Obituaries
Dorothy Rice Erickson
Aug 1, 2023
Dorothy M. Rice Erickson, 91, of Humboldt, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
She was born June 1, 1932, in Plover, Iowa, the daughter of Marvin and Edna (Martin) Sroufe. She was raised and educated in Plover and on July 28, 1948, she was united in marriage to Gail Rice in...
Justin D. Olson
Jul 27, 2023
Justin D. Olson, 33, formerly of Hardy, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at his home in Sioux City.
He was born October 30, 1989, in Clarion, the son of Mark J. and Carolyn A. (Larson) Olson. He grew up on the family farm near Hardy and attended the Humboldt Schools. Justin worked for a time on...
Yvonnie Johnson Gord
Jul 17, 2023
Yvonnie Johnson Gord, 51, of Dakota City, passed away Monday evening, July 17, 2023 at Accura HealthCare of Pomeroy following a lengthy illness.
She was born July 25, 1971, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Carl and Jolene (Platt) Goettsche. She was raised and educated in Red Oak, Iowa, attending Red Oak Schools. Following her schooling, she maintained...
Robert E. Torgerson
Jul 16, 2023
Robert E. “Bob” Torgerson, 89, of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday afternoon, July 16, 2023, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
He was born September 28, 1933 in Rutland, Iowa, the son of Oscar T. and Ora G. (Lansing) Torgerson. He was raised and educated in the Rutland area and graduated from Bode High School. Bob was united in...
Monte K. Vitzthum
Jun 27, 2023
Monte K. Vitzthum, 69, of Dakota City, passed away on Tuesday morning, June 27, 2023, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice House in Fort Dodge.
A Celebration of Life is being planned for yet this summer. The Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service of Humboldt is in charge of the arrangements. A complete obituary will follow. www.masonlindhart.com
Karen Stockdale Colasinski
Jun 23, 2023
Karen Stockdale Colasinski, 66, of Oxnard, California, formerly of Humboldt, passed away on Friday evening, June 23, 2023 at the St. John’s Medical Center in Oxnard.
She was born November 14, 1956 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Marvin and Marlene (Pederson) Stockdale. She was raised in Humboldt, attended Rutland Grade School then Humboldt schools and high school. She...
Kelli L. Andersen
Jun 19, 2023
Kelli Lynne Andersen, 57, passed away in the early morning of Monday June 19, 2023, in Independence, Missouri.
Kelli was born in Des Moines, Iowa, July 25, 1965. She is survived by her father Joseph (Joe) of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, nephew Tyler [wife Megan and son Bennett] of Riverside, Missouri, nephew Nathaniel (Nate) of Kansas City, Missouri, and...
Elwin L. Hodges
Jun 19, 2023
Elwin L. Hodges, 95, of Humboldt, passed away on Monday evening, June 19, 2023, with his family by his side at the Kavanagh House in Des Moines.
Elwin, the son of Darrel and Gladys (Barnum) Hodges was born October 4, 1927, at Logan, Iowa. He was raised in Harrison County and graduated from Mondamin High School. He taught rural...
Daryl L. Long
Jun 18, 2023
Daryl L. Long, 87 of Humboldt, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, June 18, 2023 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge.
He was born August 12, 1935 in Ellsworth, Minnesota, the son of Claude A. and Charlotte (Beers) Long. He moved with his family at an early age where he was raised and educated, graduating from Humboldt High...
Ell Fredin
Jun 14, 2023
Ell C. Fredin, 93 of Gilmore City, passed away on Wednesday morning, June 14, 2023. His Funeral and Celebration of Life Service will be 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 20th at First Lutheran Church in Gilmore City. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 19th at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service in Humboldt. Burial...
Janice S. Hill
Jun 2, 2023
Janice S. Hill, 87, of rural Hardy, passed away on Friday morning, June 2, 2023 in the Long Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
She was born June 26, 1935 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Doris (Johnson) Westerbeck. She moved with her family at an early age to Humboldt where she was raised...
Norman Moklestad
May 27, 2023
Norman Moklestad died Saturday May 27, 2023 from heart failure after a courageous and uncomplaining battle. Norman was born February 17, 1926 in Forest City, Iowa to Peter and Ruth Moklestad.Norman graduated from Forest City High school in 1944, and after graduating he would continue on with one of his lifelong passions in farming for two years. In 1946, Norman...
Darold R. McKenna
May 22, 2023
Darold R. McKenna, 81, of rural Hardy, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 22, 2023, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
He was born March 5, 1942 in rural Renwick the son of Robert and Aurilla (Blesie) McKenna. He grew up in Hardy and graduated from Boone Valley High School in Renwick. Darold was united in marriage...
Steve M. Sandberg
May 21, 2023
Steve “Uncle Buck” Sandberg, 74, of Humboldt, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society in Algona.
He was born March 26, 1949 in Fort Dodge, the son of Okey and Irene (Smith) Sandberg. He grew up in Fonda then at a young age moved with his family to Humboldt where he was raised and educated, graduating from Humboldt High...
Marie Rundle
May 20, 2023
Marie Rundle the daughter of the late Andrew and Minnie Wallukait, was born October 31, 1924 in Des Moines. She passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa at the age of 98.
Marie was raised in Adel, Iowa and graduated from Adel High School. She attended American Institute of Business...
Thomas F. "Tom" Tierney
May 15, 2023
Thomas F. “Tom” Tierney, 71, of rural Rutland, passed away unexpectedly on Monday morning, May 15, 2023.
He was born January 18, 1952 in Fort Dodge, the son of Francis and Iva (Fisher) Tierney. Tom grew up in Fort Dodge and worked for the movie theatre there, later graduating from Fort Dodge Senior High School. He obtained his Bachelor’s...
Robert C. "Charlie" Brown
Apr 29, 2023
Robert C. “Charlie” Brown, 78, of Bradgate, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, April 29, 2023.
He was born August 26, 1944 in Fort Dodge, the son of Roy and Mildred (Gronbach) Brown. He grew up on a farm outside of Livermore and graduated from Bode-Twin Rivers High School in 1964. In July of 1984, Charlie was...
George R. Jensen
Apr 27, 2023
George R. Jensen, 88 of Humboldt, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday evening, April 27, 2023, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital in Humboldt.
He was born April 10, 1935 in Humboldt, the son of Arthur G. and Roberta M. (King) Jensen. He was raised on the family farm near Rutland and educated in...
DeLane Larsen
Apr 23, 2023
DeLane Larsen was born February, 11, 1945, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Elvira Hundertmark and Leroy Larsen. He was the youngest in a family of rambunctious boys. He died April 23, 2023, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26th at...
Lawrence E. "Larry" Scott
Apr 22, 2023
Lawrence E. “Larry” Scott, 73, formerly of Gilmore City, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from injuries received in a house fire at his daughter’s home in Nevada, Iowa.
He was born June 27, 1949, in Spencer, the son of Jeff and Marilyn (Potter) Scott. He grew up and received his education in Spencer. Following high school, he...
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