OBITUARIES

January 11, 2019

Marguerite M. (Forester) Gowin of Adel, Iowa; age 104 years died Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Spurgeon Manor, Inc., Dallas Center, Iowa. A funeral will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home-McCalley Chapel, Adel with a burial to follow at Oakdale Cemetery in Adel. She attended Adel Schools and upon...

January 10, 2019

James Arnold Ramsey was born in Wiscotta, Iowa on October 26, 1941 to Jesse and Louise (Swanson) Ramsey and passed away January 10, 2019 at his daughter's home Michelle Rasmussen in Guthrie Center, Iowa after battling with dementia. A memorial service will be held Saturday January 19, 2019 at 10:00am at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in...

January 10, 2019

Tammy Brown, 57, of Truro died Thursday, January 10, 2019, at the Winterset Care Center North in Winterset. A visitation with family present will be held at Ochiltree Funeral Service from 4 to 7 p.m., Monday, January 14. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 15, at the funeral home with burial to follow in the...

January 9, 2019

Jean Branam, 90, of Adel went home to be with the Lord on January 9, 2019. Jean was born September 5, 1928 in Greenfield, Iowa. On January 30, 1949 she was united in marriage to David W. Branam and they were blessed with a son, Timothy in 1963. Jean worked at the telephone company in Adel for many years...

January 8, 2019

Lisa O’Hern-Chiodo, 49 of Des Moines passed away on January 8, 2019. A visitation will be from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Monday, January 14, 2019 at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Des Moines with a Rosary at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Roman Catholic Burial will be at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the...

January 6, 2019

Steven Parker, 59 of West Des Moines passed away on January 6, 2019. A funeral service will be at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 11, 2019 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale with a visitation starting at 1:00 PM. Steven was born on December 1, 1959 in Des Moines to Dean & Carole Parker. He married...

January 5, 2019

Timothy Chicoine, 61, of St. Marys, Iowa died unexpectedly in a kayaking accident January 5, 2019. An avid sportsman and experienced kayaker, he died doing what he loved surrounded by some of his finest friends. Born December 31, 1957 to the late Roland & Evelyn Chicoine, he was the 5th of 8 children. Growing up on the family farm...

January 3, 2019

Funeral services for Iola Wernli, 87, of Perry, IA will be 11:00 am Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at First United Methodist Church in Perry. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill (Prairie Center) Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Iola passed away January 3, 2019 at Rowley Masonic Home.

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January 3, 2019

Helen Elizabeth Dewey, 95 of Perry, Iowa passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at the Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Perry. Her incredible life has come to a natural end.

Helen donated her body to the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Des Moines University. It was her wish that she could continue teaching after her death. Murdock...

January 3, 2019

Mary E. DeWitt, 102, of Indianola (formerly of Winterset) died January 3, 2019 at The Village in Indianola. A visitation with family present will be held from 4 to 6 p.m., Saturday, January 5, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, January 6 in the Heritage Room at The Village...

January 3, 2019

Max J. Tucker, 89, formerly of Macksburg, died January 3, 2019 at his home in Winterset. A visitation with family present will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, January 7, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday January 8, at Ochiltree Funeral Service with burial to follow in...

January 1, 2019

Ruth Elaine (Dyer) McGhee, age 95, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2019 at Bishop Drumm Care Center in Johnston, Iowa. She was born December 14, 1923 in Marion County, Iowa to Leonard and Jennie Dyer. She grew up in Pleasantville, Iowa and later moved to the Des Moines area. Ruth was always smiling and was loved by all...

January 1, 2019

Benny Hotopp, 81 of Urbandale passed away on January 1, 2019. A memorial gathering will be from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Urbandale. Benny is survived by his children, Jennifer (Chad) Grouwinkel and Stephen Hotopp; grandchildren, Zachary (Maddie) Grouwinkel, Sydney Grouwinkel, and Josh Grouwinkel. He was preceded in...

December 31, 2018

Steven Keith Langfitt, son of Keith Lloyd Langfitt and Shirley Ann Hidlebaugh Langfitt, was born January 1, 1960 in Spokane, Washington. Steven died at his home December 31, 2018, following a lengthy illness just one day shy of his 59th birthday. Steven's father was in the U.S. Air Force and the family moved several times, following his career. The...

December 31, 2018

Jan Madsen, 59 of Grimes passed away on December 31, 2018 at Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A memorial services will be at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 7, 2018 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. Jan was born September 4, 1959 in Austin, Minnesota to Delmer & Mary Andserson. She was united in married...

December 29, 2018

Jacqueline Bonita Peterson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 21, 1933. She moved to Des Moines in 1955 and lived there until moving to Urbandale in 1963. Jackie started working at American Republic Insurance Company in 1967. She retired after 25 years in 1993 due to health conditions with Lupus. It was a wonderful place to work. There...

December 28, 2018

Kathleen Louise Mullins, 63, of Windsor Heights, Iowa, died Friday, December 28, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines after a brief illness. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2019 at St....

December 27, 2018

December 27, 2018

December 26, 2018

Morris Lee Fry was born April 8, 1959 and passed away on December 26, 2018. He spent his childhood in Dallas Center, IA and after high school obtained certification from DMACC in electronics. We appreciated his good nature, snickering laugh and easy going personality. Morris lived a solitary life, enjoying reading, electronics, the internet and eating McDonald’s hamburgers, but...