OBITUARIES

April 21, 2020

Ronald (Wayne) Shambaugh 80, of West Des Moines, previously of Van Meter, went home to be with the Lord on April 21, 2020. He farmed, worked at Armstrong Tire, and did commercial construction. He had previously lived in Altoona and Mingo. He is survived by his wife Janet; 3 daughters, Donna Schuster, Kesha (Michael) Nolan, and Becky (Mark) Bennett;...

April 20, 2020

Virgilio Cortez, age 80 of Perry and formerly of Guatemala, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020 at the Unity Point Health-Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. His wishes were to be returned to Guatemala for burial.

April 18, 2020

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Steven Ray Pickell, 65, of Perry. Steven died April 18, 2020 at the Dallas County Hospital. Services are pending at this time. Steven is survived by his wife Robin Kay Pickell of Perry. Events Details are pending.

April 16, 2020

To view the funeral service for Donald, please click on the Tribute Wall tab immediately above. Proceed to click on the video icon to start the service. The live stream will start at 11:00 AM on Monday, April 20, 2020. Donald J. Kelly, 93 passed away on April 16, 2020 in West Des Moines, Iowa. Born to Joe and...

April 15, 2020

Ivan L. Knoll, age 95 of Adel, died April 15, 2020. Due to the current State of Iowa restrictions on COVID-19 for social gatherings, all visitations and services are limited. A private family burial will take place at Oakdale Cemetery and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Ivan was born December 20, 1924 to...

April 15, 2020

Ronald Dean Ryan, 72 of Des Moines passed away on April 15, 2020. Ron was born March 6, 1948 to Ardith and Glenn Ryan. He graduated from Hampton High School in 1966. Ron was a Marine from 1968-1972 and served in the Vietnam War. Ron married his wife, Margo on June 4, 1994. He had 4 children; Danielle Miller,...

April 13, 2020

James Michael Barry, 56 of Des Moines and formerly of Adel, passed away Monday, April 13th at MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines due to complications of diabetes. A visitation will be held Saturday, April 18th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel. Due to the current State of Iowa restrictions on...

April 12, 2020

John (Jack) Raymond Temme, of Polk City IA passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2020 from complications of ALS at the age of 80. Jack was born in St. Louis, MO. on July 25, 1939, the second of four boys in the family of Raymond and Frances (Degenhardt) Temme. He attended Seven Holy Founders Grade School and Christian Brother's...

April 10, 2020

To view the funeral service for Mona, please click on the Tribute Wall tab immediately above. Proceed to click on the video icon to start the service. Mona Katherine Powers passed away on April 10, 2020 in Johnston ,IA. She was born on April 29, 1917 to Mable and Martin Cooper in Welton, IA. The youngest of 3 siblings,...

April 8, 2020

To view the funeral service for Paul, please click on the Tribute Wall tab immediately above. Proceed to click on the video icon to start the service. The live stream will start at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Paul Richard Latta, age 92, passed away on April 8, 2020 of natural causes. Paul was an outgoing, gregarious,...

April 8, 2020

To live stream Mary's funeral click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast". Mary Jane Locke Miller passed away in early April, 2020 of natural causes. She was born December 11, 1935 in Chicago, Il. She grew up in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood and West Des Moines, Iowa. She graduated from Des...

April 8, 2020

Opal F. Wilson, 98, of Marshalltown, formerly of New Providence, died at the Taylor Hospice House in Des Moines on April 8, 2020. The body was cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Opal was born in Paton, Iowa on November 18, 1921 to Irving Leroy Weant and Ella (Bauer) Weant. She farmed with...

April 7, 2020

To view the funeral service for Thomas Janssens, please click on the Tribute Wall tab immediately above. Proceed to click on the video icon to start the service. The funeral service will start at 11:15 AM on Monday, April 13, 2020. Thomas Janssens, 65, of Des Moines passed away on April 7, 2020. Private family services will be held....

April 3, 2020

Frank Tibben, 75, of Winterset, died Friday, April 3, 2020 at his winter home in Yuma, AZ. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 11, 2020 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Burial of the urn will take place in the Montpelier Cemetery. A video recording will be available on Frank's tribute wall at www.caldwellparrish.com. Frank...

April 3, 2020

Kaydee Bobbitt left this life on April 3rd, 2020 at age 34, going to join her beloved brother Luke who died last year and her godmother Lin Romano who died in February. Kaydee was a smart, funny, and glamorous young woman with many gifts. Her life was absolutely focused on her family. As a single mom raising three kids...

April 3, 2020

Edward Francis Harkin, 74, passed away on April 3, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was the 14th child and first to be born in a hospital on November 21, 1945 to Daniel and Mary (McCusker) Harkin. He attended elementary school in Cumming and graduated from Norwalk High School in 1965. In his earlier years...

April 1, 2020

Andrew "Andy" Bambrick, age 83 of Perry, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center, IA. Andy's memorial will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 10:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Perry. Memorials will be given to the walking trail at the Dallas County Hospital or the Children's...

March 31, 2020

March 30, 2020

Vella Beebe, 94, of Winterset, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020 at Azria Health Care Center in Winterset. Vella was married to Robert Beebe, and to this union came four amazing children, Larry, Dan, Jeff and Launa. Following CDC recommendations on large gatherings, there will be no open visitation or funeral service at this time. Services will be...

March 29, 2020

Wallace (Wally) Frederick Crawford, 74, died March 29, 2020 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 23, 1946. His family moved to Hinsdale, Illinois, when Wally was in seventh grade. The Crawford family then settled in Cincinnati, Ohio where Wally attended Country Day School, graduating in 1964. Wally served as a hospital corpsman with...