Obituaries
Jane M. Pergande
Nov 21, 2020
Jane Marie (Ehrhardt) Pergande was born July 1, 1934 in Humboldt County, Iowa and passed away at the Humboldt Care Center South on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the age of 86. She was the daughter of the late Raymond (Orval) and Julia Ehrhardt of Humboldt. Jane was united in marriage to Herman Philip Pergande on November 6, 1954. Jane...
Alise J. Sorensen
Nov 18, 2020
Alise J. Sorensen, 89 of Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday evening, November 18, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. He was born July 12, 1931 in Fort Dodge, the son of Alise and Minnie M. (Gilliand) Sorensen. He grew up and was educated in Humboldt. Alise was united in marriage to Edith Becker and the union lasted...
Clark A. Lane
Nov 17, 2020
Clark Albert Lane Jr., 83, of Humboldt passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the Humboldt Care Center South with UnityPoint Hospice after being admitted to the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital in early October. Clark was born on March 24, 1937 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Dodge. He was the only child of Clark Lane Sr. and Meta Fredericksen...
Nancy L. Larson
Nov 14, 2020
Nancy LaVonne Larson, 86, of Hardy passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. Nancy, the daughter of Gernhardt and Irene (McBride) Will was born February 5, 1934 in Fort Dodge. She attended grade school at a country school near LuVerne and attended high school in LuVerne, graduating with the class of 1951. Nancy attended...
Gordon D Jacobson
Nov 14, 2020
Gordon D. Jacobson, 57, of Dakota City passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital in Humboldt. Gordon was born on March 28, 1963 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of James and Bertha (Ekanger) Jacobson. He grew up in Hardy and graduated from Humboldt High School. After graduating, Gordon briefly lived in Fort Dodge...
Richard Wilson
Nov 7, 2020
Richard O. Wilson, 78, of Eagle Grove passed away on November 8, 2020 at Mercy One Medical Center in Des Moines. Richard was born on October 29, 1942 in California, the son of Frank and Elizabeth (Schuster) Wilson. He grew up on a farm south of Humboldt, moved to a group home in the late 1970s and later moved to...
Jerry A. Rubel
Nov 7, 2020
Jerry A. Rubel, 80 of Humboldt, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. Jerry was born on April 24, 1940 in Audubon, Iowa, the son of Marion and Leona (Lykke) Rubel. He graduated from Audubon High School in 1958 and worked at American Cyanamid in Exira, Iowa. He then married Judy Rae Olson on...
Tammie M. Marchant
Nov 5, 2020
Tammie M. Marchant, 60 of Gilmore City, passed away on Thursday evening, November 5, 2020 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Tammie was born October 10, 1960 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of Virgil and Marlene (Moser) Terwilliger. She grew up in Humboldt and attended Humboldt Schools. She was united in marriage to Gary Marchant on November 12, 1983....
Rose Mary Diedrick
Nov 4, 2020
Rose Mary Diedrick, 83, of Humboldt, passed away November 4, 2020 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Rose Mary, the daughter of William and Helen (Stepka) Opichka was born August 30th, 1937 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She was baptized on September 12, 1937 in St. Joseph’s Church in Kellnersville, Wisconsin and confirmed by Pastor Gilfort Meyer in St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church,...
Gregory D. Callahan
Oct 31, 2020
Gregory David Callahan of Humboldt, IA, formerly of Richardson, TX, beloved son and friend, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020. He is survived by his parents, David & Sharon (Murphy) Callahan of Dallas, TX; his sister, Seanna (Callahan) Nichols and her husband, Eric Nichols of Indianapolis, IN; and extended family, David Callahan of Manson, IA, Julie Murphy Callahan of...
Donald Madsen
Oct 29, 2020
Donald S. Madsen, 89, of Bradgate passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020 in Humboldt. Donald was born on September 14, 1931 in Bradgate, the son of John and Edna (Henderson) Madsen. He grew up and graduated from Bradgate High School. Shortly after graduating, Donald worked as a farmhand, until enlisting into the United States Army in 1952 serving in...
Harry D Nielsen
Oct 28, 2020
Harry Donavon Nielsen, 95, of Gilmore City passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Harry was born on January 2, 1925 near Ayrshire, Iowa. In 1937, his parents moved their family, of four sons, to the Gilmore City area where Harry Nielsen remained until his death. As a boy, Harry had a penchant for...
Otto G. King
Oct 20, 2020
Otto Glen King, 47, of Humboldt Iowa, formerly of Lenore, West Virginia, passed away at his home Tuesday, October 20,2020. Otto was born July 15, 1973 in South Williamson, KY. He was a wonderful brother and uncle. He was an avid sports fan especially the Atlanta Braves. He was employed by Cargill and was known to be a hard worker...
Roger E. Benjamin
Oct 20, 2020
Roger E. Benjamin, 89, of Gilmore City, passed away at the Long-Term Care Unit at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital on Tuesday evening, October 20, 2020. Roger was born November 21, 1930 to Fred and Beulah (Jacobson) Benjamin. He grew up in rural Bradgate and graduated from Bradgate High School in 1948. He was married to Marian (Claussen) Benjamin on...
Mildred F. Sorlie
Oct 14, 2020
Mildred F. Sorlie, 100 of Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. She was born August 29, 1920, the daughter of Harry and Ruth (Marcellus) Pollock in Pioneer. She was raised on a farm and after graduating Livermore High School in 1938, Mildred married Ralph Stoddard. Together they had two daughters. Mildred was...
Doug A. Lundberg
Oct 13, 2020
Douglas Lundberg, 88 of Humboldt, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. He was born November 21, 1931 in Forest City, the son of Harmon and Ruth (Olson) Lundberg. After graduating from Forest City High School in 1950, he joined the U.S. Army serving as a Corporal. December 21, 1958 he was united in...
Donald E. Faltinson
Oct 8, 2020
Donald E. Faltinson, 75, of Dakota City, passed away on Thursday, October 8th, 2020 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. He was born January 11, 1945 in Fort Dodge, the son of Vernon and Carla (Steffenson) Faltinson. He grew up in Bode and graduated from Twin Rivers High School. Don continued his education at Buena Vista receiving his bachelor degree....
Bruce L. Kirchhoff
Oct 4, 2020
Bruce L. Kirchhoff, 76, of Humboldt passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at his home. Bruce was born March 8, 1944, the son of Leonard and Ruth (Holst) Kirchhoff. He grew up in Beaver Township and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1962. He attended Iowa Central Community College and graduated with his Associates Degree. He met Sandra Sleiter...
Sophia Christensen
Oct 1, 2020
Sophia Christensen, 90, of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge. She was born November 2, 1929 in Parkersburg, Iowa, the daughter of George and Dena (Dirksen) Johnson. She graduated from Parkersburg High School and attended Wartburg College. She worked as a school teacher, teaching for a year in...
Arnold J. Torkelson
Sep 29, 2020
Funeral services for Arnold Jacob Torkelson, 87, of rural Gilmore City will be held Saturday, October 3rd, at 10:00 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 1005 11th Avenue North, Humboldt. Visitation will be Friday, October 2nd, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of the church. Please use the west entrance. The family requests face masks be worn. The...
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