All Obituaries

Edward F. Derrig Sr., 64, of Fort Dodge, died Monday, January 18, 2021, at Unity Point – Trinity Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 24, 2021, at First Church of the Nazarene, 1250 N. 24th Street, with Pastor Gary Snook officiating. Memorials may be directed to the family. Edward was born June 11, 1956, in Fort Dodge, the son of Wilbur F. and Vivian (Mosher) Derrig. He graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High in 1974. Edward was a...

Verona Kay (Jaeschke) Fuller, 89, of Fort Dodge, died Friday, January 15, 2021, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. According to Verona's wishes, private family services will be held at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home with interment at the Otho Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family. Verona, the youngest daughter of Herman and Alice (Clutter) Jaeschke, was born October 23, 1931, at the home of her grandparents, Archie and Kathryn Fluke Clutter, located west of...

Dorothy T. Blaha, 91, of Havelock, IA, died Monday, January 11, 2021, at the Laurens Care Center in Laurens, IA. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church, 202 W. Elm Avenue – Pocahontas, IA. Honorary pallbearers will be her Godchildren: Duane Christensen, Gary Milefchik, Chris Dale, Chuck Blaha, Jim Hubbell, Wally Blaha, Jan Blaha Mlynarik and Donna Havlik. Memorials may be directed to the family. Dorothy...

Georgiana Brayton, 94, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Monday, January 11, 2021, at Friendship Haven (Journeys). Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, January 18, 2021, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, with Rev. Jennifer Osheim-Owen of Friendship Haven officiating. Interment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at the funeral home. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, social distancing...

James “Jim” E. Brundage, 87, of Lehigh, IA, died Sunday, January 10, 2021, at Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 16, 2021, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, with Chaplain Gary Snook officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Friday, January 15, 2021, at the funeral home. Interment will take place at West Lawn Cemetery in Lehigh with Military Honors conducted by the VFW...

Robert (Buddy) Lee Silliman, 76, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at Taylor Home Hospice in Des Moines, IA. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, with Bishop LeRoy Johnson of Calvary Memorial Church of God In Christ officiating. Interment will take place at North Lawn Cemetery. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, social distancing must be followed and masks are required. Memorials may be...

Theodore “Ted” A. Shelton, 84, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, January 8, 2021, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, with Pastor Howard of the First Baptist Church officiating. Inurnment will take place at North Lawn Cemetery with Military Honors conducted by the VFW Post 1856 and the U.S. Army Funeral Honor Guard. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, social...

James “Jim” F. Jorgensen, 81, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Sunday, January 3, 2021, at his daughter’s home in Badger, IA. A private family service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. James was born on December 9, 1939, in Iowa, the son of Henry and Charlotte (McDermott) Jorgensen. He graduated from St. Edmund Catholic School. On May 13, 1961, he was united in marriage to Kamma N. Reeck at Corpus Christi Church in Fort Dodge. Jim owned and...

Jean Marie Brandt, 87, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Monday, December 28, 2020, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. Jean was born June 30, 1933, in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Ollie M. and Fatimia Habhab. She graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High and continued her education at Jr. College in Fort Dodge. Jean was united in marriage to John James Brandt. For many years, Jean worked as a property manager...

Fred William Still Jr., 51, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Monday, December 28, 2020, at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. Historic Bruce Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.brucesfuneralhome.com Fred was born April 3, 1969, in Iowa City, IA, the son of Linda Irene (Coghlan) and Fred William Still Sr. He graduated from Creston High School in Creston, IA in 1987. Fred...

Margaret Jean Reedy, 93, of Farnhamville, IA, died Monday, December 28, 2020, at Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center. A private family graveside service will be held at North Lawn Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family. Margaret was born March 27, 1927, in Fort Dodge, the daughter of John and Tillie (Hlas) Vogel. She graduated from Fort Dodge High School in 1945. She was united in marriage to Paul Ronald Reedy on August 18, 1945, in Fort Dodge. Over the years, she worked...

Ronald “Ronnie” A. DuBois, 58, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Thursday, December 24, 2020, at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family.  Ronald was born February 26, 1962, in Des Moines, IA, the son of Carolyn Lee DuBois and Harry Andrew Walker. He attended Harding High School in Des Moines. He liked having company and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He also enjoyed...

Edwin “Dean” Baedke, 73, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center. There will be no services. Edwin was born March 5, 1947, in Fort Dodge, the son of Edwin Henry and Juanita (Gibson) Baedke. He grew up in the Fonda area. Following High School graduation he continued his education at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. He lived in New York for the majority of his life. Dean was good with numbers and worked as an...

Danny “Dan” D. Richardson, 74, of Lehigh, IA, died Friday, November 27, 2020, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, with Pastor Richard Laird officiating. A private family visitation will be held. Interment will take place at West Lawn Cemetery in Lehigh with Military Honors conducted by the VFW Post 1856 and the U.S. Navy Funeral Honor Guard. Due to...

Michael (Mike) F. Lawson,  69, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Saturday, November 21, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. A memorial service will be held at a later date due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Memorials may be directed to the family. Mike was born June 4, 1951, in Lake City, IA, the son of Earl and Julia Lawson. Following high school he continued his education at Technical school until he joined the Army. Mike had a passion for fixing and restoring old cars,...

Tobie Lee Garrett, 58, of Badger, IA, and formerly of Fort Dodge, IA, died Saturday, November 21, 2020, at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. Tobie was born July 21, 1962, in Fort Dodge, the son of Bill Sr. and Edna (Smith) Garrett. He attended Fort Dodge Public Schools. Tobie was a go-getter who enjoyed working and made carpentry his lifelong career. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, mushroom hunting, nature and...

Gloria Jean (Augustine) Baedke, 69, of Fort Dodge, IA, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 at Fort Dodge Health and Rehab. A private inurnment will take place at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Gloria was born May 21, 1951 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of J. John Sr and Josephine L (Nocita) Augustine. She graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School. Early in her life, Gloria had worked as a switchboard operator at Friendship Haven until her health would no longer allow it. She was diagnosed at a...

Ruby Marie Hurley, 97, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Monday, November 2, 2020, at Fort Dodge Health and Rehab. A memorial service will be held at a later date (due to the COVID-19 Pandemic). In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family. Ruby was born July 7, 1923, in Pomeroy, IA, the daughter of Grover and Mary Nadine (Green) Briggs. She graduated from Pomeroy High School in 1941, and continued her education at North Junior High Community College. Over the years, Ruby worked at...

James “Spudsy” George Waters Jr., 62, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Friday, October 16, 2020, at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family. James was born May 19, 1958, in Lake City, IA, the son of James George Sr. and Mary Myrtle (Millis) Waters. He attended school at West View High in Lake City. Over the years he ran machinery for dredging and tiling. He also worked at Frank's Auto and Truck...

Gary D. Prange, 83, of Fort Dodge, IA, and formerly of Pomeroy, IA, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Unity Point – Trinity Regional Medical Center.  Due to concerns for everyone's health and safety, services will be held at a later date. Gary was born December 29, 1936, in Pomeroy, the son of Russell and Irma (Dahlke) Prange. He graduated from Pomeroy Community High School in 1955. In 1956 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and proudly served his country until his honorable...