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Darrell Bolin
September 19, 2019
Darrell Marquette Bolin passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 19, 2019, at 10:15 p.m. at his home in Kennybrook Village, Grimes, Iowa. He was 98 years old. Darrell was born on August 4, 1921, to Adlai Owen Bolin and Sarah Flossie (Knight) Bolin on the family farm near Clarksville, Iowa. He joined an older brother, Reed, and seven years...
Margaret Dobrzanski
September 18, 2019
Margaret E. Dobrzanski, 98, decades-long resident of Olivette, died Sept. 18 at Bishop Drumm Nursing Home in Johnston, Iowa. Graveside services are at 3 p.m. Friday at St. Paul's Evangelical Cemetery at Olive Blvd. and Warson Road in Olivette. Born to Clarence Stauffer and Edna Mitchell Stauffer in Astoria, IL, on Jan. 3, 1921, she was was a graduate...
Diane Landry
September 16, 2019
Diane Landry, 60, passed away September 16, 2019 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana surrounded by family and friends. Diane was born in Tipton, Iowa, the daughter of Roland and Shirley Thomson. After graduating from City High School in Iowa City, she attended the University of Iowa Nursing Program. Upon graduation, she worked as a trauma nurse for a...
Harvey "Gene" Briley
September 15, 2019
Harvey Eugene (Gene) Briley passed away at the age of 80 years old on Sunday, September 15th at West Bridge Care and Rehabilitation. Services will be Thursday, September 19th at 10 a.m. with family receiving friends from 9 and until 10 a.m. Interment will be at Highpoint Cemetery outside of Leon, Iowa at 12:30 p.m. Gene was born to...
Royce Gale
September 15, 2019
Royce “Bob” R Gale died peacefully in his home on September 15, 2019 in the arms of his loving wife, Phyllis. Bob was born on January 3, 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa at his family’s home on the kitchen table. As a young man he enjoyed athletics, most importantly diving at Lincoln High School and went on to serve...
Landon Karr
September 13, 2019
Landon P. Karr passed away unexpectedly on September 13, 2019. He was born on December 8, 1983 to Terry and Patsy “Eilts” Karr in Hawarden, Iowa. Landon grew up in Hawarden and graduated from West Sioux High School in 2002. While attending West Sioux, Landon was proud to be a part of the high school cross country team that...
Lois Sawhill
September 13, 2019
Lois Sawhill, 94, of Winterset went home to her Lord and Savior on September 13, 2019 at West Bridge Care & Rehab in Winterset. A visitation will be held 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 17 at New Bridge Church in Winterset, with family receiving friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m.,...
Verla Jean Ridnour
September 13, 2019
Verla Jean Ridnour, daughter of Charles Willard Ellis and Edith Mae Smith Ellis, was born October 10, 1924, on a farm near Jamaica. Verla died September 13, 2019 at the Dallas County Hospital at the age of 94 years, 11 months and 3 days, just a few days shy of her 95th birthday. Verla was born ten years after...
Kenneth Seeber
September 13, 2019
KENNETH CARL SEEBER August 24, 1964 – September 13, 2019 Ken Seeber made friends everywhere he went. He found them in the hallways of Paris High School in his south-central Illinois hometown; the classrooms of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale; the newsrooms of SIU’s Daily Egyptian, the Southern Illinoisan, the (Manitowoc, Wisconsin) Herald Times Reporter, the Midland (Texas) Reporter-Telegram,...
Judie A. Ory
September 12, 2019
Judith Anita Wynkoop Ory passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday September 12, 2019. A funeral service will be held 10 AM Monday, September 16, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Visitation will be Sunday from 3 to 7 PM with family receiving friends from 4 to 6 PM at the Winterset Chapel. Interment will be in...
Gary Niehaus
September 11, 2019
Gary Lynn Niehaus passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Templeton, Iowa, the son of Earl and Jeanne (Fox) Niehaus on March 29, 1959. Gary attended Kuemper Catholic High School, Iowa State University, and Palmer College of Chiropractic. He graduated in March 1983 with a Doctorate in Chiropractic. While attending...
Cheney Nolan
September 10, 2019
Cheney Nolan, 46, died suddenly at home on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. He was born Cheney Leroy Burgoyne on December 10, 1972 in Des Moines and was reared by his maternal grandparents on their farm near Afton, Iowa. Those who preceded him in death were his mother, Norma Jean “Nikki” West Smith; grandparents, Leroy and Janice West; niece Kasey...
Mildred Midge Haws
September 8, 2019
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Canfield Cemetery near Ivy, Iowa for Mildred “Midge” Haws, 92 of Perry, IA. Visitation will begin at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 11, 2019 with the family receiving friends from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Murdock Funeral Home in Perry. In lieu of flowers memorials may be...
Deborah Wall
September 8, 2019
Deborah (Deb) Marie Wall passed at peace Sunday, with family by her side. A caretaker, nurse, educator, administrator and sommelier, Deb enjoyed time spent with family and friends, dancing, golfing, and being outdoors. Deb was dearly loved and survived by her husband of 38 years, Roger; mother Mary Jo; brother and sister-in-law Jim and Debbie; brother Brian; daughters and...
Edward Smith
September 7, 2019
Edward John Smith, age 62, of Urbandale, Iowa passed away September 7, 2019 at Mercy Hospital. Ed was born on May 9, 1957, the son of Carroll and Pat (King) Smith. He was united in marriage on April 28, 1990 to Brenda Lindstrom in Newton, Iowa. Ed attended and graduated from Montezuma High School. He was an avid fan...
Gloria Daugherty
September 4, 2019
Gloria Jean Daugherty (Griffin), (lovingly known as Glo), of Stuart, passed away Wednesday September 4, 2019 surrounded by her family. A private family service will be held at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel with private family burial at Panther Creek Cemetery near Adel. She was born July 16, 1936 to Arnold and Marjorie Griffin (Clark)...
Cecilio Mena-Mejia
September 3, 2019
Hastings Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Cecilio Mena-Mejia, 53, of Perry. Cecilio died September 3, 2019 at his home. Visitation will be held after 1:00 p.m. Thursday September 5, 2019 at Hastings Funeral Home with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Following the visitation will be a Vigil Service at 7:00. Mass will be held...
Gikuang Jeff Chen
September 2, 2019
Gikuang Jeff Chen, 60 of Urbandale, IA passed away on September 2, 2019 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines Iowa. Jeff was born on July 20, 1959 in Taiwan. He moved to the United States and received his PhD in Economics from the University of Memphis. He married his wife Doreen in 1988. He worked as a statistical...
Robert "Bob" Mccaffrey
September 2, 2019
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Robert Sanford McCaffrey "Bob", 77, of Boone. Bob died September 2, 2019 at his home in Boone. Visitation will be held after 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 6, 2019 at Hastings Funeral Home with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday,...
Sylvia "Sy" Petersen
August 31, 2019
Sylvia “Sy” Petersen, 92, of Winterset, died Saturday, August 31, 2019 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, September 3, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Winterset. Family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment of her cremains will be in the Winterset Cemetery. Memorial contributions may...
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