Obituaries
John C. Wickett
Jan 27, 2023
John Wickett,75 of Humboldt, passed away with his family by his side on Friday morning, January 27, 2023, at Rotary Senior Living in Eagle Grove. He was born August 4, 1947, in Fort Dodge, the son of Bryce and Virginia (Kimzey) Wickett. He was raised in Lu Verne and graduated from LuVerne High School in 1965. He went on to...
Ellie E. Mcilquham
Jan 23, 2023
Eleanor E. Krueger-McIlquham, 95 of Humboldt, passed away with her family by her side on Monday morning, January 23, 2023 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. She was born March 6, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of John and Florence (Olson) Carlson. She grew up on the Southside of Chicago and was part of a large extended family that...
Dale W. Claude
Jan 20, 2023
Dale W. Claude, 58, of Sartell, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023 at the Quiet Oaks Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer.
Dale was born in Algona, Iowa, on February 8, 1964, the son of Karen (Benjamin) and Donald Claude. He grew up in West Bend, Whittemore and Dakota City. He graduated from Gilmore City-Bradgate...
Denise M. Koob
Jan 14, 2023
Denise M. Koob, 49, of Humboldt, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Humboldt on Saturday morning, January 14, 2023. She was born August 21, 1973 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter Larry E. and Karen (Kloberdanz) Orr. She attended school in Webster City and later Windom, Minnesota. She received her diploma from Iowa Central Community College in Health & Human...
Millicent M. "Milly" Chapman
Jan 12, 2023
Millicent M. “Milly” Chapman, 80, of Humboldt, passed away at her home in Humboldt on Thursday, January 12, 2023, following a lengthy illness. She was born June 29, 1942 in Iowa City, the daughter of Donald W. and Juanita L. (Crump) Boswell. She was raised and educated in Humboldt. She studied photography in Ames and made that her life passion....
"Snappy" Hamilton
Jan 6, 2023
Leland “Snappy” Earl Hamilton, the son of Larry and Eileen (Bissey) Hamilton, was born October 15, 1950, in Hampton, Iowa. In 1958, his family moved to the family farm near Humboldt, where he and his siblings helped work the farm. Lee graduated from Humboldt High School in 1970; during high school and until he started college, he worked part time...
Margaret "Peggy" (Quealy) Ball
Dec 31, 2022
Margaret “Peggy” Ball, 80, passed away in her home in Vista, California, with her family by her side on December 31, 2022. Margaret was born in Fort Dodge on April 9, 1942, the daughter of Mary Eugenia and William “Bill” Quealy. She attended school in Humboldt until her junior year in high school when her family moved to Fort Dodge...
Charles D. "Chuck" Sexe
Dec 29, 2022
Charles D. “Chuck” Sexe, 89, of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday evening, December 29, 2022, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. He was born November 9, 1933 in Mankato, Minnesota, the son of Marshall R. and Violet V. (Swanson) Sexe. He grew up and attended school in Mankato and when he was a junior in high school the family moved...
Melba M. Fuoss
Dec 27, 2022
Melba M. Fuoss, 85, of Humboldt, passed away at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital on Tuesday evening, December 27, 2022. She was born September 5, 1937, in Fontanelle, Iowa, the daughter of Ivyl and Esther (Simons) DeCamp. She was raised and educated in Algona and following her schooling she worked as a waitress for the Algona Hotel. She was united...
Margaret L. Eggerich
Dec 26, 2022
Margaret L. Eggerich, 92, of Humboldt, passed away, Monday evening, December 26, 2022 at the Humboldt Care Center North.
She was born October 6, 1930 in Willoughby, Ohio the daughter of Hugo and Gertrude (Braun) Klug. Marge was united in marriage to Fritz B. Eggerich on December 19, 1950. The couple made their home in Ohio and in 1970...
Randall J. Fuhrmann
Dec 24, 2022
Randall J. “Rand” Fuhrmann, 70, of rural Livermore, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, December 24, 2022. Randall Jerard Fuhrmann was born May 10, 1952 in Algona. He grew up on the family farm near Livermore. Besides helping on the farm, Rand worked as a CMC operator in Humboldt and Des Moines for many years. He later was...
Neva C. Helvick
Dec 23, 2022
Neva C. Helvick, 88, of Humboldt, passed away Friday morning, December 23, 2022, at Rotary Senior Living in Eagle Grove. She was born November 4,1934 in Ringsted, Iowa, the daughter of George and Karen (Flint) Meyer. She was raised in Ringsted at an early age and then moved with her family to the Humboldt area, graduating from Humboldt High School...
Thomas K. Ropte
Dec 22, 2022
Thomas K. Ropte, 70, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, formerly of Thor, passed away on December 22, 2022 at the Gainesville Nursing Center in Gainesville, Missouri.
He was born October 18, 1952, in Fort Dodge, the son of Arthur and Helen (Brattmiller) Ropte. Thomas was baptized in 1952 by Reverend Elmer Strelow and confirmed in 1967 by Reverend Larry Kudart...
Meraim B. "Mim" Zeman
Dec 19, 2022
Meraim “Mim” B. Zeman, 98 of Humboldt, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit. Meraim was the daughter of Leonard and Minnie (Hagedorn) Ripperger and was born August 10, 1924 on a farm near Rolfe. She was raised and confirmed in the Bradgate Methodist Church and graduated from Des Moines...
Rich M. Moench
Dec 18, 2022
Rich M. Moench, 84, of Humboldt, passed away at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital on Sunday evening, December 18, 2022. If you know Rich Moench, you know how much he loved an opportunity. God tapped Rich on Sunday, December 18th and offered him 160 acres of prime farmland a mile west of the golden gates. While Rich loves his family,...
Donna Pearl (Phillips) Cooper
Dec 17, 2022
Donna Pearl Cooper, the daughter of Lloyd and Marie (Hawkins) Phillips, was born January 26, 1935, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was raised and educated in Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School in 1954. She then attended AIB in Des Moines. In 1950, Donna married Carlton Dean Belt. She then married William Miner. On November 17, 1968, Donna married Hollis...
Kevin H. Tellier
Dec 8, 2022
Kevin H. Tellier, 68 of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday evening, December 8, 2022 at the Paula Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge. He was born April 29, 1954, in Fort Dodge, the son of Howard and Doris (Andersen) Tellier. He was raised on a farm north of Humboldt and in 1972 graduated from Humboldt High School. Kevin was active...
Norma D. Olson
Nov 27, 2022
Norma D. Olson, 93, of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday morning, November 27, 2022, at Bickford Cottage in Fort Dodge. She was born November 23, 1929, in Humboldt, the daughter of Holly B. and Merle D. (Smith) Sanford. She was raised and educated in the Humboldt area and on April 8, 1950, was united in marriage to Howard D. Olson....
Frank J. Marchant
Nov 12, 2022
Frank J. Marchant, 44, of Humboldt, passed away on Saturday morning, November 12, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. He was born September 15, 1978, in Humboldt, the son of Frank and Darla (Long) Marchant. He was raised and educated in Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School in 1997. He was active in baseball, cross country and wrestling, was...
Blanche E. Wilson
Nov 9, 2022
Blanche E. Wilson, 103, of Humboldt, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2022, in Humboldt. She was born July 20, 1919 in New England, North Dakota, the daughter of Martin and Anna (Jacobson) Kleve. In 1920 her family moved to the Renwick area. She graduated from Vernon School in 1936. She was united in marriage to Melville Wilson on October 15,...
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