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Joyce B Taylor
Jun 26, 2018
Graveside Services for Joyce B. Taylor 91 of Fort Dodge, formerly of Otho will be Monday, July 2, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at the Otho Cemetery with Pastor Alaire Willits officiating.
Joyce B. Taylor was born July 2, 1926 in Nebo, Missouri to Elmer and Gladys (Kuhn) Fisher. As a child she moved with her family to the Otho...

Donna Gabrielson
Jun 22, 2018
Donna Bette Gabrielson was born May 18, 1925 in Badger, Iowa to Oral and Nadine (Cowan) Thompson. She graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High. She furthered her education pursuing a nursing degree. She retired from nursing and has spent the past 25 years in Tucson, Arizona.
Donna B. Gabrielson died in Tucson, AZ on June 22, 2018. She is...
Sid Karels
Jun 15, 2018
Sidney John Karels
Sidney John Karels, son of William and Rose (Cordes) Karels was born in Buffalo Center Iowa on March 22, 1956. Sidney began elementary school at Bancroft Public Schools and later completed his education at Burt Community School where he graduated with the class of 1974. Sid went on to study auto body at Iowa Lakes Community College...

Steven E Carlson
Jun 8, 2018
Steven E. Carlson was born October 13, 1940 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He graduated from St. Edmond's Catholic School in Fort Dodge. Steven served in the United States Navy for twenty years. After his retirement he settled in Arkansas where her raised his family. In 1988 He returned to Iowa and has lived in various communities since.
On June...
Jerry Struchen
Jun 6, 2018
Jerry Struchen - 1935-2018
Jerry Franklin Struchen, 82, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, June 6th, 2018, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice House, after a short battle with very aggressive Cancer.
Born on September, 10th, 1935, in Alburnett, Iowa, to Carl and Harriet (Johnson) Struchen, Jerry grew up on a farm, with his 6 siblings. He...
Maxine Thomas
Jun 4, 2018
Maxine Thomas, 101 of Fort Dodge died June 4, 2018. Graveside services will be held August 8, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Sixteen Cemetery, What Cheer, Iowa with her grandson Jack Thomas officiating. No other services will be held.
Maxine Thomas was born December 4. 1916 in Dedham, Iowa to Cecil and Margaret (Shaw) Bowie. She grew up...
Mary Margaret Dornath
May 30, 2018
Mary Margaret Dornath was born December 26, 1941 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Clifford and Margaret (Peed) Woodman. She grew up in the Fort Dodge area and attended Fort Dodge Senior High. She was united in marriage to Donald Dornath on January 24, 1959. They settled in the Fort Dodge area. Mary worked for Globe Industries until they closed and...

Ava Rose Elkin
May 24, 2018
Ava Rose Elkin premature infant daughter of TaDD Elkin and Madison Worley died May 24, 2018 at the Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Lighthouse Ministries Church in Fort Dodge.
She is survived by her parents TaDD Elkin and Madison Worley, brother Isaiah Elkin, maternal...

Grace D Streit
May 17, 2018
Graveside services for Grace D. Streit 96 of Fort Dodge will be Monday, May 21, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Willow Township Cemetery near Coon Rapids, Iowa with Rev. Nathan Peitsch officiating.
Grace Darling (Nelson) Anderson Streit was born December14, 1921 in Glidden, Iowa to John and Violet (Doughtery) Nelson. She grew up in the Glidden area and graduated...
Michael D Philbrook
May 10, 2018
Michael Duane Philbrook 68 of Fort Dodge, Iowa died at his home on Thursday, May 10, 2018. Services will be June 9th at 1:00 p.m. at the Kendall Young Park in Webster City, Iowa. Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge is entrusted with the arrangements. Online condolences may be directed to www.brucesfuneralhome.com
Michael D. Philbrook was born April...
Paul Dean Hunter
May 8, 2018
Paul Dean Hunter was born September 17, 1949 in Pocahontas, Iowa to Ralph and Mildred (Barnhardt) Hunter. He grew up there and graduated from Pocahontas High School. After graduation he served in the United States Navy. Once his induction was complete, he returned to Pocahontas where he lived for a few years. Paul was united in marriage to Camille Hinrichs....
Maxine Gerald Murray
Apr 30, 2018
Maxine Gerald Murray(West), 86 of Fort Dodge, Iowa passed away on April 30, 2018 at the Paula Baber Hospice House in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. Memorial services will be at 1:00 pm Saturday May 5, 2018 at Bruces Funeral Home in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. She was born on April 21, 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa. Maxine was preceded in death by...
Margaret Loomis
Apr 29, 2018
Margaret Ann Loomis, 81 of Ft. Dodge, IA passed away Sunday April 29, 2018 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Margie was preceded in death by her parents Richard and Margaret Hogan. Margie is survived by her children: A.R. (Liz) of Lenexa, KS and Richard of Ft. Dodge, her sister Kathy (Mike) Cahill of Texas; niece Martie (Dewayne) of Sims, TX....
Rhonda Lentsch Peterson
Apr 21, 2018
Rhonda Kay (Lentsch) wife of Curt Peterson of Otho died Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Paula Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 4 to 7 pm at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will be held on SUNDAY MAY 2O, 2018 from 2pm to 5pm at the...

Charles E Bruce
Apr 11, 2018
Charles E. Bruce 74 of Barnum died Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center. As per his request no services will be held.
Charles Edwin Bruce was born February 7, 1944 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Charles Bruce and Dorothy Guthrie. He grew up in Fort Dodge and graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High. He...
Wayne A Axness
Apr 4, 2018
Funeral Services for Wayne A. Axness 81 of Fort Dodge will be Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge with Rev. John Sersland officiating. Visitation will be Saturday one hour prior to services. Entombment will be in North Lawn Cemetery with military honors provided by the U. S Air Force and...
Hubert Herb R Becker
Mar 30, 2018
Funeral services for Hubert “Herb” R. Becker will be Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 10:30 at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge, IA. Visitation will be Monday 5pm to 7pm and continue on Tuesday one hour prior to services. Burial with full military honors provided by the Fort Dodge V.F.W. Post 1856 and the United States Marine Corp...
Ronald Eastman
Mar 26, 2018
Ronald Lee Eastman was born August 8, 1933 in Olivia, Minnesota to Kenneth and Albina (Julius) Eastman. The family moved to Callender, Iowa and Ron attended Callender Public Schools graduating in 1952. He served in the United States Army as Military Police during the Korean War and in Austria and Germany. Ron worked for area businesses before starting his own...
Billie Jo Scott
Mar 23, 2018
Billie Jo Scott 41 of Burnside, Iowa died at her home on Friday, March 23, 2018. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
She will be greatly missed by her son Michael Scott of Burnside, her cousin/best friend Susie Godfrey of Gowrie, her brother-in-law Bill Wilson of Lehigh and 3 nieces, Jodi Fiferlick, Ali Peterson and Katie Fiferlick....
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