Obituaries
Bradly Bennett
Jan 21, 2021
Bradly R. Bennett, 43 of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at his home. He was born July 17, 1977 in Pocahontas, grew up in Rolfe and went to Pocahontas Schools where he played football. He worked for Martin Marietta for a number of years, then moved to Des Moines and worked for Brown Leasing, then Bennett Truck...
Terry Lee Kocher
Jan 19, 2021
Terry L. Kocher, 67, of Humboldt, passed away on January 19, 2021 at Humboldt Care Center South. Terry was born on August 12, 1953 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Ralph and Beverly (Florea) Kocher. He spent many years in Humboldt, driving Truck for Blacktop Services from 1978 to 2020 as well as a member of the Army National Guard. He...
Denny Ray Jergenson
Jan 19, 2021
Dennis “Denny” Ray Jergenson, 79, of Humboldt, passed away on January 19, 2021 at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital under the loving care and compassion of Hospice. Denny was born on October 6, 1941 in Clarion, Iowa to Selmer “Sam” and Helen (Carter) Jergenson and baptized December 07, 1941 (the day Pearl Harbor was bombed) at the Eagle Grove Evangelical Lutheran...
Leo Grebner
Jan 14, 2021
Leo F. Grebner, 78 of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. Private family services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 18th at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service, burial will be in Union Cemetery, Humboldt. A public Life Celebration will be held in the spring. Leo was...
Barbara R. Anderson
Jan 5, 2021
Barbara R. Anderson, 83, of Humboldt passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at the North Care Center in Humboldt. Barbara was born on September 29, 1937 in Livermore, the daughter of Roy and Mildred (Satern) Enockson. She grew up in Ottosen and attended and graduated from Ottosen High School in 1955. She was united in marriage to Merlin Anderson on...
Gene L. Smith
Dec 30, 2020
Gene Leonard Smith passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020, in the hospice unit at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, Humboldt, Iowa. He was born Wednesday, February 26, 1964 in Clarion, Iowa and was baptized April 7, 1968 at the first United Methodist Church in Clarion. In his youth, Gene played football in junior high. In the summer, he mowed lawns...
Genevieve Fibiker
Dec 28, 2020
Genevieve Fibiker, 80 of Humboldt, passed away on Monday, December 28, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Services will be on Tuesday, January 5th at 10:30 a.m. at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery in Fort Dodge. She is survived by her step-daughter Diane (Patrick) McCalmont of Florence, Oregon, step-son David Fibiker of Humboldt, and...
Marie M. Baade
Dec 22, 2020
Marie Baade, 91 of Humboldt, passed away on the morning of Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at the North Care Center in Humboldt. Marie M. DeWall was born January 6, 1929 in Rolfe the daughter of George and Hanna (Gerdes) DeWall. Marie graduated from Rolfe High School. On the 5th day of October 1946, she was united in marriage to Henry...
Gary L. Julius
Dec 20, 2020
Gary Lee Julius, 68, of Humboldt, died December 20th, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota with his wife at his side. He endured a short, but courageous, 10 month battle with amyloid. Gary Lee Julius was born August 5, 1952 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Eugene and Phyllis Julius. He enjoyed growing up on the family farm with...
Vicky Lynn (Silbaugh) Sing
Dec 19, 2020
Vicky Silbaugh, 65 of Humboldt passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 at Fort Dodge Trinity Regional Hospital. Vicky is survived by her children Quentin Kocher of Des Moines and Vanya Kocher of Fayetteville, Arkansas; six grandchildren Alexandria Kocher of Ankeny, Marcus (Aalyshah) Kocher of Des Moines, Vanessa Hernandez of Bentonville, Arkansas, Andrea Rosendahl of Humboldt, Eddie Hernandez Jr of Bentonville,...
Jerry A. Bacon
Dec 17, 2020
Jerry A. Bacon, 71, of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. He was born June 28, 1949 in Fort Dodge, the son of George and Elsie (Miller) Bacon. He grew up in the Fort Dodge area and then was drafted into the United States Army, serving in Germany. He married...
Steven E. Konecne
Dec 17, 2020
Steven Eugene Konecne, 63, of Humboldt passed away December 17, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. Steven was born to Dwane and Lois (Sharp) Konecne on July 7, 1957 in Maryville, Missouri. He grew up in Southwest Iowa and attended school there. In 1974 he moved with his parents to Hardy, Iowa; and in 1975 graduated from...
John M. Kubly
Dec 9, 2020
John Melvin Kubly, age 20 (okay actually 75, but acted and always said he felt 20), passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 in Zephyrhills, Florida. John was born on February 10, 1945, in Algona, Iowa, to Melvin “Bud” and Ethel “Jane” (Johnson) Kubly. He grew up in LuVerne and fondly talked about his early Vernon School time and...
Shirley A Kiley
Dec 9, 2020
Shirley A. Kiley, 85, of Dakota City passed away Wednesday. December 9, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice House in Fort Dodge. Shirley was born on February 26, 1935 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Osmond and Sarah (Michaelson) Knudson. She grew up in Humboldt and attended and graduated from Humboldt High School. She was united in marriage to...
Duane R. Larson
Dec 2, 2020
Duane was born on a farm near Badger on 4-19-34 to Gustav and Julia Annetta (Nettie) Larson. He was the 9th out of 10 children born to the family. Duane attended Fort Dodge Schools through the 10th grade, when he left to begin working with a civil engineer. When he turned 18, Duane began working at W&H Co-op in Badger....
Terry D. Decker
Dec 2, 2020
Terry D. Decker, 82, of Humboldt passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at the North Care Center in Humboldt. Terry was born on May 8, 1938 in Los Angeles, California the son of Robert and Ione (Wilson) Decker. At an early age he moved with his family to Humboldt and he graduated from Humboldt High School in 1957. Shortly...
Merle Larson
Nov 30, 2020
Merle Larson, 89, of Humboldt, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020 at the Humboldt Care Center North. Merle was born on March 5, 1931, the son of Lawrence and Gertrude (Romer) Larson. He left school at an early age to help support his family. He worked for Chantland Manufacturing Company as a design drafts man later becoming a manager...
William E. "Bill" Verbrugge
Nov 30, 2020
William E. “Bill” Verbrugge, of Humboldt, died Monday November 30,2020 in the Hospice Room of Humboldt County Memorial Hospital at the age of 87 years. Bill was born April 10,1933 on the family farm in Beaver Township to Dan and Mae (Storms) Verbrugge. He attended Dakota City Public School until the 8th grade and then attended Humboldt Public School where...
Willard "George" Lewis
Nov 28, 2020
Willard “George” Lewis, 82, of Humboldt passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. He was born July 6, 1938 and grew up on a farm near Craig, Nebraska, the son of William Troop and Auralia Freda (Bose). He graduated from Oakland High School in 1956. George married Joan (Thomas) Lewis June 5, 1960 in...
David D. Nauerth
Nov 24, 2020
David D. Nauerth, 56, of Columbus Junction, passed away at his home on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 following a lengthy illness. David was born on May 20, 1964 to Joy Mae (Smith) Nauerth Collins Rurup and Larry Dwayne Nauerth in Moberly Missouri. David was raised in Humboldt Iowa where he met and married Pamela Jean Weier on July 21st, 1985....