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George Turner Jr.
Jul 25, 2019
George E. Turner Jr, 89 passed away on July 25, 2019 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. He was born on November 17, 1929 to George and Elizabeth (Kooser) Turner in Ames, Iowa. George is survived by his wife of 67 years, Nancy (Muto) Turner, his sons Jim (Lynn), Jon (Nancy) and daughter Cindy (Matt) Nelson, 4 grandchildren...
Harleigh Harold Allen Jr
Jul 25, 2019
Harleigh Harold Allen Jr.., son of Harleigh Harold Allen Sr. and Frances E. Brown Allen, was born in Lafayette, Indiana on October 5, 1940, and died July 25, 2019 at the Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He was 78 years old. Harleigh received his education in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Harleigh had...
Carita Alf Kelleher
Jul 24, 2019
Carita A. Kelleher, 95 of West Des Moines, passed away on July 24 at Bickford Cottage Senior Living Home with complications from a stroke. Carita was born January 31, 1924 to Alfred and Leona Alf in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She grew up in Kohler, Wisconsin, graduating from Kohler High School in 1942 as valedictorian of her class. Carita graduated in...
Bob Gibbons
Jul 24, 2019
Robert William Gibbons was born October 31, 1929 to Zora (Johnson) and Truman Gibbons at home in Madison County. He graduated from Murray Community School. He married Barbara (Bobbi) McConnell March 6, 1950 in Winterset. To this union were born 3 sons. Bob was very active in both his children's and his grandchildren's lives. Bob and Bobbi lived in...
Ralph Craig Lawrence
Jul 22, 2019
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Ralph Craig Lawrence, 65, of Perry. Ralph died July 22, 2019 at the Taylor Hospice House in Des Moines. Services are pending at this time. Ralph is survived by his brothers John, Donald, Joe and Leonard and sisters Vivienne Ayon and Lillian Ireland both of Perry, nieces and...
Joseph Beavers
Jul 22, 2019
Joseph Henry Beavers, 90, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2019 at Morning Star Assisted Living in West Des Moines. Visitation will be on Friday, July 26 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., with a Vigil service at 7:00 p.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 a.m.,...
John Goheen
Jul 21, 2019
John Bennett Goheen was born July 31, 1939 in Mankato, MN. and passed away on July 21, 2019 at Perry Lutheran Home. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Louise, and his six children; Craig (Michelle), Robin Fisher (Bill), Patrick (Becky), Karen Herring (Allen), John, and Tim (Mary). John has seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He...
Ralph Vasey
Jul 21, 2019
Ralph Vasey, 79, of Winterset, Iowa, died Sunday, July 21, 2019 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Thursday, July 25, 2019, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home Winterset Chapel with Pastor John Rhoades officiating. Burial will be in the Peru Cemetery at Peru, Iowa. Ralph was born on November 5, 1939,...
Darrell Cross
Jul 17, 2019
Darrell Robert Cross was born on June 20, 1945 to Clifford (Bill) Cross and Marjorie Aileen Bollhoefer Cross at Skiff Hospital in Newton, IA. Darrell grew up in Baxter, IA and graduated from Baxter High School in 1963. He attended the University of Iowa for one semester before transferring to Iowa State University. In 1966, Darrell enlisted in the...
Charles Howieson
Jul 16, 2019
Charles (Chuck) Edward Howieson, of Johnston, Iowa, passed away on July 16, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center after a long-fought battle with cancer. Chuck is survived by his wife of 58 years, his sweetie, Marilyn; his children, Michael, Duane (Sheri), Renee (Jerome) and Mark (Jennifer). He will also be missed by his nine grandchildren, Amanda, Heather, Rachel, Branden,...
Larry Lavern Munson
Jul 15, 2019
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Larry Lavern Munson, 78, of Perry and formerly of Rippey. Larry died on July 15, 2019 at the Rowley Masonic Home in Perry. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 2, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church in Rippey. Followed by burial and full military rites in...
Benjamin Zemlicka
Jul 14, 2019
Benjamin (Ben) G. Zemlicka (age 72) passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Unity Point Hospital in Des Moines. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 29, 1947 to Benjamin and Helen (Niemira), Ben was the oldest of three boys. He married the love of his life, DiAnna, in 1970 and would have celebrated 49 years of marriage this...
Michael Dean Laub
Jul 14, 2019
Michael Dean Laub, 52, of Rippey, Iowa. Funeral Service will be Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at the Rippey United Methodist Church in Rippey, with burial in the Rippey Cemetery. Visitation will be after 1:00 on Wednesday with the family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Mike is survived by his mother Sharon, brothers...
Mark Devries
Jul 14, 2019
Mark Louis DeVries, 67 formerly of Denver Iowa died at his home in Clive on July 14, 2019. He was born on December 13, 1951, son of Emil and Florene DeVries. He was a Vietnam veteran and served in the US Air Force. He also graduated from Hawkeye Community College. He then worked and retired from the Des Moines...
Honora Kirvin
Jul 14, 2019
On Sunday, July 14, 2019, Honora Theresa Kirvin (Nora), 91, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend to many, died surrounded by her family in Johnston, Iowa. Nora was born on March 2, 1928, in Madison County, Iowa to Joseph and Julia (Waldron) Harkin, the youngest of nine. She was a graduate of Norwalk High School and on April...
Marilyn Heithoff
Jul 13, 2019
Marilyn Kay Heithoff (82) of Urbandale passed away on July 13, 2019 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, following a long battle with cancer. She was held in the arms of her family when she took her last breath on earth, and her first breath in heaven. Marilyn was born on August 28th, 1936 on a farm in Willey, Iowa...
Thomas Cornwell
Jul 13, 2019
Thomas Edward Cornwell 86 passed away peacefully in his home at Silvercrest at Woodlands Creek Community in Clive, Iowa surrounded by his family on July 13, 2019. As his wife Fran read Psalm 145 to him, he smiled and closed his eyes to this earth one last time. As he entered Heaven, we are confident that Jesus welcomed him...
Maurice "Morry" Hay
Jul 11, 2019
Maurice “Morry” Hay, 87, of Winterset passed away peacefully on July 11, 2019 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. A visitation will be held 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Friday, July 19 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel, with family receiving friends during this time. A Celebration of Life service will immediately follow at 3:00 p.m. There...
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