Obituaries
William L. "Bill" Dencklau
Jun 2, 2025
William L. “Bill” Dencklau, 68, of Dakota City, passed away unexpectedly on Monday morning, June 2, 2025 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital in Humboldt.
Bill was born June 17, 1956 in Fort Dodge, the son of Leroy and Lois (Dencklau) Dencklau. He grew up on a farm near Thor and spent a good portion of his childhood in Vincent. He...
Rodney G. Shadle
May 26, 2025
Rodney G. Shadle, 66, of Humboldt, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2025 at his home in Humboldt.
Rodney Gene Shadle was born on January 27, 1959 to Dorman and Ethel “Bonnie” Shadle. He attended Humboldt Schools and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1977. Rodney worked with his dad at Shadle Salvage until his parents passing in 1990 and 1991....
Robert L. "Pee Wee" Zeman
May 20, 2025
Robert L. “Pee Wee” Zeman, 84, of Bradgate, passed away on Tuesday evening, May 20, 2025 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines.
Robert was born March 27, 1941 in Fort Dodge the son of Milford and Frances (Bowen) Zeman. He grew up in Ottosen and worked on the farm with his family. He graduated from Twin Rivers High School, Bode...
James F. "Jim" La Velle
May 19, 2025
James “Jim” Francis La Velle, of Gilmore City, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home on May 19, 2025, at the age of 83, surrounded by his children after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on August 3, 1941, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Jim grew up in Fort Dodge and graduated from St. Edmond High School.
In August 1960, Jim...
Shirley L. Moench
May 16, 2025
Shirley Lorraine Moench passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of Friday, May 16, 2025 in Humboldt, Iowa. Born on November 18, 1934 to Bernard and Esther Kuehnast (Friedrich), she lived her life according to her confirmation verse, “Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.” (Psalm 37:5...
Melissa K. "Mimi" Collins
May 6, 2025
Melissa “Mimi” Kay Collins, age 61 of Livermore, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at her home.
Melissa, the daughter of Nelson and Arlys (Borg) Hendrickson, was born March 18, 1964 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was the youngest of nine children. Melissa attended Humboldt High School and graduated in 1982. On November 28, 2014 she was united in marriage...
Elaine M. Davis
May 4, 2025
Elaine M. Davis, 79, formerly of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2025 at the West Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center in West Bend surrounded by family.
Elaine was born January 9, 1946 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Milford and Arlene (Sundeen) Hoff. From her toddler years until the time she moved to a care center, she lived on...
Kent A. "Tank" Tokheim
Apr 29, 2025
Kent A. “Tank” Tokheim, 69, of Thor, passed away on Tuesday morning, April 29, 2025 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge.
Tank was born August 17, 1955 in Fort Dodge, the son of Charles Franklin and June (Dorn) Tokheim. He grew up outside of Thor and started farming at an early age. He was educated in Eagle Grove, graduating...
Darlene E. Jacobson
Apr 24, 2025
Darlene E. Jacobson, 91, of Algona, formerly of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday morning, April 24, 2025 at the Algona Manor Care Center.
Darlene was born March 27, 1934 in Humboldt County the daughter of Clifford and Mabel (Heggen) Jacobson. She was raised and educated in Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School. She lived seventeen years in Humboldt, then forty-four years...
Mary Tofteberg
Apr 9, 2025
Mary Anne Tofteberg, 69, of Humboldt, formerly of Bode, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Bickford Cottage in Fort Dodge following a lengthy illness.
Mary was born November 9, 1955 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of John and Anne (Malkmus) Renquist. She grew up on a farm near Livermore and attended Twin River Schools. In 1972 the family moved...
Nicki L. Kuehnast
Apr 5, 2025
Nicola L. “Nicki” Kuehnast, 79, of Humboldt, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Nicki was born July 12,1945 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Clifford and Bettie (Huebsch) Nielsen. She grew up in Fort Dodge and graduated from St. Edmond’s High School in 1963. She went on to...
Verna L. Nilles
Apr 4, 2025
Verna L. Nilles, 91, of Humboldt, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2025 in the Long Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
She was born March 2, 1934, in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Robert and Blanche (Stevenson) Wittman. She grew up in Humboldt and attended Humboldt Schools. She was united in marriage to John N. “Jack” Nilles...
Erland L. Nelson
Apr 3, 2025
Erland L. Nelson, 95, of Humboldt passed away on Thursday morning, April 3, 2025, in the Long-Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
Erland was born January 29,1930 in Fort Dodge, the son of Phillip and Florence (Swanson) Nelson. He was raised and educated in the Callender area, graduating from Callender High School. He enlisted in the United States...
Dennis A. Stirling
Mar 27, 2025
Dennis A. Stirling passed away at his home in Humboldt, Iowa on the morning of Thursday, March 27, 2025. He was born in Carroll, Iowa on June 22, 1944 to Theodore and Ruth Stirling. He grew up in Fort Dodge, Iowa and graduated from St. Edmond High School in 1962. Dennis attended community college and AIB. He married Mary Lou...
David A. Dodgen
Mar 24, 2025
David Alan Dodgen, 74, of Humboldt, passed away on Monday morning, March 24, 2025 at Methodist Clinic, Mayo Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.
Dave was born to Joe W. Dodgen and Dorothy M. (Armstrong) Dodgen on September 23, 1950 in Sioux City, Iowa. The family moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1958 for two years, then to Fort Dodge, Iowa until 1962, when...
Beverly J. Nelson
Mar 24, 2025
Beverly J. Nelson, 84, of Humboldt, passed away on Monday morning, March 24, 2025 at her home.
Beverly was born July 21, 1940 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Lawrence and Alta (Ackley) Julius. She was raised and educated in Fort Dodge, graduating in 1958 from Fort Dodge Senior High School. She then went on to graduate from Iowa Central Community...
Richard L. Houston
Mar 12, 2025
Richard L. Houston, 76, of Dakota City, passed away on Wednesday morning, March 12, 2025, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines following a lengthy illness.
Richard was born August 3, 1948, in Fort Dodge, the son of Robert and Iola (Johnson) Houston. He was raised and educated in Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School in 1966. He proudly served...
Bruce L. Gunderson
Mar 3, 2025
Bruce L. Gunderson, 86, of Humboldt, passed away on Monday morning, March 3, 2025 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.
Bruce was born November 14, 1938 in Emmet County, Iowa. He was raised on a farm near Terril, Iowa and graduated from Terril High School. He attended Buena Vista College and obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree....
Michael E. "Mike" Lange
Mar 1, 2025
Michael E. “Mike” Lange, 72, of Gilmore City, passed away on Saturday morning, March 1, 2025, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.
Mike was born September 6, 1952 in Fort Dodge, the son of Eugene and Maxine (Meier) Lange. At an early age he lived in Gilmore City, before moving to Pocahontas with his family where he...
Judy A. Guy
Feb 28, 2025
Judy A. Guy, 65, of Renwick, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2025 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Judy was born February 20, 1960 in Hayfield, Minnesota the daughter of Joseph E. and Eleanor A. (Swidder) Guy. Judy grew up in Lu Verne where she reared and educated, graduating from Lu Verne High School. Following high school, she...
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