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Colleen Phillips

Colleen M. Phillips, age 91, of Laurens, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at Arlington Place in Pocahontas, Iowa. Memorial service is 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2024, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Laurens, Iowa, with Pastor David Klappenbach officiating. Burial will take place in the Laurens Cemetery near Laurens. Visitation is from 12:00–1:00 p.m. Friday, April 5, at the church in Laurens. A Celebration of Life will take place from 3–5 p.m. Friday, April 5, at the Laurens Golf and Country Club, following the graveside services. Powers Funeral Home of Laurens, ...

Joe Lewis

Joseph Dean Lewis, 72, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 8, at 10:00 a.m. at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery with military rites conducted by ...

Peggy Hildreth

10:30 a.m. Friday St. Paul's Lutheran & Presbyterian Church. Visitation 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City. laufersweilerfuneralhome.com

Susan Anderson

Celebration of Life will be 3-6 PM Sunday, April 7, at 1075 220th St., Gilmore City, at the Russell Naeve farmstead in their Quonset building. www.lentzfuneralhome.com

Ruth Brighi-Walker

Ruth Brighi-Walker of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at the Blossom Hill Cemetery. Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services is entrusted with the arrangements.

Elaine Carlson

Elaine Carlson, 82, of Fort Dodge passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the Simpson Health Center at Friendship Haven. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at the Tompkins Celebration Center at Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge, IA. Visitation will be ...