All Obituaries

Louis Bernhard Busse, 86, of Manson was called home on July 8, 2020. Bernhard and Irmgard (Sittig) Busse brought Louis into the world on December 18, 1933 on the family farm just west of Knierim.  He attended Lincoln School #7 and graduated from Manson Senior High School in 1952. Louis was drafted into the Navy in December 1955. He served as a Boiler Tender on the USS Bayfield (APA 33)  in Japan, the Philippines, Korea, Okinawa and Vietnam.  He was honorably discharged in...

Rose Marie Herrmann 68 of Fort Dodge, IA; died peacefully in her home March 29th, 2020. Rose was a survivor of her husband Bob Herrmann, 63, and her son Rob Herrmann, 37, both deceased. She left behind her daughter: Renee McDonald, 42, and two grand kids; Quinn Trice, 18 and Eliza Trice, 11. Rose battled a large brain tumor. After several surgeries and complications, her dying wish was to pass at home. Rose was loved by many and will always be remembered as a kind soul that sacrificed for...

On June 14th 2020 John Peters ascended from here to Heaven in Fort Dodge, Iowa at the Paul J. Baber Hospice Home.  He was 65 years young at the time of his passing, losing his battle with cancer.            John was born in Fort Dodge in 1954.  He resided in Pocahontas where he lived until graduating from Poky High School in 1973.  After high school he went to Hawkeye Tech in Waterloo.  He joined the automotive tech program of which he...

Colleen Marie Kaiser, age 64, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Manson. She spent her final days surrounded by family and friends. After 19 years of fighting Multiple Sclerosis, her body and mind are at peace as her soul joins her parents Leo and Mabel Rost in heaven. She is survived by her loving husband Randy, her three children Stephanie (Brad) Gehring, Kristy (Eric) Hoefing and David (Jiabei) Kaiser, and seven grandchildren (Amber, Halle, Olivia, Abby, Natalie, Bryce...

Elsie Fern (Myers) Thielmann, 86, of Palmer, Iowa went home to meet her Savior on May 21, 2020 surrounded by family at Pocahontas Community Hospital. Elsie was born on July 9, 1933 to Lester and Grace (Miller) Myers near Somers, Iowa. She attended the Fort Dodge schools. She was baptized in 1954 in Hollandale, Minnesota, confirmed in 1958 at St. John’s Lutheran Church near Palmer, Iowa and later received her Savior in 1977. She married Robert Thielmann on November 25, 1956 at St....

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Douglas Lee Seavert, 62 of Manson passed away peacefully at his home April 28th surrounded by his girls after a 4½ year battle with cancer. Doug was born to James A and DonnaBelle (Stark) Seavert on April 16, 1958 in Spencer, IA. He married Nancy Langenwalter on November 28, 1985 in Manson, IA. Following their marriage, they lived in Spencer, IA, Reeds Spring, MO, Rossie, IA, and finally settled in Manson. Doug had a huge love for farming and held various farming and livestock...

Born on February 16, 1939, at home on the family's farm place south of Gilmore City, Iowa, to Reak and Anna (Kuhlman) Murman, Mary Lou was one of six children in her family that included three brothers (John and Arthur both deceased; and a stillborn baby brother) and two sisters (Edna Peters-Steere, deceased; and Helen Vetter of Manson). Mary Lou attended country school near Palmer, Iowa, and graduated with the Class of 1957, having the distinction of being the first class to graduate...

Services for Herman will be announced at a later date

Robert Jaichob Press was born Bobby Jaichob on December 16, 1970, in Bangkok, Thailand to Rattanee Tida Jaichob and adopted by Maurice Press in 1984. Robert became a United States citizen in 2003, after serving eight years in the United States marine Corps. He was preceded in death by his and Helda's son Bobby J. in 1988. He is survived by his first wife Amber, and their children Alysha, Krystaland Colby Press and by his current wife Helda Press and her children Skye, Kristi, Vallik...