OBITUARIES

July 3, 2019

Jonathan Joseph Pingel, 26, of West Des Moines passed away on July 3, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Jonathan was born October 2, 1992 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In 1993, Jonathan and his family moved to San Antonio, Texas where he loved the warm weather. Then in 1997, Jonathan’s family returned to the Midwest and he spent the...

July 2, 2019

Shirley went to be with the Lord July 2, 2019 after dealing with many chronic heart issues for several years. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 2019 at the First Christian Church in Adel with burial at Oakdale Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Shirley Ann Hayes was born...

June 30, 2019

June 29, 2019

Leston (Les) Leroy Wilson , Jr. 91, passed away peacefully at his home in West Des Moines, IA on June 29, 2019. Les was born in Des Moines on September 29, 1927 to Leston (Slim) Wilson, Sr. and Johanna Wilson. Following a tour of duty in the US Army, served mainly in Japan, Les returned to Des Moines and...

June 26, 2019

Phyllis Eben Brown was born in 1926 at Dallas Center, Iowa, to John and Bertha Eben. She graduated from Waukee High School in 1943. After graduation, she worked at Tri-States Theater Corporation for 3 years before going to work for Des Moines Flying Service. She met her husband, Robert S. Brown, at the wedding of her brother, John, to...

June 22, 2019

David Alan William Carr was born in Eastcote, Middlesex, on August 17th 1946, the first son of Ronald and Ada (nee Manderson, and hence Mandy) Carr, and proud elder brother by a year to Leslie. At the age of 13, David traveled with Mandy and Les aboard the Windsor Castle en route to Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, via Cape Town...

June 20, 2019

A Memorial Mass for Kevin Joseph Grow was held 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 2019 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Perry. Visitation was from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Friday June 28, 2019 and again on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 both at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Father Chris Reising officiated the mass. Burial will...

June 16, 2019

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Taushza Kay Embrey, 38, of Perry. A Celebration of Taushza's Life will be held July 6, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Bagley Community Center, Bagley, Iowa . Memorials in her name may be sent to Hastings Funeral Home Box 204 Perry, Iowa. Taushza Kay...

June 16, 2019

Tally Sue Evans, 61, of Winterset, died Sunday, June 16, 2019, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m., Thursday, June 20, with family greeting friends from 5 to 7 p.m., at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 21, at...

June 16, 2019

Robert Lyman Fogler 90, of Van Meter, went home to be with his Lord & Savior on Sunday, June 16th at his home with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Faith Lutheran Church in Adel with burial at Trinity Lutheran Church near Van Meter. Friends may call...

June 15, 2019

June 15, 2019

June 15, 2019

June 15, 2019

Visitation for Barbara Jean Fister was held after 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2019 with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. followed by a Rosary with Myrna Smith, Presiding at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. A Memorial Mass was held 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Perry with Father Chris Reising officiating....

June 15, 2019

June 14, 2019

Sandy Kay (Nachreiner) Takacs, born September 16, 1945 in Richland Center, WI, died of cancer June 14, 2019 in Adel, IA at the age of 73. Sandy was the third oldest of four brothers and four sisters living on a small dairy farm in southcentral Wisconsin for most of her childhood. Sandy attended several one room school houses until...

June 12, 2019

June 11, 2019

Services for Darlene Delores Brink were held 11:00 a.m. Monday June 17, 2019 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Perry with visitation starting at 10:00 a.m. Pastor Ken Bose provided words of comfort. Casket bearers were: Melissa Larson, Sean Brink, Dani Brink and Christopher Brink. Music selected was "In The Garden," "Beautiful Savior" and "Rock of Ages." Scriptures were:...

June 10, 2019

Dr. Willie Mae Reed, the daughter of A.W. Wilson and Rosie Wilson, was born March 29, 1934 in Okmulgee, OK. She attended the Okmulgee Public School system, graduating from Dunbar High School May 20, 1953. Mother, as she was affectionately called, answered the call of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 10, 2019, at her residence in Des...

June 9, 2019

Beth Ann Dennis, 51, of Urbandale, Iowa, formerly of Indianola, died Sunday, June 9, 2019 at Urbandale Health Care Center in Urbandale. A memorial graveside service will be held at 1:30 pm on Thursday, June 13, at Sunny Hill Cemetery in Grimes. After the service, a Celebration of Life will be held from 2:30-5:00 pm at the Grimes Community...