Curtis Truelsen, 74, of Fort Dodge, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026, at Good Sam in Manson. Services are pending with Laufersweiler Funeral Home.

Richard I. Johnson, 95, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026, at the Marian Home in Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Zion Lutheran Church, Gowrie, with Lay Minister Beth Carlon officiating. Burial will be in Gowrie Township Cemetery. There ...

Jerry K. Linder, 86, of Fort Dodge, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026, at Friendship Haven. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be a visitation Saturday from 9:00 to ...

Funeral service is 4:00 PM Friday, Jan. 23, at Lentz Funeral Home in Algona. Visitation will begin at 3:00 PM and continue until the time of service. www.lentzfuneralhome.com

A Celebration of Life for Jim McNeal, 87, of Sun City, AZ, formerly of Fort Dodge, will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2025, at the First Congregational UCC in Fort Dodge. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the church. www.gundersonfuneralhome.com

Doris Schmidt, 81, of Fort Dodge, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2026, at her home surrounded by her family. Full obituary to be found at laufersweilerfuneralhome.com