Fort Dodge's Trusted Funeral Home: Preserving Legacies with Respect and Compassion

Dec 28, 2015

Lisa Kay Lindner Johnson 50 of Fort Dodge passed away December 28, 2015 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge. As her request she was cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date.

 

Lisa Kay Lindner was born November 12, 1965 in Fort Dodge, IA to Roger and Margaret (Mosher) Lindner. She...

Dec 26, 2015

June Mary Graves, 62 died on December 26th 2015 at Fort Dodge Health & Rehab surrounded by her family. Visitation will be on Tuesday December 29th from 5pm to 7pm at Rolling Hills Community Church in Fort Dodge. Funeral will be on Wednesday December 30th at 10:30 am at  Rolling Hills Community Church with Pastor Dave to officiate. Burial will...

Dec 15, 2015

Verna Louise Kaufman was born May 16, 1918 in Fort Dodge, IA to Edward and Elizabeth (Jordison) Reed.  She grew up in Coalville and graduated from Otho Public Schools.  She then graduated from Tobin Business College where she met her husband, Maynard Kaufman.

Verna worked several clerical positions throughout her career and eventually retired from Lamson Brother's Stock Exchange. Verna...

Dec 13, 2015

Mark Edward Umbaugh was born February 20, 1961 in Jefferson, Iowa to Orville and Mary (Patterson) Umbaugh.  He attended Marshalltown Pubilic Schools.  He was employed by Electro Lux in Webster City for a number of years. For the past couple years he has lived in Fort Dodge.  Mark died December 13, 2015 in Fort Dodge.  He is survived by his...

Dec 8, 2015

Services for Pheng Phompong 75 of Webster City will be held at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Saturday December 12, 2015 at 2:00 pm with Pastor Mark Eichler of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Webster City officating.  Pheng died at her home  on Tuesday December 8, 2015.  Pheng came to America from Laos with her...

Nov 23, 2015

Graveside services for Paul Mosher 81 of Fort Dodge will be Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery in Fort Dodge.  He died Monday, November 23, 2015 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center.

Paul was born January 25, 1934 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Henry and Mary(Flanigan) Mosher.  He grew up in Fort Dodge and...

Nov 22, 2015

Nov 18, 2015

Funeral Services for Ruby Chase 94 of Fort Dodge, formerly of Otho will be Friday, November 27, 2015 at 10:30 at First Covenant Church in Fort Dodge.  Visitation will be Thursday November 26, 2015 from 4pm to 7pm at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home and will continue on Friday at the church one hour prior to services.  Burial will be...

Nov 11, 2015

 

 

 

Shelia Knowles 76 of St. Cloud, Minnesota formerly of Lehigh and Fort Dodge passed away November 11, 2015 in Fort Myers, Florida. Private family services were held at West Lawn Cemetery in Lehigh, Iowa on November 20, 2015.

 

Shelia Knowles was born December 27, 1938 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to John Kenneth and Eunice (Russell) Carr....

Nov 10, 2015

    Roger L. Hansel, 80, of Fort Dodge passed away November 10, 2015 at the Villa Care Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Roger has donated his body to the University of Des Moines and has requested no services.  

Roger L. Hansel was born July 15, 1935 on a farm, near Vincent, Iowa to Pauline Hansel. He attended public...

Nov 7, 2015

 

 

Funeral Services for Jack Sorenson 68 of Fort Dodge will be Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge with Rev. David Grindberg officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, 5pm to 7pm and will continue on Thursday one hour prior to services. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery with Military...

Nov 5, 2015

 

Memorial services for Viola M. “Suzy” Petersen, 87, of Graettinger will be Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Graettinger United Methodist Church with Rev. Rick Johnson officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Graettinger. She died Thursday, November 5, 2015 at the Palo...

Nov 2, 2015

Memorial Services for Vance A. Vonderohe 66 of Fort Dodge will be Friday, November 6, 2015 at 1:30 at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home wth Rev John Elkin officiating. Visitation will be from 11:30 until time of services. Full Military Honors by the Fort Dodge V.F.W. Post 1856 and Iowa Army National Guard will be conducted after the memorial service....

Oct 31, 2015

Mildred “Millie” Elaine (Johnson) Windler was healed and called to her final home on October 31, 2015, at the age of 96. Millie passed away after residing for more than seven years at Cedar Community in West Bend, WI.

 

Millie was born on February 1, 1919, to Phoebe Ann (Anderson) Johnson and John “Jack” Johnson in Gettysburg, SD. She married...

Oct 24, 2015

A Gathering for family and friends of Beverly A. O'Connor 55 of Fort Dodge will be Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 4pm to 6pm at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge. She passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.

 

Beverly Ann O'Connor was born February 3, 1960...

Oct 24, 2015

 

Private family services for Carolyn A. Howard 57 of Fort Dodge will be held at a later date.

 

Carolyn Ann Howard was born January 6, 1958 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Elmer and Margaret (Halligan) Rykhus. As a child the family moved to California where Carolyn attended school. She was united in marriage to Tracy Howard and to...

Oct 23, 2015

Celebration of Life Service for Clifford L. Kelso 71 of Trenton, Missouri formerly of Fort Dodge will be Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 1:30 pm at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge, Iowa. Visitation will be Tuesday, 5pm to 7pm at the funeral home and continue one hour prior to services on Wednesday. Burial with Military Honors provided...

Oct 23, 2015

Funeral Services for Frances M. Cole 99 of Fort Dodge will be Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge. Visitation will be Tuesday one hour prior to services. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery. She died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Friendship Haven.

 

Frances M. Cole, daughter of Francis...

Oct 17, 2015

 

 

 

Robert “Bob” Allen Jacobson 88 of Fort Dodge died at Friendship Haven surrounded by his family. He was born October 2, 1927 in Palmer, Iowa to Walter and Emily (Ethel) Jacobson. He grew up in the Palmer area and graduated from Palmer Schools. He then attended Buena Vista and graduated with a BA. He later attended the...

Sep 15, 2015

Elsie Beck Miron was born June 24, 1927 in Britt, Iowa to John and Pearl (Davis) Schleuger. She was the second oldest of ten children. As a small child, she moved with her family to Fort Dodge and attended school there. After school, she worked at Tobin Meat Packing. Elsie was united in marriage to Edward Kenneth Beck Sr. and...