OBITUARIES

July 7, 2021

Dennis Dean "Denny” Hanes of Waukee, IA, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family at Spurgeon Manor on July 7, 2021 in Dallas Center, Iowa at the age of 67. Denny was born on December 2, 1953 in Des Moines, IA to Norma and Joe Hanes. He graduated from Hoover High School in 1974 and eventually went on to...

July 6, 2021

To view the livestream of Barbara (Robin) Jeneary, please click on the tribute wall tab above and select "watch now." Barbara Jeanne (Robin) Jeneary, age 96, moved on to her next great adventure on July 6, 2021. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Friday, July 9, 2021, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home Winterset Chapel. Funeral service...

July 6, 2021

James C. Murphy, 87, passed away on 7/6/2021 at Mercy Hospital. The body will be cremated and the cremains will be interned at a later date. James was born in Des Moines to Nina (Clark) and Everett Murphy on June 19, 1934 and graduated from Dowling High School in 1952. He was employed 48 years at Library Binding Service/Corporate...

July 6, 2021

Lucy Ellen Burris of Gilbert, Arizona, formerly of Naperville, Illinois and Mendota, Minnesota died July 06, 2021. Lucy was the eldest of eight children of Jesse V. Blake and Lucy Anne Robinette. Lucy Anne had contracted polio in 1944 and was partially paralyzed afterward. Lucy Ellen then became a replacement for her mother in caring for her seven siblings....

July 5, 2021

Funeral services have been set for Larry Dunphy, 89, of Perry, IA for 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 12, 2021 at Murdock Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Sunday, July 11, 2021 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. also at Murdock Funeral Home. Lawrence William Dunphy was born March 20, 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of George Patrick...

July 5, 2021

Charles (Charlie) Beech, 94, of Adel, passed away July 5th at Spurgeon Manor, in Dallas Center. A Celebration of Life will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 10th at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel. Charlie’s family will hold a private family burial prior to his Celebration of Life. Charlie was born...

July 4, 2021

July 3, 2021

Gwendolyn Fay Bly passed away on Saturday, July 3rd, 2021, at Taylor house in Des Moines, IA surrounded by family and friends. Gwen was born on November 21st, 1945, in Knoxville, IA to Howard, and Hildreth Koons. Her life was one of love and devotion to her family and God. She was a member of the Watrous Terrace congregation...

July 2, 2021

Joanne Joyce Reis, daughter of Pius Peter Reis and Charlotte Loretta Maly Reis, was born February 14, 1964 in Dickinson, North Dakota and died July 2, 2021 at Unity Point Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Joyce grew up in North Dakota and Colorado. After high school, years after moving to Des Moines she went to DMACC and got...

July 2, 2021

Dr. Eric Martin Jayne, DVM, 61, of Des Moines, Iowa, died Friday, July 2, 2021, due to a traffic accident near Grand Forks, ND. He was preparing for a weekend of doing something he loved - working with his life partner and a fellow vet on a clinic reconstruction project. The void left by his sudden death is as...

July 1, 2021

Josefine Vodenik, age 68 of Perry, passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, IA. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 5, 2021, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a Celebration of Life Memories at 5:30 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. In lieu of flowers...

June 29, 2021

Halden Clair Bertholf, 86, of Winterset, died Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at Mercy One Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home Winterset Chapel. Family will greet friends one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Clark Cemetery, Madison County. In lieu of flowers, memorials...

June 29, 2021

Hastings Funeral Home in PERRY is in charge of local arrangements for Jesus Torres Cubillo, 50, of Kaneohe, Hawaii. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 17, 2021 from 12:30 - 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 18, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry, Iowa. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, July...

June 28, 2021

Pat (Diane) Pottorff, 70, of Winterset, died Monday, June 28, 2021, at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 2 PM Friday, July 2, 2021, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home Winterset Chapel. Family will greet friends from 1 to 2 PM on Friday at the funeral home. Her final resting place will be in...

June 28, 2021

Guy "Spike " Westemeyer, age 62, formerly from Dubuque, Iowa, passed away at his home on June 28, 2021, with his loving wife and sons by his side. Guy & Susan (White) were married on May 19, 1984 in Dubuque Iowa. Guy worked at the Circle in East Dubuque, before they moved to Des Moines in 1986. He worked...

June 27, 2021

Rodney McFarland, 57, of Winterset, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June, 27, 2021 at his home. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. A funeral service will take place on Friday, July 2, 2021 at New Bridge Church in Winterset, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Rodney...

June 26, 2021

Ronald Kiefer, 84, of Des Moines, went home to be with his lord and savior on June 26, 2021. Ron was born on August 17, 1936 to Donald and Gertrude Kiefer in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. He was a farmer and semi-truck driver for a majority of his life. He married Donna Swertfager and the two enjoyed many years...

June 25, 2021

Albert Wesley “Wes” Watson, 82, longtime resident of Dexter, passed away June 25, 2021 at the Community Care Center in Stuart. A memorial service will be held 11:30 am on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at Caldwell Parrish McCalley Chapel in Adel. A private family burial will be held at a later date. A visitation will be held one hour...

June 25, 2021

Myron “Miney” Wilson Hasstedt, 89 of Urbandale lost his short battle with cancer on June 25, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 28, 1932, on the family farm outside Ogden, Iowa. Myron was the youngest of two sons born to Meinhardt and Elsie (Wilson) Hasstedt. He married Janet Moeller on December...

June 25, 2021

Nora Jane Nystrom went home to be with the Lord on June 25, 2021. Nora will be missed by her parents Kory and Lauryn Nystrom; grandparents Dana (Melissa) Nystrom and Brad (Sue) Kappel; great-grandparents Darrell (Sharon) Nystrom, Jane Luiken, Clyde Luiken, and Bev Kappel; aunt Morgan Kappel; uncle Braden Kappel; and many other extended family members. She is preceded...