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Richard Craft

Richard D. Craft, 85, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South, with Rev. Gary Snook officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the VFW Post 1856 and the U.S. Army Honor Guard. Inurnment will take place at Corpus Christi Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are with Historic Bruce Funeral Home of Fort Dodge. To view the complete obituary and leave online condolences for the family please visit ...

Matthew Eslick

Matthew R. Eslick, 44, of Eagan, Minnesota, and formerly of Dayton, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN. A celebration of life service for Matthew will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the United Methodist Church in Dayton. Steve Satre will officiate. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m on Friday, April 19, also at the United Methodist Church. Burial will be at the Dayton Cemetery. For online obituaries and condolences, please visit: www.carsonstappfuneralhome.com

Dolores “Dee” Pederson

Dolores "Dee" Pederson, age 89, of Rolfe, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at the Palo Alto County Health System in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Memorial Service is 10:30 AM Friday, April 19, 2024, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Rolfe, Iowa, with Pastor Don Bell and Rev. Mark Howland officiating. Burial will be in Clinton-Garfield Cemetery near Rolfe. Visitation is 9:30–10:30 AM Friday, April 19, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Rolfe. Powers Funeral Home of Rolfe, Iowa, is handling the arrangements. For online condolences and obituaries, visit: www.PowersFH.net

Thomas Simons

Thomas “Tom” Simons, 85, died peacefully Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the Veteran Medical Center in Iowa City. Services will be held at a later date in Fort Dodge. Memorials may be directed to charities that Tom supported. Tom was born January 29, 1939, in Carroll, the son of Aloysius and Louise (Venteicher) Simons. He was a graduate of St. Edmond’s High School in Fort Dodge. Tom was proud to serve his country in the United States Air Force. On February 2, 1974, Tom married the love of his life Arlene Habben in Fort Dodge. Tom was a district manager for Schwann’s for many ...

Russell Williams

Russell P. Williams, 64, of Fort Dodge, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024, at his home. Services are pending with Laufersweiler Funeral Home.

Waltraud “Trudy” Nerland

Waltraud "Trudy" Nerland, 82, was born October 23, 1941, in Germany and passed away at home April 7, 2024 in Lake Tapps, WA surrounded by those who loved her most. Preceded in death by her husband, Russel, parents Hildegard and Helmut, and sister-in-law Heidi. Trudy met and married her ...