OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Jack Allen Jr.
Mar 15, 2022
Jack Allen Jr, 57, of Madrid IA passed away unexpectedly and went to his savior on March 15th 2022. He was a dedicated family man, very involved in the community and with the I.O.O.F. He enjoyed planning events and fundraisers. He held on to his faith closely, starting every morning by reading the Bible and a daily scripture. In...
Sandra Lee Gordon
Mar 14, 2022
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Sandra Lee Gordon, 74, of Beaverdale, Iowa and formerly of Boone. Sandra died March 14, 2022 at Edencrest at Beaverdale. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 17, 2022 with family present from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home. Funeral services...
Farice Marie Brandenburg
Mar 14, 2022
Farice Marie Brandenburg, age 92 of Madrid, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at Mercy West Lakes in West Des Moines, IA. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry, IA. Burial will be at Violet Hill Cemetery...
Dean Wesley Shiflet
Mar 13, 2022
Dean Wesley Shiflet, age 101 of Perry, IA, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Kings Garden Campus of Perry Lutheran Homes in Perry, IA. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 21, 2022, at 2:00 PM at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Visitation will be on Monday, March 21, 2022,...
Bettye Wilson
Mar 13, 2022
Bettye Jean Wilson, 92, was called to heaven March 13, 2022. Bettye had recently moved to Bishop Drumm Retirement Center in Johnston, Iowa, where she passed away peacefully, after several months of health issues. Bettye was born May 1, 1929, in Yoder, Wyoming to Henry and Mollie Reitz. In 1939, Bettye moved with her parents and siblings (4th of...
Brandon Toepfer
Mar 12, 2022
Brandon Toepfer, 28, passed away on March 12, 2022. He was born on September 9, 1993 to Jeannette in Tacoma, Washington and adopted by Gary Toepfer. Brandon graduated High School in 2011 then went to work in construction. He was working as an installer for Renewal by Anderson. Those who knew Brandon knew him for his infectious smile that...
Karen Kay Menz
Mar 11, 2022
Karen Menz, age 69 of Perry, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022, at her home near Perry. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, rural Bouton. The service will be livestreamed on the Carris Family Funeral Home and Cremation Care Facebook page. Visitation will be on Friday, March...
Jack Cummings
Mar 11, 2022
Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of arrangements for Jack Cummings, 78 of Grand Junction. Jack died at his home March 11, 2022. Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2022 at the First United Methodist Church in Grand Junction. No visitation is scheduled. Jack Cummings was born to the late Bob and Gladys Cummings...
Shane Denman
Mar 10, 2022
Shane Robert Denman passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on March 10th, 2022 in Des Moines, Iowa. Shane was born on May 4th, 1989 to Douglas and Julie Denman in McKinney, Texas. The family moved back to Iowa later that year and lived in Adel, Iowa. Shane graduated from Adel DeSoto Minburn High School in 2007, where...
Donna Klein
Mar 9, 2022
Donna Lorraine Klein passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 from advanced stage Alzheimer’s at Southern Hills Specialty Care Center in Osceola, Iowa. Donna was born 6/19/1942 to Harry and Charlotte Janes in Webster City, Iowa where she was raised and graduated High School in 1960. She married John Philip (Jack) Klein on 07/15/1966 and they were blessed with...
Ronald Rickert
Mar 8, 2022
Ronald Wayne Rickert, 75 of De Soto, formerly of rural Humeston, passed away at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston on March 8, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 14, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral – McCalley Chapel in Adel, with a visitation held one hour prior to the service. A graveside service will be...
Ronald Brittain
Mar 6, 2022
Ronald Eugene Brittain, age 71, of Des Moines, formerly of Virginia, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2022, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel, with burial following at North McDonald Cemetery, rural Winterset. Family will greet friends on Thursday, March 10th from 5:00...
Rod Clark
Mar 5, 2022
Rod Clark, 64, of Winterset, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 5, 2022 from injuries sustained in a tornado accident. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at the Fairview Cemetery in Madison County. Memorials may be directed to the family (PO Box 136, Winterset, IA 50273). Rodney Wayne...
Cecilia Jaloma-Lloyd
Mar 5, 2022
Cecilia Adela Jaloma-Lloyd was born on March 31, 1949 in Mexico City, Mexico. She was known to everyone as someone who was always smiling and laughing and kept a positive attitude no matter what. She spent many years traveling, living in Germany for a time. She spoke four languages: English, Spanish, French and German. Cecilia was fearless and adventurous,...
Dollie Ann Letts
Mar 5, 2022
Dollie Ann Letts, loving mother and grandmother of West Des Moines, passed away on March 5, 2022, at Bickford in West Des Moines at the age of 84. A memorial service will be held 2:00p.m. March 18, 2022, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory, with a visitation held one hour prior to the time of the service at...
David Costello
Mar 4, 2022
To view the livestream of David's celebration of life, please click on the tribute wall above and select "watch now." Husband/Dad, David, wrote his own obituary. It was a good time working on it this past year with him. May you enjoy it as much as we did reflecting on his life before he passed: David Costello, 80, of...
Richard Ray Wagoner
Mar 2, 2022
Richard "Dick" Wagoner, of Perry, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 90 years young. A memorial service will be held at a later time to be announced. Memorials will be given to Panther Creek Church of the Brethren and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Dick grew up in and farmed...
Randolph Petersen
Mar 2, 2022
Randolph "Pete" Clarence Petersen, 69, passed away March 2, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa, from health complications. He was born October 18, 1952, to John and Elizabeth Jane Petersen. Randy leaves behind a twin brother Rick, sister Libby and younger brother John. Randy retired in January 2021, after 27 years of working for Wells Fargo. In his free time,...
Keith Datwyler
Mar 1, 2022
Keith Datwyler, 83, of Peru, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at the Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. Graveside services will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 1, 2022 at the Peru Cemetery in Peru. Family will greet friends following the service from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the Peru United Methodist Church. Memorials may...
Michael L. Day
Mar 1, 2022
Michael L. Day, age 59 of rural Adel, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2022, at the EveryStep Kavanagh House surrounded by Lisa and his brother, Adam, after a battle with lung and brain cancer. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry....


