Obituaries

Eugene George Smith

Eugene George Smith

Oct 13, 2015

Eugene G. Smith, 82, of Humboldt, passed away October 13, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services for Gene will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Faith United Methodist Church in Humboldt with the Rev. Alberta Ervin and Rev. Christy Ehrle officiating. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday at the Church. The Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home is assisting...

William Ray Ankenbauer

William Ray Ankenbauer

Oct 13, 2015

William "Bill" Ray Ankenbauer, 60, of Belton, Texas, passed away October 13, 2015 at Temple Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 23, 2015 at the Faith United Methdost Church in Livermore. Visitation will be prior to the services at the church. The Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home of Humboldt is assisting the family. Mr. Ankenbauer was born October 12,...

Donald Becker

Donald Becker

Oct 12, 2015

Donald Becker, 77, of Humboldt, passed away October 12, 2015 at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial celebrated by Father James Tigges will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Humboldt. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Humboldt with full military rites by Adams American Legion Post 119 and Sathers-Odgaard VFW Post 5240. Visitation is...

Thomas Leroy Larson

Thomas Leroy Larson

Oct 10, 2015

Thomas L. Larson, 77 of Humboldt, passed away October 10, 2015 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice House following a lengthy battle with COPD. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Humboldt. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. tonight at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt. Interment is in Corinth Township Cemetery. Thomas Leroy Larson,...

Miles E. Holden

Miles E. Holden

Oct 5, 2015

Miles Holden, 94, of Humboldt, passed away October 5, 2015 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday in the chapel of the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Humboldt with full military honors by Adams American Legion Post 119 and Sathers-Odgaard VFW Post 5240. Visitation is from 10-11 a.m....

Wilferd W. Wortman

Wilferd W. Wortman

Oct 1, 2015

Dr. Wilferd W. Wortman, 97, of Friendship Haven, passed away October 1, 2015. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Humboldt with full military rites by the Adams American Legion Post 119 and Sathers-Odgaard VFW Post 119. Visitation is from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at...

Helen B. Blanchard

Helen B. Blanchard

Sep 26, 2015

Helen B. Blanchard, 90, of Humboldt, passed away September 26, 2015 at the Humboldt Care Center South. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 30th at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Humboldt with the Rev. Gene Broughton officiating. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Humboldt. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt. Helen...

Orrine Kirchhof

Orrine Kirchhof

Sep 25, 2015

Orrine Kirchhof, 75, of Williston, North Dakota, formerly of Humboldt, passed away Friday morning, September 25, 2015, at the Mercy Medical Center in Williston. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 8th, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of the Mason Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt. Rev. Morris Kirchhof will officiate and interment will follow in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery...

James R. Lanning

James R. Lanning

Sep 23, 2015

James R. Lanning, the son of Gordon and Janice (Feaster) Lanning, was born May 23, 1939 on a farm near Mallard, Iowa. As a young child, he moved with his family to a farm near Bradgate and Jim graduated from Gilmore City High School in 1958. On December 31, 1960, he was united in marriage to Mary Jean Collins at...

Howard J. Curry

Howard J. Curry

Sep 21, 2015

Howard J. Curry, 88, of Bode, passed away September 21, 2015 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Bode. Interment will be in St. Olaf Cemetery in Bode with full military rites. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. The Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in assisting the...

Tracey Fogelman

Tracey Fogelman

Sep 15, 2015

Funeral Services for Tracey Ludwig Fogelman, 45, of Livermore, will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Faith United Methodist Church in Livermore with the Rev. Alberta Ervin officiating. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Humboldt. Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt. Tracey is survived by her sons, Cody (Cassie) Fogelman of Livermore and...

Cindy Heiter Gist

Cindy Heiter Gist

Sep 15, 2015

Cindy Heiter Gist, 58, formerly of Humboldt, passed away September 15, 2015 in the Veterans Hospice Unit of the Robert J. Dole Veterans Hospital in Wichita, KS. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 26th at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Friday, September 25th at the funeral home. Cindy...

Viola E. Christensen

Viola E. Christensen

Sep 14, 2015

Viola “Vi” E. Christensen, 87, of Humboldt, passed away September 14, 2015 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church in Humboldt with the Rev. J.K. Raether and Rev. Aaron Flatau officiating. Interment will be in Zion Cemetery, Beaver Township. Visitation is from 1-2 p.m. Thursday at the...

Dorothea Anderson

Dorothea Anderson

Sep 8, 2015

Dorothea E. Anderson, 88, of Humboldt, passed away September 8, 2015 at the Long Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Faith United Methodist Church in Humboldt with the Re. Alberta Ervin officiating. Interment will be in the National Cemetery at Van Meter, Iowa. Visitation is from 4-8 p.m....

Larry Tilton

Larry Tilton

Sep 8, 2015

Larry J. Tilton, 69, of Livermore, passed away September 8, 2015 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice House in Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday at the Faith United Methodist Church in Humboldt with the Rev. Alberta Ervin officiating. Interment will be in North Lawn Cemetery, Fort Dodge. Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. Thursday (today) at the...

Roger Holtan

Roger Holtan

Sep 7, 2015

Roger G. Holtan, 83, formerly of Thor, passed away September 7, 2015 at his home at Springvale Senior Living in Humboldt. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Ullensvang Lutheran Church in Thor with the Rev. Darryl Landsverk officiating. Interment will be in East Ullensvang Cemetery, Thor with full military honors by Adams American Legion Post 119 and...

Edward James Nervig

Edward James Nervig

Sep 6, 2015

Edward J. Nervig, 87, of Humboldt, passed away September 6, 2015 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 9th, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Humboldt with the Rev. Gene Broughton officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery at Hardy with full military rites by Adams American Legion Post 119 and Sathers-Odgaard VFW...

Robert Fortin

Robert Fortin

Sep 5, 2015

Services for Robert Fortin are pending at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home.

Pauline Grebner Bowman

Pauline Grebner Bowman

Sep 2, 2015

Pauline C. Bowman, 92, of Humboldt, passed away September 2, 2015 at the Humboldt Care Center South. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday at the Zion Lutheran Church in Humboldt with the Rev. J.K. Raether officiating. Interment will be in North Lawn Cemetery, Fort Dodge. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday (today) at the Church. The Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home is...

John N. Dodgen

John N. Dodgen

Aug 29, 2015

John N. Dodgen was born June 22, 1926 in Sapulpa OK to Claude W. and Margaret (Pearl) Dodgen. John lived in Oklahoma City, Enid and Clinton before moving to Ft. Dodge, IA in 1937. John began his business career at age six selling radishes from door to door. His next employment was five paper routes until age 14. At age...