OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Eldon L. Frye
Oct 4, 2021
Eldon Leonard Frye, 73, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines. Eldon was born on August 8, 1948 to Eldon and Silvia (Haynes) Frye in Marshalltown, Iowa. He grew up most of his life in Nevada, Iowa. He served eight years in the United States Army and was a Vietnam veteran. He...
Timothy Daugherty
Oct 3, 2021
Livestreaming of Tim's service will be shown on Faith Lutheran Church's website. Please go to their website at www.FaithAdel.com and click on the tab for Tim's service for viewing. Timothy Joe Daugherty, age 69, life long resident of Adel, became an angel Sunday, October 3, 2021. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 11, 2021, at...
Vera Pruitt
Oct 3, 2021
On Sunday, October 3rd, 2021, Heaven was blessed with their newest Angel, Vera Janette Pruitt from Redfield, Iowa. Vera passed early Sunday, October 3rd at Adel Acres, Adel, Iowa. Vera was born in Missouri on March 18th, 1931 to Lena Lucille Moore and James “Archie” Grabill. She married the love of her life, Bobbie Dean Pruitt, on July 14th,...
Gina Mcnair
Oct 3, 2021
Gina McNair, 62, of Van Meter, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at MercyOne, West Des Moines. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday October 8, 2021 at the De Soto Calvary Baptist Church with a funeral service beginning at 7:00 p.m. A private burial will take place in the Stump-Thornton-Barto Cemetery in rural Van...
Larry Linn
Oct 2, 2021
Larry Lee Linn, age 84, of Adel, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at the Perry Lutheran Home. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, October 8, 2021, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home - McCalley Chapel in Adel, with visitation one hour prior, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Memorial contributions may be directed to the...
Carol Campbell
Oct 2, 2021
Carol was born in Lenox, Iowa and graduated high school from there in 1955. She worked in many administrative roles in Denver, CO, the Iowa Girls Athletic Association (she was very passionate about 6 on 6 girls’ basketball), Iowa Methodist Medical Center, the Des Moines Register (14 years), Iowa Methodist School of Nursing (13 years) and the Iowa Clinic....
Calvin Whitaker
Sep 30, 2021
Calvin Matthew Whitaker was born in Edina, MN on January 10,, 1998. He moved to Des Moines in 2001. Calvin attended WDM Valley High School and graduated in 2016. Calvin attended the University of Iowa and was enrolled at Iowa State University completing a degree in math. Calvin’s aptitude for physics and math was extraordinary. He loved Icelandic music...
Mary "Jo" Frease
Sep 30, 2021
Mary Josephine “Jo” (Moorman) Frease, 95, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Azria Health in Winterset. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 18, 2021 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel with visitation one hour prior beginning at 9:00 a.m., with Pastor Mark Morehouse officiating. Burial will take place in the...
Lawrence Roger Bice
Sep 30, 2021
Funeral services for Lawrence Bice, age 87 of Ogden, will be held on Monday, October 4, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at the Christ Lutheran Church in rural Bouton. Visitation will be on Sunday, October 3, 2021, from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. with family present from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in...
John Dautremont
Sep 29, 2021
John Thomas Dautremont was born August 23, 1954. He died on September 29, 2021 of respiratory failure, with his wife and children by his side. He was born the middle son of Louis B. and Marjorie (Willliams) Dautremont. He spent most of his life in Des Moines and was involved in many activities, including Boy Scouts, football and other...
Tonya Walrod
Sep 29, 2021
To view the online live streaming of Tonya's service, please click on the Tribute Wall above and then go to the webcast and click to view. Tonya Anne (Moon) Walrod, age 59, of De Soto, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston, with her family beside her. A memorial service will be held at...
Gerald John Cernohous
Sep 27, 2021
Gerald John Cernohous – West Des Moines Gerry Cernohous, age 80, passed away Monday, September 27, 2021 in West Des Moines Iowa. Gerry was born on Saturday, April 19, 1941 in Hastings, Minnesota. He was the youngest of four children born to Dorothy and Leo Cernohous. After graduating from Hastings High School, Gerry enrolled at the University of Wisconsin...
Patricia "Patty" Harsh
Sep 26, 2021
Patricia “Patty Banks” Harsh, age 84, of Adel, passed away at Adel Acres, under the care of Hospice of the Midwest, on Sunday, September 26, 2021. We would like to thank the staff of Adel Acres for the incredible job that they did during Mom’s 2 ½ year stay there. They were especially helpful in getting her thru COVID...
Darrell Pearson
Sep 26, 2021
Darrell Pearson, 89, of Urbandale, Iowa passed away on September 26, after a long and well loved life. He will be forever loved and forever remembered. Darrell Dean Pearson was born to Francis and Marie (Neidt) Pearson, at home on June 3, 1932 in Leon, IA. He graduated from Leon High School in 1951. After high school, he joined...
Lewis Jolly
Sep 26, 2021
Lewis Frederick Jolly, age 70, of Urbandale, IA, died from complications of heart disease on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA, surrounded by his family. Lewis was born April 13, 1951, in Des Moines, the son of Lewis and Glenna (Polly) (Forinash) Jolly. He is the brother of Polly McNeill (Michael)...
Loyde "Bud" Brown
Sep 26, 2021
Loyde “Bud” Brown, 76, of Winterset, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 1, 2021 at the First United Presbyterian Church in Winterset. Family will greet friends one hour prior, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in the Union...
Larry Barbieri
Sep 24, 2021
Larry Dean Barbieri, son of Guido and Norma (Angaran) Barbieri, passed away Friday, September 24, 2021. He was 61. Larry grew up in Waukee, Iowa and graduated from Waukee High School. Survivors include his sisters: Delores Barbieri, Gloria Christy and family, and Lucy (Steve) Maxwell and family.
William Kenneth Wright Jr.
Sep 22, 2021
William "Bill" Wright Jr., age 88 of Adel, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, IA. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at the Minburn United Methodist Church in Minburn. Visitation will be on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, from 2:00 until 7:00 p.m. with family...
Marvin Pommer
Sep 20, 2021
Marvin Eugene Pommer passed away at home surrounded by his family September 20, 2021. Marv was born 11/2/37 in Berkley, Iowa to Malvin and Mercedes Pommer. He graduated Dana High school in 1957. Following graduation, he worked at many factory jobs at John Deere Des Moines works where he retired in 1994 after 35 years. In September if 1962...
Marion Polzin
Sep 19, 2021
Marion Polzin, age 85, of Waukee, went home peacefully to Jesus on Sunday, September 19, 2021, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home - McCalley Chapel in Adel. A private family burial will be held at a later date at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery...


