A private family inurnment will take place at the Otho Cemetery Columbarium. Memorials may be directed to the family. www.brucesfuneralhome.com

Passed away Monday, December 22, 2025, at UnityPoint Hospital in Fort Dodge. A memorial service is planned for a later date with Laufersweiler Funeral Home.

Sherman Wayne Youngquist, 94, of Paton, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 27, at Celebration Center at Friendship Haven. Visitation will be on Saturday 1 hour prior to the funeral. Laufersweiler Palmer ...

Memorial service is at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at White Fox Creek Congregation of Jehovah’s Witness in Clarion, Iowa. www.foustfh.com

Douglas R. Holtorf, 78, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025, at his home. A Celebration of Life is planned for a later date. Laufersweiler's Palmer-Swank Funeral Home is serving the family. Doug is survived by his wife, Donna Holtorf of Lohrville; many nieces, nephews, and ...

Vira Metzger, 96, of Palmer, passed away at the Pocahontas Community Hospital surrounded by family, on December 21, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Palmer with burial following at the Palmer Cemetery. Visitation ...