Obituaries
William B. Olds
May 20, 2024
William B. Olds, 72, of Dakota City, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, May 20, 2024.
Bill was born August 17, 1951 in Fort Dodge, the son of Homer and Frances (Hetherington) Olds. He was a lifelong resident of Dakota City. Bill graduated from Humboldt High School and started working for the City of Humboldt where he was a...
Irma E. Wigans
May 18, 2024
Irma E. Wigans, 98, of Dakota City, passed away late Saturday afternoon, May 18, 2024, in the Long Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, where she was a resident since December of 2023.
Irma was born January 27, 1926 on a farm near Hardy, Iowa, the daughter of Orville and Jesse (Olinger) Alexander. She was raised and educated...
Gary B. Block
May 6, 2024
Gary B. Block, 90, formerly of Humboldt, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where he and Jean had moved to be close to family.
Gary was born March 24, 1934, in Renwick and moved with his family at a young age to LuVerne where he attended schools and graduated high school. He enlisted in the...
Jacquelin L. "Jackie" Schulze
Apr 28, 2024
Jacquelin (Jackie) Redenius Schulze passed away April 28, 2024 at the age of 86. The oldest daughter of Lawrence and Margaret (Walther) Redenius, she was born April 15th, 1938 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. She was raised in Lake City until the age of 14 when they moved to Humboldt. Jackie graduated from Humboldt High School in 1957....
Shirley A. Meyer
Apr 25, 2024
Shirley A. Meyer, 71, of Humboldt, passed away in her home with her husband by her side on Thursday afternoon, April 25, 2024.
Shirley was born December 20, 1952 in Eagle Grove, the daughter of Martin and Doris (Wagner) Solheim. She grew up on a farm south of Eagle Grove and attended Eagle Grove schools graduating from Eagle Grove High School...
John David McKellips, Jr.
Apr 25, 2024
John David “Zub” McKellips, Jr., 89, of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday morning, April 25, 2024, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.
Dave was born March 3, 1935 in Humboldt, the son of John David and Eilleen (Terwilliger) McKellips, Sr. He was raised and educated in Humboldt, played football and baseball and graduated from Humboldt High School...
Marilyn Lindemann
Apr 24, 2024
Marilyn, the daughter of Carl and Emma (Jacobs) Marcellus was born at home in Dakota City, Iowa. Marilyn grew up in Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School in 1954 and from Iowa State Teacher’s College in Cedar Falls in 1956. She taught in the Latimer-Coulter and Humboldt Community School Districts. Marilyn married Marvin Lindemann in 1958 at First Lutheran Church...
Larry E. "Grease" Johnson
Apr 14, 2024
Larry E. “Grease” Johnson, 74, of Dakota City, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, April 14, 2024 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.
Larry was born June 12, 1949, in Lake City, Iowa the son of Paul and Ruby (Demien) Johnson. He was raised in Farnhamville and Rutland and graduated from Humboldt High School. He enlisted in...
Doris E. Logue
Apr 8, 2024
Doris Elaine (Parsons) Logue, 94, passed away after a brief illness at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital on April 8, 2024.
Doris, daughter of Edward and Cora (Kinseth) Parsons, was born September 7, 1929 in Bode, Iowa. After spending first grade in Bode, the family moved to Humboldt where she graduated with the class of 1947. She worked at Northwestern Bell Telephone...
Craig D. "Spud" Vote
Mar 31, 2024
Craig D. “Spud” Vote, 66, of Livermore, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday afternoon, March 31, 2024 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital in Humboldt.
Craig was born April 25, 1957 in Fort Dodge, the son of Daniel “Swede” and Jean (Maupin) Vote. He was raised and educated in Bradgate and attended Gilmore City-Bradgate High School. He worked for a time in...
Michael R. Shelgren
Mar 26, 2024
Michael R. Shelgren, 61, of Bode, passed away on Tuesday morning, March 26, 2024 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
Michael was born March 29, 1962 in Fort Dodge, the son of Lowell and Joan (Enockson) Shelgren. He was raised and educated in Gilmore City and graduated from Gilmore City-Bradgate High School in 1981. Following high school, Michael enlisted in the...
William E. "Bill" Foreman
Mar 14, 2024
William E. “Bill” Foreman, 73, formerly of Humboldt, passed away at his home in Merrill, Iowa, unexpectedly on Thursday morning, March 14, 2024.
Bill was born November 22, 1950 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of John G. and Margaret (Hardie) Foreman. He grew up in Livermore and graduated from Twin Rivers High School in 1969, where he participated in football,...
Virgil L. Williams
Mar 6, 2024
Virgil L. Williams, 94, of Livermore, passed away peacefully with his wife of 76 years, Marian, by his side in the Long Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
Virgil was born March 7, 1929 in Bradgate, the son of Harold and Dorothy (Larsen) Williams. He was raised and educated in the Livermore area and graduated from Livermore High...
Larry B. Rice
Mar 5, 2024
Larry B. Rice, 63, formerly of Eagle Grove & Humboldt, passed away on Tuesday morning, March 5, 2024, at the Jackson Ridge Health Care Center following a lengthy illness.
Larry was born November 19, 1960 in Fort Dodge, the son of Gail B. and Dorothy M. (Sroufe) Rice. He was raised and educated in Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School. Larry...
Leonard T. Ferry
Feb 27, 2024
Leonard T. Ferry, 85, of Hardy, passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home.
He was born November 17, 1938 in Fort Dodge, the son of Marion and Jenny (Hurtt) Ferry. Leonard attended school through his middle school years then started working for area farmers a hired hand until he was eighteen. Leonard then enlisted...
James A. "Jim" Johnson
Feb 24, 2024
James A. “Jim” Johnson, 83, of Humboldt, passed away at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames on Saturday, February 24, 2024.
Jim was born February 19, 1941, in Humboldt to Thomas and M. Elizabeth Johnson. He was raised and educated in Humboldt, graduating from high school in 1959. He excelled in athletics, which earned him an opportunity to play football at the...
Garold A. "Gut" Schulze
Feb 24, 2024
Garold A. “Gut” Schulze, 87, of Humboldt, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by family on Saturday evening, February 24, 2024.
He was born July 24, 1936 in Fort Dodge, the son of Arnold and Merium (Friesth) Schulze. Gut was raised on the family farm and attended Humboldt Schools. He was united in marriage to Glenda Rood and the couple...
Marilyn Grause Holcomb
Feb 23, 2024
Marilyn Grause Holcomb, 89, passed away peacefully in her home on February 23, 2024.
Marilyn Louise Mead was born on December 25, 1934 to Franklin and Emily Mead in Moville, Iowa. Marilyn graduated from Bronson High in 1951 and was class Valedictorian. In December of 1952, Marilyn was wed to Donald Roy Grause. The marriage was blessed with 6 children, (Sue,...
Diana L. Goodell
Feb 22, 2024
Diana joined our Lord and Savior on February 22, 2024 surrounded by her family and loving husband. Diana was born February 27, 1951 to John J. Brazier and Nadine C. Brazier. She graduated from Clarion High School in 1969. Diana worked many jobs starting at the Holmes Cafe, Hy-Vee, Cedar Room, Pine Lake Christian Camp and Eldora High School. She...
John E. Tokheim
Feb 11, 2024
John E. Tokheim, 85, of Thor, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, February 11, 2024 at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge.
A Memorial Gathering will be held from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.on Sunday, February 25th at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. Burial will follow in East Ullensvang Cemetery in Thor. Arrangements are being handled by the Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service...
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