick is survived by his wife, Marilyn; children, Carl (Kim)...

Leon 'Rusty' Skoglund

Leon 'Rusty' Skoglund

Sep 28, 2021

Gowrie Leon B. "Rusty" Skoglund 98, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at the Gardens Retirement & Assisted Living Community in Jefferson. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4, 2021 at Zion Lutheran Church, Gowrie, with Pastor Jim Davis and Pastor Denise Berns officiating. Burial will be at Gowrie Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. Monday,...

Sarah Elizabeth 'Beth' Reideler

Sarah Elizabeth 'Beth' Reideler

Sep 27, 2021

Rockwell City Sarah Elizabeth "Beth" Reideler 76, passed away Monday, September 27, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer. Graveside Service will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 6, 2021 at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City, with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City is serving the family. Beth is survived by her son Jason Wells and...

Robert Proctor

Robert Proctor

Sep 27, 2021

GOWRIE- Robert W. Proctor, 79, passed away Monday, September 27, 2021 at Aspire of Gowrie. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 4, 2021 at Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie. Burial will be in Gowrie Township Cemetery with military rites presented by the American Legion Peterson Post #431 of Gowrie. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday until the...

Evelyn Wendell

Evelyn Wendell

Sep 27, 2021

Evelyn Wendell, 96, of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, September 27, 2021 at Fort Dodge Health and Rehab. A memorial service will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, October 5, 2021 in the chapel of Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow in North Lawn Cemetery. Evelyn is survived by her children, Toni Schmalen (Rick Ayala) of Fort Dodge, Francis "Butch" (Linda)...

David E. Nelson

David E. Nelson

Sep 25, 2021

Lohrville David E. Nelson 85, of Port Orange, Florida, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Zion Lutheran Church, Gowrie, with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Burial of casket will be at Lost Grove Township Cemetery, near Harcourt. Visitation will be...

Diane M. Elmore

Diane M. Elmore

Sep 24, 2021

Gowrie Diane M. (Pochinski) Elmore 68, passed away Friday, September 24, 2021 surrounded by her family, at her home. A Public Visitation will be 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 2, 2021 at the Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family. Diane is survived by her husband Roy Elmore; her children,...

Kenneth Selander

Kenneth Selander

Sep 24, 2021

Kenneth P. Selander, 92, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, September 24, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at the Celebration Center, Friendship Haven. Burial will follow the luncheon at Lost Grove Cemetery near Harcourt with military rites being provided by American Legion Peterson Post #431 of Gowrie. A...

Margaret 'Peggy' Fitzgerald

Margaret 'Peggy' Fitzgerald

Sep 22, 2021

Rockwell City Margaret M. "Peggy" Fitzgerald 97, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort Dodge. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at St. Francis Catholic Church, Rockwell City, with Father Lynn Bruch officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial of casket will be at St. James Cemetery...

Dale L Haake

Dale L Haake

Sep 22, 2021

On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at 2:29 pm, Dale Leroy Haake, loving husband and devoted father of two, peacefully passed away at the age of 83. Dale was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Lydia, his in-laws Harry and Erma Nothwehr, his oldest brother Daryl, and his brother and sister-in-law, Don and Sherry Frank. He is survived...

Russell Pliner

Russell Pliner

Sep 22, 2021

Russell W. Pliner, 60, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be 1:00 PM Friday, October 1, 2021 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow in North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will begin 1 hour prior to the start of the service at the funeral home. Military rites...

Jeffrey Dean Underwood

Jeffrey Dean Underwood

Sep 22, 2021

Jeffrey D. Underwood, 72, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. No services are planned at this time- it was his wish to be cremated.

Donny D. Mullen

Donny D. Mullen

Sep 20, 2021

Harcourt Donny D. "Don" Mullen 76, passed away Monday, September 20, 2021 at Stratford Specialty Care in Stratford. Memorial Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Faith Lutheran Church, Harcourt, with Pastor Rod Meyer officiating. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, at the Church until service time. Memorials may be left to the discretion...

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