OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Karen Kay Menz
March 11, 2022
Karen Menz, age 69 of Perry, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022, at her home near Perry. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, rural Bouton. The service will be livestreamed on the Carris Family Funeral Home and Cremation Care Facebook page. Visitation will be on Friday, March...
Jack Cummings
March 11, 2022
Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of arrangements for Jack Cummings, 78 of Grand Junction. Jack died at his home March 11, 2022. Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2022 at the First United Methodist Church in Grand Junction. No visitation is scheduled. Jack Cummings was born to the late Bob and Gladys Cummings...
Dixie Lee Daniels
March 10, 2022
Memorial services for Dixie Lee Daniels, 71, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Murdock Funeral home in Perry with burial in Violet Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Dixie Lee Keenan was born February 9, 1951 in Perry, Iowa, the daughter of Daryl...
Shane Denman
March 10, 2022
Shane Robert Denman passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on March 10th, 2022 in Des Moines, Iowa. Shane was born on May 4th, 1989 to Douglas and Julie Denman in McKinney, Texas. The family moved back to Iowa later that year and lived in Adel, Iowa. Shane graduated from Adel DeSoto Minburn High School in 2007, where...
Donna Klein
March 9, 2022
Donna Lorraine Klein passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 from advanced stage Alzheimer’s at Southern Hills Specialty Care Center in Osceola, Iowa. Donna was born 6/19/1942 to Harry and Charlotte Janes in Webster City, Iowa where she was raised and graduated High School in 1960. She married John Philip (Jack) Klein on 07/15/1966 and they were blessed with...
Ronald Rickert
March 8, 2022
Ronald Wayne Rickert, 75 of De Soto, formerly of rural Humeston, passed away at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston on March 8, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 14, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral – McCalley Chapel in Adel, with a visitation held one hour prior to the service. A graveside service will be...
Ronald Brittain
March 6, 2022
Ronald Eugene Brittain, age 71, of Des Moines, formerly of Virginia, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2022, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel, with burial following at North McDonald Cemetery, rural Winterset. Family will greet friends on Thursday, March 10th from 5:00...
Rod Clark
March 5, 2022
Rod Clark, 64, of Winterset, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 5, 2022 from injuries sustained in a tornado accident. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at the Fairview Cemetery in Madison County. Memorials may be directed to the family (PO Box 136, Winterset, IA 50273). Rodney Wayne...
Cecilia Jaloma-Lloyd
March 5, 2022
Cecilia Adela Jaloma-Lloyd was born on March 31, 1949 in Mexico City, Mexico. She was known to everyone as someone who was always smiling and laughing and kept a positive attitude no matter what. She spent many years traveling, living in Germany for a time. She spoke four languages: English, Spanish, French and German. Cecilia was fearless and adventurous,...
Dollie Ann Letts
March 5, 2022
Dollie Ann Letts, loving mother and grandmother of West Des Moines, passed away on March 5, 2022, at Bickford in West Des Moines at the age of 84. A memorial service will be held 2:00p.m. March 18, 2022, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory, with a visitation held one hour prior to the time of the service at...
David Costello
March 4, 2022
To view the livestream of David's celebration of life, please click on the tribute wall above and select "watch now." Husband/Dad, David, wrote his own obituary. It was a good time working on it this past year with him. May you enjoy it as much as we did reflecting on his life before he passed: David Costello, 80, of...
Richard Ray Wagoner
March 2, 2022
Richard "Dick" Wagoner, of Perry, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 90 years young. A memorial service will be held at a later time to be announced. Memorials will be given to Panther Creek Church of the Brethren and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Dick grew up in and farmed...
Randolph Petersen
March 2, 2022
Randolph "Pete" Clarence Petersen, 69, passed away March 2, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa, from health complications. He was born October 18, 1952, to John and Elizabeth Jane Petersen. Randy leaves behind a twin brother Rick, sister Libby and younger brother John. Randy retired in January 2021, after 27 years of working for Wells Fargo. In his free time,...
Keith Datwyler
March 1, 2022
Keith Datwyler, 83, of Peru, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at the Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. Graveside services will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 1, 2022 at the Peru Cemetery in Peru. Family will greet friends following the service from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the Peru United Methodist Church. Memorials may...
Michael L. Day
March 1, 2022
Michael L. Day, age 59 of rural Adel, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2022, at the EveryStep Kavanagh House surrounded by Lisa and his brother, Adam, after a battle with lung and brain cancer. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry....
R. Eric Broadhead
February 28, 2022
R. Eric Broadhead loves his son, Zander Broadhead was his world. He is survived by his son, his parents, his sister and brother, nieces and nephews. In leui of flowers please give directly to Zander Broadhead.
Darryl Van Holton
February 28, 2022
Darryl Albert Van Holton, 48, of Dexter IA, lost his battle with Covid on February 28, 2022, and entered into his eternal resting place with our Heavenly Father. Darryl was a beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, son-in-law, brother-in-law, co-worker and much loved by his many dogs. Darryl was born in Burlingame, CA to Daniel and Debra Van Holton...
Robert Eugene Brown
February 28, 2022
Robert "Bob" Eugene Brown, age 59 of Rippey, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022, peacefully at his home surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. Visitation will be on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 from 1:00-7:00PM, with family present from 5:00-7:00PM, at the Carris Family Funeral Home in Perry, IA. Funeral services will be held Thursday,...
Tristan Liker-Hill
February 27, 2022
Tristan Duane Lee Liker-Hill was born on September 12, 2021 at 2:35 am in Akron, Ohio. After a brave fight against several viruses and an unbalanced AV canal defect, our little hero lost his battle on February 27, 2022 at 6:55 am. He was loved beyond measure. Tristan was a beautiful and loving soul, with fire-red hair, beautiful blue...
Jacob Ryan Short
February 27, 2022
Jacob Ryan Short, 16, of Prole, was taken too soon from this earth on Sunday, February 27, 2022. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Sunset Ridge Barn at 4835 Lisbon St, Prole, IA 50229. A celebration of life will begin at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 11, 2022 also at Sunset Ridge...


