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Marian Elliott Janss
Oct 13, 2020
Marian Amy (Simons) (Elliott) Janss was born on September 6, 1921, in Barron, Wisconsin. Her parents were Charles Clifford Simons and Della Lavinia Maile. In Wisconsin, Marian’s father worked for Della’s brother-in-law on a farm growing peas and worked in the woods in the winter. In 1924, Marian, her parents, older sister Dorothy (1920), and younger sister Pauline (1924)...
Robert L. Beneventi
Oct 9, 2020
Robert L. Beneventi (Bob) died on October 9, 2020 at the age of 92. He was born on July 22, 1928 in Des Moines, Iowa. Bob graduated from Creighton University (Bachelor of Arts) and Drake University Law School (Juris Doctor). He served in the Army during the Korean War and thereafter practiced corporate law as well as private practice...
Paul Koster
Oct 9, 2020
Paul Koster, 55, of Winterset, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 9, 2020 at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston. Paul was born August 8, 1965, in Carroll, Iowa, the son of Urban “Barney” and Pat (Scanlan) Koster. He served 32 years in the Air Force with 30 years in Air National Guard. He was deployed several times overseas during those...
Vivian Anna Smotherman
Oct 8, 2020
Graveside Services for Vivian Anna Somotherman were held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry with visitation one hour prior to the service also at the cemetery. Mr. Tom Stone of Perry provided words of comfort. Honorary casket bearers were Billy Carpenter, Donnie Carpenter, Joe Schoening and Richard Springer. Recorded music selected was "In...
Chad Vinzant
Oct 7, 2020
Chad Vinzant, age 43 of West Des Moines and formerly of Perry, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 in Perry, IA. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 10:00 AM at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Visitation will be on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 from 4:00 PM to 6:00...
Fay Elvin Saltzman
Oct 7, 2020
Fay Elvin Saltzman of Des Moines, Iowa passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family, on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at the age of 94. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Des Moines. Fay was born on July 24, 1926 in Des Moines,...
Kathleen Yevonne Burk
Oct 7, 2020
Graveside Services for Kathleen YeVonne Burk were held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Richland Township Cemetery in between Jamaica and Bagley with a visitation one-hour prior. Masks or face coverings were required. Hastings Funeral Home in Perry was in charge of these arrangements. Rev. Larry Monthei of Jefferson provided words of comfort. Honorary bearers were: David Karlquist,...
Robert "Bob" Denneson
Oct 6, 2020
Robert “Bob” Denneson, 61 of Waukee, passed away October 6, 2020. Funeral Services will take place at 2:00 pm Monday, October 12, 2020 at Caldwell Parrish McCalley Chapel in Adel. A visitation will be held at the funeral home prior to the service from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. For those in attendance, it is recommended to wear masks...
Marjorie Lea Barton
Oct 4, 2020
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Marjorie Lea Barton, 74, of Panora. Graveside Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 9, 2020 at the Rippey Cemetery. Marjorie Lea Barton, daughter of Howard Richard Barton and Martha Elizabeth Lovejoy Barton, was born April 11, 1946 in Jefferson, Iowa and died October 4, 2020 at...
Donald Welder
Oct 4, 2020
Donald "Beans" Welder, age 85 of Yale, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at his home in Yale. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry with visitation starting at 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in...
Ruth Howard
Sep 30, 2020
Ruth Howard, age 96 of Davenport and formerly of Perry, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at the Davenport Lutheran Home in Davenport, IA. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. with visitation prior to the service starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry....
Michael "Mike" Bauer
Sep 30, 2020
Mike Bauer passed away at home on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, following a brief illness, with his family by his side. Michael Martin Bauer was born May 22, 1938, in Ellsworth, WI. He grew up on his family’s dairy farm in rural Ellsworth where he attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. He attended and graduated from Ellsworth...
Ernest "Bud" Glas
Sep 29, 2020
Ernest “Bud” F. Glas, 88, died on September 29, 2020 at his farm in Prole, IA. A visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 7, 2020 with a Mass of Christian Burial following at 11:00 a.m., at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in West Des Moines. Burial will be at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines....
Christopher O'Dell Lane
Sep 28, 2020
Christopher O. Lane, 49, of Adel, passed away at his home on September 28, 2020. Christopher was born on November 22, 1970 and was the oldest son of the late Ret. SGM Larry O. Lane. He was a pillar of the Lane Family after his father’s passing in 2014. He was a great son, brother, father and uncle. He...
Rose Marie Scheckel
Sep 26, 2020
Rose Scheckel, 61 of Adel, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020. Rose was born on November 16, 1958 to Charles and Carol Ann (Randolph) Spiegel. She was united in marriage to Joseph Scheckel on May 10, 1981. She liked lighthouses, apple decorations, loved tending to her plants-inside and out, gardening, and enjoyed hanging out with her friends, having a...
Donald Alan Williams
Sep 25, 2020
Donald Williams, 87, of Lorimor went to his new home in heaven on September 25, 2020, at the Madison County Hospital in Winterset. Donald Alan Williams was born in Union County, Iowa on March 19, 1933 to Harriett (Waugh) Williams and Lyle Williams. He was married on September 16, 1951, in Lorimor, Iowa to Coleen Kirk. He was a...
Eric Christopher Rasmussen
Sep 22, 2020
Eric Christopher Rasmussen. Beloved husband, son, brother, and uncle. Eric is survived by his wife, Marsha Clement Rasmussen; his mother, Ruth Rasmussen; his brother, Jeff (Olga) Rasmussen; his nephew, Christiaan (Claire) Rasmussen; and his dog Claire. He was preceded in death by his father, DeWayne Rasmussen; his brother, Jon Rasmussen; and his best friend and first dog, Tucco. Memorial...
John Hanlon
Sep 21, 2020
On Monday September 21, 2020, our Lord came for his son John Kelly Hanlon, 52, of Des Moines. John passed away suddenly after suffering a pulmonary embolism. His kind heart will truly be missed by all who knew and loved him. John was born on December 27, 1967, to Thomas Joseph Jr. and Kathleen (Kay Battrell) Hanlon in Des...
Karen Ruggle
Sep 21, 2020
Karen Ruggle, age 89 of Perry, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 at the Rowley Masonic Community in Perry, IA. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Community United Methodist Church in Ogden. Visitation will be on Friday, September 25, 2020 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Carris Family...
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