Obituaries

Rockwell City – Alan C. Berg 80, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort Dodge.  Private Family Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July, 6, 2020 at St. Paul’s Lutheran & Presbyterian Church, Rockwell City, with Pastor Kelley…

Somers – Joyce A. Erritt 79, passed away Friday, June 26, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society in Manson, Iowa.  Private Family Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City, with Pastor Allan Redenius officiating.  Burial of…

Rockwell City – Patricia A. Foley 84, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa.    There will be a private family service. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Palmer Swank Funeral Home is serving the…

Gowrie- Lula A. Cummins, 75, of Gowrie formerly of Boone passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Pearl Valley Rehab and Nursing, Gowrie. Private family graveside services will be at Glenwood Cemetery, Ogden at a later date. She is survived by daughter, Pamela Miller of Farnhamville; sons, Michael…

Sac City – Cynthia S. Barker 58, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, following her battle with cancer.  Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City.  Memorials may be left to…

Somers – Daniel Bird 80, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort Dodge, following a month-long battle with cancer.  Private Family Graveside Service will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Cedar Cemetery, near Rinard, with Rev. Dr. James H.…

Gowrie - Donna Marie (Lind) Springer 85, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020 in California.  A Memorial Service and Celebration of Life will be scheduled in Gowrie at a later date. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.      Donna Marie Lind was born in…

Gilmore City - John Stuart Honeyman 41, formerly of Farnhamville, was called home to heaven on May 26, 2020, following an accidental fall in his home at Gilmore City, Iowa.  A visitation for family and friends will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Palmer Funeral Home,…

Margaret Ruth Fevold, age 89 of Gowrie, died on Saturday, May 23, 2020 Simpson Health Center in Fort Dodge under the care of Hospice at Friendship Haven. Margaret Ruth Haugen was born on March 28, 1931 at Fort Dodge, Iowa to Berge Martin and Magdelena (Hamre) Haugen.  She was baptized on May…

Gowrie – Ralph W. Dunbar 90, passed away Friday, May 22, 2020 at Humboldt Care Center South in Humboldt.  Graveside Services will 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at the Gowrie Township Cemetery, with Pastor Susan Rohden officiating and Military Graveside Rites conducted by…

Jolley – Donald “Hoppie” L. Hopkins 78, died Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Jolley, Iowa.  Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Crown Hill Cemetery, Jolley, with Pastor Anita Bane officiating.      Hoppie is survived by his wife…