Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Fort Dodge, Rockwell City, and Gowrie, IA and surrounding areas
Tracy Ernst
Nov 30, 2020
Tracy D. Ernst, 69, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Monday, November 30th, 2020 at Paula J. Baber Hospice Home after a courageous battle with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, December 9th in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Entombment will follow at Chapel of Peace Mausoleum at North Lawn Cemetery....
Mary Margaret Coppinger
Nov 28, 2020
Mary M. Coppinger, 75, of Clare passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Humboldt Care Center North after a valiant battle with Lewy Body Dementia. A private family mass will be 1:30 PM Saturday at Holy Trinity Church. The service will be livestreamed via the Laufersweiler Funeral Home Facebook page. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. Mary is...
Herman Calahan
Nov 28, 2020
Herman Calahan, 67, of Otho passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM on Friday, December 4th in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation and time of prayer will be on Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral...
Duane "Sonny" Pederson
Nov 27, 2020
Duane "Sonny" Pederson, 83, of Fort Dodge, died on Friday, November 27, 2020 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday June 12th 2021 at North Lawn Cemetery with Military Rites conducted by the V.F.W. Post 1856 and the U.S Navy Honor Guard. Survivors include his wife Shirley of Fort Dodge, children Ronald (Deb)...
Linda Kay Hubbard
Nov 27, 2020
Linda K. Hubbard, 67, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. Kendall Meyer officiating. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday...
James P. Riley
Nov 27, 2020
James P. Riley, 75, of Fort Dodge passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020, at the Humboldt Care Center North. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, December 5th at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Barnum Visitation and time of prayer 1...
Terry Lee Evans
Nov 25, 2020
Terry Lee Evans, 69, of Fort Dodge, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 25th, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home surrounded by his family. A private family funeral service is planned. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Survivors include his wife of over 52 years Linda Evans of Fort Dodge, daughters Tammy...
Bruce H. Maier
Nov 24, 2020
Bruce H. Maier, 77, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 at his home. Graveside services Saturday April 17th 2021 at 2:00 PM Corpus Christi Cemetery with Military Rites conducted by the V.F.W. Post 1856 and the U.S. Navy Honor Guard. Bruce is survived by his wife, Sally Maier of Fort Dodge; children, Mike (Sarah) Maier...
Regan Walker
Nov 21, 2020
Regan Marie Walker, 49, of Fort Dodge Iowa (formerly Boone Iowa) passed away November 21, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Regan was born to John and Georgette Overton on September 16, 1972. Regan was born in Boone Iowa, where she was raised and graduated high school in 1991. She enjoyed many different things in school, but her favorite...
Patricia Cooper
Nov 20, 2020
MANSON - Patricia Diane Cooper, 71, of Manson, peacefully passed away Friday, November 20th, 2020 at the Hiawatha Care Center after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Pat was born January 1, 1949 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Arthur and Mary Cooper. She completed their family of eight children. She graduated from Manson High School in 1967. She...
Verlin E. Clay
Nov 19, 2020
Verlin E. Clay, 79, of Otho, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center following a hard fought battle with Covid. Private family services will be held on Tuesday at 2 pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church and School. The services will be live streamed on St. Paul Facebook page along with Laufersweiler Funeral Home...
Susan Mary Hicks
Nov 19, 2020
Susan M. Hicks, 70, of Spring, TX formerly of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Mary Greely Medical Center in Ames surrounded by her children. Graveside services will be 2:30 PM on Tuesday, November 24th at Memorial Park Cemetery. Her children will plan a celebration of life at a later date. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is...
Latasha Raeanne Huffman
Nov 19, 2020
Latasha Raeanne Huffman, 27, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, November 19th, 2020. A Celebration of Latasha's life will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, November 27th at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Friday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Survivors include her sons Corbyn and Cadyen Huffman both at home, significant other...
Gary John Michael
Nov 18, 2020
Gary John Michael, 74, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A Celebration of Gary's life will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, November 24th at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery with military rites conducted by the V.F.W. Post 1856 and the U.S. Army...
Tesa K. Cates
Nov 17, 2020
Rockwell City Tesa K. Cates 47, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, following a hard-fought battle with Covid-19. Private Family Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2020 at St. Pauls Lutheran & Presbyterian Church, Rockwell City, with Pastor Kelley Pedersen officiating. A Public Graveside Service will...
Rita Marlene Gerdes
Nov 17, 2020
Rita Marlene Gerdes, 85, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday November 23rd at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Monday from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM at the funeral home. Masks are required and social distancing. During the visitation...
Evelyn Schuster
Nov 16, 2020
Evelyn Schuster, 95, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Sunday, November 15th, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Private family services will be held on Saturday at 10:30 AM Laufersweiler Funeral Home with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. Evelyn is survived by her children, Larry (Georgie) Schuster of Cedar Rapids, Gary (Karen) Schuster...
Bruce M. O'Hern
Nov 15, 2020
Bruce M. O'Hern, age 71 of Fort Dodge, Iowa passed away on Sunday, November 15th at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday November 21st at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Moorland. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Barnum. Masks and social distancing are required. The...
Donna Kay Johnson
Nov 13, 2020
Donna Kay Johnson, a native Fort Dodger passed away on November 13, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. At an early age, Donna showed her love for drawing, singing, dancing, playing piano and acting, a true force of creativity. While in high school, Donna played the...
Evelyn June Isom
Nov 13, 2020
Gowrie Evelyn June Isom 87, passed away Friday, November 13, 2020 at Pearl Valley Rehabilitation & Nursing at Gowrie. Private Family Funeral Services will be at United Methodist Church, Gowrie, with Pastor Susan Rohden officiating. Burial of casket will be at Gowrie Township Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie is in charge of arrangements. June is survived by her husband...
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