OBITUARIES

October 20, 2022

Van Thanh Nguyen of Urbandale passed away at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on the twentieth day of October 2022 at the age of 71.

Van was born in Long Xuyen, Vietnam, on the sixth day of July 1951. He served in the South Vietnamese Airforce as a helicopter mechanic. As part of...

October 19, 2022

JoAnne Sirdoreus, 62, of Urbandale, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Karen Acres Health Care Center in Urbandale.

A memorial graveside service will be held on November 19 at 2:00 p.m. in the Winterset Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family for a future designation. Online condolences may be left...

October 19, 2022

Private entombment services will take place at Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery.

October 17, 2022

Iona Thornburg, age 100 of Perry, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022, at the Eden Acres Campus of Perry Lutheran Homes in Perry. A private family graveside service will be held in the Peoples Cemetery. There will be a celebration of her life held at a later date. Memorials will be given to her family and may be...

October 17, 2022

Benny "Ben" Reed Scroggins, of Guthrie Center, Iowa passed away peacefully on October 17, 2022, from complications of pneumonia at The New Homestead Care Center, Guthrie Center, IA. Benny was born in Norwood, MO to Morris and Evelynn (Millard) Scroggins on January 1, 1947, the second of three children. Ben had many careers throughout his working years. After his...

October 16, 2022

Carol Ione Smith passed peacefully on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at the Stuart Community Care Center in Stuart, at the age of 96.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 21, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Family will greet friends one hour prior, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Interment...

October 14, 2022

Sandra E Goodman was born in Des Moines, IA on March 22, 1941. She was the daughter of Ben and Genevieve Goodman. After high school she attended and then graduated from Drake University. She was united in marriage to James McClain, which later would end in divorce but would gain her the name that so many knew her as,...

October 14, 2022

Kirk Leroy Chapman, age 65, of Rippey, Iowa passed away at his home, on Friday, October 14, 2022. A visitation will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at the Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home and Crematory – McCalley Chapel in Adel, with funeral services starting at 3:00 PM.

Kirk was born September 22, 1957,...

October 13, 2022

Eldon Cole, 77, of Winterset, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 13, 2022 at the MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at the New Bridge Church in Winterset. Funeral Service will take place at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at the...

October 12, 2022

Funeral service for Godfrey Oghissa, 23, of Des Moines will be held 10:30 AM on Monday, October 17, 2022, at St. Ambrose Cathedral. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior. Interment will be in Glendale Cemetery.

Godfrey "Boy" Oghissa was born in Khartoum, Sudan on March 29, 1999. He was a very loved person; always...

October 11, 2022

Troy Winters, 60, of Waukee, IA passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 A.M. November 11, 2022 at Murdock Funeral Home, Perry, IA. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service. Troy S. Winters was born January 15, 1962 in Perry, IA,...

October 10, 2022

Jo Ann (Gunter) Sirdoreus, age 87, of Grandview, Missouri passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022. She was a native of Winterset, Iowa graduating from Winterset High school in 1953. It was in high school she met the love of her life, Harold “Sid” Sirdoreus, whom she married on July 8th, 1952, just before he was sent to Germany...

October 10, 2022

Rebecca E. Soltanzadeh, 76, passed away on October 10, 2022 in West Des Moines, Iowa. Becky was born on July 4, 1946 to Ralph Staup and Rosemary Sautter in Toledo, Ohio. She grew up In Blissfield, Michigan, where she had many cherished memories with her cousins. She attended Blissfield High School where she was crowned Homecoming Queen. After graduating...

October 10, 2022

Arlene Cook, 89, of Adel, passed away on October 10, 2022 at MercyOne Medical Center in West Des Moines.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at the Oakdale Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family for a future designation. Online condolences may be left to the...

October 9, 2022

Michael James Oxenreider (also known as James Michael Oxenreider), 87, of Lacona, Iowa passed away and was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 42 years, Carol Jean (Squire) Oxenreider of Polk County Georgia, on October 9, 2022 in Polk County, Iowa.

He was born May 31, 1935 and was son to Cleo and...

October 8, 2022

Jane Hilsenbeck, age 68 of Perry, IA, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at the EveryStep Kavanagh House in Des Moines, IA. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 7 p.m., at Murdock Funeral Home in Perry, with visitation preceding the service from 5-7 p.m. Jane Elizabeth Hilsenbeck was born on January 4, 1954,...

October 8, 2022

Marvin Herman Berns, 89, of Waukee, passed away October 8, 2022 at Independence Village in Waukee, IA. A visitation where family will greet friends will be held Saturday, October 15, 2022 at Faith Lutheran Church in Adel, beginning at 9:00A.M. A funeral service will begin at 10:00am at the church. Burial will take place following a time of fellowship...

October 7, 2022

Linda Kay Smith, daughter of Jasper Faaborg and Evelyn Bonnesen Faaborg, was born February 21, 1940 in Kimbolton, Iowa. Linda grew up in Kimbolton and Jefferson, Iowa. She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1958. A few months later on November 14, 1958, Linda married the love of her life Jack Darrel Smith. The couple was blessed with two...

October 5, 2022

Mary Ann Carey Nielsen, 81, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at Mercy One Hospice in Johnston, after a courageous year-long battle with breast cancer.

Mary Ann was born June 28, 1941, in Fonda, Iowa, the daughter of William and Hazel Carey. She attended Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Fonda, graduating in...

October 4, 2022

Gene Rollin Miller was born May 7, 1935, in Mt Ayr, IA to June and Virgil Miller. He went to see Jesus with assistance of the Angels on Oct. 4, 2022, at Eden Acres of the Perry Lutheran Homes long term Care Facility in Perry, IA at age 87. To honor Genes life, a celebration of life will be...