OBITUARIES

Mar 13, 2019

Charles Della Vecchia, 68, of Winterset died Tuesday, March 13, 2019 at his sister’s home near Winterset. There are no services planned at this time. Memorials may be directed to the family and online condolences can be left at ochiltree.com. Charles Edward Della Vecchia, son of Louis and Kathryn (Orth) Della Vecchia, was born July 14, 1950 in Chester,...

Mar 13, 2019

Dr. Beatrice Blong Clupper passed peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. She was born on January 29, 1941 in Fort Atkinson, Iowa. Her parents were Vera (Kuhn) and Edward Blong. When she was 14 years old, Beatrice left the family farm and went to work as a hired nanny for a family in town. After working...

Mar 11, 2019

Rex White, 77, of Winterset, Iowa, died Monday, March 11, 2019, at West Bridge Care & Rehabilitation in Winterset. Graveside services and burial will be held 11:30 AM Monday, March 18, 2019, at Worthington Church Cemetery in Madison County, Iowa with Pastor Debra Traxler officiating. Rex was born on March 5, 1942, at Winterset, Iowa to Vernon and Lucile...

Mar 10, 2019

Mar 10, 2019

Frederick Wutzke, West Des Moines (formerly Denison, IA) Frederick (Fred) Richard Wutzke, son of Helmuth and Ella Mae (Trinder) Wutzke, was born on October 18, 1937 in Vinton, Iowa. Fred was active in Boy Scouts, just missing the honor of Eagle Scout as he held jobs throughout High School. After graduating from Vinton High School, he attended Iowa State...

Mar 10, 2019

Glenn Mapes was called to be with the Lord on March 10, 2019. He was 80. A memorial gathering in Glenn’s honor will begin at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Winterset City Park. Burial will be in the Montpelier Cemetery, near Patterson. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family. On-line condolences may be directed to...

Mar 8, 2019

Norman Claude Rouse, age 83 of Urbandale, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2019 surrounded by loving family. He is survived by his wife Janice Rouse, sister, Norma Tomey; children: Julie Bergbreiter and Karen (Rick) Swalwell, stepchildren: Angela (Gerry) Krupp and Tony Gaio; grandchildren: Joshua and Katharine Bergbreiter, Nathan and Natalie Krupp and Noah Akers. He was preceded in...

Mar 8, 2019

Dennis Gene Hansen, age 68, of West Des Moines, died Friday, March 8, 2019 at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dennis Gene Hansen was born December 21, 1950 in Carroll, Iowa. The son of Stewart and LeNore Hansen. He grew up in West Des Moines and graduated from Valley High School in 1969. He loved to play...

Mar 7, 2019

Larry D. Murphy 67, of Windsor Heights, Iowa passed away Thursday March 7, 2019 in the early morning hours at Taylor House Hospice after a brief fight with cancer. Larry taught accounting for a majority of his life at AIB College of Business in Des Moines, Iowa and most recently at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. His passion was...

Mar 6, 2019

Carolyn Matlage, 84, of rural Winterset died Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at her home. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, March 10, at Ochiltree Funeral Service, with family present to receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. A funeral service will begin at 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 11, at the Winterset Community Church in...

Mar 5, 2019

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Mar 4, 2019

LaVerne “Pinky” Madsen, 91, of Winterset died Monday, March 4, 2019 at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 11, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Winterset with a visitation/luncheon to immediately follow. A private family burial will be held in the Winterset Cemetery. Memorials may be directed...

Mar 4, 2019

Luke Swann was born December 8, 1982 in Washington DC to Wendy Vasquez and Bobby Swann. He grew up in Des Moines at the Catholic Worker, where he made his lifelong friends, more brothers than friends, Omar, Landon, Fernando, Julius, Josh, Jordan, Kary, Jann, Shawn, Rhashida and Janelle. Luke grew up a child of community, the Catholic Worker and...

Mar 2, 2019

Jacob Erin Bingham, 28 of Adel, IA. Born 3/17/1990-3/2/2019. Born in Mobile, AL to Jerry and Dana Bingham. Jacob was preceded in death by his father Jerry Bingham Jr. Jacob is survived by the love of his life and fiance, Stephanie Janssens and their precious daughter, Elizabeth Bingham. Mother Dana, brothers Ryan and Zachary, Nana, Betty Bolton, (Robert dec.)...

Mar 2, 2019

Hubert “Hubie” Wilkinson of Winterset passed away peacefully on March 2, 2019, surrounded by family at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset at the age of 85 due to complications of Alzheimer’s disease. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 8:00 pm, Thursday, March 14, at Ochiltree Funeral Service where his family will be present to receive...

Mar 1, 2019

Barbara Fath, 89, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019 at Calvin Community. Visitation will be 5-7pm on Thursday, March 7 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, 8201 Hickman Road in Urbandale, and will conclude with a rosary at 7pm. The funeral mass will be at 10:30am on Friday, March 8 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 2926 Beaver Avenue in Des...

Feb 26, 2019

No services are scheduled.

Feb 26, 2019

Anita Garner, 84 from De Soto passed away February 26, 2019 in Des Moines. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, March 1, 2019 at the Calvary Baptist Church in De Soto at 11 AM. A burial will be held at a later date at the Oakland Cemetery. Anita was born in Des Moines on December 11, 1934...

Feb 25, 2019

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Feb 25, 2019

Sheryl Zenor, 75, of Winterset died Monday, February 25, 2019 at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. No services are scheduled for Sheryl at this time. Memorials may be made to Kiya Koda Humane Society in Indianola and online condolences may be left at ochiltree.com. Sheryl Eileen Knouse was born December 30, 1943, in Indianola, the daughter of...