All Obituaries

Michael “Mike” Kenning passed away unexpectedly in Tokyo, Japan on October 20, 2023, while walking his beloved dog in a park. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Manson. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. with a Rosary Service at 9:30 a.m. prior to the service on Saturday. Interment will follow at St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery. Mike was born in Spring Valley, Minnesota on December 26, 1967, the youngest of nine...

Mardella Bohn, 91 of Manson, IA, passed into the heavenly realm on Monday, April 1, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society in Manson. A private family service will be held at a later date.  Mardella Irene Bohn was born January 1, 1933, at home on the rural Calhoun County farm, to Albert Bohn and Katheryn (Boshart) Bohn. After graduating from Manson High School, Mardella spent a good portion of her young life as an assistant to her older sister Delores (Bohn) Martenez, serving as a...

Jeanette Marie Gerdes, 90, of Manson passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at the Marian Home in Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Faith Community Church, Palmer with burial following at St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Lizard Township. Visitation will be held from 9:30-10:30 a.m. prior to the service at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted with Larson-Weishaar Funeral Home. Jeanette Marie Gerdes was born on April 29, 1933, at home...

Duane McKenna, 75, of Manson passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society in Manson with his beloved daughter “Sissy” by his side. A visitation will be held from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Larson-Weishaar Funeral Home in Manson. Duane was born on July 18, 1948, in Algona, IA to Richard and Katherine (Peterson) McKenna. He grew up in Livermore, IA and attended school at Bishop-Garrigan High School. He was united in marriage to Charlene...

For all of his 84 years, Mike Leith lived a life that revolved around family – and the family farm. He grew up on a farm established in 1883 by his grandfather, Jack Leith. He farmed that land south of Manson, Iowa, for many years. Since 1971, he’d lived on his own acreage barely a mile away. He raised his family there and was active in farming his entire working life, including running the combine through last fall’s corn harvest and serving as the farm manager over the...

Steven L. Smith, 68 of Manson, passed away on Saturday February 3rd, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 9, 2024, at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manson. Interment will follow at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Manson. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday at Larson-Weishaar Funeral Home. To watch the service on the St. Paul...

Deborah “Debbie” Huntsinger, 61, of Manson passed away at her home on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at Larson-Weishaar Funeral Home in Manson. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at the Larson-Weishaar Funeral Chapel with interment following at Rose Hill Cemetery in Manson. Deborah Lynne Coon was born on April 19, 1962 to Charles and Susan (Barnes) Coon in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She grew up...

Douglas Paul Litwiller, 64, of Ames, died suddenly January 26, 2024, at Mary Greeley Medical Center. Private funeral services are to be held with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Manson. Larson-Weishaar Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Litwiller family and mailed to 2150 Stevenson Dr. Ames, IA 50010. A memorial bench will be placed in honor of Doug on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The family would greatly appreciate it if all...

LaVerne William Pelz, 82, of Manson, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA. A Private family service will be held at a later date. LaVerne was born on October 18, 1941, the son of William and Amelia (Tjaden) Pelz. On March 17, 1962 he was united in marriage to Margaret Ridge, to this marriage two children were born, Jeffrey and Michelle. LaVerne attended Sherman #7, and Manson High School with the class of 1959. In high school he worked at...

Due to current weather conditions, the Visitation will be moved to Sunday, January, 14, 2024 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. with a Vigil Service at 5:00 p.m. at St. Thomas Catholic Church.  Thomas Benedict Hock, 75, of Manson passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, after a short battle with cancer. Arrangements have been entrusted with Larson-Weishaar Funeral Home. Tom was born in Gilmore City, IA on July 20, 1948, to Clarence and Mildred (O’Hern) Hock. Tom graduated from...