Obituaries

Marjorie L. Powers

Marjorie L. Powers

Oct 3, 2024

Marjorie L. Powers, 81, of Long Beach, California, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at the Norwalk Community Hospital in Norwalk, California.

Marjorie was born October 6, 1942 in Pioneer, Iowa, the daughter of Charles H. and Irene (Wood) Powers. She was raised and educated in Pioneer and graduated from Gilmore City High School in 1960. Marjorie lived all of...

Darrell W. Buenting

Darrell W. Buenting

Oct 3, 2024

Darrell W. Buenting, 90, of Livermore, passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on Wednesday morning, October 3, 2024.

Darrell was born July 9, 1934 at home on the family farm by Palmer, Iowa the son of Bill and Anna (Klaassen) Buenting. They spoke only German at home and learned to speak English when they attended a one...

Dorothy E. Williams

Dorothy E. Williams

Sep 30, 2024

Dorothy E. Williams, 84 of Dakota City, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday morning, September 30, 2024 in the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit.

Dorothy was born December 13, 1939 in Humboldt County, the daughter of Henry and Lena (Weber) Janssen. She grew up on a farm between Bradgate and Bode, played basketball...

Russell A. "Russ" Larson

Russell A. "Russ" Larson

Sep 29, 2024

Russell A. “Russ” Larson, 81, of Humboldt, passed away at his home with family by his side on Sunday evening, September 29, 2024.

Russ was born September 17, 1943, in Fort Dodge, the son of Maurice and Janet (Johnson) Larson. He grew up in rural Bode and attended Twin Rivers Schools, graduating in 1961 from Twin Rivers High School in Bode....

Patricia A. Jensen

Patricia A. Jensen

Sep 29, 2024

Patricia A. Jensen, 78, of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2024 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.

Patricia was born October 22, 1945 in Algona, Iowa the daughter of Leroy and Marion (Lighter) Petersen. She was raised and educated in Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School in 1964. Patricia worked for Hadar Manufacturing for a...

Brenda L. Paterson

Brenda L. Paterson

Sep 12, 2024

Brenda L. Paterson, 63, of Fort Dodge, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Thursday evening, September 12, 2024. 

Brenda was born March 5, 1961 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Millard and Nellie (Dunning) Henry. She grew up in the Coleman District of Fort Dodge and attended Fort Dodge Schools and later Prairie Valley Schools in Gowrie. Brenda was united...

John A. Myers

John A. Myers

Sep 10, 2024

John A. Myers, 83, formerly of Hardy, passed away on Tuesday morning, September 10, 2024 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge.

John was born October 30, 1940 in Humboldt, the son of Denton and Margaret (Ceder) Myers. He was raised on a farm near Hardy and educated in Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School in 1959. John attended Iowa...

Robert E. "Bob" Pattee

Robert E. "Bob" Pattee

Sep 8, 2024

Robert E. “Bob” Pattee, 76, of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2024, with his family by his side at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.

Bob was born June 20, 1948 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Edward and Helen (Sisterman) Pattee. He was raised as a farm kid near Avoca, Iowa and graduated from...

Georgia L. Sorensen

Georgia L. Sorensen

Aug 26, 2024

Georgia L. Sorensen 87 passed away on Monday, August 26, 2024. 

Georgia was born on the Watts family farm outside of Rutland, Iowa, October 8, 1936, the youngest child of 10 siblings born to parents Jesse and Perina (Petersen) Watts. Georgia attended country school in Rutland before entering High School in Humboldt. On June 9, 1953 Georgia married Marvin J. Sorensen....

Nancy A. Suttie

Nancy A. Suttie

Aug 23, 2024

Nancy A. Suttie, 67, of Humboldt, Iowa passed away on August 23, 2024 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital after battling cancer.

Nancy was born July 16, 1957 in Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Donald P. and Helen J. (Mumert) Suttie. She attended school in Sioux City and enjoyed playing outdoor sports. She especially loved the family’s pet dogs. Nancy...

