OBITUARIES
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Michael John Thompson
Jan 10, 2022
Michael John Thompson, age 74, of Des Moines, Iowa, peacefully passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, surrounded by loved ones Please come to a visitation from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m Thursday, January, 13, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A celebration of life service will begin at 2:30 p.m. Burial will take place...
Harlan Eugene Den Beste
Jan 10, 2022
Harlan Den Beste, age 89 of Perry, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, IA. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Perry. Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, from 1:30 to 6:00 p.m. with family present...
Craig J. Milligan
Jan 10, 2022
Craig J. Milligan, 63, of Winterset, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. Family will receive friends from 4 to 7 PM, Friday, January 14, 2022 at the Grace Baptist Church in Winterset. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, January 15th at the church. Memorials may be directed to...
Rosalie "Babs" Jablonski
Jan 10, 2022
Rosalie “Babs” Louise Jablonski passed away peacefully on January 10, 2022 at the age of 76 at Mercy Hospice Johnson Iowa. Rosalie was born to Chester Luczak and Pearl Jaworski on March 29,1945 on the South Side of Chicago. Babs was a proud graduate of St. Michaels Catholic High School. She was employed by the Chicago Credit Bureau and...
Wayne Francis Burgett
Jan 10, 2022
Wayne Burgett, age 90 of Perry, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, at the MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center in West Des Moines, IA. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Burial will be in the Violet Hill Cemetery at...
Paul Edward Moore
Jan 9, 2022
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Paul Moore, 81, of Perry. Paul died January 9, 2022 at his home. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Family will be present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m....
Gerald "Jerry" Hornsby Jr.
Jan 9, 2022
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Gerald Allen "Jerry" Hornsby Jr., 56, of Grand Junction. Jerry passed away January 9, 2022 at his home. Services are pending at this time. Gerald Allen Hornsby Jr. "Jerry," son of Gerald Hornsby Sr. and Jannette Kay Sieck Hornsby, was born March 22, 1965 in Iowa City, Iowa....
William Berndt
Jan 8, 2022
To view the livestream of William Berndt's funeral service, please click on the Tribute Wall tab above and select watch now. William (Willie) R. Berndt, 78, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Johnston on Saturday, January 8, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 14, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home and Crematory...
Doris Lenore Blair
Jan 8, 2022
Doris Blair, age 95 of Slater, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at her home in Slater, IA. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 17, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the Perry Bible Church in Perry, IA. Visitation will be on Sunday, January 16, 2022, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home...
Mary Joslyn
Jan 7, 2022
Mary J. Joslyn passed away in hospice care on Friday, January 7, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 14, 2022, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church on Beaver Avenue, with visitation one hour prior, beginning at 9:00 a.m., with a rosary to be recited at 9:35. Burial will follow at Glendale Cemetery. Memorial contributions...
Russell Knuth
Jan 7, 2022
Russell Christian Knuth, of Waukee, Iowa, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2022, 5 days short of his 90th birthday. Russell was born on January 12, 1932, to Aage and Blanche Knuth, in Elkhorn, Iowa. Russ was married to the love of his life, Donna Rose Oldenburg, on June 6, 1959. They...
Kenneth Conard
Jan 5, 2022
Kenneth Conard, 87, passed away at his home in Winterset on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Ken was born on December 13, 1934 in Prescott, Iowa to Earl and Ruth (Veatch) Conard. He graduated with a bible degree from Omaha Baptist Bible College and married Carol Ann Cline on December 19, 1964 at the Grace Baptist Church in Winterset, Iowa....
Jack Prunty
Jan 4, 2022
Jack Gary Prunty, age 88, a long-time resident of Van Meter, IA, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Arbor Springs Care Facility in West Des Moines, IA. Jack was born on July 3, 1933, in Richland, IA, to Robert Charles and Elizabeth Prunty. Jack grew up in the Midwest, primarily in Iowa and Nebraska, and was one...
Jerry Erwin
Jan 3, 2022
Jerry Leroy Erwin, 63, of Scranton, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 3, 2022 at St. Anthony’s Regional Hospital in Carroll, IA. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 7, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 8 at the funeral home. Burial will follow in...
Joseph Cooley
Jan 3, 2022
Joseph “Joe” Cooley, age 79, of Adel, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022, at his home with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel, with burial following at Oakdale Cemetery in Adel. Family will greet friends Saturday, from 1:30-2:30...
Jerry Lee Leach
Jan 2, 2022
Jerry Lee Leach, 46, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center surrounded by his loved ones. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Friday, January 7, 2022, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory, 8201 Hickman Rd, Urbandale, IA 50322. Funeral services will follow at 6:00 p.m. Cremation will follow the service....
Susan Hill Barrick
Jan 1, 2022
Susan Hill Barrick, 68, daughter of Wayne and Joy (Edmondson) Hill, entered the joy of the Lord on January 1, 2022. Growing up, Susan was a baton twirler and enjoyed musical pursuits including playing piano, saxophone, and performing in show choir. She enjoyed time with family and friends her whole life. After graduating from Pocahontas High School, she earned...
Ruth Elaine Ashton
Jan 1, 2022
Ruth Ashton, age 73 of Woodward, IA passed away on Jan 1, 2022, at the Perry Lutheran Home following a courageous battle with ALS. Visitation will be on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Interment of her ashes will be in the Beaver View Cemetery...
Ruth Donnelly
Jan 1, 2022
Ruth Cecilia Donnelly, 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 1, 2022, surrounded by her family. Ruth was born in Des Moines, Iowa on March 14, 1930, to Regina Hammond and Edward Rottee. A lifelong resident of the Beaverdale neighborhood, Ruth attended Holy Trinity School and graduated from St. Joseph Academy in 1948, where she excelled in academics and...
Geraldine "Susie" Reed
Jan 1, 2022
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Geraldine "Susie" Reed, 90, of Redfield. Susie died January 1, 2022 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 7, 2022 at Hastings Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Face masks or face coverings...


