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Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Jeanette W Scroggin

Jeanette W Scroggin

Jul 8, 2020

Rockwell City- Jeanette W. Scroggin, 88, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at her daughters home in Omaha. Private graveside services will be 2:00 PM Friday, July 17, 2020 at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City with Pastor Dwaine Simonson officiating. Palmer & Swank Funeral Home of Rockwell City is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her daughter, Gaye (George) Bang...

Mildred Catherine Lombard

Mildred Catherine Lombard

Jul 6, 2020

Mildred C. Lombard, 85, of Fort Dodge passed away on Monday July 6, 2020 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines from complications of a fall. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 10, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on...

Denton W. Schoenbaum

Denton W. Schoenbaum

Jul 5, 2020

Rockwell City Denton W. Schoenbaum 54, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. A Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 9, 2020 at the Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the...

Florence I Newberry

Florence I Newberry

Jul 5, 2020

Florence Newberry, 98, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 3:00 PM Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service...

James Patrick Brend

James Patrick Brend

Jul 5, 2020

James "Jim" P. Brend, 52, of Churdan died Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A graveside service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Saint Patrick's Cemetery near Churdan with Rev. Lynn Bruch officiating. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. James Patrick Brend was born November 29, 1967 to John...

Jill Moe

Jill Moe

Jul 1, 2020

Jill A. Moe, 67, of Cedar Falls passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Allen Hospital in Waterloo. Private family services will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Fulton Lutheran Church in Roelyn with Rev. Jim Davis officiating. The funeral service will be live streamed via the Laufersweiler Funeral Home Facebook page. Burial will be at Fulton...

Alan C. Berg

Alan C. Berg

Jul 1, 2020

Rockwell City Alan C. Berg 80, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort Dodge. Private Family Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July, 6, 2020 at St. Pauls Lutheran & Presbyterian Church, Rockwell City, with Pastor Kelley Pedersen and Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Burial of casket will be at Rosehill Cemetery....

Viola B. Gill

Viola B. Gill

Jun 30, 2020

Viola B. Gill, 97 of Fort Dodge, passed away Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 at the Marian Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM Monday at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home...

Donald Nordstrom

Donald Nordstrom

Jun 29, 2020

Donald R. Nordstrom, 86, of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, June 29, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 PM Wednesday at...

Joyce A. Erritt

Joyce A. Erritt

Jun 26, 2020

Somers Joyce A. Erritt 79, passed away Friday, June 26, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society in Manson, Iowa. Private Family Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City, with Pastor Allan Redenius officiating. Burial of casket will be at Cedar Township Cemetery near Rinard. A Public Visitation will be...

Roger Johnson

Roger Johnson

Jun 26, 2020

Roger A. Johnson, 82, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday June 26, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral will be held on Wednesday July 1st at 2:00 PM Laufersweiler Funeral with Rev. John Elkin, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 12:00 to 2:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral...

George Niemier

George Niemier

Jun 26, 2020

George Henry Niemier, 89, of Fort Dodge passed away June 26, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A lifetime resident of Fort Dodge, George graduated from FDSH in 1949 where he played on the basketball team, which won its way to the state tournament. He married Shirley Knack in 1950 and six children were born of this...

Lance Sortedahl

Lance Sortedahl

Jun 22, 2020

Lance C. Sortedahl, 77, of Fort Dodge formerly of Omaha passed away Monday, June 22, 2020 at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Lance is survived by his sons, Chris (Monica) Sortedahl and Clint (Lisa) Sortedahl; grandchildren, Alex Sortedahl of Fort Dodge, Jessica Goebel and Katelynn...

Penny D. Helms

Penny D. Helms

Jun 21, 2020

Penny D. Helms, 65, of Fort Dodge, formerly of Dayton, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A Visitation and Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday June 24th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Celebration Of Life Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral...

Karen L Fay

Karen L Fay

Jun 20, 2020

Karen L. Fay, 79, of Fort Dodge passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home after a short illness. Funeral services will be held on Thursday June 25th at 2:00 PM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Visitation Thursday from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at the church. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home...

Brenda Shipman

Brenda Shipman

Jun 19, 2020

Brenda Shipman, 54, of Coalville passed away Friday, June 19, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge after a courageous battle with leukemia. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. A visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Brenda is survived by her parents,...

Patricia A. Foley

Patricia A. Foley

Jun 18, 2020

Rockwell City Patricia A. Foley 84, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. There will be a private family service. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Palmer Swank Funeral Home is serving the family. Patty is survived by her children Ken (Pam) Foley of Timnath, CO,...

Lula A. Cummins

Lula A. Cummins

Jun 18, 2020

Gowrie- Lula A. Cummins, 75, of Gowrie formerly of Boone passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Pearl Valley Rehab and Nursing, Gowrie. Private family graveside services will be at Glenwood Cemetery, Ogden at a later date. She is survived by daughter, Pamela Miller of Farnhamville; sons, Michael Cummins of Boone and Carl Cummins, Jr. of Fairfield; granddaughter, Ashley...

Jamael Stephon Cox

Jamael Stephon Cox

Jun 16, 2020

Jamael S. Cox, 25, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020 in Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Friday, June 26, 2020 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home with a Time of Sharing by family and friends from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Jamael is...

Rita Mary Beshey

Rita Mary Beshey

Jun 16, 2020

Rita Mary Beshey, 90, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 PM Monday at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Rita is survived...

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