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Kenneth Presler

Kenneth D. Presler, 95, of Thor, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2026, at Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 9, 2026, at Ullensvang Lutheran Church, Thor. A visitation will be one hour prior at the church. Burial will be at East Ullensvang Lutheran Cemetery, Thor, with military rites presented by the U.S. Army Honor Guard and the VFW Post 5240 Sather Odgaard, Dakota City. Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family.

Lois Howland

Lois Howland, 83, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, April 6, 2026, at the Marian Home. Services are pending with Laufersweiler Funeral Home.

Arlene Simons

Arlene A. Simons, age 88, formerly of Palmer and Fort Dodge, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society in Manson, Iowa. Memorial Service is 10:30 AM, Friday, April 10th, 2026, at Powers Funeral Home in Pocahontas, Iowa. Burial will take place in Summit Hill Cemetery in Pocahontas. Visitation begins 1 hour prior to the funeral time at the funeral home in Pocahontas. Powers Funeral Home of Pocahontas is handling the arrangements. For online condolences and obituaries, visit: www.PowersFH.net

Doreen K. Miller

Services: 11:00 am, Wed. Apr. 8th at Zion Lutheran, Humboldt. Visitation: After 10:00 am, Wed. at church. Burial: West Bend Cemetery. www.masonlindhart.com

Lawrence Maguire

Lawrence Maguireage 74, of Rogers, Minnesota, passed away on March 26, 2026, in Rogers. He was born on May 2, 1951, in Emmetsburg, Iowa. He graduated from St. Edmond High School in Fort Dodge, Iowa, in 1969, beginning a lifelong connection to the St. Edmond community that remained an ...

Charlene Everson

Charlene “Charlie” H. Everson, 81, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Memorial services will be held at 5:00 PM on Monday, April 6, 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. 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