OBITUARIES

September 18, 2017

September 18, 2017

Ruby Patterson, 78, of Winterset, died Monday, September 18, 2017, at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 12 noon to 2 p.m., Thursday, September 21, 2017, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where a funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. Burial will immediatley follow in the Winterset Cemetery. Memorials may be...

September 16, 2017

Mike Berch, of Winterset passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 21 at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset with burial at Peru Cemetery. Friends may call after 3:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home where family will greet friends from 5:00 till 7:00 p.m. Mike...

September 14, 2017

Jim Cochran, 82 of rural Adel, passed peacefully at home on Sept. 14, 2017. He was ready to meet his Lord, giving his heart to Jesus at an early age and faithfully following Him all his life. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 18 at New Hope Evangelical Free Church near Adel with burial at Oakdale Cemetery....

September 14, 2017

Clarence Bruder passed away September 14, 2017 at the V.A. hospice in Des Moines. A Mass and memorial service will be held at St. Pius X in Urbandale, Iowa, 11 a.m., October 27, 2017; visitation will begin one hour before service with interment at Iowa Veterans Cemetery. Clarence was born September 13, 1925 at the family farm in Todd...

September 14, 2017

Services are pending.

September 14, 2017

No services are planned.

September 13, 2017

Doug “Pokey” Jones, 49, of Winterset, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset; family will be present to receive friends during this time. Funeral services will be held at 11:00...

September 10, 2017

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Lorraine Sherman Jata, 60, of Perry. Mrs. Jata died September 10, 2017 at the Dallas County Hospital, Perry, Iowa. Lorraine is the wife of Augusto Jata. Services are pending at this time.

September 10, 2017

Robert Dale Brown passed away on September 10, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 7:00 pm Thursday September 14 at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset. Friends may call after 2:00 pm where family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. He was born on May 6, 1945 in Sargent, NE to Edna...

September 8, 2017

Luana M. McAllister, 84, of Van Meter, died Friday, September 8, 2017 at HCI Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m Saturday, September 16 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1195 Prairieview Ave., Van Meter with burial at the Union Chapel Cemetery , 2761 105th St., Van Meter. Family will greet friends at the church from 10:00...

September 7, 2017

Norma Conrad, 84, of Earlham, died Thursday, September 7, 2017, at her home. A visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, September 10, at the Earlham Friends Church. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 11, at the Earlham Friends Church with burial to follow in the Earlham Cemetery. Memorials may...

September 5, 2017

Doris was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 10, 1930. She entered Heaven’s gates on September 5, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Adel United Methodist Church 115 South 10th Street, Adel. Friends may call after 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 8 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel where family will greet friends...

September 4, 2017

Lowell Bence, 85, of Winterset, died Monday, September 4, 2017, at the Taylor House in Des Moines. A visitation with family present will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 14, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 15, at the Calvary Cemetery near Churchville. Memorials may...

September 4, 2017

Shirley P. Andrews, 79, of Des Moines passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM on September 19, 2017 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Grimes, followed with a social time with family and friends. Burial will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery, Melbourne, IA. Shirley was born in Dallas Center, on the...

September 4, 2017

Forrest McCuen, 83, of Winterset died Monday, September 4, 2017, at the Madison County Health Care System in Winterset. As per his wishes, his body has been donated to the Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and there will be no services. Memorials in his name may be directed to the family for a later designation and online...

September 2, 2017

Anne Katherine Bisignano, 94, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2017 at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, IA. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 5 at Our Lady of Peace Chapel, Bishop Drumm Care Center in Johnston. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow the Mass at...

September 2, 2017

Lee Owen Vohs, son of Gary Lee Vohs and Kimberly Kay Swaink was born October 09, 1984 and passed away on September 2, 2017 in Council Bluffs, Iowa at the young age of 32. Lee lived most of his life in the Silver City, Iowa community where he was a member of the Silver City Baptist Church and the...

September 2, 2017

Brenda Kneuper, 67, of Lorimor died Saturday, September 2, 2017, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 5, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with family present to receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will begin 10:30 a.m, Wednesday, September 6, at Ochiltrees, with...

September 1, 2017

John P. Collins was born on August 8, 1924, the eighth of fourteen children born to John F. and Margaret Collins of Winner, South Dakota. He graduated from Winner High School in 1942 and joined the U.S. Navy the following year. He served on a submarine tender as a torpedo man in the South Pacific until his discharge in...