All Obituaries

Pauline R. Fulton, 60, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Friday, January 14, 2022, at the Deercreek Apartments. Private services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. Pauline was born September 21, 1961, in Placerville, CA, the daughter of Richmond and Lyla (Kline) Havniear. She attended Ione High School in Ione, CA. Pauline was a homemaker who enjoyed visiting with her daughter and son-in-law, pour painting, spending time with her friends, a nice cup of coffee, and...

Sharon Kay (Von Hagen) Clark, 78, of Graettinger, IA, went to Heaven Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Unity Point – Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge, IA. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Harvest Baptist Church, 614 2nd Avenue South – Fort Dodge, with Pastor Marvin Smith III officiating. Services will be live streamed via the Historic Bruce Funeral Home Facebook page. Memorials may be directed to the family in C/O Dan Friesner,...

Joyce E. Dial, 64, of Fort Dodge, died Friday, January 7, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. Services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. Joyce was born July 1, 1957, in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Georgia (Cook) and Fred Jones Sr. She attended West Port High in Kansas City, MO. In August of 2012, she was united in marriage to Everett Dial in Fort Dodge. Joyce was a homemaker who loved spending time with her family –...

Pattee Jewel Josephson, 71, of Webster City, IA died Thursday, January 6, 2022, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1stAvenue South – Fort Dodge, with Pastor Allan Redenius of First Covenant Church officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Tuesday,...

Wayne Leon Allbee Sr., 61, of Lehigh, IA, died Monday, December 27, 2021, at his home. Services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. Wayne was born March 11, 1960, in Fort Dodge, the son of Robert and Helen (Cruzan) Allbee. He graduated from Fort Dodge Senior in 1978. Wayne was a certified welder and mechanic. Over the years, he worked for Marshall Town Motor Coach, Dick's Tire Service, Umthun Trucking, Decker Truck Line, and Rasch Construction until...

Michael “Mike” John Larsen, 49, of Fort Dodge, died Sunday, December 26, 2021, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A private family graveside service will be held at Union Cemetery in Humboldt, IA. Memorials may be directed to the family. Michael was born March 27, 1972, in Fort Dodge, the son of Rolland and Sheryl (Rusher) Larsen. He graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High in 1990. Mike enjoyed working on small engines and motorcycles. He could make anything run. He also enjoyed...

Richard “Rich” Anthony Doolittle, 41, of Fort Dodge, died Saturday, December 25, 2021, at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge. Memorials may be directed to the family. Richard was born October 12, 1980, in San Jose, CA, the son of Clay and Diana (Peters) Doolittle. He graduated from Rogers High School in Puyallup, WA in 1999. Richard enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard and was...

Naomi Jean Soetebeer, 95, of Decorah, IA and formerly of Fort Dodge, IA, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Epworth United Methodist Church, 2025 11th Avenue South – Fort Dodge, with Pastor Jena Finch-Manchester officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will take place in North Lawn Cemetery. Per the request of the family,...

Patty Ann Fors, 90, of Fort Dodge passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. A celebration of life gathering will be held from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Monday, January 3, 2022, at the Moose Lodge, 424 1st Avenue South. A private family graveside service will be held at North Lawn Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family. Patty was born on October 21, 1931, to Lloyd and Nina (Weyen) Johnson in Fort Dodge, Iowa. ...

Douglas Keith James, 66, of Otho, IA, died Sunday, December 12, 2021, at his home of natural causes. Private family services will be held on a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. Douglas was born June 6, 1955, in Iowa City, IA, the son of Dean Avery and Charlene Lydia (Baessler) James. In his younger years, he was involved in Boy Scouts, football, and the Izaak Walton League (trapshooting setter). For many years, along with other family members, he participated in a...

Gregory Dean Ambrose, 71, of Lehigh, IA, died Monday, December 6, 2021, at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. Greg was born September 13, 1950, in Clear Lake, IA, the son of Russell and Mary Ambrose. He graduated from Clear Lake High School. Greg enlisted in the U.S. Army and proudly served his country during the Vietnam War. Greg was an antiques dealer who enjoyed auto body shop work and working on classic cars. He was a...

Linda Lou Johnson, 57, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Unity Point – Trinity Regional Medical Center. A celebration of life service will be held at Noon on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at The Salvation Army, 126 N. 7th Street. Linda was born November 30, 1964, in Salina, KS, the daughter of Otis F. and Josephine (McBride) Johnson. She graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High in 1983. Linda worked at McDonald’s for a short time before becoming a nanny to her...

Helen Grace Cookman, 75, of Clear Lake, IA, and formerly of Fort Dodge, IA, died Saturday, November 27, 2021, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City, IA. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, December 10, 2021, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, with Rev. Jennifer Osheim-Owen of Friendship Haven officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be held 2 hours prior to the service. Inurnment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery....

Brett Harlan Harris, 62, of Fort Dodge passed away Friday November 26, 2021 at the Paula J Baber Hospice House in Fort Dodge.  Services will be held Monday November 29th at 3:00 pm at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Bode.  Visitation will be held 2 hours prior to the service. Brett Harris son of Harlan “Cap” and Audrey (Pederson) Harris was born February 1, 1959 in Fort Dodge, Iowa.  He grew up in Bode, graduated from Florida Culinary Institute, and served in the...

Krystal Anderson, 62, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at Unity Point – Trinity Regional Medical Center. Private services will be held at a later date. Krystal was born September 29, 1959, in Iowa. She attended school in Cedar Rapids, IA. Krystal was united in marriage to Thor Anderson. She enjoyed driving, playing games on the internet, and talking with her friends. Krystal is survived by her special friends: Jack Bailey and wife Donna of Fort Dodge. She was...

Vickie J. (Severson) Mumper, 77, of Webster City, IA, died Monday, November 22, 2021, at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion, IA. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 29, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1229 Kathy Lane – Webster City, with Pastor Craig Miller officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will take place at Washington Lutheran Cemetery in Duncombe, IA. Vicki was born June 10, 1944, in...

Jeffrey J. Tomlinson, 67, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Thursday, November 18, 2021, at his home. Memorial services and inurnment at Memorial Park Cemetery will be held at a later date. Jeffrey was born August 26, 1954, in Fort Dodge, the son of Roger and Barbara (Trost) Tomlinson. He graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High in 1973. In 1985, Jeff enlisted in the U.S. Army and proudly served his country until his honorable discharge in 1992. From 2001 – 2015, he worked at Mikos & Matt...

Larry A. Bockoven, 74, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at Fort Dodge Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, November 19, 2021, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, with Pastor Dale Harlow of Northfield Church of Christ officiating. Military Honors will be conducted by VFW Post 1856 and the U.S. Army Honor Guard. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. A private family inurnment will take place at West Lawn...

Marian Carroll Beisser, 99, of Fort Dodge, Iowa passed away peacefully on October 31, 2021. She was born on a farm east of Fort Dodge, Iowa on September 12, 1922 and graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School (FDSH) in 1940. She and her husband, J. Fred, known as “Fritz” opened Beisser Lumber in Fort Dodge in 1953 where she worked for over 65 years. Beisser Lumber has since expanded to the metro area, establishing in Grimes in 1999, and then Eastern Iowa in Coralville in 2001....

Crystal Lee Parish, 60, of Fort Dodge, passed away Wednesday October 27,2021, at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge surrounded by loved ones.  A memorial service will be held at a later date. Crystal was born August 4 th , 1961, to David and Jacquelene (Redman) Peterson in Rockwell City, Iowa.  She graduated from Rockwell City High School and went on earn her Associate of Arts degree from Iowa Central Community College in Art.  In her free time Crystal enjoyed arts...