OBITUARIES

Dec 13, 2017

Christina “Tina” Corkrean, 64, passed away peacefully with her husband by her side on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer at Genesis Care Center in Des Moines, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, December, 15, at Ochiltree Funeral Service with family present to receive friends from 4:00 to 7:00...

Dec 12, 2017

Linnea Rose Cromwell, daughter of Vernon William Tingwald and Lenore Marie Hawn Tingwald, was born April 1, 1943 at Kings Daughters Hospital in Perry, Iowa and died at the same location operating as the Perry Lutheran Home December 12, 2017 in Perry, Iowa at the age of 74 years. Funeral services were Monday, December 18, 2017, at Hastings Funeral...

Dec 11, 2017

Dec 9, 2017

Kathleen Callista Flynn was the fourth of ten children born to John Thomas Flynn and Cecilia Marie (Ahmann) Flynn on October 10, 1927 at the home of her maternal grandparents in Remsen, Iowa. Katy spent most of her childhood in LeMars, Iowa. The Flynn family then moved to Sioux City, Iowa where Katy attended a Catholic all-girls high school....

Dec 8, 2017

Dorothy Irene Meng, 90, passed away peacefully at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA on Friday, December 8, 2017. A visitation will be from 1:00-3:00 p.m., Sunday, December 17 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale, IA, followed by a rosary service at 3:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 18 at St....

Dec 6, 2017

Florence Welch, 84, of Winterset, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A Rosary will be begin at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, December 10, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winterset, with a visitation to follow, concluding at 5:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., December 11,...

Dec 6, 2017

Beloved wife of Roger Burkhart passed away December 6, 2017 of complications arising from aspiration of food. Born March 30, 1937, in Ames, Iowa, to Ruth (Ramey) and Ernest Wallace. Graduated from Ames High School in 1955 and from Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI) in Cedar Falls in January 1960 with a major in speech (drama). She was...

Dec 5, 2017

Dec 5, 2017

Ruth Cunningham, 91, of Winterset, died Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at the HCI Kavanagh House in Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, December 11, at Ochiltree Funeral Service where the family will be present to receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., with a prayer service immediately following at 7:00 p.m. A...

Dec 4, 2017

Trevor Joseph Schwager, 18, passed away in a car accident on Monday, December 4, 2017. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, December 10 in the St. Joseph Chapel at Dowling Catholic High School with a vigil service at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 11 at the...

Dec 1, 2017

Richard "Craig" Bennett, 66, Of Menomonie, WI, formerly of Perry, Iowa, died December 1, 2017 in Milwaukee, WI. Richard is survived by his mother Betty Jo Richardson(Larry) of Perry, IA. Memorial services were Monday, December 4, 2017 in Menomonee Falls, WI. A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday December 11, 2017, at First Christian Church in Perry....

Dec 1, 2017

Patrisha Dean, 84, passed away on December 1, 2017 in Des Moines, IA. Services will be held on Friday, December 8, 2017 at 11:00 AM at All Saints Catholic Church in Des Moines, IA. Patrisha was born March 9, 1933 to Matt and Lucille (Evans) Drzewoszewski in Beaver Dam, WI. She married Larry Dean and they raised their son,...

Dec 1, 2017

Janet Lenora Borst, daughter of Leroy Joseph Garland and Lena Lenora Salmon Garland was born November 29, 1936 in Perry, Iowa and died on December 1, 2017 in Panora, Iowa at 81 Years, 2 Days of age. A funeral service was held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Hastings Funeral Home Perry, Iowa. Words of comfort were offered by...

Nov 30, 2017

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is incharge of arrangements for Ronald Lee Nicolaisen, son of Robert Dean Nicolaisen and Betty Lorraine Coleman, was born in Perry Iowa August 27, 1959. Ronald, a beloved father, grandfather and son passed away peacefully at his home in Perry November 30, 2017, at the age of 58. Ronald attended Perry High School. He...

Nov 29, 2017

Michael Ewoldsen, Sr., 76, of Winterset, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. A memorial visitation with the family present to receive friends will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 2, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. Memorials may be directed to the family for a later designation and online condolences...

Nov 28, 2017

Peggy Ann Beals, daughter of Dale Delbert Moorhead and Velma Arlene Pearson, was born in Guthrie Center, Iowa on March 7, 1953. Peggy, a loving and doting wife, mother and grandmother, died November 28, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 64 years, 8 months, and 20 days. Peggy married her loving husband John...

Nov 28, 2017

Ila Rae Wieck, 82, passed away on November 28, 2017 in Des Moines, IA. A visitation will be held on Monday, December 4, 2017 from 4:00-7:00 PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale, IA. Interment will be at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel. Ila Rae was born June 2, 1935 to Gene and Evelyn (Sontag)...

Nov 27, 2017

Francisco Gabriel Castillo, 64, passed away Monday, November 27, 2017 with his family by his side. A visitation gathering will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2017 from 4:00-6:00 PM followed by a vigil service for all friends and family at 6:00 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home and Crematory in Urbandale. A funeral service will be held on Friday,...

Nov 26, 2017

Terry Thomas Raffensperger, 63, of St. Joseph, MO, formerly of West Des Moines, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at home after a short illness. He was born Feb. 2, 1954, in Marion, OH, son of Gene L. and Mary E. (Gruber) Raffensperger. He is a 1972 graduate of West Des Moines Valley. Terry served in the U.S. Army from...

Nov 26, 2017

Janis Lee (Ryder) Winterhof was born March 3, 1947, in Oak Park, IL to Philip Thomas Ryder and Dorothy Patricia (Jones) Ryder. Janis’s family moved to central Iowa during her school years, and she graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines with the class of 1965. Janis married Roger D Winterhof in 1969 and they had a son,...