Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Fort Dodge, Rockwell City, and Gowrie, IA and surrounding areas
George E Fawkes
Dec 20, 2019
George E. Fawkes, 90, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, December 20, 2019, at the Simpson Health Care Center, Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, January 11, 2019, at First United Methodist Church in Fort Dodge. A visitation will precede the service beginning at 9:30 at the church. George is survived by his wife, Deloris Fawkes;...
Merle J. Klinger
Dec 19, 2019
Merle Jean Klinger, 97, of Fort Dodge, formerly of Somers and Farnhamville, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Simpson Health Center, Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge. Celebration of Life Service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 29, 2019 at the Celebration Center, Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge, with Pastor Jennifer Osheim-Owen officiating. Family graveside service will be at Reading...
Jolene Sievers
Dec 18, 2019
Jolene D. Sievers, 81, formerly of Humboldt passed away December 18, 2019 at Brighton Gardens, Kansas City. Jolene Dorothy Schultz was born on a farm in Hanover Township, Crawford County, Iowa on October 3, 1938 to Leonard and Dorothy (Knop) Schultz. She was baptized October 23, 1938 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, (Hanover Township) and confirmed at that church...
Barbara J. Ernst
Dec 18, 2019
Barbara Ernst - wife of Tracy Ernst, daughter to Walter and Ruth Bergeson, mother of Kevin and Kamela, grandmother of Sarah, Becka, Owen and Trace Paul, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 from a long 10 year illness. There will be private entombment in the mausoleum at North Lawn Cemetery with Pastor Kevin Johnson and Al Wright officiating....
Ronald F. Hansen
Dec 17, 2019
Farnhamville Ronald G. Hansen 88, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital, Lake City. Services will be at a later date. Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie is in charge of arrangements. Ronald is survived by his wife of 65 years Maretta Hansen of Farnhamville; daughter Kathy (John) Garrett of Rockwell City; grandchildren, Ashlee (Matt) Reetz of...
Frank D. Patterson
Dec 15, 2019
Franklin D. Patterson, 86, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at the Marian Home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 19th at 10:30 AM in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery with military rites provided by the V.F.W. Post 1856 and the United States Navy Honor Guard....
Johanna Rettinger Bockoven
Dec 14, 2019
Johanna Rettinger Bockoven, 72, of Des Moines passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. A visitation will be from 3:00 to 5:00 PM Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home followed by a memorial service at 5:00 PM. Burial will be at a later date. Jo was born on March 18, 1947...
Ivadelle Praim
Dec 14, 2019
GOWRIE Ivadelle F. Praim, 90, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Simpson Health Center at Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2019 at United Methodist Church, Gowrie with Pastor Susan Rohden officiating. Burial will be in Gowrie Township Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2019...
Floyd John Hood
Dec 12, 2019
Floyd J. Hood, 80, of Otho passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 17th at 10:00 AM in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 AM at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in Corpus Christi Cemetery...
La Mona Folkerts
Dec 10, 2019
La Mona M. Folkerts, 91, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the Simpson Health Care Center, Friendship Haven. Memorial services will be 3:30 PM Friday, December 13, 2019 at Grace Lutheran Church with Pastor Dan Kahl officiating. A private family burial will be in Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery east of Palmer, Iowa. A visitation will...
Kenneth J. Hanson
Dec 9, 2019
Kenneth J. Hanson, 66, of Duncombe, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 14th at 12:00 PM at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Burial will take place at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Duncombe. Visitation will be on Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Survivors...
Urban "Jimmy" Lawler
Dec 9, 2019
Urban "Jimmy" Lawler, 86, of Fort Dodge, formerly of Clare passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 16th at 10:00 AM in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 AM at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will take...
Harold F. Heebner
Dec 8, 2019
Rockwell City Harold F. Heebner 95, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019 at the Fort Dodge Nursing & Rehab, Fort Dodge. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at St. Francis Catholic Church, Rockwell City, with Father Lynn Bruch officiating. Burial will be at St. Francis Cemetery, with Military Graveside Rites conducted by the Rockwell City Veterans...
Ruth Ann Olmsted
Dec 7, 2019
Ruth A. Olmsted, 70, of Fort Dodge, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A prayer service will be 2:00 PM TODAY Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Burial of cremains will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be from 1:00 PM until the start of the prayer service at the...
Joseph Edward Lang
Dec 5, 2019
Joseph Edward Lang, 80, Fort Dodge, died peacefully at the Fort Dodge Paula J. Baber Hospice Home on December 5th. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 9th at 11:00 AM at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Joe was born in Manson, Iowa where he grew up on his family's...
Evelyn V. Farnham
Dec 4, 2019
Evelyn Verjean (Blom) Farnham, 91, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice House in Fort Dodge, Iowa. A memorial service to honor her life will be held at 10:30 AM Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Celebration Center, Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge. Evelyn Blom was born on February 7, 1928, on a farm north...
Alma R. Chan
Dec 4, 2019
Lohrville Alma R. Chan 80, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Mercy One Des Moines Medical Center. A Celebration of Life visitation will be 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 at the Lohrville EMS Community Room, Hwy 175 at Lohrville. Alma is survived by her sons, Paul (Claudia) Smith of Running Springs, CA, and James Smith...
Harold O. Webb
Dec 3, 2019
Rockwell City Harold O. Webb 84, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at Accura HealthCare of Pomeroy. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the United Methodist Church, Rockwell City, with Pastor Anita Bane officiating. Burial will be at Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Palmer & Swank...
Margaret L. Feld
Dec 2, 2019
Rockwell City Margaret L. Feld 98, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort Dodge. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 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. Francis Cemetery. Visitation will...
Mary D Fuller
Dec 1, 2019
Mary D. Fuller, 76, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019 in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Thursday, December 5th at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 AM at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be on Wednesday...
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