OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Agnes Celeste Mclaughlin
Dec 31, 2020
The family encourages friends to live stream the funeral Mass. To live stream the funeral Mass click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast" Agnes Celeste (Kelleher) McLaughlin was called home by our Dear Lord on 31 December 2020 at the age of 88. Go raibh do anam a bheith ar dheis...
Richard Pertzborn
Dec 30, 2020
To live stream the funeral Mass click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast" Richard J. Pertzborn, 93, of Ankeny, Iowa, died due to complications of Parkinson’s disease on December 30th, 2020. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, January 7 at 12:00 pm, with visitation starting at 11:00 am at...
Raymond D. Hitchcock
Dec 29, 2020
Raymond Dean Hitchcock was born October 7, 1932 in Polk County, Iowa to Orval Hitchcock and Nellie Jane (Nelson) Hitchcock. He passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Madison County Memorial Hospital at the age of 88. He lived in Iowa his whole life and was united in marriage to the late Sharon Stokke. To this union were...
Marcia Meador
Dec 29, 2020
Marcia Ann Meador, 66, of Winterset, IA/Weslaco, TX, passed away unexpectedly on December 29, 2020 from heart complications in Weslaco, Texas. Marcia was born on December 14, 1954 in Winterset, Iowa to Edward and Lorraine (Shaw) Powell. She was a 1973 graduate from Winterset High School. In March of 1975, she was married to the love of her life,...
Ronald M. Hughes
Dec 28, 2020
Ronald M. Hughes was born on the family farm in Orient, Iowa on December 1, 1924 to Lyla and Ralph Hughes. He grew up in Iowa, joined the Navy and served during WWII as a Navy diver in a mine disposal unit. After leaving the Navy he met Carolyn Wright, and they were married on July 28, 1946. Ron...
Eugene "Gene" Patterson
Dec 26, 2020
Eugene Patterson, 86, of Winterset, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Azria Health where he had been a resident for the past four years. Eugene, son of Elmer and Geneva (Greenfield) Patterson, was born August 7, 1934 at home in Denison, Iowa. He attended schools at various places in his early childhood, as his father was...
Mary Jane Brittain
Dec 26, 2020
Mary Jane Brittain, 86, of Waukee, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 26, 2020 at her home in Waukee. A visitation with family present will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Caldwell Parrish – McCalley Chapel in Adel. A funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 31, 2020 at the funeral home...
Donnie Pierce
Dec 26, 2020
Donnie was born February 24th, 1955 in Cylinder, Iowa. The son of Marvin Leslie Pierce and Helen Iverson Michelson. He married Jeri Lynn James in 1993 and in 1994 they had a son, James Pierce. Donnie was a veteran of the U.S. Army, after which he was an RN for the majority of his working life. Donnie is survived...
Sandra Harsha
Dec 25, 2020
Sandra Lee Ribble Harsha, 75, died on December 25, 2020 at Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines. She was born in New London, Connecticut on May 27, 1945 to Wayne Ribble and Glady Robbins (Ribble). Sandra graduated from Glenbard West in Glen Ellyn, Illinois is 1964. She also graduated from Simpson College in 1968, Iowa State University in...
Norma Koons
Dec 25, 2020
Norma Mae (Salsberry) Koons, 86 of Adel, went to be with the Lord on December 25, 2020 at Adel Acres in Adel, Iowa. On October 20, 1934, Cleo and Clarence Salsberry gave birth to a beautiful daughter and they named her Norma Mae. Just down the county road, Hildreth and Harold Koons had given birth to a handsome baby...
Teresa Cooley
Dec 25, 2020
Teresa Lynn Cooley, 57, of Adel passed away December 25, 2020. Services for Teresa will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to 1131 Prairie St, Adel, IA 50003. Teresa was born December 10, 1963 in Des Moines, Iowa to Joe Cooley and Carolyn Coffin Cooley. Teresa graduated from Adel High School....

Vera Krengel
Dec 23, 2020
Vera Krengel, age 92 of Perry, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, IA. A memorial service in her honor will be held at a later date at Zion Lutheran Church in Ogden. Memorials will be given to Mission Central, 40755 Co Hwy E16, Mapleton, IA 51034. Carris Family Funeral Home &...
Steven R Blades
Dec 23, 2020
Steven Richard Blades, 64, of Altoona, IA, passed away December 23, 2020, at his home with his loved ones by his side. A visitation will be held from 1:00p.m.–3:00p.m. January 3, 2021, at the Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Urbandale. Steve was born December 1, 1956, in Des Moines, IA, to Kenneth Blades and Anna Jeanette Clark. Steve attended...
Joyce Allsup
Dec 23, 2020
Joyce Marie Allsup, 82, of Peru, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at the Greater Regional Hospice House in Creston. She was born in Winterset, Iowa, on July 28, 1938, the daughter of Alec and Florence Walker. Joyce graduated from Winterset High School. She married Earl Jr. Allsup February 7, 1958 in Winterset, and they were married for...
Paul Joseph Leto Sr.
Dec 22, 2020
Paul Joseph Leto, age 69, our beloved father took his last breath in the loving arms of his daughter Holly, in Grimes, IA, December 22, 2020, after an extended battle with strokes. He leaves his cherished children: Holly, Paul Jr. (Leah), and Christopher (Mary), and grandchildren: Terrance, Vincent, Isaiah, Roman, Victoria, Jake, Jerod, and Cathy. Paul and his children...
Keith Sawyers
Dec 22, 2020
To view the live stream of the funeral service for Keith Sawyers, please click on the tribute wall tab on the top of the webpage. Keith R. Sawyers, 91, of Winterset, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at EveryStep Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Keith Raymond Sawyers was born June 12, 1929 in Madison County, Iowa, the son of...
Thomas "Tom" Lee Scheeler
Dec 21, 2020
To view the services for Tom Scheeler, please click on the tribute tab on the top of the page and click on "watch now." Thomas “Tom” Lee Scheeler, 61, of Winterset, passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 21, 2020. Visitation will be held with family to greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2020...
Marlene Ann Weber
Dec 21, 2020
Marlene Ann Weber, 70, of Winterset, passed away December 21, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines after a long battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Marlene was born on September 30, 1950 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Ralph and Mary (Litter) Culver. Marlene worked as a secretary for many different law firms over the years. She married Larry Weber on March...