Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Yvonne M. Bourdeaux

Yvonne M. Bourdeaux

Mar 16, 2020

Yvonne Mary (Nelson) Bourdeaux, 71 of Fort Dodge, Iowa passed away on March 16, 2020 after a hard-fought battle against cancer. Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Gerald Bourdeaux, daughters Michelle Narum, Nichole (Melvin) Scoville, Danielle (Cory ) Pratt, Joelle (Craig) Irvin and twelve grandchildren, Reice, Judson and Ainsley Narum, Allison Scoville, Elise, Adelle, Oliver, Gabriel and Julia...

Darwin B. Foy

Darwin B. Foy

Mar 16, 2020

Darwin "Darrin" Barnell Foy, 35, of Fort Dodge passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020. Private family services will be held at later date. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. He is survived by his grandmother Marjorie Foy of Fort Dodge, father Jerry Altman of Fort Dodge, sisters Damera Foy, Reva Foy (Jason Harris) and Mia Mosley all...

Barbara J Wolff

Barbara J Wolff

Mar 16, 2020

Barbara J. Wolff, 83, of Fort Dodge passed away Monday, March 16, 2020 at her home. Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions on crowds gathering a Celebration of Barb's life will be held at later date. Barbara is survived by her husband of 58 years William L. Wolff of Fort Dodge, children Deborah Anne Heddinger and her...

Jessie Mae Mohr

Jessie Mae Mohr

Mar 13, 2020

Jessie M. Mohr, 90, of Gowrie, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Greene County Medical Center Long Term Care in Jefferson. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 17th at 10:30 AM at United Methodist Church in Gowrie with Rev. Susan Rohden officiating. Burial will be at Gowrie Township Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday...

Ronald Martin Wolf

Ronald Martin Wolf

Mar 13, 2020

Ronald M. Wolf, 79, of Gowrie passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Pearl Valley Rehab and Nursing in Gowrie. A Celebration of Life will be 10:30 AM Friday, June 26, 2020 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Farnhamville with Pastor Aaron Zimmerman officiating. Burial will be at lost Grove Township Cemetery, Harcourt with a flag presentation by...

Kay I. Miller

Kay I. Miller

Mar 13, 2020

Kay I. Miller, 84, of Gowrie passed away Friday, March 13, 2020 at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital in Lake City.***Out of concern for those who knew and loved Kay, because of the Corona virus (COVID-19) Funeral services and visitation will be held at a later date at Zion Lutheran Church in Gowrie. Kay Ilene (Burger) Miller, daughter of Virgil...

Wilbur H. Ohlsen

Wilbur H. Ohlsen

Mar 12, 2020

Rockwell City Wilbur H. Ohlsen 89, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Bickford of Ames in Ames, Iowa. Out of concern for those who knew and loved Wilbur because of the Corona virus (COVID-19), there will be no Church Service. Graveside Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at the Schaller Cemetery in Schaller, Iowa with...

Paulyne A. Anderson

Paulyne A. Anderson

Mar 10, 2020

Gowrie Paulyne A. Anderson 90, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at her home. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Zion Lutheran Church, Gowrie, with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Burial will be at Gowrie Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, Mar. 13, at the Church until service time. Memorials may be...

Jean A. Foresi

Jean A. Foresi

Mar 7, 2020

Jean A. (Jolliffe) Foresi, 88, died peacefully in her sleep at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home on March 7, 2020. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Corpus Christi Church. Private burial of Jean and her husband Lloyd will be at Corpus Christi Cemetery at a later date. A visitation will...

Elmer Case

Elmer Case

Mar 7, 2020

Elmer A. Case, 92, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Saturday, March 7th, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Private family services will be held at later date. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Survivors include daughter Tammy (Mark) Oester of Fort Dodge, daughter Kim (Drew) of Phoenix, AZ, son Kevin Case of Phoenix, AZ, 8...

Henry Thomas Pliner

Henry Thomas Pliner

Mar 2, 2020

Henry Thomas Pliner, age 102, of Dubuque, Iowa, and formerly of Fort Dodge, Iowa, was called home peacefully at 4:55 a.m., on Monday, March 2, 2020 at ManorCare. Burial will be in Corpus Christi Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa, at a later date. Henry was born on November 19, 1917, in Moorland, Iowa, son of James and Rose (Fiala) Pliner....

Rosemary T. Newby

Rosemary T. Newby

Mar 1, 2020

Rosemary T. Newby, 89, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:30 P.M. Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the Marian Home Chapel with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Duncombe. A visitation will be one hour prior to the...

Robert John Dirks

Robert John Dirks

Mar 1, 2020

Robert "Bob" John Dirks, 60, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2020 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A time for gathering and fellowship will begin at 11:00 a.m. until the service at Lauferweiler Funeral Home. He is survived by his mother Karol (Rokke) Patterson of Fort Dodge, brothers Jim...

Ernest Lee Mosley

Ernest Lee Mosley

Feb 27, 2020

Ernest Lee Mosley, 45, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 3:36 P.M. at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Calvary Memorial Church of God in Christ. A visitation will be 10:00 A.M. until the start of the service at the church. Ernie was...

Betty D. Kratovil

Betty D. Kratovil

Feb 26, 2020

Twin Lakes Betty D. Kratovil 86, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort Dodge. Memorial Services will be 2:00 pm. Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the United Methodist Church, Rockwell City, with Pastor Anita Bane officiating. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the Church until service time. In Celebration of Bettys...

Michael Gehlhausen

Michael Gehlhausen

Feb 26, 2020

Michael W. Gehlhausen, 73, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. His wishes were to be cremated and there will be a private graveside service at a later date. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. He is survived by his wife of 56 years Carol Gehlhausen of Fort...

Jackson Daniel Passow

Jackson Daniel Passow

Feb 25, 2020

Jackson Daniel Passow, 2-year-old son of Daniel and Andrea Passow of Clare, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines. A family gathering and time of prayer will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. a Mass of Christian Burial will be at Corpus Christi Church. A...

Judith Winkler

Judith Winkler

Feb 25, 2020

Judith A. Winkler 79, of Fort Dodge passed away on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 four days before her (20th) 80th birthday at the Marian Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy, officiating. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 9:00 to 10:00...

Lee N. Greene

Lee N. Greene

Feb 25, 2020

Jolley Lee N. Greene 77, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Banner-Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at the Jolley Community United Methodist Church, Jolley, with Pastor Anita Bane officiating. Burial of casket will be at Crown Hill Cemetery, with Military Graveside Rites by the Rockwell City Veterans...

Mary Jo Croonquist

Mary Jo Croonquist

Feb 20, 2020

Mary Jo Croonquist, 83, of Johnston passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Brio Senior Living of Johnston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Moorland. Burial will follow in Our Lady of Good Counsel Cemetery, Moorland. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM...