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Gonzalo Urbina-Ramirez

Gonzalo Urbina-Ramirez, 64, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, July 13, 2026, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, July 27, 2026, at Holy Trinity Church. There will be a visitation from 2:00 to 5:00 PM on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Laufersweiler Funeral ...

Barbara J. Wertz

Barbara J. Wertz, 79, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at Friendship Haven. Private family services will be held on Friday, July 24th, at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. www.laufersweilerfuneralhome.com

Mitchell Gambrill

Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25, at Grace Evangelical Free Church, Eagle Grove. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Friday, July 24, at Foust Funeral Home.

Marjorie Zahrobsky

Marjorie Zahrobsky, 89, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at Bickford Senior Living of Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at the First United Methodist Church in Fort Dodge. Interment will be held in St. Olaf Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the First Methodist Church. Marjorie Ellen Shinn, the daughter of Cliff and Dorothy (Lewis) Shinn, was born October 23, 1936, in Woodbine, Iowa, and graduated from Albert City High School. Marjorie received her teaching degree from Iowa State ...

Jade Kepler-Gorman

Jade Dee Kepler-Gorman, 26, of Dayton, IA, died Saturday, July 18, 2026, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South — Fort Dodge, with Pastor Dani Rogers officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM–8:00 PM on Friday, July 24, 2026, at Historic Bruce Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the family. Arrangements are with Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge. To view the complete obituary and leave online condolences for the family, please visit www.brucesfuneralhome.com

Tom Knutson

Tom, 71, died on July 14. Funeral service is Saturday, July 25, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at Eagle Grove Evangelical Lutheran Church.