Obituaries
Beverly J. Gangstead
Aug 1, 2021
Beverly J. Gangstead, 91, of Dakota City, passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side on Sunday, August 1, 2021 at the Paula Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge. She was born December 28, 1929, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the daughter of Maynard and Esther (Sharp) Patton. She was raised in Kalamazoo and at age 16 moved with her family...
Alberto Alvarez
Jul 23, 2021
Alberto A. Alvarez, 75, of Humboldt, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. He was born June 23, 1947 in Jalisco, Mexico, the son of Ruben Alvarez and Adelina Alvarez. He moved to Zamora and met Maria Guadalupe Dominguez Villanueva. The couple later married and raised their children in Zamora. Alberto worked...
Judy A. Mckenna
Jul 18, 2021
Judy A. McKenna, 78 of Hardy, passed away on Sunday morning, July 18, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. She was born September 15, 1942 in Webster City, the daughter of Wayne and Evelyn (Hammitt) Barr. She was raised and educated in Webster City, graduating from Webster City High School. She was united in marriage to Darold...
Donald W. George
Jul 7, 2021
Donald W. George, 87, of Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 with family by his side at the Long Term Care Unit of Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Don was born on March 8, 1934 in Humboldt, the son of Frank and Pearl (Stevenson) George. He attended school in Rutland and graduated in 1952. He then worked for nearby...
Josephine M. Rolland
Jun 28, 2021
Josephine M. “Jo” Rolland, 106, formerly of Bode, passed away on Monday morning June 28, 2021 at the Long Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. She was born July 1, 1914 in West Bend, Iowa the daughter of Paul and Susanna (Fuchson) Bonnstetter. She was ahead of her time, graduating from West Bend High School and going...
Shawn M. Hilton
Jun 27, 2021
Shawn M. Hilton, 44 of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday June 27, 2021 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born July 6, 1976 in Des Moines and was raised and educated in the Des Moines area, graduating from Lincoln High School. He started his family early in life making their home in Creston before returning to...
Beverly J. Hewitt
Jun 25, 2021
Beverly J. Hewitt, 91 formerly of Lu Verne, passed away on Friday, June 25, 2021 at the Humboldt Care Center South. She was born October 16, 1929 in Dayton, Iowa, the daughter of Bertram and Daisy (Long) Thomas. She grew up in the central Iowa area, near Dayton and later moved to Lu Verne where she graduated high school. She...
Joyce D. Pearre
Jun 18, 2021
Joyce D. Pearre, 73 of Mineral Bluff, Georgia, formerly of the Baltimore, Maryland area, passed away at her granddaughter’s home in Humboldt, Iowa on Friday, June 18, 2021. She was born September 26, 1947 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, the daughter of Harold M. Patrick and Catherine Donnellan. She grew up and was raised and educated in the Baltimore area. Following...
Carole D. Halsrud
Jun 12, 2021
Carole Diane Halsrud, 72 of Rutland, passed away in hospice at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital on Saturday morning, June 12, 2021. Carole was born to Alfred and Marguerite (Bourque) Casey on February 11, 1949 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. She moved with her family from Vancouver, Canada to Compton, California in 1961. She graduated from Dominguez High School in...
Carole J. Kirchh
Jun 4, 2021
Carole J. Kirchhof, 84 of Thor, passed away on her birthday, Friday afternoon, June 4th, 2021 at Bickford Cottage in Fort Dodge. She was born June 4, 1937 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Lester and Dorothy (Karl) Johnson. She graduated from Eagle Grove High School in 1955 and married Robert Kirchhof on September 25, 1955. They were married for...
Rita Pierce
May 31, 2021
Rita R. Pierce, 47, of Bode passed away unexpectedly on Monday morning, May 31, 2021 at the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona. She was born September 20, 1973 in Humboldt, the daughter of Gary D. and Donna M. (Hedden) Hendricks. She was raised and educated in Bode and following her schooling she raised her family in various communities in...
Ivan F. Henrichs
May 28, 2021
Ivan F. Henrichs, 82, of Pioneer passed away on Friday evening, May 28, 2021, at the Paula Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge. He was born August 23, 1938 in Fort Dodge, the son of Fredrick and Evelyn (Walters) Henrichs. He was raised and educated in Pioneer. On May 28, 1966, he was united in marriage to Jo Anne Schultz...
Mark D. Dale
May 11, 2021
Mark Douglas Dale was born December 22, 1950, to Ivan and Eunice (DeGroote) Dale and passed away suddenly May 11, 2021, at his home in Bode. Mark went to Twin Rivers School, graduating in 1969. He was involved in sports, especially baseball. Following graduation, Mark attended Eagle Grove Junior College and then enlisted in the United States Navy. He served...
Iona M. Benz
May 9, 2021
Iona May (Davis) Benz, 98, of Dakota City, completed her journey to her heavenly home Sunday, May 9, 2021 at South Care Center in Humboldt Iowa surrounded by her loving family. Iona was born June 11, 1922 in rural Bradgate to Ray and Alma (VanAlstine) Davis. She attended school at North Airline school in Humboldt County. On September 15, 1941...
Nancy A. Brunner
May 8, 2021
Nancy Ann Brunner, 83, of Humboldt passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. She was born to Harry and Faye (DeHart) Mohr December 15, 1937 in Lake City, Iowa. She attended school in Laurens, later moving to Osage where she graduated with the class of 1956. She married Vernon Brunner in 1957, they...
Sue Blum
May 8, 2021
Sue A. Blum, 72 of Humboldt, passed away on Saturday, May 8th 2021 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. She was born August 25, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa the daughter of James and Elizabeth (Persinger) Mahon. She graduated from Humboldt High School in 1966 and married Nathan Blum on January 9, 1988 in Woodland Hills, California. They lived...
Rachel R. Fuller
Apr 30, 2021
Rachel Ruth Fuller was born to Noah and Elizabeth (Schmidt) Anliker on March 23, 1939 in Hardy, Iowa then moved to a farm near West Bend. Following a year of treatment for rheumatic fever at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital and a tragic fire, the family moved to Bradgate, Iowa where she received her education graduating in 1957. Rachel...
Robert "Bob" H. Marcellus
Apr 27, 2021
Robert (Bob) Marcellus, 78, of Humboldt, Iowa passed away on April 27, 2021 at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital under Hospice care. He was a recent resident of Humboldt Care Center South and previously Humboldt Homes. Robert Harold Marcellus was born on Sept. 23, 1942 in Pioneer, Iowa. His parents were Harold and Edith Marcellus. He is survived by his sons,...
Sibyl E. Sorensen
Apr 2, 2021
Sibyl Elouise (Grisham) Sorensen, 91, passed away Friday, April 2, 2021, at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Sibyl, daughter of Arra and Belle (Taylor) Grisham, was born October 26, 1929 in Warren, Arkansas. She lived in Tinsman, Arkansas until age 13 when she moved with her family to Fort Dodge, Iowa. On January 25, 1947 she married Arthur Sorensen at the...
Mary Ann Grebe
Mar 29, 2021
Mary A. Grebe, 73 of Humboldt, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Mary was born on August 29, 1947 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the daughter of Russell and Neltha (Roth) Wills. She was raised in Perryville, Missouri and graduated from Perryville High School and Southeast Missouri State College. She was united...
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