OBITUARIES

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Mary A. Mclaughlin

Mary A. Mclaughlin

Feb 22, 2018

Mary Agnes Searl McLaughlin, 58, passed away on February 22, 2018 after an extended battle with ovarian cancer.  She is greatly missed by many family members and friends. Faith, family and fidelity were the cornerstones of Mary’s journey with us here on earth. She loved anything to do with family and she loved to share her faith, especially through...

Wayne Field

Wayne Field

Feb 21, 2018

Wayne Field, 32, of Winterset died Wednesday, February 21, 2018. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 25, 2018 at the Community Building in the Madison County Fair Grounds. A Wayne Field Memorial Fund has been established at the Union State Bank. Online Condolences may be left at ochiltree.com Wayne Christopher Field, son...

Karen Akers

Karen Akers

Feb 21, 2018

Karen Akers, 61, of Winterset died February 21, 2018 at Greater Regional Hospice House in Creston. A celebration of Life Gathering and Potluck will be held at 12 noon, Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Peru Community Building in Peru. Burial will follow in the Peru Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family. Karen was born December 18,...

Helen Sawyer

Helen Sawyer

Feb 18, 2018

Helen Sawyer, 86, of Winterset died Sunday, February 18, 2018, at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A Rosary will begin at 5:00 p.m., Friday, February 23, at Ochiltree Funeral Service where a visitation will follow until 8:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 24, at St. Joseph Catholic Church...

Alfred Helmon Jr.

Alfred Helmon Jr.

Feb 18, 2018

Alfred Helmon Jr., 66, of Des Moines passed away on February 18, 2018. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM on Monday, February 26, 2018 at Christ Apostolic Temple in Des Moines. Visitation will start at 9:00 AM at the church. Alfred is survived by his wife, Karen Helmon; mother, Eleanor Helmon; sisters, Christeta Gaskin, Marie Parker;...

Gregory Potter

Gregory Potter

Feb 17, 2018

Our dad, Gregory Lee Potter, 67, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, February 17, 2018 in Grimes, IA. Greg was born April 24, 1950, to Jack and Betty Potter at Decatur County Hospital in Leon, IA. Raised in Humeston, IA, he was a 1968 Graduate of Mormon Trail Community School and later attended Southwest Community College in Creston,...

Fred Martens

Fred Martens

Feb 17, 2018

Fred Martens, 87, of Winterset died Saturday, February 17, 2018, at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, February 20, at Ochiltree Funeral Service, where family will be present to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 21,...

Rodney Allen Lambert

Rodney Allen Lambert

Feb 15, 2018

Rodney Allen Lambert, 50, of rural Perry. (Berkley) Mr. Lambert died suddenly and unexpectedly Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Dallas County Hospital. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Rodney is survived by his wife Crystal; children Patrick of Pensacola, FL; Sarah of Ames; Crissy of Des Moines; Natasha...

Danielle Fiorini

Danielle Fiorini

Feb 13, 2018

No services will be held.

Craig Demoss

Craig Demoss

Feb 13, 2018

Celebration of Life : 2:00 p.m. Craig DeMoss Saturday, March 24, 2018 @Spring Lake Shelter House Jefferson, Iowa Craig DeMoss, 58, of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, formerly of Rippey, died at his home February 13, 2018. Craig was the oldest son of the late Velda DeMoss, native of Rippey and active member of the First United Methodist Church in Rippey, her...

Ronald Gordon 'Ron' Potter

Ronald Gordon 'Ron' Potter

Feb 12, 2018

Ronald “Ron” Potter, 72 of Adel, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 17, 2018 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel with burial at Cambria Cemetery near Cambria, Iowa. Family will greet friends at the funeral home Friday, February 16 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. Ron was born April 12, 1945 in...

Clyde E. Bierma

Clyde E. Bierma

Feb 11, 2018

Clyde Eugene Bierma, 88, of Winterset, passed away at Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset on February 11, 2018. He was a lifelong resident of Madison County where he farmed with his wife Sherry. He is survived by their three daughters and families, Julie (Greg) Van Dyke, Janet (Dave) Reutzel, and JoAnn (Randy) Berry; seven grandchildren; and five great...

Susan Klaassen

Susan Klaassen

Feb 11, 2018

Susan Klaassen passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on February 11, 2018, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Susan was born November 7, 1950 to Orville and Mildred Sundet and grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She graduated from Augustana University in Sioux Falls with a degree in Social Work. In 1973 Susan married Curtis Klaassen....

Mary Louise Wallander

Mary Louise Wallander

Feb 11, 2018

Mary L. Wallander, 93, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 11, 2018 in West Des Moines, IA. Mary was born in Omaha on December 28th, 1924 to Gustave and Farra Carlson. She married her husband of 58 years; William in 1947 in Omaha, together they had three children. In 1962 the family moved to Grand Island and finally, in 1967...

Lyle Hadley

Lyle Hadley

Feb 11, 2018

Lyle Freemont Hadley BORN November 19, 1935 Redfield, Iowa DIED February 11, 2018 Jefferson, Iowa AGE 82 Years, 2 Months, 23 Days CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thursday February 15, 2018 Hastings Funeral Home Jefferson, Iowa MILITARY RITES 4:00 p.m. Thursday February 15, 2018 Army Military Honors Guard Camp Dodge Fort Des Moines, Iowa Military...

Charles 'Tom' Vance

Charles 'Tom' Vance

Feb 11, 2018

Tom Vance, 85, of Winterset, died Sunday, February 11, 2018, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, February 16, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with his family present to receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 17, at the...

James Preston 'Jim' Wiley

James Preston 'Jim' Wiley

Feb 9, 2018

James “Jim” Preston Wiley, 73, of Van Meter, passed away on February 9, 2018. A visitation will be held February 14, 2018 from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM with a funeral service beginning at 12:30 PM all at McCalley Funeral home in Adel. Burial to take place at High Pointe Cemetery in rural Garden Grove. Jim was born March 7, 1944...

John F. Allen

John F. Allen

Feb 8, 2018

John F. Allen, 80, of Overland Park, KS, died Thursday, February 8, 2018, his home in Overland Park, Kansas. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 AM Saturday, February 17, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winterset, Iowa with Fr. Dan Kirby officiating. The body has been cremated with the cremains being buried at North McDonald Cemetery in...

Goanar Chol

Goanar Chol

Feb 7, 2018

Memorial contributions may be made to: Cents for Sudan Sudanese Water Project The Chol Family

Billy Algreen

Billy Algreen

Feb 6, 2018

Billy Algreen, 87, of Winterset died Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at Kavanagh on 56th in Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m., Thursday, February 8, at Ochiltree Funeral Service where family will be present to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 9,...