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Marlene Nomann

Marlene J. Nomann, age 92, of Pocahontas, formerly of Palmer, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at the Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, Iowa. Memorial Service is 10:30 AM Saturday, November 14, 2026, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Palmer, Iowa. Lay Pastor Marlene Nimke will officiate. Burial will be held in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery near Palmer. Visitation is 9:30 - 10:30 AM, Saturday, November 14, at the church before the service time. Powers Funeral Home of Pocahontas, Iowa, is handling the arrangements. For online condolences and obituaries, visit: ...

Loretta Fox

Loretta Fox, 91, formerly of Fort Dodge, died November 8, 2026, at the Crestview Nursing Home. Loretta Mae Steburg, daughter of William and Jennie (Galen) Steburg, was born October 1, 1935, in Fort Dodge. She was united in marriage to John Fox and the couple divorced later in life. Loretta ...

Marjorie Hamilton Hannon

Marjorie Hamilton Hannon, 101, of Fort Atkinson, formerly of Fort Dodge, IA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Marjorie graduated from Fort Dodge High School and attended the University of Iowa. She married Charles Hamilton in 1949; he passed away in 1986. In 1996 she married Paul Hannon; he passed away in 2000. She was also preceded in death by her son, Michael Hamilton (Vanceta Chambers) of Plantation, FL, who died on June 23, 2026. Surviving are her three children: Susan (Stephen Friedman) of Madison, WI, James (Barbe) Hamilton of Charlevoix, MI, and Thomas ...

Vernon Person

Vernon Person, 96, of Badger, IA, died Thursday, November 5, 2026, in Badger, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at the Badger Lutheran Church. Visitation will be at 10:00 AM and Interment at North Lawn Cemetery, Fort Dodge at ...

Conrad Trusty

Conrad A. Trusty, 97, of Fort Dodge, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be 2:30 PM Saturday, November 14, 2026, in the Celebration Center at Friendship Haven. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will begin at 1:00 PM prior to the service at the Celebration Center. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family.

Beverly Nitzke

Beverly G. Nitzke, 92, formerly of Fort Dodge, passed away peacefully at the Keystone Cedars in Cedar Rapids on November 1, 2026, with her loving family by her side. Visitation will be held from 12:00-1:30 PM on Friday, November 13 at Gunderson Funeral Home in Fort Dodge, Iowa, with a ...