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Helen Wiedman
Jan 4, 2021
Helen Wiedman passed away on January 4, 2021, at Azria Health Center in Winterset; she was 78 years old. A visitation will be held from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 9, 2021 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winterset, where a Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. A burial ceremony will take place at...
Beverly Ann (Gabriel) Whipple
Jan 3, 2021
Beverly Ann (Gabriel) Whipple Des Moines- 1934-2021 Beverly Whipple, 86, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021. Bev was born in Des Moines, Iowa on May 16, 1934, to Raffaele and Caterina Gabriel (proceeded in death). Bev attended St. John’s Catholic Grade School and North High School. She retired from AT&T as a long distance operator in 1993. Bev...
Ryan Gray
Jan 2, 2021
Ryan Gray passed away on January 2, 2021. He was born on September 1, 1980 to Thomas and Kathleen “Lawless” Gray. Ryan attended and was a graduate of St. Theresa and Dowling Catholic High School. After graduating, he got a job at Wal-Mart and worked there for 19 plus years which he thoroughly enjoyed with his coworkers who became...
Leonard Belas
Jan 1, 2021
Leonard Belas, 70, of Des Moines passed away peacefully at home on January 1, 2021. He was born on July 12, 1950 in New Britain, Connecticut to Steven and Margaret “Czerepusko” Belas. He received his education and graduated from Newington High School where he was captain of the golf team. He made his way to Iowa by attending Simpson...
Fonda Bass
Jan 1, 2021
Fonda Bass, age 77, of Winterset, passed away on January 1, 2021. Family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 5, from 4 to 6 PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home Winterset Chapel. Masks are mandatory, and please practice social distancing. A private family service will be webcast on Wednesday, January 6, at 10:30 AM on this website under the...
Raymond Bayder
Jan 1, 2021
Raymond Bayder, 65, passed away at his home on January 1, 2021. He was born in Laredo, Texas on July 22, 1955. Raymond was a Godly man. He also loved his family very much. He took cake decorating classes and mechanics courses at Del Mar College. Every birthday he would make cakes for his children’s birthdays. He always made...
Marietta Ricke
Jan 1, 2021
To live stream the funeral Mass click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast" Marietta Josephine (Demuth) Ricke, 89, of Johnston, Iowa returned to her heavenly home on Friday, January 1st 2021. She died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones. Marietta died after a courageous battle with dementia. A visitation will be held...
Paul Glaser
Dec 31, 2020
To live stream the funeral click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast" Paul Matthew Glaser passed away peacefully at the age of 57 on December 31st, 2020 in Johnston, Iowa. In his final moments he was surrounded by his family. Paul is preceded in death by his mother June (Cook) Glaser,...
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...
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