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Maurice W. Field
Jun 8, 2019
Maurice William Field, 99, of Moorland, IA, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019, at the Marian Home in Fort Dodge. Iowa. Maurice, the son of Ethel (Loehr) and Floyd Field, was born March 25, 1920, at Moorland. He graduated from Moorland High School in 1937.
He was united in marriage to Norma June Wesley on August 23, 1942, in Blackstone,...
Cynthia A. Handy
Jun 1, 2019
Cynthia “Cindy” A. Handy, 61, of Fort Dodge, IA, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 1, 2019, at her home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Cynthia was born October 26, 1957, in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Bud and Nellie (Dunning) Henry. In 1978, she graduated from Prairie Valley...

Gwendolyn Y. Jackson
May 23, 2019
Gwendolyn Y. Jackson, 68, of Fort Dodge, IA, and formerly of Kansas, died Thursday, May 23, 2019, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Kansas.
Michael Ray Parrish
May 22, 2019
Michael Ray Parrish, 80, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at the Marian Home. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Inurnment will take place in North Lawn Cemetery. Memorial cards may be directed to the family at 1508 8th Avenue South – Fort Dodge, IA 50501.
Michael was born March 20,...
Randy R. Krug
May 11, 2019
Randy Krug, age 62, of Rockwell City, passed away on May 11, 2019 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. A Memorial Visitation will be held at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge on Wednesday May 15th from 4 – 7 pm with a time of sharing at 6:30 pm.
Randy Ray Krug, the son of Harold...
Marietta Jane Petty
Apr 30, 2019
Marietta Jane Petty, 77, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at the Marian Home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Marietta was born March 16, 1942, in Unionville, MO, the daughter of John Ober and Pansy (Womack) Bruce. She attended country school. On June 7th she...
Delores F. Hass
Apr 19, 2019
Delores F. Hass, 84, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Friday, April 19, 2019, at Select Specialty Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 26, 2019, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 400 South 13th Street – Fort Dodge, with Pastor Al Henderson officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be held...
Judith A. LaBaume
Apr 19, 2019
Judith A. LaBaume, 76, of Fort Dodge, IA, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019, at Mercy One Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, with Pastor Alaire Willits of Epworth United Methodist Church officiating. Visitation will be from...
Jerome T. Voss
Apr 14, 2019
Jerome T. Voss, 57, of Fort Dodge, IA, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at his apartment. Family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Jerome Timothy Voss was born June 11, 1961, in Hannibal, MO, the son of Thomas and Geisela (Wegner) Voss. He attended school at Mark Twain Senior...
Mary K. Drown
Apr 8, 2019
Mary K. Drown, 91, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Monday, April 8, 2019, at Friendship Haven. A private family graveside service will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Mary Kathryn was born July 1, 1927, in Fort Dodge, the daughter of David Martin and Mary Agnes (Vit) Ertl. She graduated from Corpus Christi...
John B. Grummon
Mar 21, 2019
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...
Vickie (Vic) L. DeFoe
Mar 8, 2019
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...
Betty R. Ulstad
Feb 13, 2019
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...
Edna Mae Quillen
Feb 11, 2019
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...
Jack D. Blunt
Feb 2, 2019
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...
H. Robert Bob Hager
Jan 14, 2019
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...
Elsa Kaplan-Vass
Jan 13, 2019
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...
William Bill E. Thorne
Jan 8, 2019
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,...
Gary M Sires
Nov 30, 2018
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...
Lloyd R Reed
Nov 22, 2018
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...
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