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Reginald "Reg" Howard Merrill Jr.
Oct 29, 2020
Reginald Howard Merrill Jr, 75 was born in Hartford Connecticut on December 14th, 1944, to Reginald and Daisy Merrill. He was raised in Brewer Maine and graduated from Brewer High School in 1963. He was a member of the all state chorus and Boy’s Nation. Reg attended the University of Maine, earning a degree in Religion and Philosophy. He...
Earl Daniels
Oct 29, 2020
Earl Daniels, age 101 of Perry, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, IA. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Burial will be in the Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. Everyone is encouraged to...
Richard Emery Maxon
Oct 29, 2020
Richard E. Maxon passed away peacefully on October 29, 2020. Richard was born January 25, 1940 to Forrest E. Maxon and Marjorie VanAlstyne in Blue Earth, MN. Richard graduated from Boys Town High School in 1959. Richard is survived by his sisters, Marvel Torres of North Bend, OR and Dianne Matzke of Urbandale, IA; step daughters, Sherry Hayes, Jeannie...
Wanda Levorson
Oct 28, 2020
Wanda J. Lienemann Levorson, 86, of Adel, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at the Perry Lutheran Home. Wanda was born on November 11, 1933 to Leo Morgan Tracy and Frances Marie (Hawkins) Tracy. She attended De Soto High School and graduated in 1951. After graduation, she went to work as a telephone line operator. Soon after, she...
Deborah Kelley
Oct 28, 2020
Debbie Kelley passed away on October 28, 2020. Debbie was a life-long Des Moines resident. She attained her MBA and had a lifelong career in the insurance field. She was an avid softball and tennis player and was involved in bowling leagues. In her free time she enjoyed visiting casinos with her father and loved collecting anything giraffe. Debbie...
Robert Lee Steger
Oct 28, 2020
Robert Steger passed away on October 28, 2020 at home. He was born in Knoxville Iowa to Lee and Beverly Steger on July 20, 1975. Robert is survived by his brothers, Steve of Norwalk, John of Gulf Shores, AL and his sister Liane Sytsma of Leighton, as well as many nieces and nephews. His family was very important to...
Shirley Maxine Reis
Oct 28, 2020
Shirley Maxine (Heitmann) Reis, age 100 of Adel, IA, formerly of Charles City, IA, passed away on October 28, 2020 at the Urbandale Care Center. A private burial and graveside service will be held on Friday, November 6, 2020 at 11:00 am at Riverside Cemetery in Charles City. Shirley was born on July 7, 1920, in Charles City, IA,...
Phyllis Kathryn Williams
Oct 28, 2020
Phyllis Kathryn Williams, 85, of Winterset, died Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Winterset Care Center North. Phyllis was born in Urbandale, Iowa on October 17, 1935 to Bertha (Reel) Trevillyan and Richard Trevillyan. She spent her childhood with her six brothers in West Des Moines, Barney and Lorimor, Iowa, and graduated from Lorimor High School in 1953. On March...
Margaret "Meg" Vanderlinden
Oct 26, 2020
Margaret 'Meg" Vanderlinden, age 88 of Perry, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020 at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, IA. A graveside service will be in the Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. Her family requests that everyone wear face coverings and practice social distancing while attending the graveside service....
Ella Carhill
Oct 24, 2020
Ella Carhill, age 86 of Jefferson, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at The Gardens Assisted Living at Jefferson in Jefferson, IA. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry with visitation starting at 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service....
Charlotte Zimmerman-Grant
Oct 22, 2020
Charlotte Zimmerman-Grant of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away peacefully at Wesley Acres on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at the age of 83. Charlotte was born on March 30, 1937 to Charles and Goldie (Zimmerman) O’Brien in Chicago, Illinois. After raising her daughters, Charlotte continued her education and earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work. She pursued a career in...
James Patrick Thomas
Oct 22, 2020
James Patrick Thomas, of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020, at the age of 48. James was born on June 1, 1972, to Joseph and Shirley (Highland) Thomas in Des Moines, Iowa. He celebrated a full life surrounded by family and close friends that he had maintained since high school. He greeted everyone he...
Thuong Pham
Oct 21, 2020
Thuong Pham, 72 years of age, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at his home. Thuong was born April 10, 1948 in Nhu Lam, Ninh Binh Vietnam to the late Pham Thuong and Pham thi Sen. He was the Oldest of eight children, one (Bac Pham) preceded his in death. Thuong was educated in the Ba ria School...
Jane Lenora Briggs-Livingston
Oct 20, 2020
Jane Lenora Briggs-Livingston, age 86, of Bishop Drumm Retirement Center, Johnston, Iowa, passed away on October 20, 2020. Jane was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, Knoxville, Tennessee. Jane Lenora was born to Paul Lewis Briggs and Helen Margaret Hiney Briggs on November 24, 1933. She grew up in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and graduated from Williamsport High School where she...
George Hass
Oct 18, 2020
George Hass, age 76 of Bouton, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at his home near Bouton, IA. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry, with visitation starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in...
Helen Grace Crew
Oct 18, 2020
Helen G. Crew passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 18, 2020, just 15 days shy of her 100th birthday. She was born November 2, 1920 in Bedford Co., PA in the family farmhouse, where she lived until the age of 23. Helen was the youngest of 9 children, she had seven brothers and one sister. On a whim, she...
Frances Jean Van Cleave
Oct 18, 2020
Graveside Services for Frances Jean Van Cleave were held 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 26, 2020 at the Prairie Center Cemetery in rural Linden with visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Catherine Stokes of the First United Methodist Church in Perry provided words of comfort. Honorary casket bearers were: Lee Van Cleave, Mitchell Van Cleave, Angel Bunn, and...
Kathy Hastie
Oct 18, 2020
Funeral services for Kathy Hastie, age 70 of De Soto, will be held on Monday, October 26, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Visitation will be on Sunday, October 25, 2020 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. A private burial...
John Eugene Howett
Oct 18, 2020
John E. Howett Des Moines, IA – John Howett “The Chief”, 66, passed away unexpectedly on October 18, 2020. John was born in Springfield, IL to Marie Lorraine (Connolly) Howett and Eugene H. Howett. A public visitation will be held Monday, October 26, 2020 from 4:00-6:00pm at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, followed the next day by a private service....
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