OBITUARIES
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Marilyn Hodges
Oct 13, 2017
Marilyn Hodges, 79, of Winterset, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017 at Winterset Care Center North in Winterset, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday October 19, 2017 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset; family will be present to receive friends during this time. A memorial service will be held immediately following the visitation...
Alex James Thomas
Oct 12, 2017
Our Superhero Not so long ago in a land not so far away a very special boy was born. He would be called Alex. As Alex began to grow the world would soon learn what his parents already knew, that he is no ordinary boy but rather a superhero in the making. Alex’s superhero powers aren’t that he can...
Mardelle Hane
Oct 11, 2017
Mardell DeVee Smith Hane, daughter of C. Raymond and Maybelle A. Ritter Smith, was born in Jefferson, Iowa on June 18, 1935 and departed from this life October 11, 2017 in Urbandale, Iowa at the age of 82 years, 3 months, 23 days funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 16, 2017, Hastings Funeral Home, Perry, Iowa....
Mark Johnson
Oct 11, 2017
Mark “Papa Johnson” Johnson, 57, passed away at his home in West Des Moines on October 11, 2017. A visitation will be held on Friday, October 13, 2017 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in West Des Moines, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St....
Darrell Beveridge Depue
Oct 10, 2017
Darrell DePue, 87 of Nixa, MO, formerly of Adel, passed away Tuesday, October 10 with family by his side. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 16 at Panther Creek Church of the Brethren near Adel with burial at Church of the Brethren Cemetery at Panther Creek. Family will greet friends for one hour prior to services. Darrell...
Phillip Bussanmas
Oct 8, 2017
Phillip Bussanmas of Winterset, died Sunday, October 8, 2017, at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. He was 88. A visitation with family present to receive friends will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 11, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with a Prayer Service to follow beginning at 8:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian...
Lynn Bertelsen
Oct 7, 2017
Lynn “Bird” Bertelsen, 58, of Johnston passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at home with his family by his side. A memorial gathering will be held from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A memorial service will be at 4:00PM on Saturday, October 14, 2017...
Brian Craig Haines
Oct 7, 2017
Brian Craig Haines of Truro died Saturday, October 7, 2017, at his home. He was 66 years old. A visitation will be held from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 10, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present to receive friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. A Prayer Service will immediately follow the visitation on...
Barbara A. Jeglum
Oct 6, 2017
Barbara G. Jeglum, 95, of Urbandale passed away peacefully on Friday October 6, 2017 at Bickford Cottage in Urbandale. A Mass of Christian burial we be held at 10:00a.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Urbandale. A graveside service will follow the mass at 12:30 p.m. at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel....
Stanley Lynch
Oct 3, 2017
Stan Lynch, 64, of Johnston passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, October 6, 2017 at St. Pius...
Gary Dean Anschutz
Oct 3, 2017
Gary Dean Anschutz, son of Donald Richard Anschutz and Edith Marie Pentico Anschutz, was born August 31, 1940 on his parents' farm in rural Rippey. Gary died October 3, 2017 at the Greene County Medical Center after an eleven year, courageous battle with Parkinson Disease. He was 77 years old. Gary's family eventually moved into Rippey where he attended...
Elmer 'Buck' E. Miller
Oct 2, 2017
Elmer ‘Buck’ E. Miller, 90, of Winterset, died Monday, October 2, 2017, at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 3, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present to receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at...
Dorothy Marberry
Oct 2, 2017
Dorothy Marberry, 93, passed away Monday, October 2, 2017 with her husband by her side. Dorothy was born on August 20, 1924 on her family’s farm located near Bethany, Illinois. She was the youngest of seven children born to Frank and Iva Dean (Perkins) Stewart. She was a graduate of Bethany High School and the Business College located in...
Alice Louise (Davis) Campbell
Oct 1, 2017
Alice Louise (Davis) Campbell was born August 4, 1917 to W.W. and Merna (Sullivan) Davis on the Davis’ farm located in Adair County, Iowa. She attended elementary school at Hazel Dell, which was a one room school northeast of the farm. Alice then went on to graduate from Lenox High School in 1935. In order for her to get...
Shirley Ann Jaques
Oct 1, 2017
Shirley Ann Osmer Jaques was born to Willie and Girley Downing Osmer on January 11, 1941 in Kennett, Missouri, and died October 1 2017 at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City at the age of 76 years 8 months and 20 days. The youngest of five children, she passed her formative years there in the boot heel of...
Gordon Lee Emmons
Oct 1, 2017
Gordy Emmons, 80, of Urbandale, IA, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 1, 2017, after a hard battle against lung cancer. He was born August 2, 1937 in Wyoming, MI to Russell and Olive Emmons. Gordy, a retiree from Waste Management, spent his last 14 years driving school bus for Waukee School district. His passion was driving the softball and...
Miriam Ellen Swanson
Oct 1, 2017
Miriam Swanson, 95, of Adel, died Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Adel Acres Nursing Home Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, October 4, at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel. Burial will be in the Paton Township Cemetery at Paton, Iowa. Family will greet friends Wednesday before the service from 9:30 to 11 AM at McCalley Funeral Home....
Lorraine Marie Straight
Sep 30, 2017
Lorraine Marie Straight, of Adel, Iowa died Saturday, September 30, 2017 in her own home surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10.00AM Thursday, October 5, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Adel. Family will greet friends Wednesday from 4 to 7 PM at McCalley Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Oakdale Cemetery in...
Jesse William Rynearson
Sep 28, 2017
Jesse Rynearson, 88, of Lorimor, Iowa, died Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, October 2, 2017, at New Bridge Church in Winterset with Rev. Dr. John Shaull officiating. Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery. Jesse was born on September 26, 1929 to Leon...
Sergei Neubauer
Sep 25, 2017
Ethan Sergey Neubauer, known as Sergei to his friends and family, died at home on Monday, Sept. 25. He was 18. An enormously talented and gifted young man, he had experiences and adventures few could even imagine. He brought joy to those around him with his warm smile, quick wit and sometimes wicked sense of humor. He was a...


