Obituaries

Aleda L. Nissen

Aleda L. Nissen

Dec 11, 2018

Aleda L. Nissen, 96, of Humboldt passed away on Tuesday afternoon, December 11, 2018 at the Humboldt Care Center North. She was born November 22, 1922 in Bode, Iowa, the daughter of Henry M. and Cora S. (Opheim) Olson. She was raised and educated in Bode, graduating from Bode High School in 1940. She was united in marriage to Gilbert...

Donna E. Lanus

Donna E. Lanus

Dec 10, 2018

Donna E Lanus, 73 formerly of Bradgate, passed away on Monday morning, December 10, 2018 at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. She was born January 6, 1945 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Harry and Etta (Davis) Pisel. She was raised and educated in Gilmore City. Donna was united in marriage to Robert L. Lanus on November 9, 1963. The...

Christine S. Price

Christine S. Price

Dec 7, 2018

Christine S. Price, 48, of Rolfe, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018 from injuries received in an automobile accident in Pocahontas County. She was born April 29, 1970 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the daughter of Edward and Bonita (Gehling) Clark. She grew up in Rolfe and graduated from Rolfe High School in 1988. Christine was a working mother, she...

Karen L. Schmidtke

Karen L. Schmidtke

Dec 6, 2018

Karen L. Schmidtke, 80, of Humboldt passed away on Thursday evening, December 6, 2018 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. She was born October 28, 1938 in Livermore, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Frances (Smith) Bordwell. She was raised and educated in Livermore, graduating from Livermore High School where she played basketball and twirled in the band....

Alice E. Isaacson

Alice E. Isaacson

Dec 2, 2018

Alice E. Isaacson, 89 of Sun Lakes, Arizona, formerly of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018 in Sun Lakes. She was born July 4, 1929 in Kossuth County, Iowa, the daughter of Claude and Josephine (Witmarsh) Mangle. She attended country school and later moved to Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School in 1948. Following graduation, she moved to...

Barbara A. Moss

Barbara A. Moss

Nov 30, 2018

Barbara A. Moss, 56 of Humboldt, formerly of Las Vegas, died Friday morning, November 30, 2018 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. She was born September 18, 1962 in California. Most of her working career was spent in Las Vegas. She married Terry I. Moss in 2002 and the couple made their home in Humboldt. Barbara is survived...

William Harold Brundige

William Harold Brundige

Nov 23, 2018

William Harold Brundige, 78 of Humboldt, passed away at his home on Friday morning, November 23, 2018. He was born November 9, 1940 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Glen D. and Maxine (Stracke) Brundige. He grew up and attended school in the Barnum area and on July 4, 1959 was united in marriage to Loretta Gregerson. He worked...

Vivian M. Wergeland

Vivian M. Wergeland

Nov 18, 2018

Vivian Margaret (Dornath) Wergeland, 91, of Humboldt was called home by our Lord on November 18, 2018 under Hospice Care at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Vivian, the daughter of John & Meinhardine Dornath was born in Pocahontas county near Palmer, Iowa. She attended country schools in Avery township and attended high schools in Gilmore City, Thor and graduated from...

Gregory L. Engman

Gregory L. Engman

Nov 15, 2018

Gregory L. Engman, 58 of Clarion, formerly of Humboldt, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Clarion on Thursday, November 15, 2018. He was born February 19, 1960 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of Carl and M. Lorraine (Blair) Engman. He was raised in Dayton and at an early age moved to Humboldt. Greg worked in the Fort Dodge...

Fern C. Furst

Fern C. Furst

Nov 12, 2018

Fern C. Furst, 85 of Fort Dodge, formerly of Humboldt, passed away on Monday evening, November 12, 2018 at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. She was born September 26, 1933 in Bancroft, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Charlotte (Bond) Habeger. She spent her early years on a farm near Bancroft and attended country school near Bancroft. The family later...

