OBITUARIES

March 22, 2023

Helen Dawes, 96, of Adel, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 22, 2023 at Kavanagh House in Des Moines.

Helen was born on February 4, 1927 to Ruby Dawson Wicks of rural Adel, her father, Leroy Wicks, died 12 days before she was born. Helen grew up on a farm northwest of Adel along...

March 21, 2023

Alice (Ballard) Bettes was born on December 6, 1936 in Tahlequah, OK the daughter of Miller T. and Elizabeth (Carroll) Ballard. Alice married Jerry Bettes on May 28, 1965 in Enid, OK. Alice enjoyed collecting antiques, dolls, and watching Western movies and shows. She also enjoyed playing bingo, going to the casino, and shopping. But most of all, Alice...

March 20, 2023

Dr. Thomas Alan Jeschke, age 80, of Panora, Iowa died Monday March 20, 2023, at Kavanagh House Hospice, in Des Moines, Iowa after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

Tom was born September 12, 1942 in Dayton, Ohio, and adopted by Reuben and Sabina Jeschke.  He was raised in Sioux Falls, and graduated from Sioux...

March 20, 2023

Coleen Kay Milligan, 75, of West Des Moines, IA passed away on March 20, 2023 surrounded by her loved ones.

Visitation will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, Friday March 24 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Urbandale, IA. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 am, Saturday, March 25 at...

March 19, 2023

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Linda Catanzaro Boberg (68) of Johnston, Iowa was surrounded by family as she died peacefully from metastatic breast cancer on March 19th, 2023, while in hospice care at Taylor House in Des Moines. Linda was born on March 17th, 1955, as the first of seven girls born...

March 18, 2023

Russell Henry of Winterset passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at home, surrounded by family and his friends from Home Instead.

Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, 2023 with family present from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Funeral service will take place...

March 18, 2023

David “Dave” Roquet, 70, of Winterset (formerly of Tampa, FL) passed away at his home on March 18, 2023.

A celebration of life will be held from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 25, 2023 at his daughter Amy's home.

Dave was born on August 5, 1952 to Wayne and Norma (Knapp) Roquet...

March 17, 2023

Dale E. Dickinson, 73, passed away at his home in Pleasant Hill on Friday, March 17, 2023.

Dale was born on June 13, 1949 in Washington, Iowa. He was a graduate of Ottumwa High School and Indian Hills Community College. He worked for Hy-Vee Grocery Stores as an Assistant Manager and later worked at Quik...

March 15, 2023

Fergus Taylor has gone home to be with the Lord and his beloved wife Nyleve. He passed peacefully at home after a year-long fight with cancer. He was known for his outgoing, kind personality and sense of humor. Ferg never met a stranger.

Fergus was born in Minnedosa, Manitoba to parents C. Beverly and Beatrice...

March 15, 2023

Ashleigh Lynn Merical was born in Denver, CO on October 24, 1997 and suddenly passed on March 15th 2023 in Des Moines, IA. Ashleigh was 25 years, 4 months and 23 days old.

Ashleigh can be best described as the light in everyone's life who had the opportunity to meet her. She was always a...

March 13, 2023

6-23-48 to 3-13-23. A beginning and an end. But it’s what happens in between those two dates that matter most. My mom grew up as an Air Force brat, living around the world. Places that would be familiar to the rest of us, like Lincoln, Nebraska, upstate New York, Savannah, Georgia. To more exotic places, such as Newfoundland Canada...

March 13, 2023

M. Lois Hovenga passed away on March 13, 2023 at the age of 62 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loved ones who will continue to honor her. She was born to Phillip and Arlene Roberts on April 8, 1960 in Battle Creek, Iowa.

Lois was an exceptional wife, mother and grandmother...

March 13, 2023

Zoila America Hernandez, 67, of Des Moines passed away on March 13, 2023 in Des Moines, IA. A visitation will be held March 17, 2023 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Americas Parrish in Des Moines on March 18,...

March 12, 2023

Evelyn Godwin, age 96 of Perry, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at her home in Perry, IA. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry with visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in...

March 12, 2023

Services are pending at this time.

March 11, 2023

Florence Marie (Bowles) Stucker of Adel; after 93 years of life on earth, she is now with her soulmate Robert with whom she was married 76 years. She knows he’s singing in God’s Choir and wanted “to go now to join the audience”. Those of us who are still here are filled with memories of her love, her good...

March 10, 2023

Donald Jon Schreiber, 58, of Patterson, passed away at his home on Friday, March 10, 2023.

Don was born in Waterloo, Iowa on September 21, 1964, the son of Robert and Melva (Miller) Schreiber. He grew up in Waterloo, and graduated from Waterloo West High School. On July 19, 1985, Don and Annette Moore were married in...

March 9, 2023

On Thursday, March 9, 2023, our loving husband, father, and grandfather, Bill Woodfin, passed away at the age of 78.

Bill was born in Breckenridge, Texas, on November 23, 1944, to BF and Ruby Sanders Woodfin. He graduated high school in 1963 from Central High School in San Angelo, Texas. He also graduated from the...

March 9, 2023

Darlene Fletcher, daughter of Kenneth Leslie Wright and Isilda Julia Smith Wright, was born on May 24, 1936. She was united in marriage to Ronald Fletcher on August 1, 1954 at Sidney, Iowa and they were blessed with two children, Cynthia Ruth and Dale Leslie.

Darlene was born in Centralia, Kansas where she and her family lived...

March 9, 2023

Funeral services for Daisy Gavidia Fuentes, age 15 of Jamaica, will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the Perry High School Gymnasium in Perry. Visitation will be on Friday, March 17, 2023 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Perry High School Gymnasium. Burial will be in the Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery on Merle...