Obituaries
Jerry L. George
Mar 10, 2023
Jerry L. George, 88, of Humboldt, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, March 10, 2023 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
He was born December 17, 1934, on the farm near Humboldt, the son of Allan and Cleora (Wells) George. He was raised and educated in Humboldt attending Humboldt High School. Jerry was united in marriage to Jo Ann...
Richard C. Cosper
Feb 28, 2023
Richard C. Cosper, 52, of Humboldt, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. No services are planned at this time. The Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service of Humboldt is in charge of the arrangements. Please remember Richard in your own special way. www.masonlindhart.com
Bernard R. "Bum" Terwilliger
Feb 28, 2023
Bernard R. “Bum” Terwilliger, 75, of Bradgate, passed away Tuesday morning, February 28, 2023 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. He was born April 18, 1947 in Humboldt, the son of Paul C. and Marie J. (Anderson) Terwilliger. He was raised and educated in Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School in 1966. He enlisted in the United States Army and...
Roxie L. Gregory
Feb 26, 2023
Roxie L. Gregory, 76, of Rutland, passed away at her home on Sunday afternoon, February 26, 2023 following an extended illness. She was born August 15, 1946 in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Bruce and Evalyn (Wallace) Gregory. She grew up in Rutland and in 1964 graduated from Humboldt High School. She attended Ellsworth Community College and later Iowa State...
Bert M. Anderson
Feb 23, 2023
Bert M. Anderson, 86, of Spencer, formerly of Humboldt, passed away on Thursday morning, February 23, 2023 at the St. Luke Home in Spencer with her family by her side. She was born May 26, 1936, in Fairfax, Missouri, the daughter of Jefferson and Stella (Edger) Plumb. She grew up on a farm as a child working hard doing chores...
Doris L. Kuehnast
Feb 19, 2023
Doris L. Kuehnast, 89 of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday evening, February 19, 2023 at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. She was born June 17, 1933 in Lehigh, Iowa, the daughter of Morris and Bertha (Kretlow) Kalahar. She grew up on an acreage outside Lehigh where she rode horses and ponies as a child. She graduated from Lehigh High School...
Mary Lou Warner
Feb 17, 2023
Mary Lou (Penning) Warner, 90, of Gilmore City, passed away on Friday evening, February 17, 2023, at Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born December 27, 1932 in Bode, the daughter of Anton and Bessie (Van Houten) Penning. She was united in marriage to Gilbert Hogan Warner on August 4, 1956. The couple made their home in Gilmore...
Marlene E. Ferry
Feb 14, 2023
Marlene E. Ferry, 86, of Hardy, passed away on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at the Humboldt Care Center North with her husband by her side. She was born December 1, 1936, in Westhope, North Dakota, the daughter of Arthur and Flora (Campbell) Lesmann. Following her education, she moved to Minot, North Dakota and worked as a waitress for...
Marjorie R. Laing
Feb 12, 2023
Marjorie Rosella Laing, 88, formerly of Humboldt, passed away at her daughter’s home in Rolfe on Sunday morning, February 12, 2023, following an extended illness. Marjorie was born December 31, 1934 in Ruthven, Iowa, the daughter of Dwight and Lola (Clark) Hampson. She grew up in Ruthven and moved with her family to Humboldt around 1947, graduating from Humboldt High...
Johnnie Marquez
Feb 10, 2023
Johnnie Marquez, 28, of the Bode and Humboldt, Iowa area, previously of California, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023 in Humboldt. Arrangements are pending at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service in Humboldt. No services are currently planned. www.masonlindhart.com
Metzula "Mitzi" Ford
Feb 4, 2023
Metzula J. “Mitzi” Ford, 71, of Humboldt, passed away at her home unexpectedly on Saturday morning, February 4, 2023. She was born June 15, 1951, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of Geoffry Lee and Doris Jean (Gehrt) Landmesser. She was raised and educated in Louisiana, Gilmore City and finalized her education in Seattle, Washington. After finishing her schooling, she...
Marylin A. Kuyper
Feb 3, 2023
Marylin Kuyper 70 of Dakota City, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 3, 2023 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital after fighting a courageous 11-year battle with cancer. Her family was at her side throughout her last hospitalization. Marylin Ann (Witt) Kuyper was born on May 3, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois to Velma Iris (Lochner) and Wilfred James Witt. She...
Frank H. Zigrang
Feb 3, 2023
Francis “Frank” Hubert Zigrang, the son of Harry and Augustine (Choquette) Zigrang, was born on September 10, 1935, in Livermore, Iowa. He was raised and educated in the area of his birth, until the family moved to California, where he graduated from Van Nuys High School in 1953. Frank served in the United States Army from December 9, 1954 until...
John C. Wickett
Jan 27, 2023
John Wickett,75 of Humboldt, passed away with his family by his side on Friday morning, January 27, 2023, at Rotary Senior Living in Eagle Grove. He was born August 4, 1947, in Fort Dodge, the son of Bryce and Virginia (Kimzey) Wickett. He was raised in Lu Verne and graduated from LuVerne High School in 1965. He went on to...
Ellie E. Mcilquham
Jan 23, 2023
Eleanor E. Krueger-McIlquham, 95 of Humboldt, passed away with her family by her side on Monday morning, January 23, 2023 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. She was born March 6, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of John and Florence (Olson) Carlson. She grew up on the Southside of Chicago and was part of a large extended family that...
Dale W. Claude
Jan 20, 2023
Dale W. Claude, 58, of Sartell, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023 at the Quiet Oaks Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer.
Dale was born in Algona, Iowa, on February 8, 1964, the son of Karen (Benjamin) and Donald Claude. He grew up in West Bend, Whittemore and Dakota City. He graduated from Gilmore City-Bradgate...
Denise M. Koob
Jan 14, 2023
Denise M. Koob, 49, of Humboldt, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Humboldt on Saturday morning, January 14, 2023. She was born August 21, 1973 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter Larry E. and Karen (Kloberdanz) Orr. She attended school in Webster City and later Windom, Minnesota. She received her diploma from Iowa Central Community College in Health & Human...
Millicent M. "Milly" Chapman
Jan 12, 2023
Millicent M. “Milly” Chapman, 80, of Humboldt, passed away at her home in Humboldt on Thursday, January 12, 2023, following a lengthy illness. She was born June 29, 1942 in Iowa City, the daughter of Donald W. and Juanita L. (Crump) Boswell. She was raised and educated in Humboldt. She studied photography in Ames and made that her life passion....
"Snappy" Hamilton
Jan 6, 2023
Leland “Snappy” Earl Hamilton, the son of Larry and Eileen (Bissey) Hamilton, was born October 15, 1950, in Hampton, Iowa. In 1958, his family moved to the family farm near Humboldt, where he and his siblings helped work the farm. Lee graduated from Humboldt High School in 1970; during high school and until he started college, he worked part time...
Margaret "Peggy" (Quealy) Ball
Dec 31, 2022
Margaret “Peggy” Ball, 80, passed away in her home in Vista, California, with her family by her side on December 31, 2022. Margaret was born in Fort Dodge on April 9, 1942, the daughter of Mary Eugenia and William “Bill” Quealy. She attended school in Humboldt until her junior year in high school when her family moved to Fort Dodge...
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