Obituaries
Jo Ann George
Aug 25, 2025
Jo Ann George, 90, of Humboldt, passed away on Monday afternoon, August 25, 2025 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital in Humboldt.
Jo Ann was born August 11, 1935 in Osceola, Iowa the daughter of Eugene and Lillian (Woods) Simpson. She moved with her family at an early age to Rutland and attended Humboldt Schools. She was united in marriage to...
Karen R. Krapp
Aug 19, 2025
Karen R. Krapp, 83, of Humboldt, passed away on Tuesday evening, August 19, 2025 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital in Humboldt.
Karen was born October 19, 1941, in Hartley, Iowa the daughter of Albert and Dora (Jaeger) Schwarzenbach. She grew up in Lake Park, Ocheyedan and Fenton, graduating from Central High School in Fenton in 1958. Following high school, she...
Maxine M. Biteler
Aug 16, 2025
On Saturday, August 16, 2025, Maxine Mae Biteler passed away peacefully and was lovingly welcomed by the Lord. A gentle soul, Maxine touched the lives of many with her grace, warmth and quiet strength. Whether preparing a home-cooked meal for her family or playing cards with her grandchildren, she gave freely of herself - always with patience, bringing joy and...
Marvin Meyer
Aug 9, 2025
Marvin Meyer, 85 of Humboldt, passed away on Saturday evening, August 9, 2025 at his home in Humboldt with his family by his side.
Marvin was born June 26, 1940 in Hampton, Iowa, the son of Tom and Ella (Richtsmeier) Meyer. He attended Maysville Country School south of Hampton and in the seventh grade moved with his family to Corwith. He...
Roger T. Day
Aug 8, 2025
Roger Thomas Day, 91, of Humboldt, Iowa, passed away in his home on Friday morning, August 8, 2025.
Roger was born October 24, 1933 in Humboldt, the son of Fred LeeRoy and Georgia (McMahon) Day. He was raised and educated in Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School in 1952. Roger was drafted into the Army in 1953 and spent three years...
Marjorie Cronk
Jul 31, 2025
Marjorie Cronk, 93, formerly of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday morning, July 31, 2025 at the Good Samaritan Society in Manson.
Marjorie was born in Humboldt, Iowa on March 18, 1932 to Harry and Esther (Terwilliger) Cronk. Following the death of her parents, Marjorie resided at Humboldt Homes with the assistance of her brother Don and his wife Betty. In 1982...
Mark Daggy
Jul 30, 2025
Mark Charles Daggy, 75, of Des Moines and Humboldt, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 in Des Moines.
Mark was born August 6, 1949 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of Charles and Mary (Pitstick) Daggy. He grew up in Humboldt County and graduated from Humboldt High School where he gained a passion for wrestling. He then attended...
LoAnn Heynis
Jul 21, 2025
LoAnn Dee Heynis passed away on July 21st at Unity Point Hospital Center in Fort Dodge. She had been a resident of Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation Care Center.
She was born on January 30, 1947 in Fort Dodge to Orrin Douglas and Lorraine (Lindhart) Mitsven. She graduated from Round Lake High School I Illinois in 1966. She went to nurses...
Michael D. Fliehe
Jul 20, 2025
Michael D. Fliehe, 50, of Rolfe, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Rolfe on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
Michael was born September 6, 1974 in Aberdeen, South Dakota the son of Douglas L. and Norma (Potter) Fliehe. He grew up in Redfield, South Dakota and moved throughout the United States, eventually settling in Iowa. Michael worked high elevation construction and...
Douglas L. "Doug" Fliehe
Jul 11, 2025
Douglas L. “Doug” Fliehe, 68, of Clare passed away unexpectedly Friday evening, July 11, 2025 at his home.
Doug was born October 18, 1956 in Redfield, South Dakota the son of LeRoy and Laura (Walton) Fliehe. He was raised and educated in Redfield and when he turned eighteen he enlisted in the United States Air Force and would later serve in...
Daniel E. "Dan" Betz
Jul 9, 2025
Daniel E. “Dan” Betz, 63 of Humboldt, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Humboldt on Wednesday evening, July 9, 2025.
Dan was born December 9, 1961 in Des Moines, the son of Ernest H. and Marilyn (Malmin) Betz. The family lived in Grimes for a short time and at early age they moved to Bode. He attended Twin River Valley...
Ronald Fridolfson
Jul 7, 2025
Ronald M. “Ron” Fridolfson, 83 of Rutland, passed away peacefully on Monday morning July 7, 2025 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.
Ron was born October 19, 1941 in Georgetown, Minnesota to Ralph and Ruth (Dowling) Fridolfson. He moved with his family at a young age to Humboldt County spending time in the Otho area. He attended school in both...
Debra K. "Debbi" Smart
Jul 1, 2025
Debra K. “Debbi” Smart, 63 of Humboldt, passed away on Tuesday morning, July 1, 2025 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
Debbi was born March 27, 1962 in Jefferson, Iowa the daughter of Dennis D. and Sandra K. (Willison) Morehead. She was raised and educated in Jefferson. She married Mark Murphy and the couple spent time in Germany, Belgium and then...
Tim Knoedler
Jun 28, 2025
Timothy L. “Tim” Knoedler, 68, of Humboldt, passed away at his home with family by his side on Saturday morning, June 28, 2025 following a lengthy illness.
Tim was born May 12,1957 in Clarion, Iowa the son of Laurel and Louetta (Follette) Knoedler. He grew up in Humboldt and Dakota City, graduating from Humboldt High School in 1975. He then enlisted...
Alan G. Pedersen
Jun 25, 2025
Alan G. Pedersen, 71, of Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday evening, June 25, 2025 at his home in Humboldt.
Alan Gerald Pedersen was born December 28, 1953 to Gerald and Carla (Thorn) Pedersen in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was raised on the family farm north of Rutland and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1972. After graduation he completed an Ag...
Joan L. Heiter
Jun 24, 2025
Joan L. Heiter, 82, of Humboldt, passed away on Tuesday morning, June 24, 2025 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge.
Joan was born March 18, 1943 in Bradgate, Iowa, the daughter of John and Edna (Henderson) Madsen. She grew up in the Bradgate area and attended Bradgate School and graduated from Gilmore City-Bradgate High School in 1961. Joan married...
Sharon L. Robinson
Jun 20, 2025
Sharon L. Robinson, 83, of Humboldt, passed away on Friday morning, June 20, 2025 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
Sharon was born on October 14, 1941 in Humboldt, the daughter of Leroy and Marian (Lighter) Petersen. She was raised and educated in Humboldt and on April 16, 1960 was united in marriage to Lanny L. Robinson. The couple made their...
Laila M. Kinseth
Jun 19, 2025
Laila M. Kinseth, 94, of Bode, passed away on Thursday evening, June 19, 2025 at her home in Bode.
Laila was born March 9, 1931 in Ottosen, Iowa, the daughter of Carl “Albert” and Anna S. (Gravlund) Bratland. She was raised and educated in Bode, graduating from Bode High School in 1949. Laila worked at the Bode movie theatre and took...
Joseph D. "Joe" Tille
Jun 13, 2025
Joseph D. Tille, 89, of Rutland, passed away on Fridy morning, June 13, 2025 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital in Humboldt.
Joseph David Tille was born October 9, 1935 in Adrian, Minnesota to John and Elizabeth Tille. Joe was born and raised in Adrian, Minnesota. He graduated from Adrian High School in 1953. He enlisted in the Marines and did...
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...
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