All Obituaries

H. Robert “Bob” Hager, 96, of Cedar Falls, IA, and formerly a long time resident of Fort Dodge, IA, embarked on his journey to the Lord Monday, January 14, 2019, after a long and fruitful life. Bob was most recently a resident at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls, IA. Services to celebrate his life will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, with Rev. John Elkin officiating. Military Honors will be conducted by the...

MOORLAND: Elsa Kaplan-Vass, 81, of Moorland, IA, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 13, 2019, at The Villa at St. Louis Park Nursing Home in Minnesota. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM on Monday, January 21, 2019, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, with Rev. Jim Davis of Gowrie, IA officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM on Sunday, January 20, 2019, at the funeral home. Interment will take place in the Elkhorn Township Cemetery. Memorials may be...

William E. Thorne, 60, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at Unity Point Health – Finley Hospital in Dubuque, IA. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. William was born July 28, 1958, in Oregon, the son of Doyle and Ida Thorne. He lived in Rock Valley, IA before moving to Fort Dodge in the 90's. Bill enjoyed listening to his large collection of CD's, visiting with friends, watching Star Trek, walking,...

Funeral Services for Lloyd R. Reed 55 of Fort Dodge will be Friday, November 30, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at the Otho Kalo Community Church in rural Otho.  Visitation will be from 2pm until time of services also at the Otho Kalo Community Church.  Interment will be at a later date. Lloyd Robert Reed was born January 15, 1963 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Robert and LaVonne (Gabrielson) Reed. He grew up in Fort Dodge area and graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High. Lloyd served in the United...

Gary Marvin Sires passed away at 10:45 p.m. on November 30, 2018, previously residing at Wahkonsa Manor, 927 Central, Fort Dodge, Born in Waukon, Iowa May 10, 1945, he is survived by his sister Linda Smith (Houston,TX), brother Dean Sires, (Ringgold, GA) sister Nicole Lawson (Waukon,IA) and numerous nieces and nephews. Gary's life was an incredible testimony to the power & love of the God he served. Despite his sufferings of this world, his faith & love for his creator was...

Memorial services for Richard A. Bloom will be Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge with Rev. John Elkin Sr. officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Military Honors will be provided by the United States Marine Corps and the Fort Dodge V.F.W. Post 1856   Richard Allan Bloom was born August 18, 1933 in Estherville, Iowa to Merle and Mildred (Krahmer) Bloom. He graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High and then served 21...

Funeral services for Ann Marie Baker 84 of Fort Dodge will be Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge. Visitation will be Saturday, one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the West Lawn Cemetery in Lehigh, Iowa. She passed away at her home on Monday.   Ann Marie (Kern) Baker was born February 11, 1934 in Austin, Minnesota to Adam and Kate (Winters) Kern. The family moved to Fort Dodge and she graduated from Corpus Christi...

Funeral services for Dennis K. Chase 75 of Otho will be Monday, November 5, 2018 at 10:30 at First Covenant Church in Fort Dodge with Rev Allan Redenius officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, November 4, 2018 from 4pm to 7pm at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge. Visitation will continue at the church on Monday one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Otho Cemetery.   Dennis Keith Chase was born January 5, 1943 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Norland and Ruby (Olson)...

Alfred Dille 74 of Fort Dodge, died at his home on October 13, 2018.  No services are planned. Alfred Ernest Dille was born March 22, 1944 in Albia, Iowa.  He served in the United States Air Force.  He has lived in Fort Dodge for several years where he cooked at various restaurants in the area.  He was married to Melissa Martin.  He is survived by Melissa of Cedar Rapids and their children Kyle Martin, Alex Dille and Tiyler Dille, and his children from previous...

Charles Robert “Bob” Ball, 83, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018, after a brief battle with cancer. Per Bob’s wishes a celebration of life service will be held on October 12, 2018 from 1pm – 3pm at Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge, IA. Bob was born February 14, 1935, in Fort Dodge, IA. to Charles “Leonard” and Ruth (Royster) Ball of Duncombe, IA. He graduated from Duncombe High School in 1953 and served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. On...