All Obituaries

   Memorial services for Carolyn Joyce Cirks, 88, of Manson will be 10:30 am, Saturday, August 27, 2022 at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manson. Visitation will be Friday, August 26, 2022 from 5-7 pm at the Larson-Weishaar Funeral Home in Manson Carolyn Joyce Peters, the daughter of Garrett Gerdes and Henrietta Jasper (Dornath) Peters, was born on a farm near Manson, Iowa in Pocahontas County on April 1, 1934. She was baptized and confirmed in St. John’s Lutheran...

         Wayne A. Parker, of Manson, passed away July 26, 2022, at the Paula Baber Hospice House in Fort Dodge.  Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the United Church of Christ-Congregational Church in Manson.  Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Saturday at the Larson-Weishaar Funeral Home in Manson.  Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Manson.      Wayne A Parker of Manson passed away peacefully Tuesday, July...

Ryan Scott McCaulley, 44, of Fort Dodge, formerly of Manson, passed away July 23, 2022.  A Celebration of Ryan’s Life will be 3 pm Saturday, July 30, 2022 in the chapel of Larson-Weishaar Funeral Home in Manson.  A visitation gathering with the family will be from 1-3 pm Saturday at the funeral home.   Ryan is survived by his mother, Shari McCaulley of Manson; sisters, Stacy McCaulley of Carroll, Kelli (Nick) Schulz of Carroll, and Sarah (Josh) Niemand of Duncombe; along...

     Irene Hagan Sweet, 87, of Manson, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2022, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa.  Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Our Savior Methodist Church in Manson.  Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday at the Larson-Weishaar Funeral Home in Manson.  Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Manson.        Irene Hagan, the daughter of Lloyd and Mildred (Kindred)...

     Charlynn Stein, 79, of Manson, passed away July 8, 2022 at the Grandview Care Center in Dayton.  Funeral services will be 6 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2022 in the chapel of the Larson-Weishaar Funeral Home in Manson.  Visitation will be from 5-6 pm Friday at the funeral home.  Burial will be at 10 am Saturday, July 16th at St. Thomas Cemetery, Manson.      Charlynn is survived by many cousins including, Eileen Junkman of...

On February 26, 2022, Claudette Marie Smith, age 65, passed away surrounded by family at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Claudette was a lifelong caregiver. Over the years, she cared for countless people in their home and at local facilities. She was a mentor to many, always displaying her gift of compassion and loving care. She spread her kindness community wide and spent many days baking for benefits, fundraisers, and families in need. Claudette was a proud member of the Wa Tan Ye, VFW...

Douglas Scott Jones passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, June 19th 2022, at the age of 66. Doug was born on October 16th 1955 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Gerald C. and Betty Lou Jones. He was the middle child of 7. He grew up in Manson Iowa and had a love of music, fast cars, motorcycles and horses. He married Robin Luann Netz on April 8th 1978. They entered the Army on the buddy program in May 1978 and trained in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and were stationed in Stuttgart Germany VII...

David T. Ohrtman, 66, of Newell, IA, passed away peacefully at St.Luke's Hospital in Sioux City, IA, with family by his side on June 25, 2022. Born October 29, 1955, in Fort Dodge, IA, David Thomas was the son of Thomas Henry and Helen Marie (Carlson) Ohrtman. He was raised in rural Fonda where he and his younger brother, Ed, attended school. He graduated from Fonda High School in 1974. After David graduated he began working at Fitzpatrick Auto Sales doing auto body work. He enjoyed...

Merle Eugene Nelson, 85, passed away peacefully on June 19, 2022. Merle was born on December 21, 1936 to Lilly (Birky) and Walter Nelson in Manson, Iowa. After graduating from Manson High School in 1956, Merle worked at Egli Hatchery, Poppen Hatchery, Manson Co-op, and Webb Hatchery until he found his calling in 1970 at Calhoun County Secondary Roads Department. He started as a truck driver, became foreman in 1997, and eventually retired (protesting the whole time) in 2006. Even after...

Cathy Ann Alig was born on August 5, 1948, at Laurens, IA, the daughter of Maurice and Eileen (Hartman) Alig. After graduating from Palmer High School in 1966, she attended Commercial Extension Business School in Omaha, NE, briefly, and then she was employed at Fort Dodge Laboratories for a short time. She was united in marriage with David Lenz on July 6, 1968, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Palmer. Through Dave's job, they lived in several places in the Midwest. Their first home...