Fort Dodge's Trusted Funeral Home: Preserving Legacies with Respect and Compassion

Mar 17, 2024

Nelda R. Larsen, 61, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Sunday, March 17, 2024, at UnityPoint – Trinity Regional Medical Center.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Harvest Baptist Church, 614 2nd Avenue South, with Rev. Marvin Smith III officiating.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the church service.  Interment will...

Mar 10, 2024

Shirlee Ahrens, 79, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at Fort Dodge Health and Rehab.  Per Shirlee’s wishes she will be cremated with no services.  Inurnment will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery.  Memorials may be directed to the family.  Arrangements are with Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge.  

 

Shirlee M. Castenson was born November...

Mar 6, 2024

Trent H. Brown, 13, of Gowrie, IA, died Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date.  Arrangements are with Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge.  

 

Trent Hayden Brown was born April 18, 2010, in Des Moines, IA, the son of Bryan and Nicole (Eral) Brown.  Trent enjoyed watching wrestling and...

Mar 1, 2024

Mark R. Wolfe, 64, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Friday, March 1, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, Fort Dodge, IA.  Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, March 9,...

Feb 21, 2024

Janet Kaye Gunderson, 83, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at Fort Dodge Health and Rehab. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, June 14, 2024, at the Roland Township Cemetery (aka Old Dane Cemetery) in Callender, IA, with Pastor Deb Stano of Our Saviours Lutheran Church (Callender) officiating. Memorials may be directed to...

Feb 1, 2024

Robert Walters Jr., 56, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Thursday, February 1, 2024, at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center.  Services will be held Saturday February 10th at 2pm at First Church of the Nazarene in Fort Dodge.  Arrangements are with Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge.

Robert was born June 22, 1967, in Fort...

Jan 30, 2024

Donna Marie Doan, 45, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center.  Donna’s family will be hosting a memorial service held at 1 PM on Friday, February 9, 2024, at Lighthouse Ministries, 1333 4th Avenue North, with Rev. John Elkin officiating.  Memorials may be directed to the family.  Arrangements are...

Jan 23, 2024

Larry Edward Krimmel, 62, of Fort Dodge, IA, passed away on January 23, 2024. He was a hardworking man who selflessly raised five children on his own. Larry always prioritized others before himself, offering a place to stay or a ride whenever someone needed it. He would even give his last few dollars just to help someone out. Larry's...

Jan 7, 2024

Ronald Alan Hamilton, 70, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Sunday, January 7, 2024, at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center, with his loving family by his side.  Inurnment at Union Cemetery in Livermore, IA will be held at a later date.  Memorials may be directed to the family.

Ronald was born August 23, 1953, in Algona,...

Jan 2, 2024

No formal services are planned for 75 year old Timothy Troutwine of Otho.

Jan 1, 2024

Sonja Sanderson, age 87, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Monday January 1, 2024 at Bickford Assisted Living in Fort Dodge.  Private family services will be held at a later date in Manchester, Iowa.  Memorials may be directed to the family. The Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge is serving the family.

Sonja Ann Helgeland, the...

Dec 28, 2023

Maggie Lee Norman, age 84, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday December 28, 2023 at Aspire Care Center in Gowrie.  Funeral services will be 11:00 am Friday January 5th at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge, with burial at the North Lawn Cemetery. Services will be livestream via: https://www.hdezwebcast.com/show/maggie-lee-norman. Visitation will be 4 – 7 pm...

Dec 27, 2023

Visitation for Jerry Garrett, age 72 of Algona, will be Tuesday, January 2, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge. Following the visitation, there will be a service for anyone who would like to speak.

Jerry Dean Garrett was born September 22nd, 1951, and passed away December...

Dec 27, 2023

Janet Lou Block, 86, of Humboldt, IA, died Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at Fonda Specialty Care in Fonda, IA.  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.

Dec 26, 2023

Larry W. Harris, 59, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at the UnityPoint-Trinity Medical Center in Fort Dodge, IA.  Larry's family will be hosting Memorial Services held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Lighthouse Ministries, 1333 4th Avenue North, with Rev. John Elkin officiating.  Memorials may be directed to the family.  Arrangements are...

Dec 17, 2023

William James King Jr., 60, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Sunday, December 17, 2023, at his 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.

Dec 14, 2023

Scott A. Thompson, 53, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Thursday, December 14, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA.  Memorial services will be held at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Lighthouse Ministries, 1333 4th Avenue North, with Rev. John Elkin officiating.  Memorials may be directed to the family.  Arrangements are with Historic...

Dec 9, 2023

Dean J. Hanus, 62, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Saturday, December 9, 2023, in Webster City, IA.  Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South.   Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Inurnment will take place at Rose Hill Cemetery in...

Dec 8, 2023

Wendy L. Andrews, 56, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Friday, December 8, 2023, at Aspire of Gowrie. 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.

Wendy was born August 12, 1967, in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Duane...

Dec 8, 2023

Nicholas Lantz, 32, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Friday, December 8, 2023, in Humboldt, IA.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Friday, December 15, 2023, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South.  A celebration of life gathering will be from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at...