OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Alyce Grace Lane
January 11, 2021
Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of arrangements for Alyce Grace Lane, 88, of Lake View, formerly of Jefferson. Alyce died January 11, 2021 at Black Hawk Life Care Center in Lake City where she resided with her husband Clyde "Buzz" Lane. A visitation will start at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 9, 2021 at the Presbyterian...
Gean Mapes
January 11, 2021
Gean Mapes, 77, of Winterset, died Monday, January 11, 2021 at his home. A visitation will be held 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 13, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Funeral Services will be private. Memorials may be directed to the Winterset High School FFA and/or the Husky Booster Club. Gean Harlan Mapes was born July 16,...
Alvin Eugene Coles
January 10, 2021
To livestream the funeral click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast" Alvin Eugene Coles, 91, of Des Moines and Maxwell passed away of Congestive heart Failure on Sunday January 10, 2021. Alvin Coles, son of William and Etta Coles, was born December 24, 1929 in Hardin County. He spent over 70...
Meta "Karen" Johnson
January 10, 2021
Meta Karen (Miller) Johnson, 83 of Adel, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2020 at her home. Services will take place at a later date. Meta was born on May 12, 1937 in Iowa City to Alden and Edna (Olsen) Miller and grew up with her four siblings, Shirley, Joan, Jim and Jack. She graduated from Storm Lake High school...
Jean Semler
January 9, 2021
To live stream Jean's memorial service click on the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click "Watch Now" on the Live Webcast. Jean Mary Semler, 90, passed away on January 9, 2021 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. Jean was born on May 12, 1930 in Waterloo, Iowa to Richard and Mary Bowers. She married Richard W. Semler...
Larry Hartquist
January 7, 2021
Larry Hartquist passed away on January 7th, 2020 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. He was born on October 30, 1937 to Edwin and Mary Alice “Loveless” Hartquist. Larry was a member of the Gospel Assembly Church for 42 years. Larry proudly served in the Air Force and was a retiree from John Deere. He is survived by his wife...
Elizabeth "Betty" Senderling
January 6, 2021
Elizabeth Marie Senderling, otherwise known as Betty, was born on May 11, 1943, in Philadelphia, PA to Elizabeth and Henry Broadbent. She was baptized in the Catholic faith as an infant in 1943, took first communion in 1951 and was confirmed in 1956. Betty was the youngest of three children. The eldest was her sister Agnes Flanagan, and followed...
Elizabeth "Liz" Ann Hoffbeck
January 5, 2021
Mass of the Christian Burial for Liz Hoffbeck will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at St Patrick Catholic Church. Burial will be in Violet Hill Cemetery. A private family visitation will take place at Murdock Funeral Home. Masks must be worn and social distancing must be observed. Elizabeth Ann Swift was born October 20, 1958 in Des Moines,...
Douglas Williams
January 5, 2021
Douglas Lyle Williams was born on February 14th, 1962, in East Prairie, Missouri to the late Lloyd Buford and Jessie Willine Jackson Williams. As a child, Douglas liked to fish and be in the outdoors, which he continued throughout his life. He shared with me that his mom used to save green stamps and put them in a book...
Charles Garrison
January 5, 2021
Chuck Garrison, 76, of Winterset, died Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at his home. A private graveside service will be held in the Penn Center Cemetery in Madison County. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.caldwellparrish.com. Charles Herbert Garrison was born on November 16, 1944, in Eunice, Missouri; the son of John C. and Edna (Sirdoreus) Garrison....
Helen Hacker
January 5, 2021
Helen Hacker, 81, of Winterset, died Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Azria Health Winterset. Helen Marie DeLong was born on February 9, 1939, in Hamilton, Ohio; the daughter of Walter and Irene (Eichstein) DeLong. She married Jerry Hacker on May 10, 1958. She had been a resident of Winterset since 1996 and enjoyed working a variety of jobs. She...
Helen Wiedman
January 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
January 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
January 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...


