Fort Dodge

Jerry Meinders, 80, of Fort Dodge, died on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, at the Southfield Wellness Community in Webster City. Burial full military honors will be 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2 at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Rolling Hill Community Church in Fort Dodge. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services on Oct. 4 at the church. www.gundersonfuneralhome.com .

Jerome “Jerry” Banner Meinders, the son of Leslie and Viola (Buckley) Meinders, was born on Aug. 18, 1945, in Worthington, Minn. The family moved to a farm near Wood Lake, Minn. when he was five years old. After graduating from Wood Lake High School in 1963, Jerry enlisted in the U.S. Army and spent two years as an ele

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