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Jerry Struchen

Jerry Struchen

Jun 6, 2018

Jerry Struchen - 1935-2018

Jerry Franklin Struchen, 82, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, June 6th, 2018, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice House, after a short battle with very aggressive Cancer.

Born on September, 10th, 1935, in Alburnett, Iowa, to Carl and Harriet (Johnson) Struchen, Jerry grew up on a farm, with his 6 siblings. He...

Maxine Thomas

Maxine Thomas

Jun 4, 2018

Maxine Thomas, 101 of Fort Dodge died June 4, 2018. Graveside services will be held August 8, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Sixteen Cemetery, What Cheer, Iowa with her grandson Jack Thomas officiating. No other services will be held.

 

Maxine Thomas was born December 4. 1916 in Dedham, Iowa to Cecil and Margaret (Shaw) Bowie. She grew up...

Mary Margaret Dornath

Mary Margaret Dornath

May 30, 2018

Mary Margaret Dornath was born December 26, 1941 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Clifford and Margaret (Peed) Woodman. She grew up in the Fort Dodge area and attended Fort Dodge Senior High. She was united in marriage to Donald Dornath on January 24, 1959. They settled in the Fort Dodge area. Mary worked for Globe Industries until they closed and...

Ava Rose Elkin

Ava Rose Elkin

May 24, 2018

Ava Rose Elkin premature infant daughter of TaDD Elkin and Madison Worley died May 24, 2018 at the Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Lighthouse Ministries Church in Fort Dodge.

 

She is survived by her parents TaDD Elkin and Madison Worley, brother Isaiah Elkin, maternal...

Grace D Streit

Grace D Streit

May 17, 2018

Graveside services for Grace D. Streit 96 of Fort Dodge will be Monday, May 21, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Willow Township Cemetery near Coon Rapids, Iowa with Rev. Nathan Peitsch officiating.

 

Grace Darling (Nelson) Anderson Streit was born December14, 1921 in Glidden, Iowa to John and Violet (Doughtery) Nelson. She grew up in the Glidden area and graduated...

Michael D Philbrook

Michael D Philbrook

May 10, 2018

Michael Duane Philbrook 68 of Fort Dodge, Iowa died at his home on Thursday, May 10, 2018. Services will be June 9th at 1:00 p.m. at the Kendall Young Park in Webster City, Iowa. Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge is entrusted with the arrangements. Online condolences may be directed to www.brucesfuneralhome.com

 

Michael D. Philbrook was born April...

Paul Dean Hunter

Paul Dean Hunter

May 8, 2018

Paul Dean Hunter was born September 17, 1949 in Pocahontas, Iowa to Ralph and Mildred (Barnhardt) Hunter. He grew up there and graduated from Pocahontas High School. After graduation he served in the United States Navy. Once his induction was complete, he returned to Pocahontas where he lived for a few years. Paul was united in marriage to Camille Hinrichs....

Maxine Gerald Murray

Maxine Gerald Murray

Apr 30, 2018

Maxine Gerald Murray(West), 86 of Fort Dodge, Iowa passed away on April 30, 2018 at the Paula Baber Hospice House in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. Memorial services will be at 1:00 pm Saturday May 5, 2018 at Bruces Funeral Home in Ft. Dodge, Iowa.  She was born on April 21, 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa.  Maxine was preceded in death by...

Margaret Loomis

Margaret Loomis

Apr 29, 2018

Margaret Ann Loomis, 81 of Ft. Dodge, IA passed away Sunday April 29, 2018 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Margie was preceded in death by her parents Richard and Margaret Hogan. Margie is survived by her children: A.R. (Liz) of Lenexa, KS and Richard of Ft. Dodge, her sister Kathy (Mike) Cahill of Texas; niece Martie (Dewayne) of Sims, TX....

