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Sonja Bloomquist

Sonja L. Bloomquist, 83, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at Our Saviours Lutheran Church in Callender, with Pastor Greg Stano and Deb Stano officiating. Burial will be in Callender Cemetery. There will be a visitation from 4:00 to 7:00 PM Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at Laufersweiler Palmer & Sons Funeral Home in Gowrie.

Vivian Rotert

Vivian R. Rotert, 96, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at the Marian Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at Holy Trinity Church. A visitation will be at the church prior, beginning at 9:30 a.m. until the funeral service. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family.

Joyce Didio

Mary “Joyce” Didio, 86, passed away, Monday August 24, 2026, at the Marian Home. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Monday, August 31, 2026, at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. A visitation will be 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Sally Allard

The world lost one of its great mothers on Sunday, August 23rd, 2026. Sally Allard, 87, of Fort Dodge, IA passed away peacefully at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics after a sudden illness. She was surrounded by the ones she loved. Sally Jean Wyatt was born on a farm near Somers ...

Carol Tiller

Carol Joy Tiller, 86, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2026, surrounded by her family after a brief battle with cancer. Carol requested no public services, but instead, would like for the family to gather together to share stories and happy memories at a later ...

Donald Royster

Donald Gene Royster, 90, of rural Duncombe, passed away peacefully at his home on August 20, 2026. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2026, at Foster Funeral & Cremation Center in Webster City. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August ...