OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Elizabeth Jane Barry
November 19, 2018
Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Barry, age 70, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on Monday, November 19, 2018 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa to Raymond and Lillian (Blake) O’Leary. She was a 1966 graduate of Bishop Heelan High School. She married Richard J. Barry on July 8, 1972. Together, they raised four...
Sheenie Mcdonald
November 19, 2018
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 25, 2018 at the Winterset Community Church. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to Every Step Hospice and online condolences may be left at ochiltree.com. Sheenie Maxine Joy McDonald was born December 28 to Harold “Slim” Glenn and Vergie...
Dr. Thomas Touney
November 16, 2018
Thomas Christopher Touney was born October 26, 1979 at Trinity Regional Hospital in Fort Dodge. He was anxiously welcomed home by his eight siblings. He was the baby of the family. Tom attended catholic schools graduating from Saint Edmond High School. He enjoyed class studies, played the trumpet, and participated in football and plays. Tom attended Iowa Central Community...
Alijah Allison
November 14, 2018
Alijah Allison, 25, of Des Moines passed away unexpectedly on November 14, 2018. A rosary will be held at 4:00 PM followed by a visitation from 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM on Friday, November 16, 2018 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Urbandale. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at...
Gene L Raffensperger
November 13, 2018
Gene L. Raffensperger, 89, a 36-year writer and editor at the Des Moines Register, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, of heart failure at Western Home Communities-Deery Suites, Cedar Falls. His career at the Register included beat and general assignment roles, copy desk duty, city editor, sports editor and the formation and running of the Register's Eastern Iowa News Bureau. Raffensperger...
Gordon Dean Vandivier
November 13, 2018
Gordon Dean Vandiver passed away November 13, 2018 at the Iowa Veterans Hospital in Des Moines. A funeral service will be held on November 20, 2018 at 11:30am at the Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Urbandale with a visitation held thirty minutes prior to the service. Burial will take place following the funeral service at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery...
Dale Golightly
November 13, 2018
Dale Golightly, 85, of Van Meter, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 16, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present to receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday,...
Shirley Schriefer Hines
November 12, 2018
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Shirley Ann Schriefer-Hines, 82, of Perry. Shirley passed away on November 12, 2018. A visitation with viewing will be held Monday November 26th from 5 to 7p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Shirley will be buried Tuesday November 27th at the Rippey cemetery by her parents, brother...
Milla Verkhov-Karno
November 11, 2018
Milla was born in Kiev, Ukraine on July 9, 1940. When she was barely a year old, her father, a journalist, was killed in WWII. Her mother raised her alone. In 1963, MiIa graduated from Kiev State University where she majored in the English language. After graduation, she worked as a translator for the Physics Department at the same...
Marie Josephe Lind
November 11, 2018
Marie Josephe (Josette), daughter of Joseph Charles Delga and Simone Prudence Chavegrand Delga was born December 30, 1926 in Shanghai, China and died on November 11, 2018 at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, Iowa, at the age of 91 years, 10 months, 12 days. Mrs. Lind had a Vigil services at6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Hastings...
Phyllis Cody
November 10, 2018
Hastings Funeral Home in JEFFERSON is in charge of arrangements for Phyllis Cody, 81, of Glidden, formerly of Jefferson. Phyllis died Saturday November 10, 2018 at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll. Hastings Funeral Home in JEFFERSON IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS for Phyllis Ann Cody, 81, of Glidden, formerly of Jefferson and Grand Junction. Phyllis is the daughter of...
Robert William Theisen
November 9, 2018
Robert William Theisen died suddenly at his home in Urbandale on 11/9/18. He was born 11/16/41 in Chicago, IL. He is survived by his wife, Sandra; daughter, Leigh Stamer; granddaughter, Lily, and grandson, Zev, also in Urbandale. He is greatly missed.
Walter E. Jacobs
November 9, 2018
Walter E. Jacobs, 90, of Winterset, died Friday, November 9, 2018 at West Bridge Care & Rehab in Winterset. A visitation with family present will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, November 11, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 12, at the funeral home with burial...
Phylis Macha
November 7, 2018
On November 7, 2018, Phylis Jean (Dussing) Macha, 69, of Baxter, Iowa, went to the arms of our Lord after fiercely battling cancer. In her selfless manner, she donated her organs to others, and her body to teaching and research. She is survived by her daughter, AnnaLisa Jean Macha of Des Moines, her son Shawn Thomas Macha and wife...
Justin Davis
November 6, 2018
Justin Edward Davis, 43, passed away suddenly from illness in the loving arms of his family on Tuesday November 6, 2018 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Justin was born, with his signature dimple-filled smile, to his loving parents Dan and Barb in Brighton, Michigan on November 29, 1974. He was the first grandchild of Doc and Rusty Davis...
Cherene (Corbin) Taylor
November 4, 2018
Cherene Taylor, 62, formerly of Winterset, passed away November 4, 2018, in Webster City. A Celebration of Life visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, November 7, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset; where her family will be present during this time. Burial at a later date in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Ames. Memorials may...
Norman Van Essen
November 2, 2018
Norman Van Essen, 80, of Winterset died Friday, November 2, 2018, at his home in Winterset. A visitation will be held from Noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday, November 6, at New Bridge Church in Winterset where family will be present during this time. Funeral services immediately following the visitation, beginning at 4 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the...
Maurice Dillivan
November 2, 2018
Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of arrangements for Maurice Dillivan, 91 of Jefferson, formerly of Rippey. Maurice died at Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson on November 2, 2018. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Visitation will begin Monday at 1:00 p.m., with family present from 5:00...
Janet Illene Nielsen
October 30, 2018
Hastings Funeral Home in PERRY is in charge of local arrangements for Janet Illene Nielsen, 85, of Granger. Janet died at Granger Nursing and Rehabilitation on October 30, 2018. Janet is survived by her daughters, Brenda Martin, and Linda Tickenoff, and her sister Catherine Talarica. Services are pending at this time.


