OBITUARIES

Jun 8, 2018

James (Jim) Bratton, age 91 formerly of De Soto, passed away Friday, June 8 at Adel Acres Care Center in Adel. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel with burial at Oakland Cemetery near De Soto. Family will greet friends Wednesday, June 13 from 5-7 pm....

Jun 6, 2018

Pauline Erickson, 99, of Winterset went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 6, 2018, at the Winterset Care Center North. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 12, at the Trinity Lutheran Church, near Van Meter, with visitation one hour prior to the funeral service beginning at 10:00 a.m., with family present to...

Jun 4, 2018

Arlene Clewell, 71, of St. Charles passed away Monday, June 4, 2018, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines surrounded by family who loved her. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, June 8, 2018, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with family present to receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A funeral...

Jun 4, 2018

Dallas Terry Bradford, of De Soto, passed away Monday, June 4 at Kavanagh House in Des Moines. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, June 8 from 5-8 pm with a prayer service starting at 7:30 pm at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel. Private family burial will be at a later date at Graceland...

Jun 1, 2018

Elizabeth Akers, 52, passed away on Friday, June 1, 2018 at her home in Grimes. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 6 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Urbandale. Born in East Chicago, Indiana, Elizabeth spent her early years in Valparaiso, Indiana. After graduation from high school, she moved to Des Moines,...

May 31, 2018

Monica Judge, 49, of Rio Rancho, New Mexico passed away at her home on May 31, 2018. A graveside service with be held at a later date at the Peru Cemetery in Peru, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the family and online condolences may be left at ochiltree.com. Monica Leigh Judge, daughter of Jerry and June (Phillips) Bruner,...

May 28, 2018

Richard “Rick” Riley II, 70, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018 at Kavanagh House Hospice. A celebration of life service will be held at noon on Thursday, May 31 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, and a reception...

May 27, 2018

Carl Taylor, age 81 of Winterset, passed away early morning, Sunday, May 27, 2018 at the West Bridge Care & Rehab in Winterset. Family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. Funeral Services for Carl will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 31, at the St. Joseph...

May 27, 2018

John Patrick Joseph Buckroyd, age 64, passed away Sunday, May 27 after a short, courageous battle with colon cancer. He was born September 11, 1954 to Mary Ann (Betty) Kenny Buckroyd and Lloyd Buckroyd, and grew up in Des Moines. John graduated from Hoover High School in 1972. A few years later he moved to Arizona and returned to...

May 26, 2018

Lawrence (Larry) Raymond Stanfel, 87, passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, May 26, 2018, surrounded by his family.   Larry was born on Nov. 24, 1930 to Frank and Mary (Cebuhar) Stanfel, the fourth of five children. He grew up on East 13th Street and was proud of his Croatian heritage and humble roots on — in his...

May 26, 2018

Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Wilma Louie Bender, 88, of Jefferson. Wilma died at her home Saturday evening under Hospice Care. Graveside services will be Wednesday, May 30 at 11:00 a.m., at the Brethren Cemetery east of Dallas Center. Wilma is survived by one daughter, Judi Butterfield (Randy Graven) of Jefferson, two...

May 25, 2018

Glenn Edward Frease passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at his home in Winterset, Iowa surrounded by his loving family. A military service will be held at the Scranton Cemetery at 1:30 p.m., Friday, June 1, 2018 for those that would like to attend. A visitation will follow at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.,...

May 24, 2018

Rebecca Y. Lueth was born on May 25, 1977 in Juba, South Sudan, and died on May 25, 2018, at home in Des Moines. She went to school through 4th grade in Juba, but as a child from the age of seven she had to be a mother to her two brothers. She moved to Ethiopia in 1993 with...

May 24, 2018

May 22, 2018

LaVonne Myers, 85, of Winterset died Tuesday May 22, 2018, at Homestead of Osceola. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 3, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A memorial service will immediately follow the visitation and begin at 3:00 p.m. with a burial to follow in the Webb Cemetery in Warren County. Memorials...

May 18, 2018

Glen Butterfield, 99, of Des Moines (formerly of Peru) died Friday, May 18, 2018, at Calvin Community in Des Moines. A visitation with family present will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, May 21, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 22, at Ochiltree’s in Winterset with a luncheon...

May 18, 2018

Now that Jackson has passed we can see his enthusiasm for life was meant to be unbridled and continued on in the world. Jackson’s compassion for all things living, his pure goodwill towards others & soaking in every moment life had to offer with a smile. Whether the moments were filled with sadness, joy, pain, courage, hope, celebrations, heartbreak...

May 18, 2018

Clete Schultz, 77, passed away on May 18, 2018 after a short, courageous battle with Lymphoma. In accordance with Clete’s wishes, a cremation has taken place and a Celebration of life will be held on Wednesday May 23 from 4:00-7:00 PM at the Caldwell Parrish, McCalley Chapel in Adel (735 S 14th St, Adel). A private family burial will...

May 18, 2018

Delores’ earthly life ended peacefully on May 18, 2018 in Grimes, IA. Delores lived in Lincoln, NE most of her life before moving to Iowa in June 2015 to be near her daughter. Delores was the daughter of Henry and Alta Schultz. She worked in the banking and insurance industry. In her retirement years, she was a companion for...

May 15, 2018

Richard Williams, 90, of Urbandale passed away on May 15, 2018 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. A visitation will be held from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Urbandale. Richard is survived by his wife, Barbara; children, James Williams and Jan (Richard) Basart; 2 sisters; 6 grandchildren; and 3...