Obituaries

Rockwell City – Ruth M. PeCoy 92, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021 at the Sunny Knoll Care Centre, Rockwell City.  Burial was at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City.  Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City is in charge of arrangements.      Ruth is…

     Blake A. Buske, 60, of Farnhamville died Thursday, July 22, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at Zion Lutheran Church, Gowrie with Rev. Jim Davis officiating. A visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM Monday at…

Gowrie- John Nicholas Samuelson, 47, passed away on July 20, 2021 at St Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN.   Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday July 24, 2021 at Faith Lutheran Church, Harcourt with Pastor Rod Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Dayton…

Fort Dodge – Darwin A. Rummel 89, formerly of Fort Dodge, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Deerfield Skilled Nursing in Urbandale.  Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at the Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City, with Pastor Jim Davis…

Rockwell City – Carolyn J. McDanel 83, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021 at Sunny Knoll Care Centre, Rockwell City.  Her wishes were to be cremated and graveside services will be in Sioux Rapids, Iowa at a later date.  Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City is serving the…

Rockwell City – Terry R. Kindred 79, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Select Specialty Hospital in Des Moines.  Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City, with Pastor Jim Davis officiating.  Palmer & Swank Funeral Home,…

Gowrie- Jean Warren, 92 passed away Monday, July 5, 2021 at Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, July 10, 2021 at United Methodist Church, Gowrie with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Burial will be in Gowrie Township Cemetery. Visitation and viewing…

Somers – Donna L. Brand 83, a resident of Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort Dodge.  Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 19, 2021 at the Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City, with…

Rockwell City – Clayton D. Layman 84, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021 at his home north of Rockwell City.  Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 18, 2021 at St. Paul’s Lutheran & Presbyterian Church, Rockwell City, with Pastor Jim Davis officiating.  Burial of…

Rockwell City – Doris Ilene Petersen 86, formerly of Rockwell City, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021 at Apache Junction, Arizona.  No Services are planned at this time and burial will be held at a later date.       Doris and her husband Jerry spent their…

Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 12, 2021at St. Paul Lutheran & Presbyterian Church, Rockwell City, with Pastor Jim Davis officiating.  Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Church until service time.  In lieu of flowers memorials may be left to the…

Rockwell City – Dorothy M. Kraft 83, passed away Friday, June 4, 2021 at Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge.  Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at the United Methodist Church, Rockwell City, with Pastor Anita Bane officiating.  Burial of casket…