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Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Phillip Lee Beam

Phillip Lee Beam

Feb 23, 2018

Phillip L. Beam, 79, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, February 23, 2018 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and then at 10:30 a.m. Funeral Rites of Christian Burial will be at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery with...

Gina Collins-Eichelberger

Gina Collins-Eichelberger

Feb 21, 2018

Gina C. Collins, 45, of Omaha and formerly of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and then 11:00 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Humboldt. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to...

Alex Joseph Rivera

Alex Joseph Rivera

Feb 15, 2018

Alex J. Rivera, 86, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday February 15, 2018 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 in the chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers and 10:30 AM at Sacred Heart Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow at Corpus...

Veronica Hinds

Veronica Hinds

Feb 11, 2018

Veronica "Ronnie" M. (Grannon) Hinds was born May 7, 1925. She was the daughter of Michael and Marie (Hollister) Lennon and was raised on a farm near Clare, Iowa. Upon graduation from St. Matthew's Catholic School in Clare, she attended Tobin Business College. She worked as a bookkeeper at various downtown businesses and learned to bowl during her lunch...

William Richard Blanchet

William Richard Blanchet

Feb 10, 2018

William R. Blanchet, 93, of Harcourt, formerly of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, February 17th, at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Manson with Rev. Lynn Bruch, officiating. Military Rites will be given by the Manson American Legion...

Howard Dencklau

Howard Dencklau

Feb 3, 2018

Howard D. Dencklau, 57, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, February 3, 2018 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Pastor Allen Redenius officiating. Burial will follow at Colfax Township Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. He...

Timothy Lawler

Timothy Lawler

Feb 1, 2018

Timothy F. Lawler, 63, of Fort Dodge, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be Wednesday, February 7, at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Patrick Behm officiating. Burial will be held at a later date at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be held Tuesday...

Joseph M. Laufersweiler

Joseph M. Laufersweiler

Jan 21, 2018

Joseph M. Laufersweiler, 65, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 after a sudden illness in Iowa City at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 26, 2018 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and then a Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church with Rev....

Robert J. Lockman

Robert J. Lockman

Jan 13, 2018

Robert J. Lockman, 80, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. Shawn Roberts and Rev. Marvin Smith officiating. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday,...

Walter J O'Connor

Walter J O'Connor

Jan 7, 2018

Walter J. "Jack" O'Connor, 89, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Friday, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Survivors include his son, Sean O'Connor...

Roy Bernard Wells

Roy Bernard Wells

Jan 5, 2018

Roy Bernard Wells, 90, of Houston, Texas, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018, at Brookdale Willowbrook Place in Houston, Texas. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, October 5th, 2018, at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Fort Dodge, Iowa, with a visitation beginning at 1:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Roy's ashes...

Richard J. Fossell

Richard J. Fossell

Jan 5, 2018

Richard "Rick" Fossell, 56, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, January 5, 2018 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2018 with a Celebration of Life at 7:00 p.m. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Richard is survived by his daughter, Shelby of Bloomington, MN; mother, Ruth Vodraska of...

John Thoma

John Thoma

Dec 24, 2017

John C. "Silky" Thoma, 71, of Fort Dodge, son of Cletus William Thoma and Gertrude (Fecteau) Thoma died December 24, 2017 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:30 PM on Friday, December 29th at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Barnum....

Ellen J. Flaherty

Ellen J. Flaherty

Dec 23, 2017

Ellen J. Flaherty, 94, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Corpus Christi Church and family will be present at 9:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be...

Jana Huebsch

Jana Huebsch

Dec 20, 2017

Jana M. Huebsch, 67, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Celebration of Life will be 10:30 AM on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. A visitation will be Tuesday 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Jana is survived by her sons, Jason Huebsch and his wife Michelle...

Marlene Schubert

Marlene Schubert

Dec 17, 2017

Marlene M. Schubert, 85, of Manson passed away, Sunday December 17, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines. A private graveside service was held at Memorial Park Cemetery with Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home serving the family. Marlene was survived by her husband, William; son, Jim and his wife Jill of Manson; granddaughter, Tiffany Bliss and her husband, Marcus of Carrollton,...

Curtis Bell Sr.

Curtis Bell Sr.

Dec 16, 2017

Curtis Bell, Sr., 71, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Friendship Haven. Services will be 11:00 am Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Calvary Memorial Church of God in Christ with Rev. Leroy Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 pm Friday, December 29, 2017 at Laufersweiler-Sievers...

James L Pfannes

James L Pfannes

Dec 15, 2017

James L. Pfannes, 82, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 29th, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Corpus Christi Church for a Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM...

Earl Balch

Earl Balch

Dec 14, 2017

Earl Balch, 73, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Services will be held at a later date. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family.

Phyllis Marie Harter

Phyllis Marie Harter

Dec 12, 2017

Phyllis Marie (Molander) Harter, age 88, of Pocahontas, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 8:00 PM. A Celebration of Life and visitation will be held December 29, 2017 from 2-4 PM followed by Mass at the Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church in Pocahontas. Phyllis, known by family and friends as "Phil", was born on January...

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