Obituaries

Marilee E. Collins

Marilee E. Collins

Jan 30, 2021

Marilee Edna (Abens) Collins was called to her heavenly home on January 30, 2021 at the age of 83. She passed away at Country View Nursing Facility in Hampton, Iowa surrounded by family and her favorite nursing staff. Marilee was born the daughter of Lawrence and Edna Abens on April 21, 1937 in Lake Park Township near Gilmore City, Iowa....

Norma Kathleen Fuller

Norma Kathleen Fuller

Jan 26, 2021

Norma Kathleen Fuller, Ankeny, passed away on January 26, 2021 at Sunny View Care Center in Ankeny. Norma was born on March 16, 1942 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Gordon and Lois (Gunderson) DeGroote. She was the oldest of four children, with a younger sister Myrna and a younger brother Stephen. Her mother passed away when Norma was about four...

Bradly Bennett

Bradly Bennett

Jan 21, 2021

Bradly R. Bennett, 43 of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at his home. He was born July 17, 1977 in Pocahontas, grew up in Rolfe and went to Pocahontas Schools where he played football. He worked for Martin Marietta for a number of years, then moved to Des Moines and worked for Brown Leasing, then Bennett Truck...

Denny Ray Jergenson

Denny Ray Jergenson

Jan 19, 2021

Dennis “Denny” Ray Jergenson, 79, of Humboldt, passed away on January 19, 2021 at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital under the loving care and compassion of Hospice. Denny was born on October 6, 1941 in Clarion, Iowa to Selmer “Sam” and Helen (Carter) Jergenson and baptized December 07, 1941 (the day Pearl Harbor was bombed) at the Eagle Grove Evangelical Lutheran...

Terry Lee Kocher

Terry Lee Kocher

Jan 19, 2021

Terry L. Kocher, 67, of Humboldt, passed away on January 19, 2021 at Humboldt Care Center South. Terry was born on August 12, 1953 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Ralph and Beverly (Florea) Kocher. He spent many years in Humboldt, driving Truck for Blacktop Services from 1978 to 2020 as well as a member of the Army National Guard. He...

Leo Grebner

Leo Grebner

Jan 14, 2021

Leo F. Grebner, 78 of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. Private family services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 18th at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service, burial will be in Union Cemetery, Humboldt. A public Life Celebration will be held in the spring. Leo was...

Barbara R. Anderson

Barbara R. Anderson

Jan 5, 2021

Barbara R. Anderson, 83, of Humboldt passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at the North Care Center in Humboldt. Barbara was born on September 29, 1937 in Livermore, the daughter of Roy and Mildred (Satern) Enockson. She grew up in Ottosen and attended and graduated from Ottosen High School in 1955. She was united in marriage to Merlin Anderson on...

Gene L. Smith

Gene L. Smith

Dec 30, 2020

Gene Leonard Smith passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020, in the hospice unit at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, Humboldt, Iowa. He was born Wednesday, February 26, 1964 in Clarion, Iowa and was baptized April 7, 1968 at the first United Methodist Church in Clarion. In his youth, Gene played football in junior high. In the summer, he mowed lawns...

Genevieve Fibiker

Genevieve Fibiker

Dec 28, 2020

Genevieve Fibiker, 80 of Humboldt, passed away on Monday, December 28, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Services will be on Tuesday, January 5th at 10:30 a.m. at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery in Fort Dodge. She is survived by her step-daughter Diane (Patrick) McCalmont of Florence, Oregon, step-son David Fibiker of Humboldt, and...

Marie M. Baade

Marie M. Baade

Dec 22, 2020

Marie Baade, 91 of Humboldt, passed away on the morning of Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at the North Care Center in Humboldt. Marie M. DeWall was born January 6, 1929 in Rolfe the daughter of George and Hanna (Gerdes) DeWall. Marie graduated from Rolfe High School. On the 5th day of October 1946, she was united in marriage to Henry...

