Obituaries

Sharon K. Chantland

Sharon K. Chantland

Mar 14, 2026

Sharon K. Chantland, 83, of Humboldt, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital in Humboldt.

Sharon was born December 9, 1942 to Jens and Karen Andersen. She grew up in the Humboldt area and was united in marriage to Dennis Davis in 1959. The couple had two sons, Jeff and Jim. Dennis tragically passed away...

Mark Tokheim

Mark Tokheim

Mar 13, 2026

Mark R. Tokheim, 65, of Thor, passed away on Friday morning, March 13, 2026 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines.

Mark was born April 9, 1960 in Fort Dodge, the son of Charles Franklin and June (Dorn) Tokheim. He grew up on the family farm outside of Thor and attended Eagle Grove Schools. He was united in marriage to Maurene...

Leo P. Stahl

Leo P. Stahl

Mar 6, 2026

Leo Paul Stahl, 93, of Humboldt, passed away on Friday March 6, 2026 at New Homestead in Guthrie Center, Iowa.

Leo was born on January 27, 1933 in LuVerne, Iowa, the son of Paul and Marie (Heinen) Stahl. He married Patricia Ann Hanrahan on January 26, 1957 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Humboldt. Leo was employed by Gunder Manufacturing in Dakota...

Scott A. White

Scott A. White

Mar 5, 2026

Scott A. White, 68, of Jesup, Georgia passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026. He was born September 27, 1957, the son of James S. and Donna J. (Wergeland) White. Scott grew up on the family farm near Hardy and graduated from Boone Valley High School, Renwick in 1976. His father was an Iowa Hawkeye fan and Scott took an...

Delores M. Telford

Delores M. Telford

Feb 18, 2026

Delores M. Telford, 95, of Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at Homestead Assisted Living & Memory Care of Algona.

Delores was born on June 1, 1930, in Humboldt, Iowa and baptized as a Child of God, June 22, 1930.  She grew up on her parent’s farm outside of Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1948. She...

Sally R. Amlie

Sally R. Amlie

Feb 18, 2026

Sally R. Amlie was born on October 4, 1935 to Arthur Kenneth and Helen (Steig) Ruebel at Mason City, Iowa and died Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.

Sally was raised in several small communities in the area as her dad was a science teacher, coach and school administrator. He then went back to college (Iowa State)...

Rhonda L. (Terwilliger) Clark

Rhonda L. (Terwilliger) Clark

Feb 11, 2026

Rhonda L. (Terwilliger) Clark, 75, of Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday morning, February 11, 2026 at Rotary Ann Senior Living in Eagle Grove.

Rhonda was born June 5, 1950 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Russel L. and Betty E. (Gripenburg) Terwilliger. She grew up in Humboldt and attended Humboldt Schools. She later lived in Fort Dodge, Oskaloosa and Webster City....

Rock "M" Greene

Rock "M" Greene

Feb 10, 2026

Rock “M” Greene, 69, of Humboldt, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday evening, February 10, 2026.

Rock was born September 15, 1956 in Fort Dodge, the son of Channing and Shirley (Collins) Greene. He grew up in Dakota City and attended Humboldt Schools where he excelled in football and wrestling and met his best friend and love of his...

Gregory G. "Greg" Beekman

Gregory G. "Greg" Beekman

Feb 7, 2026

Gregory G. “Greg” Beekman, 66, of Humboldt, passed away Saturday morning, February 7, 2026, while in hospice care in Fort Dodge.

Gregory was born March 16, 1959 in Storm Lake, Iowa the son of Robert and Gloria (Nielsen) Beekman. He grew up on a farm near Pocahontas and helped on the family farm. After graduation he began working for Hy-Capacity in...

Jeffrey D. McKibban

Jeffrey D. McKibban

Feb 5, 2026

Jeffrey D. "Cube" McKibban, 64, of Humboldt, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Humboldt on Thursday evening, February 5, 2026.

Jeffrey Dean McKibban was born July 7, 1961 in Fort Dodge, the son of Paul and Catherine (Malkmus) McKibban. He grew up in Livermore and graduated from Twin Rivers High School in 1980. Jeff enlisted in the United States Army...

