Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Lathelle C. Strandberg

Lathelle C. Strandberg

Sep 15, 2018

Rockwell City Lathelle "Luddie" C. Strandberg 84, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Accura HealthCare of Pomeroy. Her wishes were to have no local services. Her children are having a private scattering of her ashes in California. Burial of a portion of her ashes will be at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City. Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City...

Harold Cummins

Harold Cummins

Sep 14, 2018

Harold Lavern Cummins, 83, passed away Friday, September 14, 2018 at his home in Fort Dodge. Harold was born June 7, 1935 to Ivyl and Goldie (Jones) Cummins in the family home near Redfield, IA. He graduated from Lehigh High School in 1953. He met Betty Lennon on the dance floor; it was a joy to watch them dance....

Paula K. Torkelson

Paula K. Torkelson

Sep 10, 2018

Paula K. Torkelson, 71, of Fort Dodge, passed away at her home on Monday, September 10, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 15, 2018 at St. Olaf Lutheran Church with Pastor Carroll Lang officiating. Burial will follow at St. Olaf Cemetery. A visitation will be on Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home....

Vernon C. Brooks

Vernon C. Brooks

Sep 8, 2018

Vernon C. Brooks, 97, of Coalville passed away on September 8, 2018, at Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Graveside services will be at 10:00am on Saturday, September 15th, 2018 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Fort Dodge with Military Rites Conducted by the V.F.W. Post 1856 and the U.S. Army Honor Guard. Followed at 11:00 am by a Celebration of...

George Nick Drzycimski

George Nick Drzycimski

Sep 6, 2018

George "Nick" Drzycimski, 83, of Fort Dodge passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Monday, September 10, 2018 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 at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be Sunday,...

Norma Dubois

Norma Dubois

Sep 5, 2018

Norma M. DuBois, 89, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Monday, September 10, 2018 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Deacon Joe Coleman officiating. Burial will follow in North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will be Monday at 12:30 until the time of the service....

Mark Derrig

Mark Derrig

Sep 4, 2018

Mark Derrig, 56, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018. A Time of Sharing will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at the Friendship Haven Celebration Center, with Time of Prayer at 4:00 PM. Survivors include his mother, Betty Wagner of Fort Dodge; daughter, Nicole McPeak (Jeremiah) of Rock Island, TN;...

Gary D. Thompson

Gary D. Thompson

Sep 2, 2018

Pomeroy Gary D. Thompson 56, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Accura HealthCare of Pomeroy following a lengthy illness with Parkinsons disease. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 at St. Francis Catholic Church, Rockwell City, with Fr. Lynn Bruch officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial of cremains will be at Lake Creek...

Dorothy V. Carlon

Dorothy V. Carlon

Sep 2, 2018

Dorothy V. Carlon, 90, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Pearl Valley Rehab & Nursing at Gowrie, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at Zion Lutheran Church, Gowrie, with Rev. James Hoover Mossman officiating. Burial will be at Gowrie Township Cemetery. Friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Palmer Funeral Home,...

Phyllis A Estlund

Phyllis A Estlund

Sep 1, 2018

Phyllis A. Estlund, 92, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and then 10:30 a.m. a Mass of Christian Burial will be at Corpus Christi Church. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00...

Rose S Vannoni

Rose S Vannoni

Sep 1, 2018

Rose S. Vannoni, 97, of Fort Dodge passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the Marian Home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be at the funeral home on Tuesday beginning at 9:30 a.m. until the...

Marlene May Lahiff

Marlene May Lahiff

Aug 23, 2018

Marlene "May" Lahiff, 81, of Otho passed away Thursday August 23, 2018 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 27, 2018 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at Otho Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. May is survived by her...

Blanche Lewis

Blanche Lewis

Aug 23, 2018

Rockwell City - Blanche Lewis, 87, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital in Lake City. A Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, August 29th at 10:30 AM at Opportunity Living at 1890 E. Main Street in Lake City. SERVICES Celebration of Life 10:30 a.m. - Wednesday August 29, 2018 Opportunity Living...

Dennis Davis

Dennis Davis

Aug 22, 2018

Harcourt- Dennis W. Davis, 67, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines. A Celebration of Life will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 27, 2018 at United Methodist Church, Dayton with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Friends may call from 4:00 to 7:00 pm Sunday, August 26, 2018 at...

Albert "Al" Yung

Albert "Al" Yung

Aug 22, 2018

Albert "Al" Yung, 78, of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery, where military rites will be presented by the U.S. Army...

Gary "Zip" Hanson

Gary "Zip" Hanson

Aug 21, 2018

Gary D. "Zip" Hanson, 70, of Fort Dodge passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Saturday, August 25, 2018 at St. Olaf Lutheran Church with Rev. Len Halvorson officiating. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 pm Friday at...

Lucille Ramirez

Lucille Ramirez

Aug 20, 2018

Lucille E. Ramirez, 72 of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, August 20, 2018 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2018 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow in Carpenter Cemetery. A visitation will be...

Gene Edward Dischler

Gene Edward Dischler

Aug 19, 2018

Manson- Gene E. Dischler, 78 passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 23, 2018 at St. Pauls Lutheran & Presbyterian Church, Rockwell City with Pastor James Mossman officiating. Burial will be at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City. Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Palmer...

Judith A. Patterson

Judith A. Patterson

Aug 14, 2018

Judith A. Patterson, 78, a lifelong resident of Fort Dodge, passed away on August 14, 2018. Judith Ann Carlson was born on November 15, 1939 to Herbert G. and Dorothy J. (Metter) Carlson. She attended St. Paul Lutheran School and Fort Dodge Senior High where she graduated in 1957. That same year she married William W. Patterson. They were...

Virginia R. Barrett

Virginia R. Barrett

Aug 13, 2018

Virginia R. Barrett, 89, of Fort Dodge, formerly of Moorland, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be 9:45 a.m. Saturday, August 18th, 2018 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and then a Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Moorland with...