OBITUARIES

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Donald Bentler

Donald Bentler

Mar 12, 2018

Donald Eugene Bentler, 71, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Indianola. A celebration of life service will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 17 at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines. Don was born in Des Moines where he lived most of his life. He was an Army veteran and...

Gina  Campen

Gina Campen

Mar 9, 2018

Gina Marie Campen, age 53, passed away Friday March 9th at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. There will be a Visitation at 9am on Friday March 16th at St. Anthony Catholic Church followed by Mass at 10am. Her Life was dedicated to her Faith, Family, friends and her dogs. Gina was the type of person to...

Eleanor Faye Whiton

Eleanor Faye Whiton

Mar 7, 2018

Eleanor Whiton, age 97 of Perry, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, March 7th, at Rowley Memorial Masonic Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at the First United Methodist Church in Perry. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of the service. Burial will be in Violet Hill Cemetery. Hastings Funeral Home is handling the...

Betty Litton

Betty Litton

Mar 4, 2018

Betty Litton passed away on Sunday March 4, 2018 after a short illness. Betty was born August 19,1950 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. She attended Mount Pleasant High School and AIB. She worked in the accounting field at several businesses through out her career. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dorothy and Arthur Litton and brother, Walter Litton....

David Schreurs

David Schreurs

Mar 3, 2018

David John Schreurs passed away March 3, 2018, following a brief illness. He was 70 years old. David, who was known as Dave to his family and numerous friends, was born January 6, 1948, in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from Des Moines Roosevelt High School in 1966 and earned an Actuarial Science Degree from Drake University in 1970....

Wayne Jensen

Wayne Jensen

Mar 3, 2018

Wayne Howard Jensen, 83, of Waukee, Iowa (previously Spencer, Iowa), passed away peacefully with his daughter by his side at 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Legacy Pointe nursing home in Waukee, Iowa, from a 6-year battle with a form of Parkinson’s Disease. Wayne was born September 23, 1934, in Benton Harbor, Michigan to Nels and Lena...

Charles Clinton 'Bud' Walrod

Charles Clinton 'Bud' Walrod

Mar 3, 2018

Charles C. Walrod of West Des Moines, Iowa, better known as Bud or Charlie, passed away March 3, 2018 at Kavanagh House in Des Moines of congestive heart failure. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel with burial at Oakland Cemetery near De Soto. Family will greet friends Friday, March...

Loraine Doris Derry Marks

Loraine Doris Derry Marks

Mar 1, 2018

Hastings Funeral Home in JEFFERSON is in charge of arrangements for Loraine Marks, 99, of North Augusta, South Carolina, formerly of Jefferson. Mrs. Marks died March 1, 2018 at her daughter's home in North Augusta. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday March 9, 2018 at Hastings Funeral Home, in Jefferson with burial in the Jefferson Cemetery. Visitation...

Donald Craig Warner

Donald Craig Warner

Mar 1, 2018

Donald Craig Warner, 65, passed away on March 1, 2018. Craig was born on March 8, 1952 to Don and Barbara Warner in Des Moines, IA. He graduated from Hoover High School in 1971 and continued his education in building trades at Des Moines Area Community College. He worked as a finish carpenter until his retirement. On September 10,...

Hoyt Kenneth Mcdonald

Hoyt Kenneth Mcdonald

Feb 28, 2018

Hoyt Kenneth McDonald, the son of Andrew and Kendra (Schirm) McDonald died Wednesday, February 28, 2018. He was born in Des Moines on May 21, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 5, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, March 4, at the funeral...

Jim Eller

Jim Eller

Feb 27, 2018

Jim Eller, 54, of Winterset died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday, March 3, at the Jackson Building in Winterset, where the family will be present to receive friends during this time. A Celebration of Life will follow beginning at 5 p.m....

Doris Ann Henderson

Doris Ann Henderson

Feb 27, 2018

Doris Ann Henderson, 72, of Adel passed away February 27, 2018 at Legacy Point in Waukee. Funeral services will be Saturday March 3, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. at the United Methodist Church in Adel with burial at Oakdale Cemetery in Adel. Visitation will be Saturday 11:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. at the church prior to the service. Doris Henderson was born...

Martha Marie Annear

Martha Marie Annear

Feb 26, 2018

Martha Marie Annear was born December 9, 1946 at Kings Daughters Hospital in Perry and passed away February 26, 2018 at Dallas County Hospital. At the age of 71 years, 2 months, 17 days Funeral service were held at10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2018, Trinity Lutheran Church, Perry, Iowa. The pastor of the church Rev. Ken Bose provided word...

Pamela D. Jackson

Pamela D. Jackson

Feb 25, 2018

Pamela Jackson, 55, of Winterset, died surrounded by her family on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 27, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with family present during this time. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 28,...

Norman Toppin

Norman Toppin

Feb 24, 2018

Norman Toppin of Winterset, Iowa, died Saturday, February 24, 2018. He was 74 years old. A memorial gathering will be held from Noon to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, March 4, at the Lorimor Community Building in Lorimor. Memorials may be directed to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa and on-line condolences may be made to the family at www.ochiltree.com. Norman...

Kevin Myers Marshall

Kevin Myers Marshall

Feb 24, 2018

Kevin Marshall, 65 of Adel, beloved husband and best friend to Deloris Marshall of 38 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by the ones he loved on Saturday, February 24, 2018 after a strong battle with cancer. Memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 3rd at Panther Creek Church of the Brethren in Adel, with burial at Church of...

Robert 'Bob' Schwingendorf

Robert 'Bob' Schwingendorf

Feb 24, 2018

Robert “Bob” Schwingendorf, 76, of Winterset, previously of Munster, Indiana, died February 24, 2018, at the West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 28, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. Funeral Services are planned for 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 1, at Ochiltree Funeral Service with burial in...

Mary A. Mclaughlin

Mary A. Mclaughlin

Feb 22, 2018

Mary Agnes Searl McLaughlin, 58, passed away on February 22, 2018 after an extended battle with ovarian cancer.  She is greatly missed by many family members and friends. Faith, family and fidelity were the cornerstones of Mary’s journey with us here on earth. She loved anything to do with family and she loved to share her faith, especially through...

Wayne Field

Wayne Field

Feb 21, 2018

Wayne Field, 32, of Winterset died Wednesday, February 21, 2018. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 25, 2018 at the Community Building in the Madison County Fair Grounds. A Wayne Field Memorial Fund has been established at the Union State Bank. Online Condolences may be left at ochiltree.com Wayne Christopher Field, son...

Karen Akers

Karen Akers

Feb 21, 2018

Karen Akers, 61, of Winterset died February 21, 2018 at Greater Regional Hospice House in Creston. A celebration of Life Gathering and Potluck will be held at 12 noon, Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Peru Community Building in Peru. Burial will follow in the Peru Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family. Karen was born December 18,...