Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Webster City, IA and surrounding areas

Kenneth Luppes

Kenneth Luppes

Nov 29, 2015

Kenneth Lavern Luppes, 78, died Sunday, November 29, 2015 at his home in Fairfield, California. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, east of Kamrar with Reverend Mike Brost officiating. Burial will follow the service at the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Kenneth was born December 16, 1936 in Kamrar, Iowa to...

Ida Johnson

Ida Johnson

Nov 15, 2015

Ida Johnson, 92, formerly of Iowa City, died Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Webster City with Pastor Elaine Caldbeck officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 1:00...

Carol Hemmen

Carol Hemmen

Nov 14, 2015

Carol Hemmen, 87, of Webster City, died Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Van Diest Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center with Pastor Craig Blaufuss officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the...

Terry Arkland

Terry Arkland

Nov 14, 2015

Terry R. Arkland, 68, of Webster City, died Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church, with Rev. Patrick Wiedemeier officiating. Terry Rae Arkland, son of Richard and Ruth Ames Arkland, was born November 15, 1946 at Hampton, Iowa. He received his education in the...

Denise Shehorn

Denise Shehorn

Nov 12, 2015

Denise Shehorn, 58, of Webster City, died Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Israel Hospice House in Ames. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Faith United Methodist Church with Pastor Michael Slininger officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at...

Patrick Cormaney

Patrick Cormaney

Nov 11, 2015

Patrick Cormaney, 66, of Webster City, died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at the Israel Hospice House in Ames. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 16, 2015 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church with Father Stephen Meyer officiating. Visitation will be at the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center on Sunday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00...

Richard Jessen

Richard Jessen

Nov 8, 2015

Richard Jessen, 81, of Webster City, died, Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, November 13, 2015 at the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center with Pastor Chad Halbach officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday...

Edna Bakken

Edna Bakken

Nov 6, 2015

Edna Bakken, 89, of Webster City, died Friday, November 6, 2015 at Southfield Wellness Community. Graveside services will be held at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Graceland Cemetery with Pastor Jeff Flagg officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center. Edna Loraine Adams...

Ronald Hemmen

Ronald Hemmen

Nov 1, 2015

Ronald Hemmen, 82, of Webster City, died November 1, 2015 at Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center with Pastor Peter Mueller officiating. Burial will follow the service at Graceland Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be on Friday, from 5:00 p.m. to...

William Jensen

William Jensen

Oct 28, 2015

William "Bill" Jensen, 52, of Webster City, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Van Diest Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 2, 2015 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center with Reverend Bob Hayden officiating. Burial will be held at Graceland Cemetery following the service with military rites by American Legion Post #191. Visitation...

Chad Embrey

Chad Embrey

Oct 27, 2015

Chad Lawrence Embrey was the son of Tom & Sue (Johnson)Embrey and was born January 28, 1973 at Longmont, CO and passed away October 27, 2015 at Williams, IA. Preceded in death by grandparents Melvin(Bill) & Helen Johnson of Webster City, Ia and Maxine Embrey of Waterloo, Ia, also nephew McKenna Embrey of Grand Junction, CO. Chad lived, worked, and...

Lucy Olson

Lucy Olson

Oct 19, 2015

Lucy Olson, 84, formerly of Webster City, died Monday, October 19, 2015 at the Simpson Health Center of Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 23, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Reverend Mike Kroona officiating. Burial will be in Norway Township Cemetery south of Kanawha. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to...

D. Larson

D. Larson

Oct 19, 2015

Rodney Larson, 86 of Webster City, died Monday, October 19, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Webster City with Reverend Mike Kroona officiating. Burial will be in Cass Township Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, October 23 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at...

Thomas Martin

Thomas Martin

Oct 15, 2015

Tom Martin, 63, of Stanhope, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, October 15, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 19, 2015 at the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center with Russell Nesbit and Bill Moore officiating. Burial will follow the services at South Marion Cemetery, with a luncheon following at Countryside...

Leo Adams

Leo Adams

Oct 12, 2015

Leo Adams Jr., 86, of Webster City, died Monday, October 12, 2015 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at the Blairsburg Cemetery with Pastor Michael Slininger officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center....

Arlene Martin

Arlene Martin

Oct 10, 2015

Arlene L. Martin, 86, of Webster City, died Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Southfield Wellness Community. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church, with Reverend Mike Kroona officiating. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center on Friday from 5:00...

Nichole Mechaelsen

Nichole Mechaelsen

Oct 9, 2015

Nichole "Nikki" Mechaelsen, 32, of Webster City, died Friday, October 9, 2015. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center. Nichole Lee Mechaelsen was born December 12, 1982, in Des Moines, the daughter of Kitty Derrig. She graduated from Webster City High School. Nikki is survived...

Lois Swanson

Lois Swanson

Oct 2, 2015

Lois Lucille (Berglund) Swanson, 93 of Stratford, IA died on October 2, 2015 in Webster City. Lois was born July 27, 1922 at home in Stratford, IA to Olof E. and Iva (Iles) Berglund. She was a lifelong resident of the Stratford area and a graduate from the Stratford Community School. Lois was received as a child of God through...

Jolyn Fredericksen

Jolyn Fredericksen

Sep 30, 2015

Jolyn Fredericksen, 81, of Webster City, died Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at the Southfield Wellness Community. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with Pastor Mark Eichler officiating. Burial will be held at Graceland Cemetery following the services. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. until...

Donald Brooking

Donald Brooking

Sep 29, 2015

Donald Brooking Jr., 59, of Fort Dodge, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Foster Funeral and Cremation Center is caring for the family. Donald Franklin Brooking Jr., son of Donald and Betty Adams Brooking Sr., was born March 7, 1956 in Mason City. He attended school in Mason...