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Joan Marie Burns
March 22, 2018
Joan Burns, 85, died Thursday, March 22, 2018. She was born in Storm Lake, IA on June 1, 1932 to Philip and Eleanor Miller. She is survived by daughter, Pamela (Steve) Davis of Urbandale, IA; sons, Thomas of Scottsdale, AZ, James of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; her twin sister, Jean Kestel of Ames, IA; sisters, Nancy Greaves of Fairfax, VA,...
Carolyn Joyce Myers
March 21, 2018
Carolyn Myers, 82 of Waukee, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Arbor Springs of West Des Moines. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the United Methodist Church in Booneville with burial at the Booneville Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. at the church prior to services. Carolyn was born...
Larry Parker
March 21, 2018
Larry Parker, 71, of Winterset died Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, March 24, at Ochiltree Funeral Service, with family present to receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the family and online condolences may be left at...
Barbara Mosley
March 21, 2018
Barbara Jean Mosley died Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at Kavanagh House in Des Moines. She was born in Albia, Iowa on July 1, 1931, to Mike and Elizabeth Mosley and lived in Albia for most of her life. Barbara graduated from Albia High School, received a two-year teacher’s certificate from Ottumwa Heights College, and later a Bachelor of Science...
Hazel Lucille '"Auntie"' Johnson
March 21, 2018
Hazel Lucille (Mishler) Johnson, 96 of Adel passed away Wednesday March 21, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2018 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel with burial immediately following at Oakdale Cemetery in Adel. Family will greet friends from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. prior to the...
Richard Donald Coover
March 21, 2018
Richard D. Coover, 72 of Jefferson, Iowa. A celebration of Life Service will be from 6:00 till 8:00 p.m. Tuesday March 27, at Hastings Funeral Home, Jefferson. Mr. Coover died at his home in Jefferson March 21. He is survived by one brother Charles (Chuck) Coover of Jefferson. Niece Melissa Coover Stuart, Iowa nephew Brandon Coover Des Moines great...
Franklin Miller
March 18, 2018
Frank M. Miller passed away March 18, 2018. He was born in Collins, Iowa on December 24, 1928. He was a graduate of Collins Consolidated High School. He excelled in athletics and was named unanimous All Conference in basketball. He receive the athletic award upon graduation. He enlisted in the US Army following graduation. He continued to play basketball...
Sophie Gonzalez
March 17, 2018
Sophie entered eternal life March 17, 2018 at the age of 90! She was born on September 30, 1927 in a boxcar in Galesburg, Illinois to Manuel and Maria (Castro) Higareda, the 7th of 9 siblings. Sophie graduated from Galesburg High School in 1946 and from Cottage Hospital School of Nursing in 1949. She maintained lifelong friendships with her...
Bishop Jeremiah Reed
March 15, 2018
Presiding Bishop Emeritus Jeremiah Reed Presiding Bishop Emeritus Jeremiah Reed, the son of Deacon Lewis Reed and Mother Christana Germany Reed, was born March 20, 1930 in Nuyaka, Oklahoma. Bishop Reed answered the call of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on March 15, 2018, at his residence in Des Moines, IA, at the age of 87 years, 11...
Mary Ellen Fauster
March 15, 2018
Mary Ellen Fauster, 82, passed away on Wednesday, March 15th, 2018. Mary Ellen was born on August 27th, 1936 to Lester and Sylvia Falbe, in Cornell, Wisconsin. While attending elementary school in Cornell, the family was transferred to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Mary attended Shorewood High School. Upon graduation Mary enrolled into Prospect Hall Business College and became an administrative...
John O'Leary
March 15, 2018
John O’Leary, 83, of Des Moines passed away on March 15, 2018 at Wesley Acres. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Basilica of St. John in Des Moines, with a visitation one hour prior to the mass. Burial will follow at Glendale Cemetery. John was born on...
John Rehard
March 14, 2018
John Rehard, 69, of Peru died Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 19, at Ochiltree Funeral Service where the family will be present to receive friends during this time. Funeral Service to follow at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 19, at Ochiltree...
David Pille
March 13, 2018
No services are scheduled at this point. Memorial contributions may be given to Blank Children's Hospital, St. Jude Hospital or Brecken Dupont Memorial Fund - 20484 E. Pleasant Grove Road, Peosta, IA 52068
Clifford Collins
March 12, 2018
Cliff Collins, 69, of St. Charles died Monday, March 12, 2018 at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 15, at Ochiltree Funeral Service, with family present to receive friends during this time. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 16, at...
Linda Backus
March 12, 2018
Linda Backus, 78, of Winterset, died Monday, March 12, 2018, at the Winterset Care Center North. No services will be held in Iowa at this time. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Arizona with a burial to follow in the Camelback Cemetery in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association...
Donald Bentler
March 12, 2018
Donald Eugene Bentler, 71, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Indianola. A celebration of life service will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 17 at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines. Don was born in Des Moines where he lived most of his life. He was an Army veteran and...
Gina Campen
March 9, 2018
Gina Marie Campen, age 53, passed away Friday March 9th at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. There will be a Visitation at 9am on Friday March 16th at St. Anthony Catholic Church followed by Mass at 10am. Her Life was dedicated to her Faith, Family, friends and her dogs. Gina was the type of person to...
Eleanor Faye Whiton
March 7, 2018
Eleanor Whiton, age 97 of Perry, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, March 7th, at Rowley Memorial Masonic Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at the First United Methodist Church in Perry. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of the service. Burial will be in Violet Hill Cemetery. Hastings Funeral Home is handling the...
Betty Litton
March 4, 2018
Betty Litton passed away on Sunday March 4, 2018 after a short illness. Betty was born August 19,1950 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. She attended Mount Pleasant High School and AIB. She worked in the accounting field at several businesses through out her career. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dorothy and Arthur Litton and brother, Walter Litton....
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