All Obituaries

Missy Lynn (Henderson) Mueller, 41, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home.  A celebration of life gathering will be held from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Light of the City Ministries, 2175 180th Street.  Memorials may be directed to the family.  Arrangements are with Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge.  Missy was born March 25, 1981, in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Larry Henderson and...

Selmer “Sam” E. Nelson Jr., 83, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Friday, November 25, 2022, at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center.  Private family services will be held at a later date.  Memorials may be directed to the family.  Arrangements are with Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge.  Selmer was born May 21, 1939, in Emmetsburg, IA, the son of Evelyn M. (Anderson) and Selmer B. Nelson Sr.  He graduated from Cylinder High School in 1958, and continued his...

Richard “Rich” Lee Patterson, 80, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Friday, November 25, 2022, at UnityPoint – Trinity Regional Medical Center.  Memorial services will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, December 2, 2022, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1436 21st Avenue North, with Pastor Nicholas Thackery officiating.   Memorials may be directed to the family.  Arrangements are with Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge.  Richard was born May 11, 1942, in...

David L. Lankford, 66, of Fort Dodge, IA, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at his home.  Cremation will take place and there will be no services at this time. There will be a memorial celebration at a later date.  Arrangements are with Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge.  David was born June 5, 1956 to Harry and Irene (Hanson) Lankford.  He was united in marriage to Elaine Ackerman, they were later divorced.  They had 2 sons Jon and...

Jack R. Hook Jr., 55, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home.  Private family services will be held at a later date.  Memorials may be directed to the family.  Arrangements are with Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge.   

Monica “Mony” Angeles, 49, of Fort Dodge, IA, passed away peacefully at 4:24 PM on Friday, November 18, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, IA with family by her side.  Her death was sudden and unexpected by her family creating a hole in our family that we will be unable to fill.  A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, November 28, 2022, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 2501 6th Avenue North, with Msgr. Kevin McCoy...

William “Bill” A. Wood, 80, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home.  Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, with Pastor David Barton of Rolling Hills Community Church officiating.  There will be a gathering of family and friends one hour prior to the service.  Inurnment will take place at North Lawn Cemetery.  Services...

Chad Layne Winters, 54, of Fort Dodge, IA, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2022, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home.  Per Chad’s request, there will be no services.  He also requested no cards or flowers.  He did request for anyone that knew him to raise a glass and toast him.  Chad is survived by his son:  Brandon Lloyd; his brother:  Robb, and many friends he considered family. He was preceded in death by his mother:  Andrea Schmeling;...

David Lee Toftee Sr., 69, of Webster City, IA, died Friday, November 11, 2022, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.  Private family services will be held at a later date with inurnment at Graceland Cemetery in Webster City.  Memorials may be directed to the family. David was born December 28, 1952, in Clarion, IA, the son of Wayne and Ruth (Schoenfisch) Toftee.  He attended school in Webster City.  In 1973, David was united in marriage and to the union, two...

Howard George Hartman of Fort Dodge, passed away Thursday, October 27, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge. Howard was born February 28, 1942 in Washington D.C. to George Ross and Elizabeth “Jane” (Clayton) Hartman.  Howard attended the University of Maryland.  Howard and Vera were wed on March 23, 1990 in Baltimore, Maryland. Howard was a real estate Broker on the east coast.  He was the Executive Director for Twin Rivers Habitat for Humanity for...

Marvin Davis, 78, of Fort Dodge, passed away October 11, 2022, at Fort Dodge Health and Rehab.  A memorial service will be held on Monday, October 24 at 11:00 AM at Historic Bruce Funeral Home.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Marvin “Marv” Davis was born April 8, 1944, in Fort Dodge to Marvin F. and Grace (Musselman) Davis.  He graduated from Cedar Valley High School in 1962.  Marv married Gail Martin on August 17, 1964.  For 26...

Peggy Wildt, 63, of Stanhope, passed away Thursday, October 13, at the Van Diest Medical Center.  Services are pending at this time. Memorials may be directed to the family. Peggy Wildt was born June 2, 1959 to Wallace and Donna (Fister) Wildt in Webster City. Peggy was a devout Christian.  She was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Stanhope where she taught Sunday School for many years.  When not teaching Sunday School Peggy would babysit for many families in...

Clarke Meeker, 89, of Fort Dodge, passed away October 10, 2022, at Fort Dodge Health and Rehab.  Services are pending at this time.

Bruce William Wafful, 70, of Clare, passed away Saturday, October 8th at the Paula J Baber Hospice Home.  Per Bruce’s wishes there will be no formal services.  Memorials may be directed to his family. Bruce was born November 26, 1951 to William and Jeanne (Sandeline) Wafful in Fort Dodge.  He attended Fort Dodge High School.  Bruce worked in construction, maintenance and managed a steak house in New Mexico.  While on vacation in Las Vegas he married Renee...

Jay Johnson, 54, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2022 at the Paula J Baber Hospice Home.  Memorial services will be held Saturday, October 1, at 10:30 AM at Historic Bruce Funeral Home.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Memorials may be directed to Life Works Community Services. Jay Lee Johnson was born October 9, 1967 to Kenneth and Roberta Johnson in Fort Dodge, Iowa.  In 1987 Jay graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High...

Eddie Ray Brookshire, 67, of Fort Dodge, passed away Friday, September 30, at Trinity Regional Medical Center surrounded by the people he loved the most.   There are no services planned and memorials may be directed to the family.  Eddie Ray was born September 10, 1955 to Roy and Johnnie Mae (Seals) Brookshire in Meridian, Mississippi.  He graduated Fort Dodge Senior High in 1974.  After high school Eddie Ray worked at Hormel.  He then moved to California and...

James Taylor Love earned his angel wings and was welcomed home by our Lord on September 6, 2022.  He was born on May 2, 2022 to Jeremey and Kimberly Love and welcomed home by big sister Hailiee and twin brother Jordan.  Although his life was short James brought great joy and happiness to all those around him.  Garfield was his favorite cartoon character. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 14 at 1:00 at Historic Bruce Funeral Home.  Visitation will be held...

Hermie Nelson, 89, of Augusta Kansas and formerly of Clarion, Iowa, passed away with family by his side on Monday, August 5, 2022.  Private graveside services will be held at a later date. Hermie Gitle Nelson was born October 24, 1932 in Harris, Iowa to Hermie and Leona (Winter) Nelson.  He graduated from Harris High School in 1954.  After high school Hermie married Wilma Parks in 1954.  For many years Hermie and Wilma made their home in Clarion, Iowa where he...

Jack Gene Ziegler, 69, of Fort Dodge passed away on August 16, 2022 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home surrounded by family. Jack was born September 14, 1952 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Richard and Beverly (Stafford) Ziegler.  He attended Fort Dodge High School. On August 24, 2013 he married Cheryl.  Jack worked for years in autobody shops in Fort Dodge.  In his free time Jack enjoyed spending time in his man cave/garage and keeping a well-maintained yard.  Jack would tell...

Wayne D. (Jack) Wieser, 93, son of Joseph and Estella, was born at home in Wray, CO. on Dec. 14, 1928 and passed away on August 14, 2022 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice House.  No services are planned.  A private family gathering will be held at a later date.  Historic Bruce Funeral Home is serving the family. Jack is survived by his daughters; Norma (Bill) Adson, Nancy (Tom) Ruge, and Christine Perry (with Barbara); step-daughters Christie (Bruce) Murray, and Carla TerHark...