OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Dale Wright
Nov 2, 2019
Dale Wright, age 69 of Perry and formerly of Des Moines, IA, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, IA. According to his wish's cremation rites have taken place and no services are planned at this time. Dale Frank Wright was born on May 18, 1950 at Des Moines, IA to Robert...
Kirk Winebrenner
Nov 2, 2019
Kirk Winebrenner, 64, of Winterset passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019 at his home. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and cooking, and loved caring for his pet squirrel, Dart. Kirk is survived and is loved dearly by, his sister, Brenda Hardin and his girlfriend, Renee Fleming. He is preceded by his parents, Allen and Marilyn (Griffin) Winebrenner. There are no...
Eldora Whiton
Nov 2, 2019
Eldora Mae Sorber Whiton passed away on November 2, 2019 at the age of 95 surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be on Wednesday, November 6, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. with funeral services following at 10:30 a.m. at the First Christian Church (1224 Lucinda Street, Perry, IA). Burial will follow at Violet Hill Cemetery. Memorials will be designated after...
Margaret Austin
Nov 1, 2019
Margaret Janet Austin, 77, passed away on November 1, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Visitation will be Monday, November 4, 2019 from 3:00 to 7:00 PM with a vigil service starting at 7:00 PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 PM, Tuesday, November 5, 2019...
Mona Hammans
Nov 1, 2019
Mona Irene Simons was born on May 26, 1929 in Carroll, Iowa; she was the fourth daughter born to Charles & Della (Maile) Simons. Mona grew up on her parent’s farm near Lorimor, Iowa and graduated from Lorimor High School in 1947. After working as a telephone operator for two years, she married her high school sweetheart, Richard (Dick)...
Herbert Schulte
Oct 31, 2019
Herbert Joseph Schulte died at the age of 93 on October 31, 2019. A visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 am, on Tuesday, November 5 at St. Theresa Catholic Church. A funeral mass will follow immediately after the visitation at 10:30 am. Herbert was born on December 29, 1925 to Leo and Catherine (Boes) Schulte. He was...
Michael Sloss
Oct 30, 2019
Michael "Mike' (Super Sloss) Sloss, age 48 of Perry, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 in Perry, IA. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Burial will be in the Valley View Cemetery near Perry. Visitation will be on Friday, November...
Thomas M. Farley
Oct 28, 2019
Thomas “Tom” Michael Farley, 85 of Redfield, previously of Boone, passed away October 28, 2019 at the Thomas Rest Haven Care Center in Coon Rapids. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel with burial at 11:00 am at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van...
Gary Garrett
Oct 28, 2019
Gary Gene Garrett, 69, of Peru died Monday, October 28, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel with burial following in Moon Cemetery in Macksburg, Iowa. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may...
Doris Ann Hill
Oct 24, 2019
Doris Hill, 90, of Winterset, died Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Azria Health Winterset. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home Winterset Chapel. Family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, October 28 at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to Meals on Wheels and The Multi-Purpose...
William "Bill" Simmer Jr.
Oct 24, 2019
Services for William "Bill" Simmer Jr. were held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Visitation was after 1:00 p.m. Monday with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Deacon David Schmidt of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Des Moines provided words of comfort. Chuck Schott was the musician. Hymns...
Canyon Dane Hopkins
Oct 24, 2019
Canyon Dane Hopkins, affectionately known as “Moose”, age 21 of Earlham, Iowa, died Thursday, October 24, 2019 at EveryStep Kavanagh Hospice on 56th in Des Moines. A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, November 3, 2019, at the Earlham High School South Gymnasium in Earlham. Canyon was born on January 9, 1998, in Des Moines, Iowa to...
Bobby Eilts
Oct 23, 2019
Bobby Eilts, 70, passed away October 23, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospital. Bobby was born on March 2, 1949 to Raymond and Bernice Eilts of Hawarden, Iowa. Bobby joined the Army and served our country from 1970 to 1971 in South Korea and later graduated from Iowa State University. He continued to be an avid ISU fan...
Lavonne (Deborah) Hammans
Oct 22, 2019
LaVonne was born on May 5, 1954, to Barbara and Milton Young in Osceola, Iowa. As a child she spent many of her formative years living in Alaska and Pennsylvania before coming to Iowa, where she often mentioned her longing for the mountains and more snow. LaVonne graduated from Westmar College in 1976 with a BA in education which...
Norman D. Koons
Oct 21, 2019
Norman Dale Koons 86, went to be with the Lord on Monday October 21, 2019 at Adel Acres in Adel, Iowa. He was born on August 4, 1933 to Howard and Hildreth Koons of Knoxville, Iowa. A Celebration of Life service will be held Monday October 28 at 9:30 a.m. at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, by Van Meter, Iowa....
Phillip E. Brown
Oct 21, 2019
Phillip Brown, 85 of Adel, passed away October 21, 2019. A Graveside Service will be held at 10:30 am Friday, November 8th at the Walnut Township Cemetery in Waukee.
Diane Lynn Sawyers
Oct 14, 2019
Diane Sawyers (61), of Winterset, passed away on Monday October 14th, 2019 in Winterset. Diane was born on May 27th, 1958 in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Donald and Margaret (Peggy) Robinson. Diane attended Ralston High School and graduated in 1976. Per Diane’s request, there will be no visitation or funeral. The family will have a private event...
Jimmie "Jim" Lewis Mcvey
Oct 9, 2019
Services for Jimmie Lewis McVey "Jim" were held 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 14, 2019 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry, Iowa. Visitation was after 1:00 Sunday with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Pastor Marti Nalean of Our Saviors & Zion Lutheran Church in Radcliffe, Iowa provided words of comfort. Casket bearers were Jim...
Sharla Ann Porter
Oct 6, 2019
Sharla Ann Porter, daughter of Kenneth Raitz and Ermina Ladeen Raitz, was born June 18, 1947 in Yakima, Washington and died October 6, 2019 at her home in Perry, Iowa at the age of 72. Her father was in the United States Air Force so Ann lived all over the world growing up. She graduated high school in Okinawa,...