Rhonda Lentsch Peterson

Rhonda Lentsch Peterson

Apr 21, 2018

Rhonda Kay (Lentsch) wife of Curt Peterson of Otho died Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Paula Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge, Iowa.  Visitation will be Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 4 to 7 pm at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home.  A Celebration of Life will be held on SUNDAY MAY 2O, 2018 from 2pm to 5pm at the...

Charles E Bruce

Charles E Bruce

Apr 11, 2018

Charles E. Bruce 74 of Barnum died Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center. As per his request no services will be held.

 

Charles Edwin Bruce was born February 7, 1944 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Charles Bruce and Dorothy Guthrie. He grew up in Fort Dodge and graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High. He...

Wayne A Axness

Wayne A Axness

Apr 4, 2018

Funeral Services for Wayne A. Axness 81 of Fort Dodge will be Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge with Rev. John Sersland officiating. Visitation will be Saturday one hour prior to services. Entombment will be in North Lawn Cemetery with military honors provided by the U. S Air Force and...

Hubert Herb R Becker

Hubert Herb R Becker

Mar 30, 2018

Funeral services for Hubert “Herb” R. Becker will be Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 10:30 at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge, IA. Visitation will be Monday 5pm to 7pm and continue on Tuesday one hour prior to services. Burial with full military honors provided by the Fort Dodge V.F.W. Post 1856 and the United States Marine Corp...

Ronald Eastman

Ronald Eastman

Mar 26, 2018

Ronald Lee Eastman was born August 8, 1933 in Olivia, Minnesota to Kenneth and Albina (Julius) Eastman. The family moved to Callender, Iowa and Ron attended Callender Public Schools graduating in 1952. He served in the United States Army as Military Police during the Korean War and in Austria and Germany. Ron worked for area businesses before starting his own...

Billie Jo Scott

Billie Jo Scott

Mar 23, 2018

Billie Jo Scott 41 of Burnside, Iowa died at her home on Friday, March 23, 2018.  Memorial services will be held at a later date.

She will be greatly missed by her son Michael Scott of Burnside, her cousin/best friend Susie Godfrey of Gowrie, her brother-in-law Bill Wilson of Lehigh and 3 nieces, Jodi Fiferlick, Ali Peterson and Katie Fiferlick....

Jammie M Strong

Jammie M Strong

Mar 19, 2018

Jammie M Strong 62 of Coalville passed away at his home on March 19, 2018. No services are planned at this time.

 

He was born February 6, 1956 in Lawton, Oklahoma to James and Donna Pohlman. As a child he was adopted by his grandparents, Kittie and Albert Strong and was raised in Clarion, Iowa. After graduating from Clarion...

Bruce Hanson

Bruce Hanson

Feb 22, 2018

Bruce Alan Hanson was born May 12, 1956 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Glen and Hilda (Orness) Hanson. He grew up in Fort Dodge and attended Fort Dodge Senior High. Bruce served in the United States Navy for 12 years. After his service he returned to Fort Dodge where he did a little of everything from painting houses to being...

Lorraine S McClelland

Lorraine S McClelland

Feb 21, 2018

Funeral services for Lorraine Parsons McClelland 86 of Algona formerly of Fort Dodge and Lehigh will be Monday, February 26, 2018 at First Lutheran Church in Algona at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. David Grindberg officiating. Visitation will be Sunday 3pm to 5pm also at First Lutheran Church in Algona. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Irvington. She died...

Gary Munson

Gary Munson

Feb 19, 2018

Gary Munson 74 of Emmetsburg died at the Palo Alto County Hospital on February 19, 2018.  Services are pending at this time

Rocky Pepples

Rocky Pepples

Feb 18, 2018

Rocky Pepples 69 of Fort Dodge died Sunday, February 18, 2018 at his home in Fort Dodge. Memorial Services will be Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Riverside Methodist Church in Fort Dodge with Rev Jim Barnett officiating.

 

Lewis Alfred “Rocky” Pepples was born February 25, 1949 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Lewis and Opal (Cummins) Pepples....

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