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Dan Beebe
May 13, 2026
The obituary is pending.
The Visitation will be Monday, May 18, 2026 from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel.
The Funeral Service will follow on May 18 at 11:00 a.m., also at Caldwell Parrish, Winterset Chapel.
The burial will be at the Lorimor Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the family for a future designation.
Online condolences may be expressed...
Sharon Gibson
May 12, 2026
Sharon Gibson, 84, of Winterset, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
A full obituary will be posted soon.
A visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11:00 am, Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. A funeral service will begin at 11:00 am, with burial to follow at the Winterset Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the First United...
Frank F Hoffmeister
May 12, 2026
Frank Hoffmeister, 82, of Grimes, Iowa died May 12, 2026 at Walnut Ridge Care Center in Clive.
He was born December 2, 1943 in the Bronx, New York and as a young boy had two loves: baseball and singing. He began his extensive singing career as a professional boy soprano soloist at Christ Church in Greenwich, CT. where he lived after...
Deborah Renae Eide
May 11, 2026
Deborah Renae Eide, 79, of Waterloo. IA formerly of Adel, IA passed away Monday, May 11, 2026 at UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital in Waterloo. A visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, May 21, 2026 at St. John's Catholic Church in Adel. Further obituary is...
Dolores Alston
May 10, 2026
Dolores (O’Donnell) Alston, age 101, passed away peacefully on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2026. Born on April 27, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois, Dolores was the second of six children born to Walter and Mary (Maxwell) O’Donnell.
Dolores grew up in a lively, close‑knit Irish Catholic family alongside her 5 brothers. As one of the oldest children, she developed a strong sense...
Samuel Pieczynski
May 8, 2026
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved son, Samuel Edgar Pieczynski, who left us peacefully in his sleep on May 8, 2026, at his home in West Des Moines, Iowa, due to an unknown heart ailment. Sam was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on September 8, 1987. In his 38 years, he touched countless...
Thomas Edwin Cummings
May 7, 2026
Thomas "Tom" E. Cummings, 98, died on May 7, 2026, at Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines, IA. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. Tom has been cremated and burial will take place...
Barbara Ann Pittman
May 6, 2026
Barbara Ann Pittman, lovingly known as “Barb” or “Barbie”, age 72, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by the love of her family on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to Raccoon River Pet Rescue in Barb’s memory. Online condolences may be left at www.caldwellparrish.com.
Barb...
Benjamin Arthur Zenti
May 6, 2026
Benjamin "Ben" Zenti passed away May 6, 2026. Ben was born on December 22, 1940 to Albert and Pierina Zenti. Ben was a lifetime resident of Des Moines, Iowa
Ben is survived by wife Vonnie, children Renee (Dan) Houghman, Dena (Pablo) Moglia, Aaron (Stephanie) Zenti, Todd (Maria) Zenti and 10 Grandchildren.
A Visitation will be held 10:00-11:00AM Wednesday May 13,...
Eric William Jeffrey
May 5, 2026
Eric William Jeffrey was born to Glen and Barbara (Radtke) Jeffrey on June 20, 1986 in Palos Heights, Illinois. He spent his childhood in Geneva, Illinois. He graduated high school in 2004, and went on to study at Northern Illinois University. He transferred to Iowa State University where he finished his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, graduating with high honors....
Dallas Joseph McAtee
May 5, 2026
Dallas Joseph McAtee, 91, of Perry, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at the King’s Gardens Campus of Perry Lutheran Homes.
Dallas was born on December 30, 1934, to Charles Dalton McAtee and Gladys Olivia Thompson in Max, North Dakota. He was one of nine children.
Dallas graduated from Jesup Community High School in 1952.
He was united in marriage to...
Margaret Ann Smith
May 4, 2026
Margaret was born in 1938, in Rockford, Illinois, to Robert and Katherine Sweeney. Margaret married Leland Eugene Smith in 1955, in Rockford. Together, they had three children: Michael Craig Smith of Lompoc, California, Mitchell Scott Smith (deceased), and Jeannette Lynn Forrest, of Clive, Iowa. She has two beloved grandchildren: Samantha Behncke (Husband: Cristian), and AJ Behncke, both currently living in...
Brian Jeffrey Junge
May 3, 2026
Brian Jeffrey Junge (54) of Windsor Heights, IA, went home to his Lord and Savior on May 3, 2026, after battling a longtime illness. Brian was born on March 15, 1972, to Robert and Wendy Junge in Cedar Falls, IA, and grew up in Reinbeck, IA. He would go on to graduate from Reinbeck High School in 1990, and later...
Elizabeth Ann Muelhaupt-Ristol
May 3, 2026
There are no services planned for Elizabeth at this time.
Kristi Jo Downing
May 2, 2026
Kristi Jo Downing, age 53, of Des Moines, passed away on May 2 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, surrounded by family and friends.
Kristi was born on June 21, 1972 in Des Moines, Iowa. She grew up in Guthrie Center, Iowa alongside her big sister, Kim, and surrounded by a large and loving extended family and lifelong friends. She was...
Kathy Jo Boudewyns
Apr 29, 2026
Kathy Boudewyns
March 8, 1952 to April 29, 2026
Kathy Boudewyns, 74, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on April 29, 2026, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.Kathy was born on March 8, 1952, in Alaska. She graduated from Garrigan High School in Algona, Iowa, in 1970 and went on to attend St. Mary’s College in Omaha, Nebraska, where she...
Lang Dai
Apr 29, 2026
Lang Dai (72) passed away on April 29, 2026. Private services were held at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory.
Ella Marie Pennington
Apr 28, 2026
Ella Marie Pennington, 99, of Perry, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Perry, with public visitation beginning one hour prior at 10:00 a.m., also at the church. Burial will follow at Violet Hill Cemetery in...
Camilla Sue McCain
Apr 26, 2026
Camilla Sue McCain, 69, of Bouton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Madrid Home.
A private burial will be held at Woodward Cemetery in Woodward. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.caldwellparrish.com.
Camilla was born on July 3, 1956, in Jefferson, Iowa, the daughter of Charles “Chuck” and Patricia “Pat” (Whitcher) McCain. She graduated from Perry...
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