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Barbara Marie Boatwright
Mar 28, 2017
Barbara Marie Boatwright, 89, died peacefully at the Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center, her home for more than three years, on March 28th, 2017. A lifelong resident of Des Moines, she and Daniel, her spouse of 58 years, raised four children. In addition to those stand-alone accomplishments, she also had a long career, of which she was very proud,...
Shelley Lynette Cherry
Mar 27, 2017
Shelley Lynette Cherry, 66, of Urbandale, IA, passed away March 27, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, IA, following complications from heart surgery. Shelley was born on October 30, 1950, in Montezuma, KS, to the late Walter and Wanda Lewis. Shelley married Dale Cherry in 1975, and together they raised their two daughters in Overland Park, KS,...
Linda Jackie Samuell
Mar 27, 2017
Linda "Jackie" Samuell, Jackie, 67 of Dawson, IA died March 27, 2017 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. She is survived by her husband Bill Samuel of Dawson. Jackie is now free of all the pain from her illness that she has endured the last 35 years. She is at peace and joyful in the reunion...
William George Kamberg
Mar 27, 2017
Bill Kamberg died Monday, March 27, at Wesley Acres in Des Moines, IA. He was born to Willard C. and Lena Lee Kamberg in Kansas City, MO, on January 12, 1935. He graduated from the University of Kansas. After college, he served seven years in the Navy. He moved to Des Moines in 1968 to work for Princor (the...
Sherry Sue Shutt
Mar 25, 2017
Sherry Sue Shutt, daughter of Seymour Gray and Mardella Smith Gray, was born January 21, 1960 in Yocum Hospital, Chariton, Iowa and died at her home in Grand Junction, Iowa on March 25, 2017, at the age of 57. Sherry attended school in Chariton, later receiving her GED and CAN certification. She worked at the Chariton Nursing Home when...
June C. Ledding
Mar 24, 2017
June Nelson Ledding passed away on March 24, 2017 in Des Moines, IA. She was born on April 19, 1933 in Minneapolis, MN. She worked twenty-three years as a preschool teacher and before that a typist/switchboard operator for the Hennepin County Courthouse. June is survived by her husband, Dick; daughters, Nancee (Paul) Erickson, Sandy (Richard) Hainlen, Andrea (David) Silverstein;...
Karen Louise Peters
Mar 24, 2017
Karen (Cain) Peters, 78, of Burlington, formerly of Rippey, Ft. Dodge, and Humboldt. Karen died Friday, March 24 at Great River Hospice in Burlington, IA. Karen was the daughter of Bruce William Cain and Bernice Louise States Cain, was delivered by her uncle on June 20, 1938 in Lake City, Iowa and died March 24, 2017 at the Great...
Joann Baldon Brooker
Mar 22, 2017
JoAnn Baldon Brooker, 81, daughter of William W. and Helen Baldon was born on Christmas day of 1935 at the family home in Adel Iowa. JoAnn passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM Monday March 27 at Faith Lutheran Church in Adel with burial...
Patricia Jeffrey Fallert
Mar 22, 2017
Patricia Jeffrey Fallert passed away on March 22, 2017 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, IA. Patricia was born August 23, 1955 in St. Louis, MO to James and Carolyn (Chambliss) Jeffrey. Loved by many and dear to all, Patricia will be missed every day. Her signature laugh and bright smile warmed the hearts of everyone around her;...
Phan Thi Tin
Mar 21, 2017
Phan Thi Tin, 86, of Des Moines passed away on March 21, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 PM with a Rosary at 7:00 PM on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held will be...
Gretchen Ann 'Gertie' Kubal
Mar 20, 2017
Gretchen Ann Kubal, “smoke” “Gertie” “Mama”, 59 of Adel, IA gained her angel wings and flew away to Heaven Monday, March 20, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. She was cherished by many as a mama, wife, nana, daughter, sister, aunt, friend and nurse. Gretchen graduated top of her class from Mercy College of Health Sciences with a...
Donald Bolton
Mar 20, 2017
Donald A. Bolton, 84, of Winterset, died Monday, March 20, 2017, at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m., Thursday, March 23, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset where the family will be present to receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at...
Rei Hwa Hsu
Mar 19, 2017
Rei Hwa Hsu, 97, of Johnston passed away on March 19, 2017. She was born on October 11, 1918. Her body will be cremated and services are not presently planned. Inurnment will take place at Glendale Cemetery along side her late husband Yao Hwa Hsu. Mrs. Hsu was born in Wuchin Kiangsu, China and had lived in Iowa for...
Leona Lyon
Mar 19, 2017
Leona Lyon, 88, of Van Meter, died Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 22, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 23, at Ochiltree’s, with burial to follow in the Union Chapel...
Mrs. Colleen Lahue Travis
Mar 17, 2017
A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Burial will be in the Brethren Cemetery at Panora next to her husband the Rev. William John Travis Mrs. Colleen (LaHue) Travis entered this world December 7, 1927, the third child of Dewey and Edna (Clouse) LaHue in...
Richard David Miller
Mar 16, 2017
Richard D. Miller passed away March 16, 2017 at Bishop Drumm Retirement Center, in Johnston, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary of Nazareth Catholic Church at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, March 21, 2017 with interment to follow at Glendale Cemetery. A visitation will be held at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home on Monday, March 20, 2017...
Orville Wayne Nelson
Mar 16, 2017
Orville Nelson, 91, of West Des Moines, died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Fountain West Health Care Center in West Des Moines. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, March 18, at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel. His family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service on Saturday. As per his wishes, his body will be cremated...
Gary Bracewell
Mar 15, 2017
Gary Lee Bracewell, 78, of Urbandale, IA died March 15, 2017. Gary was born September 23, 1938 in Allerton, IA, to Garland and Eunice Bracewell. He served 8 years in the Air Force and retired from the Federal Aviation Administration where he was an air traffic controller. He later worked as an insurance adjuster in Des Moines and Ft....
Opal Wiggins
Mar 14, 2017
Opal Wiggins, 97, of Winterset, died March 14, 2017 at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, family will be present at these times. The memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 27, at Ochiltree Funeral Service...
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