All Obituaries

John B. Grummon, 78, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Unity Point Health in Fort Dodge. A celebration of life gathering will be held at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM with Military Honors conducted by the Fort Dodge VFW Post 1856 and the Air Force Honor Guard at 6:00 PM followed by a time of sharing. Memorials may be directed to the family. John was born August 8, 1940, in Ida Grove, IA,...

Vickie (Vic) DeFoe, 77, passed March 8, 2019, at the Fonda Specialty Care Center. Born April 11, 1941, he attended Ft. Dodge schools before joining the Air Force in 1959, serving 6 years. He is preceded in death by: his parents, Alpha (Al) and Twila DeFoe, his former wife, Mary (Esther), daughter, Daniella, brother, Mike. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Cheryl, sister, Annie (Howard) Freeman, children: Pricilla (Kenny) Thompson, Jennifer Reyna (Troy Dick), Victor DeFoe, Dorothy...

Betty R. Ulstad, 86, of Marshalltown, IA, and formerly of Fort Dodge, IA, died Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 402 N. 8th Street, with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to services. Interment will take place in North Lawn Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family. Betty was born...

Edna Mae Quillen, 89, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Monday, February11, 2019, at Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM on Friday, February 15, 2019, at the Epworth United Methodist Church, 2025 11th Avenue South, with Pastor Alaire Willits officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the church service. Interment will take place at the North Lawn Cemetery Mausoleum. Memorials may be directed to the family. Edna Mae was born May 13, 1929, in Fort...

Jack Duane Blunt, 83, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, with Rev. John Elkin officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at the funeral home. Interment will take place at North Lawn Cemetery – Fort Dodge. Memorials may be directed to the family. Jack was born September 4,...

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...