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Earl Peterson

Earl F. Peterson, 89, of Dayton, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Grandview Health Care Center in Dayton. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at the United Methodist Church in Dayton. Pastor Kay. Christie will officiate. Inurnment will follow at the Dayton Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the Church. Carson ~ Stapp Funeral Home in Dayton has been entrusted with the arrangements. For online obituaries & condolences visit: www.carsonstappfuneralhome.com

Tammy Howland-McGruder

Tammy Howland-McGruder, age 54, of Rolfe, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025, at her home in Rolfe, Iowa. Memorial Service is 10:30 AM Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Rolfe, Iowa, with Pastor Don Bell officiating. Burial will take place in Clinton-Garfield Cemetery near Rolfe. Visitation is from 9:30–10:30 AM Wednesday, October 1, at the church in Rolfe. Powers Funeral Home of Rolfe, Iowa, is handling the arrangements. For online condolences and obituaries, visit: www. PowersFH.net

Jerry Meinders

Jerry Meinders, 80, of Fort Dodge, died on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the Southfield Wellness Community in Webster City. Burial full military honors will be 2:00 PM on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in VanMeter, Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM ...

Laurie Nelson

Laurie L Nelson, 60, of Fort Dodge, passed away Tuesday September 23, 2025, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday September 29, 2025, at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. There will be a visitation on Sunday September 28, ...

Nancy Bittner

Nancy J. Bittner, 81 (sweet 16 at heart) of Fort Dodge, peacefully passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at Deerfield Retirement Community in Urbandale. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Saturday, October 4, 2025 (NOTE DATE) at Holy Trinity Church in Fort Dodge. Interment will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 PM Friday, October 3, 2025 with a rosary beginning at 6:00 PM all at Laufersweiler Funeral Home.

Roger Huetig

Roger Huetig, 77, of Fort Dodge, died September 25, 2025, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 1, 2025, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 2, 2025, at CrossWay Church. Interment and military honors will be held in North Lawn Cemetery. Roger Dean Huetig was born December 5, 1947, in Belden, NE. He graduated from Belden High School and earned his B.A. degree in Chemistry from Morningside College in Sioux City. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. ...