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Charlenne Jacobson

Charlenne Jacobson, 80, formerly of Fort Dodge, IA died October 30, 2026, at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy in Omaha, NE. Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 7th at 1:00pm at Gunderson Funeral Home. Graveside service will be held directly after the ...

Judith Westbrook

Judith “Judy” Westbrook, 79, of Missouri and formerly of Fort Dodge, IA, died Wednesday, October 21, 2026, in El Dorado Springs, MO. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South – Fort Dodge. A gathering of family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery. 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 ...

Sally Ackerson

Sally Ann Ackerson, 77, of Gowrie, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2026. Visitation will be held from 6 – 8 PM, Thursday, November 5, 2026, at Gunderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Fort Dodge. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10 AM, Friday, November 6, 2026, at Lighthouse ...

Cortney Jensen

Cortney C. Jensen, 40, of Fort Dodge, died November 2, 2026, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A celebration of life service will be held in the Summer of 2027. www.brucesfuneralhome.com

Carole Hicks

Carole A. Hicks, 84, passed away Tuesday November 3, 2026, at her home. Funeral services are pending with Laufersweiler Palmer & Sons of Gowrie.

Ellen Cottrell

Ellen A. Cottrell, 75, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, November 2, 2026, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday November 9, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. James Cemetery in Clare. There will be a visitation on Sunday November 8, 2026, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM with a vigil at 5:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home.