OBITUARIES

November 5, 2017

James Fox Reihsen, 87, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2017, at the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 8, from 4pm to 7pm at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Urbandale, with a Rosary at 7pm. Mass to celebrate his life will be Thursday, November 9, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, WDM, at 11am, with interment...

November 4, 2017

Louis Kirk passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017. Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Thursday, November 9th at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel with burial at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter. Family will greet friends Wednesday, November 8th at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel from 1:00 until 7:00 p.m. Louis was born February 19, 1943 to George...

November 4, 2017

Dennis Kay Brelsford, son of Kenneth Wayne Brelsford and Goldie Mary Lansing Brelsford, was born at the Kings Daughters Hospital in Perry, Iowa April 20, 1945. Denny, as he was lovingly known, died at his home in rural Perry November 4, 2017 at the age of 72 years, 6 months and 24 days. Denny's service was held at 10:00...

November 4, 2017

Ruth Marie Frey, 87, of Winterset, died Saturday, November 4, 2017, at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 7, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present to receive friends from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. A funeral service will begin at 10:00 a.m.,...

November 2, 2017

William S. Holland, 88, of Lorimor, Iowa, died Thursday, November 2, 2017, at Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines, Iowa. Memorial graveside services will be held 12:30 PM Wednesday, November 22, at the Iowa Veteran’s Cemetery in Van Meter, Iowa. A celebration of his life will be held directly following the memorial service at the Van Meter American...

November 2, 2017

Sue Southwick, 60, of Prole, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017, at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, November 5, 2017, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present to receive friends during this time. A funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m., Monday,...

November 1, 2017

Pending

November 1, 2017

Bob Bittinger, 93, of Winterset, died Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Winterset Care Center North. A visitation will be held Thursday, November 9, 2017, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A memorial service will follow the visitation beginning at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be held at a later date in the Winterset Cemetery. Memorials...

October 31, 2017

October 31, 2017

Larry Phillip Evans, 68, died unexpectedly Tuesday, October 31, 2017. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 4th at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory. Larry was born on January 14, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Ross and Nadine (King) Evans and the cherished brother of Betty Jean Hyde. A quiet...

October 24, 2017

No services are planned.

October 24, 2017

Lawrence Lienemann, 90 of rural Adel, passed way October 24, 2017 at the VA Hospice in Des Moines. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Monday, October 30th at Trinity Lutheran Church near Van Meter with burial following at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter. Family will greet friends Monday from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m. at the church. Lawrence...

October 22, 2017

Les Bush, 76, of Winterset, died Sunday, October 22, 2017 at the Kavanagh Hospice House in Des Moines. A graveside service will be held at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter. Memorials may be directed to HCI Hospice and online condolences may be left at ochiltree.com. Leslie Dale Bush, son of...

October 16, 2017

October 14, 2017

Maxine Byrdena Johnson 94, passed away October 14 2017 at the Greene County Hospital Long Term Care, where she enjoyed the wonderful staff. Maxine was a longtime resident of Rippey. She was born on a family farm north west of Rippey in Greene County, Iowa to Ray Johnson and Mary Ellen Thompson Johnson September 9, 1923. Maxine graduated from...

October 14, 2017

Marianne (Easter) Fulton, 85, passed away on October 14, 2017 at Taylor House Hospice. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

October 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...

October 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...

October 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....

October 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....