OBITUARIES

Mar 2, 2021

John Robert Brown Jr. 85 of West Des Moines, Iowa passed away on March 2, 2021 John was born on October 28th, 1935 to John Robert Brown Sr. and Ethel (Hagen) Brown in Farrar, Iowa. He attended Farrar Elementary School and graduated from Dowling Catholic High School in 1954. John graduated from Drake University in 1965 earning a degree...

Mar 2, 2021

On Tuesday March 2, 2021, Connee Thompson, loving mother and wife of 57 years, passed away at the age of 78, following her second battle with cancer. Connee was born on Aug 24, 1942, at Des Moines Lutheran Hospital, where she later returned to study as a nurse and work as post-surgical nurse for most of her life. Connee...

Mar 1, 2021

Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson in is charge of arrangements for Patrick Eugene McGivney, 80, of West Des Moines and formerly of Jefferson. Patrick died March 1, 2021 at his home. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 15, 2021 at St Joseph's Catholic Church, 501 N Locust St., Jefferson, Iowa. Family will greet friends from...

Mar 1, 2021

Todd Town, loving husband and father, lost his battle with cancer on March 1, 2021 at the age of 55. Todd was born October 15, 1965 in Royal Oak, Michigan, the son of Evan Russell and Marie (Barends) Town. He graduated from Dryden High School in Michigan in 1983 and received an associate’s degree from Baker College. He found...

Feb 28, 2021

Robbie Blythe told us she had to leave us and she slipped peacefully away on February 28, 2021 surrounded by her children. She was born in 1944, the twelfth child of Walter and Lucille Roberts. Lucille died when Robbie was eight days old but not before she asked the older siblings to name the beautiful baby with golden hair....

Feb 26, 2021

Madeline Daugharthy, 63, of Earlham, went on her journey home on February 26, 2021 at Mercy West Lakes in Des Moines. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 4, 2021 at the Earlham Church of Christ in Earlham. A visitation will be held one hour prior from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow in the...

Feb 26, 2021

Services will be held in India

Feb 25, 2021

Feb 25, 2021

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Darwin Lee McKee, 74, of Perry. Darwin died February 25, 2021 at his home. Graveside Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Violet Hill Cemetery. A Celebration of Life and lunch will follow at the Perry Elks Lodge. Darwin L. (Mac) McKee - 74 passed...

Feb 24, 2021

Services for Inez Lorraine Stevens were held 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 1, 2021 at the Greene County Fairgrounds Clover Hall. Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson was in charge of these arrangements. Inez Lorraine Stevens, daughter of Forrest Burl Hardin and Marie Leila Kuster Hardin, was born May 17, 1933 in Guthrie Center, Iowa and died February 24, 2021 at...

Feb 23, 2021

Janet Marie Anderson, age 79, passed away on February 23, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 22, 1941, in Gowrie, Iowa, where she grew up on a farm driving tractors and shucking corn. She graduated from Harcourt High School where she played basketball. She became a devoted mother and...

Feb 23, 2021

Services are pending.

Feb 21, 2021

Jennie Elaine Hale, age 82, passed away at Spurgeon Manor on February 21, 2021, where she had resided for the past 9 months. She had lived with her daughter and son-in-law in Van Meter, IA for 3 years prior to Spurgeon Manor. Elaine was born in Maryville, MO, on March 8, 1938, youngest child of George and Jennie Andrews....

Feb 21, 2021

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Daniel Phillip Devilbiss, 70, of Perry. Danny died February 21, 2021 at the Eden Acres Campus of Perry Lutheran Homes. Services are pending at this time. Events Details are pending.

Feb 21, 2021

Visitation Services for Larry Dean Anderson were held 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Friday, February 26, 2021 with a luncheon followed by funeral services at 1:00 p.m. at the Greene County Fairgrounds Clover Hall in Jefferson, Iowa. Pastor Charlene Wolfe of the Hope United Methodist Parrish provided words of comfort. Honorary casket bearers were his grandchildren & great-grandchildren. Casket...

Feb 21, 2021

Betty Koehler, 89, of Winterset, passed away on February, 21, 2021 in Davenport, IA after a sudden illness. At this time, no services are planned. Betty was born on April 6th, 1931 to Oscar and Eathyl (Jones) Draman in rural Madison County, IA. She attended Stuart Schools and graduated in 1949. She was united in marriage to Richard Koehler...

Feb 20, 2021

Donna (Butcher) Pettit, 88, of Winterset, passed away at her home on Saturday, February 20, 2021. A visitation will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2021, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Burial will follow in the Moon Cemetery near Macksburg. Donna, daughter of William and Hazel (Sutherlin) Butcher was born February 15,...

Feb 19, 2021

Joan Gaskill of Omaha, Nebraska passed away on February 19, 2021. She is survived by her sister Deborah and is preceded in death by her parents, sister, aunts and uncles. Rev. David Welch is officiating the Memorial Service on April 14, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Country Kitchen in Stuart, Iowa. Burial will be at the Morrisburg Cemetery...

Feb 18, 2021

Robert Weatherbee Jr., age 72 of Woodward, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at his home in Woodward, IA. Cards of sympathy may be sent to Janet Weatherbee at: 29281 140th St., Woodward, IA 50276. No services are planned at this time. Online condolences may be left at www.carrisfuneralhome.com. Robert Wesley Weatherbee Jr. was born on October 12,...

Feb 18, 2021

Robert Husmann, age 53 of Woodward, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at his home in Woodward, IA. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Memorials will be given to Woodward Volunteer Fire Department and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Robert Scott Husmann was born on...