Obituaries

Joel M. Haynes

Joel M. Haynes

Nov 16, 2019

Joel M. Haynes, 45 of Bode, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 from injuries received in an automobile accident. Joel was born March 4th, 1974 in Humboldt, Iowa to Kent (Buck) and Stephanie(Miner) Haynes. He grew up in Humboldt. He moved to California for a time and returned to Humboldt where he graduated from Humboldt High School. He played...

Larry N. Sorensen

Larry N. Sorensen

Nov 15, 2019

Larry N. Sorensen, 63 of Humboldt, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Larry was born March 30, 1956 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of Robert and Catherine (Lentsch) He was raised in Pioneer and graduated from Gilmore City-Bradgate in 1974. On December 28, 1984 he was united...

Aage J. Larsen

Aage J. Larsen

Nov 2, 2019

Aage Jorgan Larsen of Humboldt passed away November 2, 2019 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice House in Fort Dodge after a brief illness. Aage was born June 22, 1934 in Skibby, Denmark to (Anders) Peter and (Anna Margrethe) Caroline Larsen. After serving in the Royal Danish Army for 2 years, he immigrated to Canada in 1957 and found his...

Norman W. Beeson

Norman W. Beeson

Oct 26, 2019

Norman W. Beeson 78, formerly of Dakota City, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019 in Lakefield, Minnesota. He was born in Van Meter, Iowa on November 10, 1940. He served in the military and later worked for Fort Dodge Laboratories for many years. He is survived by his brother, Allen (Connie) Beeson of Grimes, Iowa and was preceded in...

Carolyn L. Garton

Carolyn L. Garton

Oct 23, 2019

Carolyn L. Garton, 79, formerly of Laurens, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the North Care Center in Humboldt. Carolyn Lee Garton was born on December 17, 1939 in Dickens, Iowa to Orville and Rachel (Burdette) Kruckman. She was raised on a farm in Rembrandt and went to school in the area. During her time in school, Carolyn...

Leon D. "Butch" Kleiss

Leon D. "Butch" Kleiss

Oct 16, 2019

Leon D. “Butch” Kleiss, 90, of Humboldt, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and close friend. Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. He was born May 17, 1929 in Tripoli, Iowa to Ewald and Helen (Piegors) Kleiss. He grew up and graduated from Tripoli and began farming. Butch married Georgena Segebarth on November 24, 1949. He...

Ruth Troxel

Ruth Troxel

Oct 9, 2019

Ruth Troxel, 74, formerly of Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday October 9, 2019 at Mercy Hospice House in Johnston. She was born on June 10, 1945 to Gerald and Dorthea Calkins in Alma, Nebraska. The family later moved to Shanandoah, Iowa where Ruth later graduated from high school. While attending high school, Ruth met her husband Larry Troxel, they were...

Karen Grebner

Karen Grebner

Oct 8, 2019

Karen Mae Grebner, 80, of Fort Dodge passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Dodge. She was born on June 20, 1939 in Ottosen, Iowa to Harold and Frieda (Werhspann) Benjamin. She grew up in the Rutland area and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1958. She married Donald Claude in...

Kimberly Jo Santilli

Kimberly Jo Santilli

Oct 6, 2019

Kimberley Jo Douglas-Santilli, age 56, of Bode, Iowa passed away on Sunday, October 6th at the Kossuth County Regional Hospital following a sudden illness. Kimberley was born August 28, 1963 in Tampa, Florida, the first daughter of four to Robert “Bud” and Beverly (Jenkins) Douglas of Bode. Kim attended and graduated from Gulf High School in 1981 in New Port...

Larry Childress

Larry Childress

Sep 28, 2019

Larry E. Childress, 83 of Humboldt, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at the Humboldt Care Center South. He was born May 20, 1936 in Lyon County, Iowa, the son of J.C. and Mildred (Cohrt) Childress. Larry enlisted in the United States Army. On April 18, 1959 he was united in marriage to Eleanor Roemen in Rock Rapids. The...

