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Cheryl Baedke

Cheryl Ann Baedke, 81, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at Fort Dodge Heath and Rehab in Fort Dodge. Graveside service will be 1:00 PM on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Memorial Park Cemetery in Fort Dodge. The Gunderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services are in charge of arrangements. Cheryl was born March 7, 1943, in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Edwin Henry and Juanita (Gibson) Baedke. She grew up in the Fonda area and graduated from the Fonda High School. Cheryl went on to a career in travel, working for hotels in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York before ...

Collette Coughlon

Collette Coughlon, 97, of Fort Dodge passed away on November 30, 2024, at the Marian Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Friday on December 6, 2024, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation ...

Dennis Kruse

Dennis George Kruse, 81, of Palmer, passed away Friday, November 29, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Center of Manson. There will be a visitation on Wednesday, December 4, 6:00-8:00 pm at the Weishaar Chapel in Manson, IA, and a memorial service on Thursday, December 5, 10:00 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Palmer, IA. For a complete obituary, please go to www.larsonweishaar.com.

Ronald “Bill” Kinney

Ronald William "Bill" Kinney of Havelock, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at Lakeside Senior Care in Emmetsburg, Iowa, surrounded by his beloved family. Memorial Service is 2:00 PM Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Powers Funeral Home — Sacred Heart Chapel in Laurens, Iowa. Burial will be held at a later date in Washington Cemetery near Havelock, Iowa. Visitation is from 1:00 - 2:00 PM, Thursday, December 5, at the funeral home in Laurens. Powers Funeral Home of Laurens, Iowa, is handling the arrangements. For online condolences and obituaries, ...

Doug “Flash” Gustafson

Service is 11:00 am on Thursday, Dec. 5, at Evangelical Lutheran Church, Eagle Grove. Visitation is Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Foust Funeral Home. www.foustfh.com

Charles “Chuck” Powell

Charles (Chuck) Powell, 84, of Fort Dodge, played his last hand on Monday, November 26, 2024, at Southfield Wellness Community in Webster City. A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 2, 2024, at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow at North Lawn Cemetery. ...