OBITUARIES

Sep 15, 2020

To live stream Rita's funeral mass click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast". Rita Ann Flannery Smith, 92, died September 15, 2020. Private family services will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Elkhart where she was a life long member. Burial will follow at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines....

Sep 13, 2020

Therese Marie Nielsen went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 13th, 2020. She was born in Des Moines, IA to Paul and Margaret (Breheny) Lydon on February 1, 1929. She grew up in Highland Park, attended North High School and worked at Northwestern Bell, during that time she met many of her lifelong...

Sep 13, 2020

Obituary coming soon.

Sep 11, 2020

To live stream Frances' funeral service click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast". Frances Crane Best, 97, passed away on September 11, 2020. She was born in May of 1923 in rural Polk County near Jester Park to the parents of Meta and Frank Crane. She attended Granger High School and...

Sep 10, 2020

To live stream Linda's funeral service click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast". Linda Sue Westphal was born April 19,1967 to Barbara (Peterson) and Bruce Kenny in Onawa, Iowa. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 10, 2020. Linda grew up in Southwest Iowa, she graduated...

Sep 9, 2020

Sep 9, 2020

Marjorie Ann Dudley Cuddy, Daughter of Christopher and Virginia Dudley of Ruthven Iowa passed away on September 09 2020 at the age of 71. Marge grew up on a farm near Terrill Iowa with her brother Norm where she was also an All State basketball player and graduated from Terrill High School in 1967. After graduation she moved to...

Sep 8, 2020

Cynthia "Cindy" Johnson, age 54 of Perry, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at her home in Perry, IA. A service in her memory will be held at a later date. Burial will be in the West Holman Township Cemetery at Sibley, IA. Memorials will be given to family and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral...

Sep 8, 2020

Norma Jean Slater, 87 of Adel, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. A private family graveside service will be held on Saturday. Norma was born November 29, 1932 to Marion and Nina (Griswold) McKinzie. She had two brothers, Raymond and Kenneth. She grew up in the Winterset area before moving to Earlham where she and her husband Darold...

Sep 7, 2020

A Celebration of Life Service for Theda Rae Berry was held September 19, 2020 at 1:00 pm at the Social Center in Woodward. Private Family burial was at the Brethren Cemetery in Dallas Center on Sunday, September 20, 2020. Hastings Funeral Home in Perry was in charge of these arrangements. Theda Rae Berry, daughter of Thealin T. Spinden and...

Sep 7, 2020

Patricia Louise Whisner (Merical), age 82, died peacefully in her sleep in Winterset, Iowa on September 7, 2020. Private family services will be held on Saturday. Patricia was born May 19, 1938 in Royal Oak, Michigan to the late Dale and Ann Merical (Boudewyns). The Merical family returned to Adel in 1939, where her father ran the local DX...

Sep 6, 2020

Ollie Rathje, age 87 of Perry, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at the Rowley Memorial Masonic Home in Perry, IA. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Visitation will be on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m....

Sep 6, 2020

Vernon Raymond Kahler, 83, passed away on September 6, 2020 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on...

Sep 4, 2020

Private Graveside Services for Ron Peddicord were held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. Hastings Funeral Home in Perry was in charge of these arrangements. Ronald James Peddicord, 61, of Marshalltown died September 4, 2020 at his residence. Ronald was born in Perry on July 17, 1959 to Jack M. and Shirley (Shafer)...

Sep 4, 2020

Nate Barnes, 42, of Winterset and formerly of Fort Dodge, passed away on September 4, 2020 after a lengthy illness. Nathaniel Phillip Barnes, the son of Jeff and Shirley Barnes, grew up in Fort Dodge, Iowa. After graduating from Ottumwa High School, he married Patricia Phillips of Ottumwa. Shortly after, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and...

Sep 3, 2020

No obituary is available at this time.

Sep 2, 2020

Debra "Deb" Sherwood, age 57 of West Des Moines and formerly of Perry, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at the MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. According to her wish's cremation rites have taken place and her family will have a memorial service at a later time. Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care...

Sep 1, 2020

Janelle Marie Huebert passed away at home on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at the age of 53. There will be a celebration of life on Monday, September 14 at Walnut Woods State Park from 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Lodge. A light meal will be served. Due to Covid-19, please wear a face mask and remember social...

Aug 31, 2020

Carmen Sue Hansen passed away from complications of COVID-19 on Monday, August 31, 2020. She was 64. Carmen was born on Easter Sunday, April 1, 1956 in Marshalltown, Iowa. She lived in Carlisle from 1976 to November 2019, then moved to West Des Moines. She worked for Diamond Lab for over 30 years, then the last few years at...

Aug 30, 2020

Daisy Burk, age 4 months of Perry, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020 in Perry, IA. Visitation will be on Thursday, September 3, 2020 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Her family requests that everyone wear face masks and practice distancing. Memorials will be given to her family...