OBITUARIES
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Rita Josephine Smithson
Aug 21, 2019
Rita Smithson, 90, of Perry. Rita died Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at the Perry Lutheran Home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. at Saint Patrick Catholic Church Tuesday August 27. Visitation will be at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry after 1:00 p.m. with the family greeting friend after 4:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 6:45 p.m. Rita is survived...
Leanna Jean Rist
Aug 17, 2019
Leanna Jean Rist, age 79, died on August 17, 2019, surrounded by family at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. From her birth in Des Moines, on January 22, 1940 to her death on Saturday she surrounded people around her with love, laughter, and sincere conversation. A visitation will be from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Thursday, August 22,...
Howard G. Shives
Aug 17, 2019
Howard G. Shives passed away on August 17, 2019. He was born on July 2, 1935 in Chariton County, Missouri. He started off his career in the Marine Corps and retired as an Insurance Claims Manager. He also loved to golf and garden. Howard is survived by his wife of 62 years Char Shives; children Phyllis Griffiths, Greg (Tara)...
Donald William Petersen
Aug 14, 2019
Donald William Petersen, aged 89, has slipped the surly bounds of earth, and dances the skies on laughter-silvered wings with his beloved Bonnie. Donald was born on April 30th, 1930 in Des Moines, Iowa, the youngest of six children of Edward and Hannah (Olsen) Petersen. Tales of his and his siblings’ adventures through the heart of Des Moines wracked...
Jamie Martin
Aug 14, 2019
Jamie Martin, 83, of Adel, died at home on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 with his family by his side. A private family burial was held on August 21, 2019 at Oakdale Cemetery in Adel. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on September 28, 2019 at the Brenton Arboretum outside of Dallas Center. Jamie Leslie Martin...
Charlie Kordick
Aug 12, 2019
Charles Bernard Kordick passed into his eternal home on August 12, 2019 after complications from pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 88. A visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, August 16, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with a Rosary at 4 p.m. Family will be present to receive friends following the Rosary, until 7 p.m....
Sandra "Sandy" Feldman
Aug 12, 2019
Sandra “Sandy” Feldman, 64, of Van Meter died from lung cancer on August 12, 2019 at her home. A visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m., Thursday, August 15 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel, with family present to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, August...
Rojean Faye Loghry
Aug 10, 2019
RoJean Faye Loghry passed away on August 10, 2019. She was born on February 19, 1931, in Mount Ayr, Iowa. RoJean was the oldest of six and spent much of her childhood helping to take care of her younger siblings. After World War II, RoJean met her husband Harry at a roller-skating rink in Mount Ayr. The two married...
Patricia Ann Smith
Aug 10, 2019
Patrica, age 67, died Saturday morning, August 10, 2019 at Morningstar Senior Living Center in West Des Moines. Patti was born on October 30, 1951 in Columbus, OH to Margaret and Joseph Franey. She married Stevan Smith, her junior high sweetheart, in 1971. Patti had been a stay at home mom for most of her life. She enjoyed spending...
James Glenn
Aug 6, 2019
James “Jim” Timothy Glenn Sr., 68, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 8 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm with a vigil service at 7:00 pm at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in West Des Moines. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 am, Friday,...
Nan Cummings
Aug 3, 2019
Nan" Cummings, 74 of Grand Junction, IA. Nan died Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. A Celebration of Nan's life will be celebrated Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Nan is survived by her husband Jack of Grand Junction, IA ; daughters Dannielle Cummings Dayton of West Des Moines, IA;...
Philip Johnson
Aug 2, 2019
Philip “Kimo” Johnson passed away peacefully on August 2, 2019. He was born on September 30, 1943 to Phillip and Margaret “George” Johnson. Philip married the mother of his children in Hawaii in 1973. Philip was raised in Graettinger and was there until he graduated High School at 17 years old. He moved to Hawaii where he attended the...
Lynnette Scott
Aug 2, 2019
Lynnette Scott, 77, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2019 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, August 8 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in West Des Moines. Visitation will be one hour prior to mass at Sacred Heart. Burial will be at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery. She was...
Dennis Wayne Judge
Aug 1, 2019
Dennis Judge, 26, of Edgewood, New Mexico, died August 1, 2019 at home. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 17, at Caldwell Parrish Winterset Chapel with burial to follow in the Peru Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family for a later designation and online condolences may be left at caldwellparrish.com. Dennis Wayne...
Hein Le
Aug 1, 2019
Hien Le, 83 passed away on August 1, 2019 at Wesley Acres Health Care Center. He was born on August 20, 1935 in Vietnam to Nguyen Van Tran and Sanh Thi Le. Hien Le is survived by his wife Trinh Nguyen; children Hung Le, Hoa Le, and Hau Le; and grandchildren Alexander Le, William Le, Huong Le, and Phuc...
Marlene Sue Bown
Jul 31, 2019
Marlene Sue Bown, age 78, passed away from cancer on July 31, 2019. She was born on October 6, 1940 near Seymour, Iowa to Eldon and Dorothy Fetters. She married her sweetheart, Fred A. Bown on June 12, 1959, with whom she very recently had celebrated 60 years of marriage. Three children were born into this blessed union; Brenda,...
Coleen Marie (Kinney) Sandquist
Jul 30, 2019
Coleen Kinney Sandquist, 81, of Adel, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2019 at Spurgeon Manor. Funeral services will be held on at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 5th at the Adel United Methodist Church with burial at Oakdale Cemetery in Adel. Family will greet friends on Sunday, August 4th from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Adel United...
George Turner Jr.
Jul 25, 2019
George E. Turner Jr, 89 passed away on July 25, 2019 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. He was born on November 17, 1929 to George and Elizabeth (Kooser) Turner in Ames, Iowa. George is survived by his wife of 67 years, Nancy (Muto) Turner, his sons Jim (Lynn), Jon (Nancy) and daughter Cindy (Matt) Nelson, 4 grandchildren...
Harleigh Harold Allen Jr
Jul 25, 2019
Harleigh Harold Allen Jr.., son of Harleigh Harold Allen Sr. and Frances E. Brown Allen, was born in Lafayette, Indiana on October 5, 1940, and died July 25, 2019 at the Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He was 78 years old. Harleigh received his education in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Harleigh had...
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