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Jean Walston

Jean Elizabeth (Tevis) Walston, 62, of Fort Dodge, IA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. A memorial mass will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, March 14, 2025, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 2501 6th Avenue North — Fort Dodge, with Father Jacob Rouse and Deacon Dan Rouse officiating. Services will be livestreamed via https://www.facebook.com/share/19TJeeaM8e/?mibextid=wwXIfr. A gathering of family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will take ...

Margaret “Peggy” Dowd

Margaret Louise "Peggy" Challberg Dowd, 97, passed peacefully in the Simpson Health Center at Friendship Haven in the early hours of Tuesday, February 18, 2025. She was surrounded by her devoted friends Henrietta Van Maanen and Gwenda Naylor and had just had the opportunity to say goodbye to ...

Judy Sorenson

Judy E. Sorenson, 76, of Dayton, Iowa, passed away at her home surrounded by family on Friday, March 7, 2025. A celebration of life for Judy will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 13, 2025, at the United Methodist Church in Dayton Pastor Kay. Christie will officiate. Visitation will be prior to the service, starting at 9:00 a.m. Inurnment of both Judy and her late husband, Kenneth, will take place at a later date at Union Cemetery in Pomeroy, Iowa. Carson-Stapp Funeral Home in Dayton has been entrusted with arrangements. For online obituaries and condolences, please visit: ...

Mike Bianchi

Michael Joseph Bianchi, 70, passed away peacefully at home on March 6, 2025, after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow ...

Howard F. Ewing

Howard F. Ewing, 84, of Fort Dodge, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the Marian Home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 12th, at 2:00 PM at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 12:30 to 2:00 PM at the ...

Minnie “Mickey” O’Connor

Minnie “Mickey” M. O’Connor, 92, of Fort Dodge, passed away Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Marian Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, March 14, 2025, at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. There will be a private family burial at Corpus Christi Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Laufersweiler Funeral Home.