OBITUARIES
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Daisy Burk
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...
Arthur Blaschke
Aug 28, 2020
Arthur (Art) Blaschke, 92, of Cumming died on Friday, August 28, 2020, at Edencrest at The Legacy in Norwalk, Iowa. A joint Celebration of Life will be held on September 18, 2020 for Art and Marian Blaschke, at the Iowa Veteran’s Cemetery. Marian passed away on November 15, 2017. Due to Covid-19 recommendations, the service will be for family...
Sally Winters
Aug 27, 2020
Obituary is currently pending and will be posted as soon as it is available.
Mark W. Howell
Aug 27, 2020
Mark Wilkinson Howell, 90, of Des Moines, originally of Cumming, Iowa Mark was born on July 18th, 1930, and died on August 27th, 2020. He lived most of his first seventy years on the family farm near Cumming. He served in the Korean War; and attended Iowa State University, and the University of Iowa. He married Elizabeth in 1956,...
Fernando Cubillo-Rizo
Aug 26, 2020
Fernando Cubillo-Rizo, age 52 of Perry, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at his home in Perry, IA. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. with visitation following the Mass until 1:00 p.m. at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Perry. A service with burial will be held later at Green...
Robert "Gator" Wallace
Aug 25, 2020
To live stream Gator's graveside service on Tuesday, September 1st, click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast" starting at 11:00am. Robert “Gator” Wallace was born August 28, 1941 at home in Arispe, Iowa to Kenneth and Helene Wallace. He spent his childhood working on their family farm and chasing his younger...
Helen Bice
Aug 25, 2020
Helen Bice, age 87 of Perry, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, IA. A memorial service in her honor will be held at a later date. Burial will be in the Woodward Cemetery at Woodward, IA. Memorials will be given to the Helen Bice Scholarship Fund and may be left...

Lenora "Jeannie" Hiddleson
Aug 25, 2020
Lenora "Jeanie" Hiddleson, age 76 of Perry passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care assisted her family with cremation rites. No services are planned at this time.
Marilyn Elaine Hunter
Aug 24, 2020
Visitation for Marilyn Hunter was held from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 28, 2020 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Funeral Services were 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Union Cemetery in Coon Rapids. Bruce Wangler of Word of Life in Winterset provided words of comfort. Music selected was How Great Thou Art by Elvis and Go...
Evelyn Chromek
Aug 24, 2020
On Monday, August 24, Evelyn Chromek passed away peacefully at the age of 82. Evelyn was born on May 4, 1938 in Eddyville, Illinois to Roy Lauderdale and Myrtle (Barger) Lauderdale. She grew up on the family homestead in the Shawnee National Forest Preserve in Southern Illinois with her two sisters. Evelyn worked as an aide at the Elgin...
Christine Estrada
Aug 23, 2020
Christine Kay known as “Chris” Roberts Estrada, age 63, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 11:30 am, in the comfort of her home under the care of her beloved husband Roberto Estrada of Des Moines, Iowa. She was born on November 27, 1956 to James and Dorothy Roberts. Chris is survived by her husband Roberto and...
Kristine Ann Johnson
Aug 23, 2020
Kristine Ann Johnson, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Kristine was born on May 19, 1955 to Francis and Lenora (Negley) Johnson in Morceline, Missouri. She was a switchboard operator, bartender, hair stylist who graduated from the Iowa Barber College, and retired from the VA Hospital. During her free time she enjoyed...
James Bernard Mcdermott
Aug 22, 2020
James (Jim) Bernard McDermott, 80, Newton, IA died August 22nd in Des Moines after a brief illness. Jim was born September 11, 1939 in Anthon, IA. He moved to Sioux City, IA in 1954 and graduated from Bishop Heelan High School in 1958. He married Marilyn Joyce Erickson November 19, 1960 at St. Boniface church in Sioux City; she...
Helen Irene Wiant
Aug 22, 2020
Helen Irene (Beane) Wiant was born on February 25, 1926, on a farm outside of College Springs, Page County, IA to William Leslie Beane and Lizzie Ellen (Teague) Beane. She passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020, age 94, after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Helen attended AIB, and lived and worked in Des Moines for several years until...
Carolyn M. Buttrey
Aug 20, 2020
To live stream Carolyn's memorial service click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast" starting at 10:30 am. Carolyn Mae Buttrey, 86 of Waukee, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Calvin Community in Des Moines. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 am Friday, August 28, 2020 at Caldwell Parrish...
Rebecca Jean Haymond
Aug 18, 2020
Becky Haymond, 69, of Perry, formerly of Winterset, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at the Perry Lutheran Home. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2020, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Funeral Service will begin 10:00 a.m Saturday, August 22, 2020, at the funeral home. Burial will take place in...
Jerald Bright
Aug 18, 2020
Jerald Robert Bright was born December 11, 1954, in Des Moines, IA, and departed from this life on August 18, 2020. Jerry, as he was known to his family and friends, made the Des Moines area his home most of his 65 years. He graduated from Des Moines Technical High School in 1972, and from the Iowa State University,...
Marjorie Patterson
Aug 18, 2020
Marjorie Patterson, of Martensdale, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. Visitation will be held 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 30, 2020 with service to follow at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Macksburg. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Warren County...