Obituaries

Shirley L. Moench

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Delmer "Keel" Zinnel

Delmer "Keel" Zinnel

Feb 24, 2025

Delmer “Keel” Zinnel, 88, of Dakota City, passed away unexpectedly on Monday evening, February 24, 2025 at his home in Dakota City.

Keel was born December 22, 1936 in Humboldt County, the son of Herbert and Dorothy (Ulrich) Zinnel. He was raised in the Humboldt area and attended Humboldt Schools graduating in 1955. He enlisted in the United States Army and...

Mark F. Meyer

Mark F. Meyer

Feb 22, 2025

It has pleased Almighty God to call to Himself in heaven the soul of Mark Frederick Meyer, who passed away Saturday morning, February 22, 2025 at the Westview Care Center in Britt. He was 71 years old.

Mark Frederick Meyer was born on July 13, 1953 in Algona to Victor and JoAnn (Balgeman) Meyer. He spent the first 18 years of...

Ronald "Ron" Herrington

Ronald "Ron" Herrington

Feb 19, 2025

Ronald D. “Ron” Herrington, 91, of Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at Clarion Wellness & Rehabilitation Center in Clarion.

Ron was born February 15, 1934 in Lehigh, Iowa the son of Delbert and Lucille (Lumsden) Herrington. He grew up in Burnside and graduated from Burnside High School in 1951. Following high school he worked for Tobin Packing until...

Jerry E. "Flip" Larsen

Jerry E. "Flip" Larsen

Feb 4, 2025

Jerry E. Larsen, affectionately known as “Flip,” passed away peacefully at the age of 85 on February 4, 2025, one day shy of his birthday, surrounded by his beloved family. Born on February 5, 1939, in Racine, Wisconsin, to Helen V. Plauske and Edward L. Haberski, Jerry’s life was a testament to resilience, humor, and an unwavering love for sports,...