Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Webster City, IA and surrounding areas

Esther Gripp

Esther Gripp

May 30, 2017

Esther G. Gripp, 90, of Lehigh, died May 30, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Calvary United Methodist Church in Stratford with Pastor Gina Spohnheimer, officiating. Burial will follow the services at Oakwood Cemetery in rural Stratford. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2017...

Kathleen Eide

Kathleen Eide

May 30, 2017

Kathleen Eide, 60, of Webster City, died Monday, May 29, 2017. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center. Following the celebration there will be a time of food and fellowship at Briggs Woods Shelter #2. Write a personal tribute for the family at www.fosterfuneralandcremation.com.

Rosemary Kepler

Rosemary Kepler

May 30, 2017

Rosemary Kepler, 73, of Stratford, died Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 5, 2017 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center with Reverend Paul Avery, officiating. Burial will follow the services at Cass Township Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at the funeral...

Margaret Craig

Margaret Craig

May 29, 2017

Margaret Craig, 88, of Webster City, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017 at Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center with Pastor Michael Slininger officiating. Burial will be held at Saratoga Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday evening from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Foster Funeral...

Lois Jacobson-Crawford

Lois Jacobson-Crawford

May 29, 2017

Lois Jacobson Crawford, 88, of Webster City, died Monday, May 29, 2017 at Windsor Manor. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 2, 2017 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center. Burial will follow the services at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Lois Marvel Wells, daughter of George E. and...

Marcella Claude

Marcella Claude

May 25, 2017

Marcella Claude, 91, of Hayward, WI, died Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Water's Edge Care Center in Hayward, WI. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 2, 2017 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center. Burial will follow the service at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Marcella Mae Larson, daughter...

Brandon Huisman

Brandon Huisman

May 21, 2017

Chef Brandon John Huisman, age 40, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his family home in the Canggu area of South Bali, Indonesia on May 21st, 2017. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at Missionary Alliance Church in Blairsburg with Pastor Ron Lotz, officiating. A gregarious character loved by all for his...

Richard Bowden

Richard Bowden

May 20, 2017

Richard Bowden, 87, of Williams, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at the Community Church of Kamrar, southeast of Kamrar. Visitation will be on Tuesday evening from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center. Richard William Bowden, son of...

Harold Iles

Harold Iles

May 12, 2017

Harold Iles, 99, of Webster City, died Friday, May 12, 2017 at the Southfield Wellness Community. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center with Pastor Jeff Flagg officiating. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral...

Gleneva Ades

Gleneva Ades

May 10, 2017

Gleneva Ades, 86, of Ames, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the Israel Family Hospice House. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 15, 2017 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center with Pastor Gina Spohnheimer officiating. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, at the...

Marty Jansen

Marty Jansen

May 10, 2017

Marty Jansen, 55, of Blairsburg, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Mike Kroona officiating. Burial will be at First Presbyterian Cemetery east of Kamrar. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, at the church....

Keith Roe

Keith Roe

May 10, 2017

Keith E. Roe, 79, formerly of Williams, Iowa, passed away at home surrounded by his family in Vestal, New York on May 10, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Eunice Roe, of Vestal; son, Eric Roe, Reston, VA; daughter, Susan Roe Andersen, and son-in-law Eric Andersen, Cortez, CO. He is also survived by his sister, Elsie...

Martha Carlson

Martha Carlson

May 4, 2017

Martha J. Carlson, of Stratford died May 4, 2017 at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 8, 2017 at the Stratford Lutheran Church with Pastor Joe Lambert officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at the Stratford Lutheran Church from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m....

Janis Groves

Janis Groves

Apr 30, 2017

Jan Groves, 76, of Farmington Minnesota, a former longtime resident of Webster City, passed away Sunday April 30th in Burnsville Minnesota with her family by her side. A memorial service will be held Friday May 5th, 2017 at Asbury United Methodist Church at 1:30 with Reverend Jeff Flagg officiating. Visitation will begin 1 hour prior to service. Burial will be...

Larry Larson

Larry Larson

Apr 24, 2017

Larry Larson, 77, of Webster City, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A celebration of life/visitation will be held beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the Larson residence, 2486 Inkpaduta Avenue. Larry DeWayne Larson, was born July 24, 1939 in Sac City, the son of Lawrence and Bernice Russell...

Donald Elkin

Donald Elkin

Apr 22, 2017

Don Elkin passed away at Southfield Wellness Center at age 97 on April 22, 2017. Don was born in Williams, Iowa in 1920, grew up on a farm north of Webster City and graduated from Eagle Grove High School. In 1941 he married Elaine Snyder and they moved to Davenport, Iowa where Don was a machinist at the Rock Island...

Ruth Toftee

Ruth Toftee

Apr 15, 2017

Ruth Toftee, 87, of Webster City, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with Pastor Mark Eichler officiating. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery in Fort Dodge. Visitation will be held...

Gerald Williams

Gerald Williams

Apr 10, 2017

Gerald Williams, 87, of Webster City, died Monday, April 10, 2017 at Van Diest Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center with Pastor Richard Laird officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Gerald Dean Williams, was born January 26, 1930 on...

Shirley Greufe

Shirley Greufe

Apr 5, 2017

Shirley Ann Burke Greufe, 85, Webster City, died April 5, 2017, at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, April 12 at 10:30 AM at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church with Rev. Stephen Meyer officiating. Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday at St. Thomas Aquinas beginning at 5:00 PM with a Recitation of the Rosary at...

Kandis Howell

Kandis Howell

Apr 5, 2017

Kandis Howell, 62, of Dows, died Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Missionary Alliance Church in Blairsburg, with Pastor Ron Lotz officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at the church. Kandis Kay...