Gary L. Julius

Gary L. Julius

Dec 20, 2020

Gary Lee Julius, 68, of Humboldt, died December 20th, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota with his wife at his side. He endured a short, but courageous, 10 month battle with amyloid. Gary Lee Julius was born August 5, 1952 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Eugene and Phyllis Julius. He enjoyed growing up on the family farm with...

Vicky Lynn (Silbaugh) Sing

Vicky Lynn (Silbaugh) Sing

Dec 19, 2020

Vicky Silbaugh, 65 of Humboldt passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 at Fort Dodge Trinity Regional Hospital. Vicky is survived by her children Quentin Kocher of Des Moines and Vanya Kocher of Fayetteville, Arkansas; six grandchildren Alexandria Kocher of Ankeny, Marcus (Aalyshah) Kocher of Des Moines, Vanessa Hernandez of Bentonville, Arkansas, Andrea Rosendahl of Humboldt, Eddie Hernandez Jr of Bentonville,...

Steven E. Konecne

Steven E. Konecne

Dec 17, 2020

Steven Eugene Konecne, 63, of Humboldt passed away December 17, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. Steven was born to Dwane and Lois (Sharp) Konecne on July 7, 1957 in Maryville, Missouri. He grew up in Southwest Iowa and attended school there. In 1974 he moved with his parents to Hardy, Iowa; and in 1975 graduated from...

Jerry A. Bacon

Jerry A. Bacon

Dec 17, 2020

Jerry A. Bacon, 71, of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. He was born June 28, 1949 in Fort Dodge, the son of George and Elsie (Miller) Bacon. He grew up in the Fort Dodge area and then was drafted into the United States Army, serving in Germany. He married...

John M. Kubly

John M. Kubly

Dec 9, 2020

John Melvin Kubly, age 20 (okay actually 75, but acted and always said he felt 20), passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 in Zephyrhills, Florida. John was born on February 10, 1945, in Algona, Iowa, to Melvin “Bud” and Ethel “Jane” (Johnson) Kubly. He grew up in LuVerne and fondly talked about his early Vernon School time and...

Shirley A Kiley

Shirley A Kiley

Dec 9, 2020

Shirley A. Kiley, 85, of Dakota City passed away Wednesday. December 9, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice House in Fort Dodge. Shirley was born on February 26, 1935 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Osmond and Sarah (Michaelson) Knudson. She grew up in Humboldt and attended and graduated from Humboldt High School. She was united in marriage to...

Terry D. Decker

Terry D. Decker

Dec 2, 2020

Terry D. Decker, 82, of Humboldt passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at the North Care Center in Humboldt. Terry was born on May 8, 1938 in Los Angeles, California the son of Robert and Ione (Wilson) Decker. At an early age he moved with his family to Humboldt and he graduated from Humboldt High School in 1957. Shortly...

Duane R. Larson

Duane R. Larson

Dec 2, 2020

Duane was born on a farm near Badger on 4-19-34 to Gustav and Julia Annetta (Nettie) Larson. He was the 9th out of 10 children born to the family. Duane attended Fort Dodge Schools through the 10th grade, when he left to begin working with a civil engineer. When he turned 18, Duane began working at W&H Co-op in Badger....

William E. "Bill" Verbrugge

William E. "Bill" Verbrugge

Nov 30, 2020

William E. “Bill” Verbrugge, of Humboldt, died Monday November 30,2020 in the Hospice Room of Humboldt County Memorial Hospital at the age of 87 years. Bill was born April 10,1933 on the family farm in Beaver Township to Dan and Mae (Storms) Verbrugge. He attended Dakota City Public School until the 8th grade and then attended Humboldt Public School where...

Merle Larson

Merle Larson

Nov 30, 2020

Merle Larson, 89, of Humboldt, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020 at the Humboldt Care Center North. Merle was born on March 5, 1931, the son of Lawrence and Gertrude (Romer) Larson. He left school at an early age to help support his family. He worked for Chantland Manufacturing Company as a design drafts man later becoming a manager...

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