Obituaries

Theodore J. "Ted" Prenger

Theodore J. "Ted" Prenger

Jun 8, 2024

Theodore J. “Ted/Teddy” Prenger, 43, of Dakota City, passed away due to a UTV accident on Saturday, June 8, 2024.

Ted was born in Humboldt, Iowa on April 21, 1981 the son of Steven J. Prenger and Gail M. Broich.  He grew up in Humboldt, played football in school and graduated from Humboldt High School in 2000.  Throughout his life he...

Vaughn H. Reekers

Vaughn H. Reekers

Jun 2, 2024

Vaughn Henry Reekers of Renwick, passed away suddenly on June 2, 2024, at the age of 72.  

To know Vaughn was to love him.  He was born in Sheldon, Iowa and grew up in the Humboldt area but his sense of adventure took him many places before bringing him back to Renwick.  A few of the highlights include driving his...

Nickolas Golz

Nickolas Golz

May 29, 2024

Nickolas H. Golz, 36 of Humboldt, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday morning, May 29, 2024.

Nick was born May 8, 1988 in Fort Dodge, the son of Keith E. and Margaret (Jones) Golz.  He grew up in Fort Dodge and attended Fort Dodge Schools.  Following his schooling he worked in the restaurant business in the Fort Dodge area....

William B. Olds

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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