Obituaries
Thomas G. Nelson
Sep 2, 2020
Thomas Gene Nelson, 80, passed away September 2, 2020 at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Hospice with family at his side. Tom was the son of Glenn and Edna Nelson formerly of Bradgate, IA. He was born and raised on a farm outside of Bradgate, and lived there until he graduated from high school in 1957. Tom attended Eagle Grove Junior...
Mary C. Moffitt
Aug 31, 2020
Mary C. Moffitt, 63, of Altadena, California, in Los Angeles County and formerly of the Humboldt / Dakota City area, passed away at her home in Altadena on August 31, 2020. She was born June 3, 1957 in California the daughter of Lester and Phyllis (Fraser) Moffitt. She moved with her family at an early age to the Humboldt /...
Raymond F. Heynis Iii
Aug 27, 2020
Raymond F. Heynis III, age 53, of Humboldt, Iowa, died Thursday, August 27, 2020, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. Born January 3, 1967, in Illinois, Raymond Fred Heynis III was the son of Raymond and LoAnn (Mitsven) Heynis. He moved with his family as a young boy to Humboldt, where he graduated from Humboldt High School. He...
Danny R. Thompson
Aug 21, 2020
Danny R. Thompson, 75, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Humboldt, passed away August 21, 2020 at home in Arizona. He was born April 11, 1945 to Hiram and Betty (Reed) Thompson in Fort Dodge. He grew up an only child on a hog farm outside of Humboldt. Danny met Jan Pedersen in 1962 when she was 14 and he was...
Jacquelyn J. Eckmann
Aug 13, 2020
Jacquelyn J. Eckmann, 61 of Humboldt, passed away at her home on Thursday morning, August 13, 2020. She was born January 26, 1959 in Alma, Michigan the daughter of Glenn and Diana (Teed) Hanes. She obtained her bachelors in nursing and worked as a registered nurse for a number of years. She was united in marriage to Dennis M. Eckmann....
Donald E. Christianson
Aug 7, 2020
Donald Christianson, 83, of Bode, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. He was born January 11, 1937 in Bode the son of Arthur and Esther (Rolland) Christianson. He was raised and educated in Bode graduating from Twin Rivers High School in 1957. Don was united in marriage to Marilyn B. Gronbach...
Susan A. Collins
Aug 6, 2020
Susan A. Collins, 62 of Humboldt, passed away at her home on Thursday evening August 6, 2020 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 18, 1957 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of Merlyn and Jeannette (Knudsen) Dierksen. She spent her first year in Gilmore City before the family moved to Humboldt. She attended Humboldt...
Paul J. Heidt
Aug 6, 2020
Paul J. Heidt, 65 of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at the Clarion Wellness and Rehab Center. Paul graduated from Humboldt High School became a sergeant in the United States Air Force, returned to Humboldt and worked for many years at Dodgen Industries. He is survived by his son Kyle Heidt of Spirit Lake, his sister Virginia...
Cheryl L. Gilbert
Aug 4, 2020
Cheryl L. Gilbert, 59 of Fort Dodge, formerly of Eagle Grove passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. She is survived by her husband Jeff of Fort Dodge, her children Greg (Tenille) Rogers of Manchester, Iowa, Glenda Martin of Fort Dodge, Rebecca Castenada of Fort Dodge, Amanda (Tyler) Gutz of Pomeroy, Iowa,...
Barbara J. Lee
Jul 24, 2020
Barbara J. Lee, 88, moved from her earthly home to her eternal home on July 24th, 2020. Services will be at Oak Hill Church in Humboldt at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 28th with visitation Monday, July 27th from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. also at Oak Hill Church. Mason- Lindhart Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Burial will be...
Robert E. Kirchhof
Jul 21, 2020
Robert E. Kirchhof, 85, of Thor, passed away on July 21, 2020 in Fort Dodge. Robert was born on August 1, 1934 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1952 and then attended Iowa Central Community College in Eagle Grove, Iowa. He married Carole (Johnson) Kirchhof on September 25, 1955. They were married for 64 years....
Morris E. Given
Jul 16, 2020
Morris E. Given, 60, of Humboldt passed away surrounded by family on Thursday morning, July 16, 2020 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. He was born February 19, 1960 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Rudolph and Faye (Larned) Given. He was raised in Kansas City and after school worked as a medical assistant. On September 9, 2006 he...
Judith Habben
Jul 15, 2020
Judy Habben, 72, of Humboldt passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. She was born December 12, 1947 in West Bend, Iowa the daughter of Howard and Emaline (Walsh) Jergens. She grew up in the West Bend area and graduated from Gilmore City – Bradgate High School. She was united in marriage...
Joan K. Thompson
Jul 11, 2020
Joan Kay Thompson, 79 of Bode, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona from lung cancer. She was born April 24, 1941 in Wesley, Iowa to Elliott and Edna (Lickteig) Waldschmidt. Most of Joan’s childhood was spent on the family farm near Rodman, Iowa. Joan was the second of 9 children...
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...