Jade Dee Kepler-Gorman

Jade Dee Kepler-Gorman, 26, of Dayton, IA, died Saturday, July 18, 2026, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South – Fort Dodge, with Pastor Dani Rogers officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM on Friday, July 24, 2026, at Historic Bruce Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the family. Arrangements are with Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge. 

Jade was born March 23, 2000, in Webster City, IA, the daughter of Kenneth and Sonia Kepler. She graduated from Southeast Valley High School in 2018. At the age of 14, she started working at Chesterfield Lounge in the kitchen. She loved to socialize with people and later became the sassy “managing” bartender/waitress that everyone loved. On June 5, 2021, she was united in marriage to Drayke Gorman at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. Jade enjoyed the outdoors, going to the beach at Brushy and spending time with her family. Above all, she loved her children.

Jade is survived by her husband of 5 years: Drayke Gorman of Lehigh; 3 children: Mia Gorman, Kenni Gorman and Lilly Gorman; her mother: Sonia Kepler of Lehigh; 2 siblings: Allison Cervetti and wife Bobi of Fort Dodge and Katelyn Graham and husband Logan of Dayton; grandmother: Janet Hawbaker of Dalles Center, IA; and father and mother-in-law: Scott and Heidi Gorman of Fort Dodge. She is also survived by her nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father: Kenneth Kepler; and grandparents: Alan Hawbaker, Kenneth Kepler and Marilyn Kepler.