OBITUARIES
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Charles Elmer Nigut
Nov 15, 2025
Charles Elmer Nigut (84) passed away on November 15, 2025. A visitation will be held at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory (8201 Hickman Road, Urbandale) on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. with a prayer service to follow at 3:00 p.m.
Charles “Chuck” Nigut passed away peacefully after a long battle with health challenges. Born on August 9, 1941,...
Graham Allen Laird
Nov 13, 2025
Family and friends are mourning the loss of Graham Laird, beloved son, brother, husband and father of two, who touched and inspired the lives of all who knew him.
Graham Allen Laird was born March 28, 1981, in Des Moines to Amy Van Wagner and adopted at birth by Rox and Teresa Laird. Graham graduated from Hoover High School, where he...
Laura Lee Keasey
Nov 12, 2025
Laura Lee Keasey, 63, passed away on November 12, 2025. A service will be held at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home (735 S. 14th St., Adel, IA 50003) on November 20th, with visitation beginning at 5:00 PM and services starting at 6:30 PM. A dinner will follow at the Dallas County Fairgrounds Community Building (28057 Fairground Rd., Adel, IA 50003).
Laura's life...
Florence Loraine Lee
Nov 12, 2025
Florence Loraine Lee, 92, of Perry, passed away at her home on November 12, 2025. Private burial will take place at Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.caldwellparrish.com.
Florence was born on February 26, 1933, to Harry and Valborg (Larsen) Goodman. On December 30, 1978, she was united in marriage to Donald “Smokey”...
Jane Louise Hamilton
Nov 11, 2025
Jane Louise Hamilton, 90, of Des Moines, IA, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2025. She finished her final sewing project 10 days before her passing. Jane's life was marked by her adaptability—moving many times—and her lifelong passion for sewing, earning her the nickname "The Quilt Lady." Her college graduation gift, a Singer Sewing machine, became a loyal companion, used...
Surendra Gupta
Nov 10, 2025
Suren was born in Delhi in 1937 to Mohan Lal and Shanti Gupta (Gupta). He pursued engineering at Jodhpur Engineering College and taught there until 1963. After that, he moved to Manhattan, Kansas, and eventually earned his master's in engineering from the University of Missouri in 1965. His first job was with Boeing. In 1966, he returned to India to...
David Ray Thornburg Sr.
Nov 9, 2025
David Ray Thornburg Sr., age 84, of Winterset, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at Care Initiatives in Osceola.
David was born on July 25, 1941, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Raymond Everett and Betty Helen (Schirner) Thornburg. He was raised in the Des Moines area and began a lifelong career in the lumber industry after completing school....
Jackson M. Kimball
Nov 8, 2025
Jackson McPherson Kimball (2003-2025)
Jackson McPherson Kimball, 22, of Winterset, Iowa, died on November 8, 2025, in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Jackson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, to Dr. Amy Katherine Nordhausen Kimball and Dr. Joseph McPherson Kimball on June 19, 2003. Jackson was raised in Winterset, Iowa, and graduated from Winterset High School on May 23, 2021. He attended...
Carolyn Mae Buckley
Nov 8, 2025
Carolyn Mae Buckley, 85, of Granger, IA passed away Saturday, November 8, 2025 at Granger Nursing Home & Rehab. Per Carolyn’s wishes, cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time. Online condolences may be sent to www.caldwellparrish.com
Helen Marie Erpelding
Nov 7, 2025
Helen Marie Erpelding (84) passed away surrounded by her loving family on November 7, 2025. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at St. Boniface Catholic Church (1200 S Warrior Ln, Waukee, IA) at 10:00 a.m. with a funeral mass to follow at 11:00 a.m.
Helen Marie (O’Donnell) Erpelding (84) passed away on November 7, 2025, at her...
James Waltz
Nov 6, 2025
Jim Waltz, age 85, of Norwalk, died Thursday, November 6, 2025 at Norwalk Nursing and Rehab Center.
James Francis Waltz was born September 8, 1940 in Winterset, Iowa, the son of Nick and Mary Waltz. He married Sondra Kay Hurst in 1960 in Winterset and they were blessed with two children, Pamela and Bradley.
Jim grew up in Winterset and graduated from...
John Martin Varnum
Nov 6, 2025
John Martin Varnum, age 95, of Perry, passed away at home on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Friday, December 12, 2025, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Perry Chapel, followed by a Celebration of Life Service at 12:00 p.m. Burial will take place at a later date at St. James Cemetery in...
William Canavan
Nov 6, 2025
William Canavan, of Des Moines, passed away on November 6, 2025, at the age of 69. He was born in Dubuque, Iowa on February 18, 1956 to Donald and Bernice (Dietzle) Canavan.William grew up in Dubuque, where he graduated from Dubuque Hempstead High School. After spending a few years at the University of Iowa, he dedicated his career to UPS,...
Miles Phipps
Nov 4, 2025
Miles Phipps, 15, of Urbandale, Iowa, passed away on November 4, 2025. He was born on October 21, 2010, to Rocky Phipps and Ashley Campbell.
Miles attended Johnston Elementary School and later Urbandale High School, where he was a part of the GSA Club, a space where he found community and connection.
Music became one of his greatest passions. With his guitar,...
Donald Illg
Nov 2, 2025
Donald Henry Illg, 93, of Urbandale, Iowa, passed away on November 2, 2025.
Don was born on July 3, 1932, in St. Joe, Iowa, to Arthur and Rosalia Illg. He was one of twelve children. He proudly served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany during the Korean War.
On September 1, 1958, Don was united in marriage to Elizabeth...
David Matlock
Nov 1, 2025
David Andrew Matlock, 49, of Norwalk, Iowa, died November 1, 2025. A service with military honors will be held at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery on November 17, 2025, at 9:30 am.
David was born September 13, 1976, in Lapeer, Michigan. He is survived by his wife, Amanda, and their children Emmett and Grant of Norwalk, Iowa; son Nathan (Siobhan) Borowski of...
Gwendolyn Wambold
Nov 1, 2025
Gwendolyn J. Wambold, 93, of Winterset, passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at Brio of Johnston (a WesleyLife Community).
Gwendolyn Janice Harden was born February 3, 1932 at her parents’ home near Bedford, Iowa. She was the oldest child of Arthur (Pat) and Ann Harden. Two younger brothers, Vernon and Eldon, joined the family. The family settled permanently on a...
Ellen Kathryn Capaul
Nov 1, 2025
Ellen Kathryn Capaul (75) passed away on November 1, 2025. Visitation will be held at Saint Augustin's Catholic Church (545 42nd Street, Des Moines IA) at 10:30 a.m. with a funeral mass to follow at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 7, 2025. Interment will be held at a later date at the Cornell Cemetery, in Cornell WI.
Ellen Kathryn Capaul, 75,...
Victor A. Postel
Oct 31, 2025
Victor A. Postel, 73, of Berwick, Iowa, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2025, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines.
Victor was born on April 6, 1952, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Robert and Joyce (Bintz) Postel. He graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids in 1970 and went on to serve his country in the United...
David Glenn Roush
Oct 31, 2025
David Glenn Roush was born on April 2, 1947, at the King’s Daughters Hospital in Perry, Iowa, to Lena (Ullrich) and Glenn Roush. He graduated from Perry High School in 1965.
Dave — a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, loyal friend, and lifelong farmer — passed away on October 31, 2025, surrounded by the family who adored him. He lived...
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