OBITUARIES

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Eloise Eyerly

Eloise Eyerly

Mar 23, 2026

Eloise Eyerly, 98, of Macksburg, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2026, at Azria Health Winterset.

Eloise Ada Schulz was born April 25, 1927, in Macksburg, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Thera (Callison) Schulz. She was united in marriage to Walter Eyerly on July 3, 1943, in Maryville, Missouri. Together they shared many years of life and family before his...

Delany Nichole Mena Mendez

Delany Nichole Mena Mendez

Mar 21, 2026

Delany Nichole Mena Mendez, de 12 años, de Perry, falleció el sábado 21 de marzo de 2026 en Blank Children’s Hospital en Des Moines, Iowa.

La visitación se llevará a cabo de 5:00 p.m. a 7:00 p.m., con un servicio de oración a continuación, el miércoles 25 de marzo de 2026 en Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Capilla de Perry. La Misa...

Ronald Louis Smidt

Ronald Louis Smidt

Mar 19, 2026

Ronald Louis Smidt passed away on March 19, 2026, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. A visitation will be held Saturday, March 28th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, 8201 Hickman Road, Urbandale, Iowa.

Ron was born on May 28, 1945, in Sac County, Iowa, to Theodore and Mary Smidt. He attended Lake...

Clare Andrew Patterson

Clare Andrew Patterson

Mar 19, 2026

Clare Patterson, formerly of Newton and Muscatine, died on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at the age of 95 years. He was born in Windsor, Ontario. He was the eldest son of William and Ina (Buffington) Patterson.

He graduated from Albia High School in 1948 and attended Chicago Technical College.

He met Patricia (Pat) Maher in 1952. Clare and Pat were married in...

Minh Quang Thi

Minh Quang Thi

Mar 18, 2026

Minh Thi, 80, passed away on March 18, 2026.

Funeral service will be held at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home (8201 Hickman Road) on Wednesday, March 25th, 2026 from 9am to 11:30am. A visitation will follow at the funeral home from 11:30am to 12:30pm.

Minh came to America in pursuit of a better life for his family. Through his sacrifice and determination, he...

John William Molloy

John William Molloy

Mar 17, 2026

John W. Molloy, age 101, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family and a lifetime of cherished memories.

He was born on December 18, 1924, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to John and Mary (McGinn) Molloy. After the loss of his father to tuberculosis, he returned to Weller, where he was lovingly raised by his...

Melissa Ann Oskvig

Melissa Ann Oskvig

Mar 16, 2026

Melissas memorial service will be livestreamed with the link provided: https://player.vimeo.com/video/1174819936

Melissa Cooper Oskvig passed away early on March 16th at home. She is survived by her beloved husband of 54 years Roger; her children Bryant (Devon), Cameron (Kelly), and Daven (Lianne); her grandchildren Ella, Kari, Ari, Henry, Arik, Hayden, and Elis; her twin sister Melinda Cooper (David) Brandenburg; her brothers...

Dorothy Montinguise

Dorothy Montinguise

Mar 16, 2026

Can you imagine at the end of your life that it would be hard to find anyone to say a negative thing about you.......well That would be true of Dorothy…..

Dorothy Jean Critz was the second of six children born to Mark and Gretchen Critz. Dorothy attended Sacred Heart grade school and St. Josephs Academy. Dorothy married Anthony Joseph Montinguise in...

Dreva Rutherford

Dreva Rutherford

Mar 15, 2026

Dreva Jean Rutherford (Shaw), 67, of Urbandale, Iowa passed away at Mercy One Medical Center in Des Moines on Sunday, March 15, 2026.

Dreva was born on May 18, 1958, in Mobile, Alabama, the daughter of Ralph and Laura Shaw. She graduated from Centralia High School, in Centralia, Illinois, with the class of 1976. She followed in her father’s footsteps, serving...

William (Bill) Morse, Jr.

William (Bill) Morse, Jr.

