Obituaries
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.
Arrangements are pending at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service in Humboldt. www.masonlindhart.com
Mark Daggy
Jul 30, 2025
Mark C. Daggy, 75, of Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday morning, July 30, 2025 at Broadlawn's Medical Center in Des Moines.
Arrangements are pending at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service in Humboldt. www.masonlindhart.com
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...
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...
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