Dennis M. Renquist

Dennis M. Renquist

Aug 22, 2024

Dennis M. Renquist, 73, of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2024 at Bickford Cottage in Fort Dodge following a lengthy illness.

Dennis was born June 10, 1951 in Fort Dodge, the son of John M. and Anne (Malkmus) Renquist. He grew up on a farm near Livermore and graduated from Twin Rivers High School in 1969. Dennis worked as...

June Olson

June Olson

Aug 21, 2024

R. June Olson, 96, of Humboldt, formerly of Bode, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit.

June was born December 27, 1927 in Bennett, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas and Meta (Treimer) Pohlmann. She lived her early years on the farm and moved to Durant with her family when she was...

Sharon Erickson

Sharon Erickson

Aug 14, 2024

Sharon A. Erickson, 84 of Humboldt, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, August 14, 2024 at Trinity Regional Hospital in Fort Dodge.

Sharon Ann Madsen was born in a small farmhouse in Corinth Township (Humboldt, Iowa) on March 23, 1940, to Stanley and Mildred (DeSmidt) Madsen. While attending Bradgate High School, where she later graduated in 1958, she met the love...

Arthur Keith Berkhimer

Arthur Keith Berkhimer

Aug 11, 2024

Arthur Keith Berkhimer, 94, of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday morning, August 11, 2024 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.

Keith was born May 5, 1930 in Humboldt, the son of Reginald and Roberta Blanche (Erickson) Berkhimer. He grew up in the Humboldt area and graduated from Rutland High School. Keith received a scholarship to attend Bausch & Lomb College which...

Cynthia L. "Cindy" Enyart

Cynthia L. "Cindy" Enyart

Jul 29, 2024

Cynthia (Cindy) Lee Enyart, age 70, of Buckeye, Arizona, passed away on Monday July 29, 2024, surrounded by her family at Abrazo West Medical Center.

Cindy was preceded in death by her beloved parents Warren and Elsie Hankins, and sister Linda Kleist (Dale). Cindy is survived by her devoted husband Earl of 48 years, her daughters Alexis Shields (Stan), Ashlee Schwarzbauer...

Rae Jean Morgan

Rae Jean Morgan

Jul 29, 2024

Rae Jean Morgan (85), beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away on Monday, July 29th, 2024, at the Long-Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. She was everything a wife, mother, grandmother, and sister should be. She loved and was loved fiercely. She was kind, generous, brave, and strong. There is no doubt in our minds that...

Dr. Larry L. Dunscombe

Dr. Larry L. Dunscombe

Jul 29, 2024

Dr. Larry L. Dunscombe, 86, of Humboldt, passed away peacefully Monday morning, July 29, 2024, under hospice care at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.

Larry was born April 28, 1938 in Fort Dodge, the son of William and Ruby (Findley) Dunscombe. He was raised and educated in Fort Dodge, graduating from Fort Dodge Senior High School in 1956. Larry attended the...

Joann M. Beebe

Joann M. Beebe

Jul 19, 2024

Joann M. Beebe, 92, of Humboldt, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024, in the Long Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital surrounded by family.

Joann was born on January 9, 1932, in Tracy, Minnesota, the daughter of A.T. and Marion (Davis) Anderson. Joann lived in several communities during her early years as her parents embarked on new...

Donald J. Clarken

Donald J. Clarken

Jul 15, 2024

Donald Joseph Clarken, 90, of Humboldt, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, July 15, 2024 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge.

Don was born August 26, 1933 to Henry Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (Gilligan) Clarken. His early years were spent in the Clare, Iowa area but later moved with his family to Corwith, Iowa. Don graduated from Corwith Consolidated...

Meridee O. "Jodi" Mahan

Meridee O. "Jodi" Mahan

Jul 10, 2024

Meridee O. “Jodi” Mahan, 74, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, July 10, 2024 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.

Jodi was born January 13, 1950 in Estherville, Iowa, the daughter of Orville and DeMaris (Reutzel) Molan. She grew up in Minnesota and Estherville, graduating from Estherville High School in 1968. She worked various places until her...