OBITUARIES

September 29, 2018

Octavio Medina was born May 11, 1965 in Zapotillo Villanue va zac Mexico to Rodolfo Medina Moncada and Amelia Medina Avila. Octavio died September 29, 2018 under hospice care in Des Moines after a long and very courageous battle with cancer. Octavio was a great helper to his parents, farming with his father, raising vegetables, caring for their animals...

September 28, 2018

Hastings Funeral Home in PERRY is in charge of arrangements for Greg Ward, 43 of Woodward. Mr. Ward died at his home Friday, September 28, 2018. Services will be at 7:00 p.m. Friday at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Gregory Lester Ward, son of Kenneth Leon Ward and Ginger Deborah Allison, was born February 25, 1975 in Spartanburg, South...

September 27, 2018

Elizabeth Jordan, 87, of Dallas Center, passed away on Thursday, September 27, at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center. A visitation in celebration of the lives of Ralph and Elizabeth Jordan will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 12, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset where family will be present to receive friends during this time. A...

September 26, 2018

Donald Bryant, 88, of Winterset, died Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at his farm in rural Winterset. There are no services currently planned. Burial will be held at a later date in the Winterset Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family and online condolences may be left at ochiltree.com. Donald Max Bryant, son of Ralph and Ella (Staker) Bryant,...

September 26, 2018

Robert Francis Powers, age 76, passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 in the Gardens, a caring and loving community at Edencrest at Legacy in Norwalk. He was born on December 28, 1941 in Cumming, Iowa to Henry Thomas Powers and Elizabeth Agnes Hanrahan. Robert attended a one-room grade school in Cumming from there he went to Norwalk High...

September 25, 2018

Funeral mass for Samuel Ceballos, stillborn son of Pedro and Daniela Ceballos will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 28 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Des Moines.

September 25, 2018

Graveside services for Katie will be Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Violet Hill Cemetery. Family and friends will gather at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry by 12:45 p.m. to process to the cemetery, weather permitting. In case of rain, her services will be held at the funeral home at 1:00 p.m. Saturday. Memorials will be designated to Forest Park...

September 25, 2018

Elaine Marie Lauth, 94, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Silvercrest of Woodlands Creek in Clive, Iowa. Elaine was born, raised and spent most of her life in the Chicagoland area. She graduated from Sienna High School and worked for several years as a Dictaphone operator. In 1947 she married her husband George and became a full...

September 24, 2018

Ray Ridout, 75, of Waukee, died Monday, September 24, 2018, at his winter home in Apache Junction, Arizona. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, September 30, at Ochiltree Funeral Service where family will be present to receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 1,...

September 24, 2018

Sara Ann McCarty, age 59, of Grimes, Iowa passed away at Methodist West Hospital on Monday, September 24th in West Des Moines, IA due to complications from diabetes. She was born in Odessa, TX on May 7th, 1959 to Joe and Sara “Yvonne” (Barton) Fortner. She was a 93’ graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso where...

September 22, 2018

Gerald (Jerry) McCright passed away at home on September 22, 2018 of amyloidosis. He donated his body to the University of Iowa Deeded Body Program. Born on May 25, 1934, in Ottumwa, Iowa, Jerry was the oldest son of Joseph and Mary (Larkin) McCright and brother to Richard (Dick) McCright. He was happily married to Kathleen for 62 years....

September 22, 2018

George Bown, 84, of Winterset, died Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the HCI Kavanagh House in Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, September 26, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday,...

September 21, 2018

Donald Renshaw, 92, of Perry, IA formerly of rural Dallas Center

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church for Donald Renshaw. Officiating will be Pastor Ken Bose and organist Chuck Schott. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in rural Minburn. Pallbearers are Brandon, Jamie, Jared, Bret, Jeremy, Devin, Trevor Renshaw and Bryan Clark....

September 21, 2018

September 20, 2018

Esther Cox-Thomas, 86, of Winterset, died Thursday, September 20, 2018, at the Winterset Care Center North. A visitation with family present will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 23, at Ochiltree Funeral Service and a funeral service will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Moon Cemetery near Macksburg. Memorials may be...

September 19, 2018

Wayne Oglesbee, 65, of Patterson, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. A visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 6, at the Four Square Church in Winterset. A memorial service will follow the visitation at 11:00 a.m. at the church. There will be a potluck luncheon following services...

September 18, 2018

September 17, 2018

Velma Bailey, 94, of Bouton, IA

Memorial services for Velma M. Bailey will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Christ Lutheran Church, rural Bouton, IA. Private family burial will be in Peoples Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the church. Velma passed away Monday, September 17, 2018 at the Perry...

September 16, 2018

Larry Gene Seil, 63, of Winterset, died Sunday, September 16, 2018 at West Bridge Care & Rehabilitation in Winterset, Iowa. A visitation with family present will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 19, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 20, at the funeral home with burial...

September 16, 2018

Marjorie Ione Wilson was born April 4th, 1922 in North Dakota to Fred and Margaret Davis. Marjorie passed away on September 16th, 2018 in Perry, IA. A private family service will be held at a later date. Marjorie was united in marriage to DeVern Wilson of Madrid in 1939. The couple welcomed two daughters, Barbara Jean and Janice. DeVern...