OBITUARIES

August 6, 2018

Lisa (Steigleder) Pellowski, 54, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 6, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, in the arms of her husband, Thomas. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, August 12, 2018 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel. A time of sharing memories will begin at...

August 5, 2018

Don  Marcouiller passed into eternal life unexpectedly and peacefully on Sunday, August 5, 2018.  It seems fitting and proper that he should leave gently, in the same way he served so many in life in the grace of God.  He will be deeply missed by six children and their spouses, 19 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren.  Family, was the...

August 4, 2018

Fred Silverthorn, 70, of Macksburg, Iowa died Saturday, August 4, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. A memorial service will be held 11:30 a.m., Thursday, August 9, 2018, at the Macksburg United Methodist Church in Macksburg, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the Silverthorn Family and online condolences may be left for the family at ochiltree.com. Freddy “Fred”...

August 3, 2018

Warren R. Rowe, 94, Urbandale, IA, was born May 23, 1924 in Woodward, Iowa. He died on August 3, 2018 at the VA Hospital. He was preceded in death by Bernice Francis Erickson, wife of 57 years, second wife (2002-2011), Willis Hitchens, Mesa, AZ, parents, Clinton Joseph Rowe and Etta Weber Rowe (Knoll), step-father, Max Knoll, siblings, Marjory, Royal,...

August 1, 2018

August 1, 2018

Niol Thomas, 89, of Earlham, Iowa died unexpectedly Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at home. A visitation will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 6, at the Earlham Friends Church in Earlham with funeral services beginning at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow in the Earlham Cemetery concluding with a luncheon back at the church. Memorials may be...

August 1, 2018

Cornelia Darlene Denison, 90, of Johnston passed away on August 1, 2018. A visitation will be from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Monday, August 6, 2018 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A graveside service will be at 10:00 AM on Tuesday August 7, 2018 at Sunny Hill Cemetery in Grimes. Darlene was born on...

July 31, 2018

Stacey Sipe Smith, 52, passed away at home on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. A visitation will be held at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Urbandale on Thursday, August 2, 2018 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. A Rosary will follow at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Des Moines on...

July 30, 2018

Ethel Eloise Brennecke, 86, of Ackley Iowa, passed away July 30, 2018 at her home. Visitation will be held from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 4, 2018 at the Patterson United Methodist Church, Patterson. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the church with burial to follow in the Union Chapel Cemetery, south of Patterson. Memorials...

July 26, 2018

James Phillip Blomme passed away peacefully on July 26, 2018. James was born on August 27, 1937 in Davenport, IA to Arthur Blomme and Mary Elizabeth Morrow Blomme. He was a graduate of Ottumwa High School. He served in the U.S. Navy. James graduated from St. Joseph Hospital School of Radiology. He began as an X-Ray tech and advanced...

July 26, 2018

Keith Lee Dahl, 77, of West Des Moines, was welcomed home to God in the morning of Thursday, July 25, 2018 at the Veterans Hospital Hospice Unit. He was born August 8, 1940 to Paul Lee Dahl and Jeanette Hammer. He graduated from Des Moines Technical High School in 1959. He was a stage manager, student council, swimming manager,...

July 26, 2018

Mary "Maggie" Marguerite Radebaugh passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018, with family and friends by her side. She is survived by her daughter Rita (Michael) Connors, her grandchildren Megan (Jason) Elliott and Ryan (Katie) Connors, and her five great grandchildren: Alexandria, Andrew and Annalise Connors, Frank and Emilia Elliott, as well as many nieces and nephews. She is preceded...

July 21, 2018

Gerald (Gerry) Irwin, 74 of Adel, passed away Saturday, July 21 peacefully at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, IA surrounded by family. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 26 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel with burial at Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter. Family will greet friends from 5-7...

July 20, 2018

Norwin Harold Cummings, 80, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018 at the VA Hospital in Des Moines. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 24 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. Burial will follow the service at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel. Norwin was born November 13, 1937 in Stuart, Iowa...

July 19, 2018

Gary Dene York, 72, of Des Moines and previously of Austin, TX, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Kavanagh Hospice House after a three-year battle with a rare cancer. He was born March 14, 1946 to Earnest and Frances (Hubbs) York in Green Forest, Arkansas. Gary is survived by his husband of 22 years, Bob Gowdey; daughter, Kara...

July 19, 2018

Verna R. LeVear passed away on July 19, 2018 in Des Moines. She was born November 5, 1926, in Iowa Falls, Iowa, to Gustav and Esther (Handt) Schnormeier and lived and attended school in Hubbard. Iowa. On December 4, 1948 she married Reginald Sears. They lived in Des Moines and Hubbard where she worked as a bookkeeper for several...

July 16, 2018

Thuong Nguyen of Windsor Heights, IA passed away on 7/16/2018 at the age of 79. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 pm on Friday 7/20/2018 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home.

July 16, 2018

Keith Tucker, 96, of Winterset died Monday, July 16, 2018, at his home in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m., Thursday, July 19, at Ochiltree Funeral Service; where family will be present to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 20, at the First...

July 14, 2018

Sean David Halverson, died July 14, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. A visitation will be held at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home on Wednesday, July 18, from 4 to 7 pm. The funeral mass will be held at St. Mary of Nazareth on Thursday, July 19 at 10:30 am. Sean was born on December 27, 1994 in Des...

July 11, 2018

David Swink, 78, entered into rest on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in Roswell, New Mexico. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home on Sunday, August 19, 2018, at 2:00 PM. Dave was born in 1940, in Pennsylvania, son of Edwin and Susan Swink, and brother to Eleanor. He attended Penn State University before...