Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Fort Dodge, Rockwell City, and Gowrie, IA and surrounding areas
Oletha Pickett
Jan 6, 2021
Oletha Pickett, sunrise June 29, 1954 and her sunset January 6, 2021 in Minnesota. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2021 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. She is survived by her children, Julian Pickett of North Dakota, Naomi Pickett of South Carolina, Jisselle...
Jennie Mccrady
Jan 4, 2021
Jennie P. McCrady, 86, of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 8, 2020 at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. She is...
Gayle Wilson
Jan 3, 2021
Gayle Wilson 84, of Jefferson (formerly of Somers) passed away at home surrounded by family, on January 3,2021. Funeral service will be held Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 1:30 PM , following visitation from 10-12 that morning, at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Cedar Township in Rinard. Gayle is survived by her children, Shari (Brad) Guilliams of...
Steve Torkelson
Jan 2, 2021
Steve W. Torkelson,72, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 9th at Laufersweiler Funeral Home with Pastor Emily Sauer officiating. Burial will follow at St. Olaf Cemetery. A visitation will be on Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Steve is survived by his daughter,...
Betty D. Nagel
Jan 1, 2021
Betty D. Nagel, 99, of Fort Dodge, formerly of Callender, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021 at the Paula J Baber hospice home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 12th at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM on Saturday at the funeral home....
William Joseph Zeka
Dec 29, 2020
William (Bill) J. Zeka, 81, of Fort Dodge passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center following a short illness. A private family graveside service will be held at North Lawn Cemetery in Fort Dodge on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 11:00 am. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Bill was born...
June Zierke
Dec 29, 2020
June C. Zierke, 92, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 9th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Funeral service will start at 1:00 PM. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. June Charlotte Carlson was born on June 6,...
Cherry Casey
Dec 25, 2020
Cherry A. Casey, 72, of Fort Dodge passed away, Friday, December 25, 2020 at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at New Covenant Christian Church. A visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at church. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving...
Josephine Lucille Bryan
Dec 24, 2020
Josephine "Babe" Bryan, 96, went to be with the Lord, Christmas Eve, December 24, 2020 at Namaste Alzheimer's Care Center in Colorado Springs. A graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, January 8, 2021 at Corpus Christi Cemetery with Deacon Dan Carney officiating. Josephine leaves behind her daughter, Georgia Ward of Monument, CO; great-granddaughters, Jessica (Kevin) Hallahan and Monserrat...
Randall L. Durschmidt
Dec 24, 2020
Randall L. Durschmidt, 90, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, December 24th, 2020 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 28th at 11:00 AM at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation and time of prayer...
Dianne Sue Klasse
Dec 24, 2020
Dianne Sue Klasse, 73, of Fort Dodge, went to be with the Lord on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, 2020 at the Marian Home. Graveside services will be held at a later date at Vernon Cemetery near Renwick. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Those left to cherish all the memories of life spent with Dianne are her...
Daniel Winkler
Dec 23, 2020
Daniel "Boone" Eugene Winkler was born April 24, 1970 at Fort Wainwright Military Base, Fairbanks, Alaska to Ara and Judith Winkler. As an Army brat, the family then moved to San Antonio where his father retired from the Army. He then moved to Roswell, New Mexico where he finished grade school and graduated high school in 1989. Working various...
Glenda Harms
Dec 21, 2020
Glenda R. Harms, 57, of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center after a relentless and unforgiving battle with Covid-19. She was surrounded by her loving family. The Funeral Ceremony and Celebration of Life will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church on Friday, August 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. A visitation will...
Joan 'Jo' Jessen
Dec 21, 2020
Rockwell City Joan "Jo" Jessen 90, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 at Accura HealthCare of Pomeroy. Her wishes were to be cremated. Private Family Graveside Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 28, 2021 at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Battle Creek, Iowa, with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City is serving the family....
Nancy Crandall
Dec 21, 2020
Nancy Crandall, 78, of Fort Dodge, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, on her birthday. Married to Bob Crandall. Family includes son Blake Crandall, wife Mary, grandchildren Seath, Nick and Shane. Great-grand children Charlotte, Margot and Riley James. No services will be held.
Darwin Black
Dec 20, 2020
Lohrville - Darwin Black 91, was born April 21, 1929 to Florence and Laurence Black and died December 20, 2020 in Laguna Beach, California. Darwin was a landscaper, which he enjoyed very much, until his retirement. Darwin grew up in Lohrville, Iowa and revisited Iowa in the summer months for many years. Darwin enjoyed biking, hiking, traveling and visiting...
James Joseph Kapustka
Dec 18, 2020
James J. Kapustka, 76, of Fort Dodge passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be on Monday, December 21st at 10:30 AM at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation and time of prayer will...
Susan Johnston
Dec 18, 2020
Susan C. Johnston, 66, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home.
Callie Mae Cox
Dec 18, 2020
Callie M. Cox, 86, of Fort Dodge departed this life on Friday, December 18, 2020 peacefully surrounded by her family at home. Funeral services will be TODAY, TUESDAY, December 22nd at 1:00pm at the Laufersweiler - Sievers Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will take place 1 hour prior to the service. Callie...
Joshua Harp
Dec 15, 2020
Joshua Dale Harp, 36, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Tuesday December 15, 2020. Funeral services will be Monday December 21st at 2:00 PM Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Visitation and time of prayer Sunday from 2:00 to 6:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Survivors include his parents Howard and Patricia Harp of Fort Dodge, brothers Jayson (Angie) Harp of Fort...
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