Mary Frances “Fran” Rosales, born October 4, 1933 in Ledyard, IA to Lorenzo and Hilarria Rosales passed away peacefully on September 23, 2024 after a brief illness. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be left to family discretion. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is ...

Dr. Thomas E. Jessen, 83, long-time Newton physician, passed away September 22nd following a fall. Born and raised in Fort Dodge, he was a 1959 Fort Dodge High School graduate and earned B.S. and M.D. degrees from the University of Iowa. He practiced in Coralville, Iowa, for three and a half ...

Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Laufersweiler’s Palmer-Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City, with a Service at 11 a.m.

Dalbert L. Isom, 91, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, September 28, 2024, at United Methodist Church, Gowrie, with Rev. Susan Rohden officiating. Burial will be in Gowrie Township ...

Andrew Lee "Andy" Pierce was born on February 1, 1944 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the second of seven children born to Everett Truman Pierce and Gertrude Pierce (nee Smith). He grew up in the Coleman District surrounded by extended family, in a modest home that was full of love and hard work. While ...

Visitation: Mon, Sept. 30th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Boman Funeral Home. Graveside services: Tue, Oct. 1st, at 11:00 a.m., at Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Van Meter, IA.