Obituaries
Judy A. Guy
Feb 28, 2025
Judy A. Guy, 65, of Renwick, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2025 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Judy was born February 20, 1960 in Hayfield, Minnesota the daughter of Joseph E. and Eleanor A. (Swidder) Guy. Judy grew up in Lu Verne where she reared and educated, graduating from Lu Verne High School. Following high school, she...
Delmer "Keel" Zinnel
Feb 24, 2025
Delmer “Keel” Zinnel, 88, of Dakota City, passed away unexpectedly on Monday evening, February 24, 2025 at his home in Dakota City.
Keel was born December 22, 1936 in Humboldt County, the son of Herbert and Dorothy (Ulrich) Zinnel. He was raised in the Humboldt area and attended Humboldt Schools graduating in 1955. He enlisted in the United States Army and...
Mark F. Meyer
Feb 22, 2025
It has pleased Almighty God to call to Himself in heaven the soul of Mark Frederick Meyer, who passed away Saturday morning, February 22, 2025 at the Westview Care Center in Britt. He was 71 years old.
Mark Frederick Meyer was born on July 13, 1953 in Algona to Victor and JoAnn (Balgeman) Meyer. He spent the first 18 years of...
Ronald "Ron" Herrington
Feb 19, 2025
Ronald D. “Ron” Herrington, 91, of Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at Clarion Wellness & Rehabilitation Center in Clarion.
Ron was born February 15, 1934 in Lehigh, Iowa the son of Delbert and Lucille (Lumsden) Herrington. He grew up in Burnside and graduated from Burnside High School in 1951. Following high school he worked for Tobin Packing until...
Jerry E. "Flip" Larsen
Feb 4, 2025
Jerry E. Larsen, affectionately known as “Flip,” passed away peacefully at the age of 85 on February 4, 2025, one day shy of his birthday, surrounded by his beloved family. Born on February 5, 1939, in Racine, Wisconsin, to Helen V. Plauske and Edward L. Haberski, Jerry’s life was a testament to resilience, humor, and an unwavering love for sports,...
Marion Lynch
Feb 2, 2025
Marion H. (Becker) Lynch, 81, of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday morning, February 2, 2025, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.
Marion was born February 5, 1943 in Fort Dodge, Iowa the daughter of Julius and Dorothy (Youngwirth) Becker. She was raised on a farm outside of Livermore and graduated from Twin Rivers High School in 1961. Marion started her...
Tami N. Peterson
Jan 27, 2025
Tami Noreen Peterson, 63, of Humboldt, passed away suddenly on Monday, January 27, 2025 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
Tami was born on March 17, 1961, in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, to Thomas and Kathleen (Hardgrave) Glaze. Growing up, she lived a vibrant and adventurous life, traveling with her mother, a migrant worker, and her father, a truck driver. She often...
John N. "Jack" Nilles
Jan 27, 2025
John N. “Jack” Nilles, 96, of Humboldt, passed away on Monday morning, January 27, 2025 in the Long Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
He was born July 27, 1928, in Hamilton County, Iowa, the son of Charles and Lucy (Mariga) Nilles. He moved at an early age to the farm near Gilmore City and attended country school....
Leland D. "Lee" Paterson
Jan 26, 2025
Leland D. “Lee” Paterson, 78, of Dakota City, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
Leland was born October 25, 1946 in Fort Dodge, the son of William and Mary (Bockoven) Paterson. He was raised and educated in Fort Dodge, graduating from Fort Dodge High School. He enlisted in the United States Air Force...
Dr. Phil Lonning
Jan 20, 2025
Dr. Philip Eugene Lonning was born on July 22, 1932, to Lennie and Leone (Hansen) Lonning in Thor, Iowa. He and his brothers lived in Thor with their parents until Philip was 4 years old when they relocated to the farm in Waukon, Iowa.
It was in Waukon where Philip completed his education through high school participating in band and working...
Irene Schwint
Jan 11, 2025
Irene Schwint, born on September 26, 1935, in Rockwell City, Iowa, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2025, in Zephyrhills, Florida. In accordance with her wishes, cremation rites were observed. A Celebration of Life will be held from 1:00 -3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 17th at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service in Humboldt. Burial was in Union Cemetery, Humboldt. www.masonlindhart.com
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Ralph C. Kocher, Jr.
Jan 10, 2025
Ralph C. Kocher, Jr., 96, of Humboldt, passed away on Friday evening, January 10, 2025, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.
Ralph was born March 12, 1928 in Eagle Grove, the son of Ralph C. and Augusta (Craig) Kocher, Sr. He grew up in Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1948. He enlisted in the United States Army. Ralph...
Marcene M. Smith
Jan 9, 2025
Marcene Marie Smith, age 96, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2025, at Rotary Senior Living in Eagle Grove, Iowa. Marcene was born on August 16, 1928, to Mabel (Manny) and Fred Becker in the Boone County Hospital. She attended Page Public School. As an only child, Marcene spent a lot of time drawing and developing artistic talents. She loved...
Marjorie A. Whipple
Jan 3, 2025
Marjorie A. Whipple, 99, of Humboldt, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Marjorie was born April 20, 1925 in Randall, Iowa the daughter of Michael and Annie (Odson) Michaelson. The family lived in Randall for a short time and then in 1931 moved to Kanawha. In 1933, she moved to Eagle Grove...
Sandra R. Osborn
Dec 24, 2024
Sandra Rae (Sayre) Osborn, 75, of Renwick, passed away on December 24, 2024, at the Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion, Iowa. She had been a resident at Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center in Clarion, since March of 2024.
Sandy was born to James and Phyllis Sayre on February 23, 1949, in Tacoma, Washington and was the third of what would become...
Opal G. Stanford
Dec 1, 2024
Opal G. Stanford went to her heavenly home on December 1, 2024. Born to Howard S. and Sylvie G. Hickman McCoy on October 5, 1927, in Silver Township, Cherokee County Iowa.
A child of the great depression and the second world war, she graduated from Quimby, Iowa high school in 1945. She went to work for the Chamber of Commerce in...
Mona R. Heiter
Nov 24, 2024
Mona R. Heiter, 87, formerly of Humboldt and Dakota City, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2024 in Coffeyville, Kansas.
Mona was born January 22, 1937 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Claude and Fern (Greene) Helms. She grew up and was raised and educated in the Dayton area. On November 8, 1956 Mona was united in marriage to Berlyn Heiter....
Patricia "Pat" A. Hayler Dalton
Nov 24, 2024
Patricia “Pat” A. Hayler Dalton, 82, of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday morning, November 24, 2024 in the Long Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Pat was born July 18, 1942 in Humboldt, the daughter of Junior and Loretta (Conlon) George. She attended St. Mary’s School and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1960....
Milli J. Waterhouse
Nov 20, 2024
Milli J. Waterhouse, 79, of Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday morning, November 20, 2024, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital in Humboldt.
Milli was born December 12, 1944 in Newark, Ohio the daughter of William and June (Smith) Haynes. She grew up in Ohio where she received her schooling. She then moved to Florida, raised her young children and worked as...
Trudy L. Douglas
Nov 12, 2024
Trudy L. Douglas, 69 of Humboldt, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, November 12, 2024.
Trudy was born November 8, 1955 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Lloyd and Betty (Espeland) Erwin. She was raised and educated in Renwick, graduating from Boone Valley High School in 1975. Trudy made her home in Renwick, later Mesa, Arizona and in 1995...