Gerald A. Shiflett

Gerald A. Shiflett

Jan 30, 2026

Gerald A. Shiflett, 84, of Humboldt, passed away on Friday morning, January 30, 2026 at Homestead Assisted Living & Memory Care of Algona.

Gerald was born March 2, 1941 in Yale, Iowa the son of Russell and Ruth (Silbaugh) Shiflett. He was raised and educated in Bradgate, graduating from Bradgate High School in 1958. On September 22, 1958, Gerald was united...

Arloa M. Rapple

Arloa M. Rapple

Jan 14, 2026

Arloa Marie Rapple, 84, of Humboldt, went to her Lord & Saviour, Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family.

Arloa Marie Hanke was born March 10, 1941 in Buena Vista County, Iowa the daughter of Louie and Mary (Boisen) Hanke. She grew up on farms near Early, Iowa working alongside her folks Louie and...

Norma Jean Block

Norma Jean Block

Jan 10, 2026

Norma Jean Block, 88, formerly of Humboldt, passed away peacefully in New Mexico on Saturday, January 10, 2026 with her family by her side.

Norma Jean was born February 19, 1937 in Humboldt, the daughter of Fred and Leona (Crumbaker) McFarland. She was raised and educated in Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School. Norma Jean was united in marriage to Gary...

Bradley J. "Brad" Dahl

Bradley J. "Brad" Dahl

Dec 28, 2025

Bradley "Brad" John Dahl, 50, formerly of Livermore and Algona, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City.

Brad was born June 24, 1975 in Humboldt, the son of Christy Dahl and William Briggs. Brad graduated from Twin Rivers High School and Iowa Central Community College where he studied auto mechanics.  Brad had...

Edward D. "Ed" Allen

Edward D. "Ed" Allen

Dec 20, 2025

Edward David "Ed" Allen, 94, of Humboldt, passed away on December 20, 2025 in the Long-Term Care facility of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.

He was the son of Edward David and Della Marie (Nowlan) Allen and was born on July 24, 1931, in Mason City, Iowa. He was raised and educated in the Mason City area and graduated from Orchard...

Westley E. Gleason

Westley E. Gleason

Dec 10, 2025

Westley E. Gleason, 73 of Rolfe, formerly of Humboldt, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Rolfe on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.

Westley was born July 22, 1952 in Corning, New York, the son of Wesley L. and Ellen E. (Cavanaugh) Gleason. His parents died at an early age and he was raised by his grandparents. Following graduation from high school...

Vicki A. Schlievert

Vicki A. Schlievert

Dec 9, 2025

Vicki Ann (Christensen) Schlievert, 66, of Humboldt, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, surrounded by her family.

Vicki was born on February 15, 1959, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Mark (Chris) Christensen and Angeline (Ann) Christensen. She graduated from Humboldt High School in 1977. Vicki attended Iowa Central Community College followed by Northeast Missouri State University (now...

Jon J. Paulson

Jon J. Paulson

Dec 8, 2025

Jon J. Paulson, 88 of Humboldt, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge.

Jon, the son of Edwin and Doris (Wearmouth) Paulson was born July 31, 1937 in Rutland, Iowa. He was raised and attended school at Rutland. The family later moved to Fort Dodge where he graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High...

Douglas J. Rossbach

Douglas J. Rossbach

Dec 2, 2025

Memorial Services for Doug Rossbach, 83, formerly of Humboldt, will be held on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. with visitation from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service both at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Humboldt.

Douglas James Rossbach, the son of Rev. Walter Karl John Rossbach and Darlene Esther (Bolte) Rossbach, was born on April 13, 1942,...

Darren S. Fritz

Darren S. Fritz

Nov 21, 2025

Funeral service for Darren S. Fritz, 54, of Livermore, Iowa, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 1, 2025, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Livermore, Iowa. Visitation will be from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. before the service. Burial will be at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church-Wilbert (Ceylon, MN) Cemetery. Darren passed away Friday, November 21, 2025, after a brief illness....