Mar 15, 2026

William “Bill” Craigue Morse Jr., age 96, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on March 15, 2026, at the Madrid Nursing Home.

Bill was born June 2, 1929, in Winterset, Iowa, the son of William Craigue and Velda May (Hulbert) Morse. He graduated from Winterset High School in 1947. On October 5, 1947, he married the love of his life, Mary...

Brecklyn Hope Beaman

Brecklyn Hope Beaman

Mar 14, 2026

Brecklyn Hope Beaman, 6 months, of Dexter, Iowa, was welcomed into the arms of the angels on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.

A Celebration of Life will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2026, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Adel, Iowa.

No additional obituary information is pending at...

Mary Louise DeVault

Mary Louise DeVault

Mar 13, 2026

Mary Louise DeVault, age 90, of Indianola, Iowa, formerly of Winterset, passed away on March 13, 2026.

Mary Louise was born January 3, 1936, in De Soto, Iowa, the daughter of Neal D. and Ellen E. (Atkins) Bane. She graduated from Winterset High School with the Class of 1954.

Mary Louise lived a life rooted in hard work, friendship, and the simple...

Debra Lynn Van Gundy

Debra Lynn Van Gundy

Mar 10, 2026

Debra “Deb” Lynn Van Gundy, 73, of Perry, passed away at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. 

Her visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2026, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Perry Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Perry...

Thong Khammy

Thong Khammy

Mar 8, 2026

Thong Khammy passed away at his home on Sunday, March 8th, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 9, 1945 in Kenthao, Laos. With a passion for education, he was a language and math teacher in Laos.

For a better life and opportunity for his family, Thong migrated to the United States in 1981 and lived...

Wayne Albert Rebischke

Wayne Albert Rebischke

Mar 8, 2026

Wayne Albert Rebischke, age 87, of Adel, Iowa, passed away on March 8, 2026, at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center, Iowa.

Wayne was born on July 7, 1938, in Randall, Minnesota, the son of Albert Emil and Thelma Catherine (Christensen) Rebischke. He graduated from Little Falls High School in 1956 and later attended Minnesota Metropolitan, where he obtained his associate...

LeRoy William Jablonski

LeRoy William Jablonski

Mar 8, 2026

LeRoy Frank Jablonski of LaGrange, KY, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2026, in hospice care at Baptist Hospital LaGrange at the age of 84 years old. LeRoy was born on February 17, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois to William and Irene (Murawski) Jablonski. He attended Saint Michael's Catholic School and then graduated from Mount Carmel High School in 1960. He...

Jean Marie Lebeda

Jean Marie Lebeda

Mar 7, 2026

Jean Marie Hazlewood Lebeda, loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, cousin, niece, and friend to many, passed away on March 7, 2026, at the age of 82 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. She was born in Waverly, Iowa on March 30, 1943, to James Hazlewood and Elna Bryhl Hazlewood. Jean was the second-eldest daughter in...

Angeline Fernandes

Angeline Fernandes

Mar 7, 2026

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Angeline Fernandes, a woman of unparalleled kindness and strength. She passed away peacefully on March 7, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was 86 years old.

Angeline was born on July 11, 1939, to the late Catherine and Martin D'Souza in Mangalore, India. She raised her family in Mumbai...

Paul Reynold Axness

Paul Reynold Axness

Mar 7, 2026

Paul Axness died on March 7th surrounded by his family. Paul was born in 1940 to Reynold Axness and LaVerne Axness in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Paul met Sandra Lind in 1959. Neither Paul nor Sandy could remember the first time they met, but Paul insisted that for him it was love at first sight. They married in 1962. Paul will be...

Courtney Leigh Goldsworthy

Courtney Leigh Goldsworthy

Mar 6, 2026

Courtney Goldsworthy, 54, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family and friends on March 6, 2026. She was born on August 24, 1971.

Courtney was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, and sister whose warmth and love touched everyone who knew her. She had an infectious smile and laugh that could light up a room, and she carried a joyful spirit...