OBITUARIES

August 26, 2022

Carol Ann Newberry Hackney, 86, of Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center, formerly of Adel, Grinnell, Newton, and Conway, AR, got her wings to fly on August 26, 2022, after a long and valiant battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Carol was born August 7, 1936, at home in Faulkner County Arkansas to Forun and Lois Powell Newberry. She was the oldest...

August 26, 2022

Elinor Belle Rankin of Panora, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022, at Panora Specialty Care in Panora, Iowa. Family will receive friends from 11 AM to 1 PM, Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. A funeral ceremony will take place at 1 PM, Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset...

August 24, 2022

Kerry David Morris, 58, of Madrid, passed away unexpectedly at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines on August 24, 2022. Kerry was born on September 24, 1963 in Des Moines, Iowa to Patrick and Patricia (Finchem) Morris. He was a 1982 graduate from Waukee High School. Over the years, he worked in the road maintenance department for...

August 24, 2022

To view the livestream service, click on Tribute Wall above then watch now. A Mass of Christian Burial for Marjorie J. Roelfs will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Urbandale, Iowa. The visitation will begin at 10:0 0 AM in the parish hall. Rite of Committal and interment will...

August 23, 2022

Everett Van Pelt, 91, of Perry, Iowa passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at MercyOne Johnston Hospice Care. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. on Monday, August 29, 2022 at the First United Methodist Church in Perry. Burial will be in Violet Hill Cemetery with Navy Military Honors. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday at Murdock Funeral...

August 23, 2022

Michael "Mike" Walzer, age 64 of Sheldahl, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at his home in Sheldahl, IA. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry, IA. Burial will be in the Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. Memorials will be given...

August 23, 2022

A recording of Dee's Celebration of Life will be available on her Tribute Wall.

Delores (Dee) Peckham, 80, of Macksburg, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at EveryStep Hospice House in Creston.

A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, September 30, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home,...

August 23, 2022

Bernard "Bernie" Blakeman, age 66 of Boone, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, surrounded by his family in Boone, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Perry. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Linden, IA. Memorials will be given...

August 23, 2022

To view the livestream service, click on Tribute Wall above then watch now. Sandy Bauer passed away from this life on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 following a brief illness. Sandra Jean Bauer was born October 12, 1939 in Grand Meadow, MN. She grew up on the family dairy farm in Prescott, WI and was a member of St. John’s...

August 22, 2022

Marjorie Ann Scallon died peacefully on August 22, 2022. She was 90 years old. Visitation will be held Sunday, August 28 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home with sharing at 4:00 pm. A mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, August 29 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in West...

August 22, 2022

No services are planned.

August 22, 2022

Linda Lee Wentland (née Veldman) passed away Monday, August 22nd, at her home in Adel, Iowa. Linda was a devoted wife to her husband of 45 years, Allen, and a proud and loving mother to her seven children. Linda's life was full of love and family, and nothing was more important to her than her children and grandchildren. Born...

August 22, 2022

Funeral Mass for Thomas will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, August 26, 2022, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with visitation 1 hour prior Inurnment will take place at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery at 12:30 PM. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Des Moines. Thomas Mark Megel was born April 15,...

August 22, 2022

William “Bill” Powell, 66, of Winterset, passed away after a long battle with cancer on August 22, 2022 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Bill was born on January 30, 1956 in Sioux City to Harold and Phyllis (Zeitler) Powell. He graduated from Sioux City West High School in 1974 and eventually went on to obtain...

August 22, 2022

Sharon Kay Rochholz, 81, of West Des Moines, formerly of Fresno, CA, passed away on August 22, 2022 at MercyOne Medical Center. A visitation will take place at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Adel on August 26, 2022 from 10:00-10:45 A.M., followed immediately by a procession that will depart to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery for the committal service which...

August 21, 2022

Shirley Bailey, age 83 of Perry, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022, with her family by her side at her home in Perry. A Celebration of her life will be announced later. Memorials will be given to her family and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Shirley Ann Bailey was born on...

August 21, 2022

Services for John will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Inurnment will in Glendale Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 26, 2002 from 4 to 7 PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory with a prayer service at 7 PM. In Lieu of flowers memorials may be...

August 21, 2022

No services are planned.

August 20, 2022

Patricia (Hoffman) Lengeman, beloved sister, wife, mother, aunt, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2022. She was one of five children born to Sophia Brinks and Albert Hoffman in Willey, Iowa on February 23, 1936. Pat was a trailblazer and creative mind, leaving behind a legacy of strong females and beautiful quilts. Pat was known for her...

August 19, 2022

Claydon Polzin, age 90, of Waukee, went home peacefully to Jesus on Friday, August 19, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel. His children will greet friends and family at the funeral home for one hour before the service on Saturday....