Sayla Marie Reyna

Sayla Marie Reyna

Nov 11, 2018

Sayla Marie Reyna, 7 weeks of age, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, November 11, 2018. She was born September 22, 2018 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Khayman M. Reyna and Jennifer K. Steele. Sayla Marie, Lord knows we could spell out every single second of delight that you filled our lives with those 50 glorious days. But here...

Charlene Oberman Lippolt

Charlene Oberman Lippolt

Nov 8, 2018

Charlene Lippolt, 89, of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Charlene was born December 28, 1928, in Algona, Iowa, to Charles H. and Ruth C. (Curran) Clement. She was raised and educated in Algona, graduating from Algona High School in 1944. She had played the piano in the Methodist church every week...

Dean E. Telford

Dean E. Telford

Nov 4, 2018

Dean E. Telford, 89 of Humboldt, passed away at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge on Sunday, November 4, 2018. He was born May 15, 1929, in Ottosen, Iowa, the son of Roy and Dora (Hansen) Telford. He graduated from Ottosen High School and farmed for a few years before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. He was...

Dorothy J. Williams

Dorothy J. Williams

Nov 2, 2018

Dorothy J. Williams, 76 of Lu Verne, passed away Friday morning, November 2, 2018 at the Humboldt Care Center North. She was born August 2, 1942 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of John G. and Margaret M. (Hardie) Foreman. She grew up in Livermore and graduated from Twin Rivers High School in 1960. Dorothy was united in marriage to...

Beverly J. Solbeck

Beverly J. Solbeck

Nov 2, 2018

Beverly J. Solbeck, 80 of Humboldt, passed away on Friday evening, November 2, 2018 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge. She was born June 4, 1938 in Bode, Iowa, the daughter of Ommund Leland and Beulah Pearle (Davis) Pederson. She graduated from the last class of the Bode Consolidated School before it became Twin Rivers. Beverly...

Richard L. Fuller

Richard L. Fuller

Oct 31, 2018

Richard Lee Fuller, Clive, passed away on October 31, 2018 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Richard was born on August 16, 1939 in Eagle Grove, Iowa to Morris Fuller and Yolanda (Peterson) Fuller, and he was the third of five children in the family, with older brothers Duane and Dennis, a younger brother Ronnie, and a younger...

Ruby I. Mcburney

Ruby I. Mcburney

Oct 27, 2018

Ruby Irene McBurney, 88, left her earthly home on October 27, 2018 surrounded by her family. A Service of Celebration will be held Saturday, November 3rd, at 10:00 a.m. at Humboldt Center of Faith United Methodist Church with Rev. Alberta Ervin officiating. Family Interment will be at Union Cemetery following the service. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday,...

Hazel "Rae" Bobinet

Hazel "Rae" Bobinet

Oct 24, 2018

Hazel "Rae" Bobinet, 75, of Thor, passed away Wednesday morning, October 24, 2018 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge. She was born January 27, in Iowa City, the daughter of Raymond and Hazel (Elliott) Fincher. She grew up in Tama and in July of 1961 was united in marriage to Donald W. Bobinet. The couple lived...

Veregene M. Olson

Veregene M. Olson

Oct 21, 2018

Veregene M. Olson, 96, of Urbandale, formerly of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday evening, October 21, 2018 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born September 18, 1922 in Alcester, South Dakota, the daughter of Walter and Josephine (Miller) Heyl. She was united in marriage to Arden V. Olson on January 18, 1953. The couple lived in...

Kay M. Kollmorgen

Kay M. Kollmorgen

Oct 20, 2018

Kay M. Kollmorgen, 84, of Humboldt, passed away peacefully in his sleep, at home, on Saturday morning, October 20, 2018. He was born December 17, 1933 in Bancroft, Nebraska, the son of Arthur and Dorathea (Lase) Kollmorgen. He attended Zion Lutheran Parochial School, taught by his father and was confirmed and graduated from the 8th grade in 1947. The family...