Obituaries
James P. Helvick
Jul 6, 2020
It has pleased Almighty God to call from this vale of tears to Himself in heaven the soul of James (Jim) Peter Helvick, who died Monday morning, July 6, 2020, at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, Humboldt, with his family by his side. He was eighty-two years old. James Peter Helvick was born February 24, 1938, to Peter and Josephine (Michaelson)...
Carol J. Johnson
Jul 3, 2020
Carol J. Johnson, 59, of Bode passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 at her home in Bode. Carol was born on November 17, 1960 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Wilbur and Janice (Christianson) Johnson. She grew up in Humboldt County and graduated from Twin Rivers High School in 1979. She attended Sioux City Barber College and obtained her...
Alice M. Severson
Jun 23, 2020
Alice M. Severson, 87 of Humboldt passed away on Tuesday morning, June 23, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Norwalk. She and her twin brother Art were born August 9, 1932 in Rutland. She was born to Jens and Anna (Jensen) Pedersen. She was raised in Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High School. Alice was united in marriage to Richard...
Beverly J. Kennedy
Jun 22, 2020
Beverly Jean (Bradburn) Kennedy passed away from natural causes on June 22, 2020 in Humboldt, Iowa. Beverly was born to John Nathan Bradburn and Bernice Almira Knutson on August 26, 1924 in Bode, Iowa. She married Lawrence Leonard Kennedy on June 13, 1948. She graduated from Buena Vista College (now University.) She briefly taught English at Coon Rapids High School...
Randall D. Gieber
Jun 21, 2020
Randall D. Gieber, 64 of Humboldt, passed away at his home on Sunday, June 21, 2020. He was born August 18, 1956 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of LaVerne and Mary Jane (Phillips) Gieber. He moved with his family at an early age to California where he was raised and educated. He then joined and served in the United States...
Susan K. Beach
Jun 19, 2020
Susan K. Beach, 69 of Humboldt, passed away Friday, June 19, 2020 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born January 13, 1951 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the daughter of Robert and Ardell (Wilcox) Carr. She grew up in Sioux Falls and later Madison, South Dakota. She was united in marriage to Theodore C. Beach on August...
Edward N. Mersch
Jun 17, 2020
Edward N. Mersch, 104 of Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the Humboldt Care Center South. He was born October 19, 1915 in West Bend, Iowa the son of John and Anna (Buesch) Mersch. He grew up on a farm and graduated from West Bend High School. Edward was united in marriage to VaLane Pederson on December...
Lola L. Carlson
Jun 5, 2020
Lola L. Carlson, 93 of Humboldt, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. She was born November 12, 1926 in Renwick, Iowa, the daughter of Leo and Lily (DeWitt) Mimbach. She was raised in Renwick and on March 26, 1948 was united in marriage to R. Wesley Carlson. The couple made their...
Colleen S. Rosendahl
May 31, 2020
Colleen S. Rosendahl, 69, of Humboldt passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. Colleen was born on May 2, 1951, the daughter of Eldon and Gladys (Behrens) Sander. She grew up outside of Renwick and attended and graduated from Boone Valley High School. She attended Iowa State University before marrying Glenn Rosendahl...
Dorothy A. Lanning
May 29, 2020
Dorothy A. Lanning, 95 of Humboldt, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020 at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. She was born July 27, 1924 in Kingsport, Tennessee the daughter of Carlos and Olga (Dinges) Harris. She was united in marriage to Russell A. Lanning on July 1, 1945. Dorothy was a farm wife and took great pride in being...
Lavern "Andy" M. Anderson
May 23, 2020
LaVern “Andy” Anderson, 92, of Humboldt passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice House in Fort Dodge. Andy was born on April 2, 1928 in Fort Dodge, the son of Vern and Grace (Bittner) Anderson. He grew up in Fort Dodge and graduated from Fort Dodge High School in 1947. At the outbreak of...
Roger A. Lenning
May 16, 2020
Roger A. Lenning, 78, of Humboldt passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Roger was born on May 27, 1941 on a farm in Humboldt County the son of Lloyd and Gladys (Hansen) Lenning. He grew up and attended the Humboldt schools. After school, Roger worked on the farm with his father...
Anna Mae Verbrugge
May 14, 2020
Anna is the daughter of Allen Eastlack and Charlotte (Cunningham) Eastlack and was raised in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. During summer vacations, Anna stayed in Humboldt, Iowa with her grandparents Anna and John Cunningham, a mayor of Humboldt and a member of the Iowa state legislature. Anna loved spending her summers with many aunts, uncles, and cousins in the Cunningham’s large house...
Lona Rae Wilson
May 6, 2020
Lona Rae Wilson, 62, of Humboldt passed away at her home on Wednesday morning, May 6, 2020. She was born July 10, 1957, in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Kenneth and Ona (Tubbs) Hanson. She grew up outside of Rutland and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1975 where she excelled in band, playing the flute, running track and playing...
Kenneth E. Lee
May 1, 2020
Kenneth E. Lee, 68 of Humboldt, passed away at his home on Friday, May 1, 2020. Ken, a veteran, is survived by his children, Jason (Sarah) Lee of Ankeny and Chris (Katie) Lee of West Des Moines, his grandchildren, Olivia, Eva, Morgan and Theo, his sisters Phyllis (George) Jensen and Judy Knutson both of Humboldt and his brother Don Lee...
Gerald E. "Jake" Steil
Apr 26, 2020
Gerald (Jake) E. Steil, 73 of Livermore, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 26th, 2020. He was born March 3rd, 1947 in St. Cloud, Minnesota the son of Edward and Lucille (Stein) Steil. When he was 3 years old the family moved to a farm near Hardy, Iowa and he attended Humboldt High School until drafted by the...
Terry Iver Moss
Apr 24, 2020
Terry Iver Moss, 72, passed away at the Iowa Veteran’s Home in Marshalltown on April 24, 2020. Terry was born September 23, 1947. He is a respected Veteran, loved father and grandfather and is remembered as a good man that helped many people. Terry was a proud Marine and member of the 133 Air National Guard Unit in Fort Dodge....
Bruce Vogt
Apr 18, 2020
Bruce Vogt, 56, of Waterloo, formerly of Humboldt passed away on April 17 at Pillar of Cedar Valley in Care Initiative Hospice of a lengthy illness. Bruce was born on June 18, 1963, to Floyd and Lucille Vogt in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He attended school in Humboldt and lived in Waterloo since 1983 in his apartment until November 2018. He...
Michael A. Hewitt
Apr 17, 2020
Michael A. Hewitt, 64 of Humboldt, passed away on Friday evening, April 17, 2020 at the Humboldt Care Center South. He was born January 15, 1956 in Algona, Iowa, the son of Richard M. and Beverly (Thomas) Hewitt. He grew up in Lu Verne and graduated from Algona High School. Michael worked for Exceptional Opportunities in Burt and loved Star...
Herman A. Koester
Apr 10, 2020
Herman A. Koester, 86, of Albuquerque passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Herman Angelus Koester was born on September 5, 1933 to Adolph and Marie (nee Hinck) Koester in Avon, South Dakota. He was baptized on September 16, 1933 and confirmed on March 30, 1947. He moved to Iowa in 1942, served in the US...
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