Obituaries
Larry E. "Grease" Johnson
Apr 14, 2024
Larry E. "Grease" Johnson, 74, of Dakota City, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, April 24, 2024 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.Arrangements are pending at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service in Humboldt. www.masonlindhart.com
Doris E. Logue
Apr 8, 2024
Doris Elaine (Parsons) Logue, 94, passed away after a brief illness at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital on April 8, 2024.
Doris, daughter of Edward and Cora (Kinseth) Parsons, was born September 7, 1929 in Bode, Iowa. After spending first grade in Bode, the family moved to Humboldt where she graduated with the class of 1947. She worked at Northwestern Bell Telephone...
Craig D. "Spud" Vote
Mar 31, 2024
Craig D. “Spud” Vote, 66, of Livermore, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday afternoon, March 31, 2024 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital in Humboldt.
Craig was born April 25, 1957 in Fort Dodge, the son of Daniel “Swede” and Jean (Maupin) Vote. He was raised and educated in Bradgate and attended Gilmore City-Bradgate High School. He worked for a time in...
Michael R. Shelgren
Mar 26, 2024
Michael R. Shelgren, 61, of Bode, passed away on Tuesday morning, March 26, 2024 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
Michael was born March 29, 1962 in Fort Dodge, the son of Lowell and Joan (Enockson) Shelgren. He was raised and educated in Gilmore City and graduated from Gilmore City-Bradgate High School in 1981. Following high school, Michael enlisted in the...
William E. "Bill" Foreman
Mar 14, 2024
William E. “Bill” Foreman, 73, formerly of Humboldt, passed away at his home in Merrill, Iowa, unexpectedly on Thursday morning, March 14, 2024.
Bill was born November 22, 1950 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of John G. and Margaret (Hardie) Foreman. He grew up in Livermore and graduated from Twin Rivers High School in 1969, where he participated in football,...
Virgil L. Williams
Mar 6, 2024
Virgil L. Williams, 94, of Livermore, passed away peacefully with his wife of 76 years, Marian, by his side in the Long Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
Virgil was born March 7, 1929 in Bradgate, the son of Harold and Dorothy (Larsen) Williams. He was raised and educated in the Livermore area and graduated from Livermore High...
Larry B. Rice
Mar 5, 2024
Larry B. Rice, 63, formerly of Eagle Grove & Humboldt, passed away on Tuesday morning, March 5, 2024, at the Jackson Ridge Health Care Center following a lengthy illness.
Larry was born November 19, 1960 in Fort Dodge, the son of Gail B. and Dorothy M. (Sroufe) Rice. He was raised and educated in Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School. Larry...
Leonard T. Ferry
Feb 27, 2024
Leonard T. Ferry, 85, of Hardy, passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home.
He was born November 17, 1938 in Fort Dodge, the son of Marion and Jenny (Hurtt) Ferry. Leonard attended school through his middle school years then started working for area farmers a hired hand until he was eighteen. Leonard then enlisted...
James A. "Jim" Johnson
Feb 24, 2024
James A. “Jim” Johnson, 83, of Humboldt, passed away at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames on Saturday, February 24, 2024.
Jim was born February 19, 1941, in Humboldt to Thomas and M. Elizabeth Johnson. He was raised and educated in Humboldt, graduating from high school in 1959. He excelled in athletics, which earned him an opportunity to play football at the...
Garold A. "Gut" Schulze
Feb 24, 2024
Garold A. “Gut” Schulze, 87, of Humboldt, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by family on Saturday evening, February 24, 2024.
He was born July 24, 1936 in Fort Dodge, the son of Arnold and Merium (Friesth) Schulze. Gut was raised on the family farm and attended Humboldt Schools. He was united in marriage to Glenda Rood and the couple...
Marilyn Grause Holcomb
Feb 23, 2024
Marilyn Grause Holcomb, 89, passed away peacefully in her home on February 23, 2024.
Marilyn Louise Mead was born on December 25, 1934 to Franklin and Emily Mead in Moville, Iowa. Marilyn graduated from Bronson High in 1951 and was class Valedictorian. In December of 1952, Marilyn was wed to Donald Roy Grause. The marriage was blessed with 6 children, (Sue,...
Diana L. Goodell
Feb 22, 2024
Diana joined our Lord and Savior on February 22, 2024 surrounded by her family and loving husband. Diana was born February 27, 1951 to John J. Brazier and Nadine C. Brazier. She graduated from Clarion High School in 1969. Diana worked many jobs starting at the Holmes Cafe, Hy-Vee, Cedar Room, Pine Lake Christian Camp and Eldora High School. She...
John E. Tokheim
Feb 11, 2024
John E. Tokheim, 85, of Thor, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, February 11, 2024 at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge.
A Memorial Gathering will be held from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.on Sunday, February 25th at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. Burial will follow in East Ullensvang Cemetery in Thor. Arrangements are being handled by the Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service...
Elma L. Halsrud
Feb 10, 2024
Elma L. Halsrud, 100, of Humboldt, formerly of Rutland, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2024 in the Long Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
Elma was born May 10, 1923 in Rutland, Iowa, the daughter of Andrew and Olive Smith. She was raised and educated in the Rutland area and graduated from Bradgate High School. Elma was...
Jeremy J. Knowles
Feb 6, 2024
Jeremy J. Knowles, 43, of Harrisburg, South Dakota, formerly of Titonka, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday morning, February 6, 2024.
He was born September 19, 1980 in Iowa City, the son of John E. and Karen L. (Thompson) Knowles. He was raised and educated in Algona and Burt area and graduated from Algona High School in 1999. Jeremy...
James A. "Jim" Andersen
Feb 6, 2024
James A. “Jim” Andersen, 85, of Humboldt, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2024 with his family by his side at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.
Jim was born August 19, 1938 in Bradgate, Iowa to Jens and Fern (Olsen) Andersen. Shortly after being born, Jim and his family moved into town to Humboldt. In 1956, Jim...
Fred Fevold
Feb 5, 2024
Fredrick Fevold, 64, of Coralville, Iowa, passed away on February 5, 2024.
Fred was born on November 10, 1959 in Morris, Minnesota to Lowell and Phyllis (Onnen) Fevold. Following graduation from Humboldt High School, Fred attended The University of Iowa. Fred had an expansive career at the University of Iowa Hospital. He became a friendly and familiar face throughout the hospital...
Sharon K. Long
Jan 26, 2024
Sharon K. Long, 81, of Humboldt, passed away on Friday morning, January 26, 2024 at the Algona Manor Care Center following a lengthy illness.
She was born November 19,1942 in Algona, Iowa the daughter of Jerry and Millie (Harmon) McVay. She was raised and educated in Algona, attending Algona Schools. She was united in marriage to Daryl L. Long on April...
Michael P. Mullinix
Jan 14, 2024
Michael P. Mullinix, 73, of Humboldt, passed away at his home on Sunday morning, January 14, 2024 following a lengthy battle with cancer.
Mike was born July 26, 1950 in Canton, South Dakota, the son of Howard and Madonna (Hoffey) Mullinix. He grew up in South Dakota and when in high school moved to California where he graduated. He...
Shirley Vinsand
Jan 12, 2024
Shirley J. Vinsand, 71, of Dakota City, passed away unexpectedly on Friday evening, January 12, 2024 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge.
Shirley was born August 15, 1952, in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Eugene and Caryl (Heim) Vinsand. She grew up in Humboldt and Dakota City and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1970. She worked for...
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