Cora "Elaine" Heiter

Cora "Elaine" Heiter

Sep 26, 2019

Cora Elaine Cox Heiter, 84, passed away September 26, 2019 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Roger Leon Heiter. They shared 65 years of marriage together. Elaine, the daughter of John O. Cox and Berneice M. Christensen Cox, was born in Humboldt on April 7, 1935. She was raised and educated in the area, graduating...

Alice J. Warner

Alice J. Warner

Sep 25, 2019

Alice J. Warner, 92, of Humboldt passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 27, 1927 in Humboldt, the daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Hansen) Christensen. She was raised on a farm and graduated from Humboldt High School then taught in a one room school house for a time. Alice then...

Larry L Haverly

Larry L Haverly

Sep 15, 2019

Larry L. Haverly, 60, of Renwick, passed away at his home Sunday morning, September 15, 2019. He was born August 24, 1959 in Britt, Iowa to Hugh and Shirley (Eden) Haverly and raised on a farm north of Renwick. He graduated from Boone Valley High School in 1977. He was united in marriage to LoAnn (Jones) on June 15, 2013....

Elizabeth J. Worthington

Elizabeth J. Worthington

Sep 13, 2019

Elizabeth Worthington, 91, of Humboldt passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at the South Care Center in Humboldt. She was born on December 3, 1927 to Leonard and Mary (Tomblin) Hankins in Mount Lake, Minnesota. She was raised in Pioneer and graduated from Humboldt High School. Elizabeth was united in marriage to Robert Worthington on April 3, 1947 in...

Virgil Carman Jr

Virgil Carman Jr

Sep 12, 2019

Virgil C. Carman, Jr, age 80, died September 12, 2019, surrounded by family, in Humboldt, Iowa following a heroic battle with cancer. Virgil was born to Virgil Sr. and Cecilia (Hronek) Carman on February 23, 1939 in Pocahontas County. He graduated from Gilmore City High School in 1957. In June 1960, he married Mary Ann Himrod and together, they raised...

Rita J Zuetlau

Rita J Zuetlau

Sep 9, 2019

Rita Zuetlau, 79, of Humboldt, passed away Saturday, September 7th, 2019 at Humboldt Care Center South. She was born August 24th, 1940 in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur and Karen (Stensrud) Zuetlau. Rita was a fun-loving person who loved old time church music, playing bingo and being with others. She participated in the Special Olympics and was dedicated...

Marilyn Dunn

Marilyn Dunn

Sep 8, 2019

Marilyn (Davenport) Dunn, 90, of Humboldt passed away on September 8, 2019 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge. Marilyn Davenport was born in Clare, Iowa on May 2, 1929. She received her education at St. Mathew’s School in Clare. She attended college at Clarke College, Drake University, and Buena Vista University. She was united in marriage...

Stanley W. "Butch" Benjamin

Stanley W. "Butch" Benjamin

Sep 8, 2019

Stanley W. “Butch” Benjamin, 85, of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital surrounded by family and friends. He was born August 14, 1934 in Ottosen, Iowa, the son of Fred and Beulah Benjamin. He grew up on a farm in rural Bradgate. He was a 1953 graduate of Bradgate Iowa High School....

Mary Ann George

Mary Ann George

Sep 4, 2019

Mary Ann George, 82, of Humboldt, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at her home surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer. She was born to Lawrence and Gladys (Hoekel) Westberg in Humboldt on September 19, 1936. She graduated from Humboldt High School in 1956. On July 2, 1956 she was united in marriage to the love of...

Andrew J. Fisher

Andrew J. Fisher

Sep 4, 2019

Andrew John Fisher, 57 of Bode, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 in Livermore, Iowa. Andrew was born April 4, 1962 in Detroit, Michigan the son of George R. and Charlotte (Black) Fisher Sr. He was united in marriage to Christine L. Davis on April 10, 1981. The couple moved to Bode in 2002. The couple later divorced, however...

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