OBITUARIES

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Gean Mapes

Gean Mapes

Jan 11, 2021

Gean Mapes, 77, of Winterset, died Monday, January 11, 2021 at his home. A visitation will be held 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 13, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Funeral Services will be private. Memorials may be directed to the Winterset High School FFA and/or the Husky Booster Club. Gean Harlan Mapes was born July 16,...

Alvin Eugene Coles

Alvin Eugene Coles

Jan 10, 2021

To livestream the funeral click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast" Alvin Eugene Coles, 91, of Des Moines and Maxwell passed away of Congestive heart Failure on Sunday January 10, 2021. Alvin Coles, son of William and Etta Coles, was born December 24, 1929 in Hardin County. He spent over 70...

Meta "Karen" Johnson

Meta "Karen" Johnson

Jan 10, 2021

Meta Karen (Miller) Johnson, 83 of Adel, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2020 at her home. Services will take place at a later date. Meta was born on May 12, 1937 in Iowa City to Alden and Edna (Olsen) Miller and grew up with her four siblings, Shirley, Joan, Jim and Jack. She graduated from Storm Lake High school...

Jean Semler

Jean Semler

Jan 9, 2021

To live stream Jean's memorial service click on the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click "Watch Now" on the Live Webcast. Jean Mary Semler, 90, passed away on January 9, 2021 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. Jean was born on May 12, 1930 in Waterloo, Iowa to Richard and Mary Bowers. She married Richard W. Semler...

Larry Hartquist

Larry Hartquist

Jan 7, 2021

Larry Hartquist passed away on January 7th, 2020 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. He was born on October 30, 1937 to Edwin and Mary Alice “Loveless” Hartquist. Larry was a member of the Gospel Assembly Church for 42 years. Larry proudly served in the Air Force and was a retiree from John Deere. He is survived by his wife...

Elizabeth "Betty" Senderling

Elizabeth "Betty" Senderling

Jan 6, 2021

Elizabeth Marie Senderling, otherwise known as Betty, was born on May 11, 1943, in Philadelphia, PA to Elizabeth and Henry Broadbent. She was baptized in the Catholic faith as an infant in 1943, took first communion in 1951 and was confirmed in 1956. Betty was the youngest of three children. The eldest was her sister Agnes Flanagan, and followed...

Douglas Williams

Douglas Williams

Jan 5, 2021

Douglas Lyle Williams was born on February 14th, 1962, in East Prairie, Missouri to the late Lloyd Buford and Jessie Willine Jackson Williams. As a child, Douglas liked to fish and be in the outdoors, which he continued throughout his life. He shared with me that his mom used to save green stamps and put them in a book...

Charles Garrison

Charles Garrison

Jan 5, 2021

Chuck Garrison, 76, of Winterset, died Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at his home. A private graveside service will be held in the Penn Center Cemetery in Madison County. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.caldwellparrish.com. Charles Herbert Garrison was born on November 16, 1944, in Eunice, Missouri; the son of John C. and Edna (Sirdoreus) Garrison....

Helen Hacker

Helen Hacker

Jan 5, 2021

Helen Hacker, 81, of Winterset, died Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Azria Health Winterset. Helen Marie DeLong was born on February 9, 1939, in Hamilton, Ohio; the daughter of Walter and Irene (Eichstein) DeLong. She married Jerry Hacker on May 10, 1958. She had been a resident of Winterset since 1996 and enjoyed working a variety of jobs. She...

Helen Wiedman

Helen Wiedman

Jan 4, 2021

Helen Wiedman passed away on January 4, 2021, at Azria Health Center in Winterset; she was 78 years old. A visitation will be held from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 9, 2021 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winterset, where a Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. A burial ceremony will take place at...

Barbara Ziemieki

Barbara Ziemieki

Jan 4, 2021

Services will be held out of state.

Brenda Konstant

Brenda Konstant

Jan 3, 2021

There are no services.

Beverly Ann (Gabriel) Whipple

Beverly Ann (Gabriel) Whipple

Jan 3, 2021

Beverly Ann (Gabriel) Whipple Des Moines- 1934-2021 Beverly Whipple, 86, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021. Bev was born in Des Moines, Iowa on May 16, 1934, to Raffaele and Caterina Gabriel (proceeded in death). Bev attended St. John’s Catholic Grade School and North High School. She retired from AT&T as a long distance operator in 1993. Bev...

Ryan Gray

Ryan Gray

Jan 2, 2021

Ryan Gray passed away on January 2, 2021. He was born on September 1, 1980 to Thomas and Kathleen “Lawless” Gray. Ryan attended and was a graduate of St. Theresa and Dowling Catholic High School. After graduating, he got a job at Wal-Mart and worked there for 19 plus years which he thoroughly enjoyed with his coworkers who became...

Leonard Belas

Leonard Belas

Jan 1, 2021

Leonard Belas, 70, of Des Moines passed away peacefully at home on January 1, 2021. He was born on July 12, 1950 in New Britain, Connecticut to Steven and Margaret “Czerepusko” Belas. He received his education and graduated from Newington High School where he was captain of the golf team. He made his way to Iowa by attending Simpson...

Fonda Bass

Fonda Bass

Jan 1, 2021

Fonda Bass, age 77, of Winterset, passed away on January 1, 2021. Family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 5, from 4 to 6 PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home Winterset Chapel. Masks are mandatory, and please practice social distancing. A private family service will be webcast on Wednesday, January 6, at 10:30 AM on this website under the...

Raymond Bayder

Raymond Bayder

Jan 1, 2021

Raymond Bayder, 65, passed away at his home on January 1, 2021. He was born in Laredo, Texas on July 22, 1955. Raymond was a Godly man. He also loved his family very much. He took cake decorating classes and mechanics courses at Del Mar College. Every birthday he would make cakes for his children’s birthdays. He always made...

Marietta Ricke

Marietta Ricke

Jan 1, 2021

To live stream the funeral Mass click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast" Marietta Josephine (Demuth) Ricke, 89, of Johnston, Iowa returned to her heavenly home on Friday, January 1st 2021. She died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones. Marietta died after a courageous battle with dementia. A visitation will be held...

Paul Glaser

Paul Glaser

Dec 31, 2020

To live stream the funeral click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast" Paul Matthew Glaser passed away peacefully at the age of 57 on December 31st, 2020 in Johnston, Iowa. In his final moments he was surrounded by his family. Paul is preceded in death by his mother June (Cook) Glaser,...