OBITUARIES

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Mar 12, 2017

Floyd Duane Dunlop, son of Donald Archibald Dunlop and Mamie Rose Schuttler Dunlop, was born September 22, 1920 in Hardin Township, Greene County, Iowa on his parents' farm. He died Sunday, March 12, 2017 at the Greene County Medical Center Long Term Care at the age 96 years 5 months, 20 days. Floyd's funeral services were held at11:00 a.m....

Mar 10, 2017

Rosemarie Van Dyck’s spirit was released on March 10, 2017 and is now reveling in the reunion with her loving parents and siblings, family, friends from all walks of life, and her beloved pets of all breeds. Born in Des Moines, Iowa on October 9, 1930 to Eugene and Katherine Van Dyck, Rosemarie attended St. Joseph’s Academy and then...

Mar 8, 2017

Nancy A. Farlow, 70, of Winterset, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Kavanagh House at 56th in Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 10, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where a Prayer Service will begin at 5:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, March...

Mar 7, 2017

Corrine Mary (Barbieri) Cole, 92 of Des Moines passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. A visitation will be held on Friday, March 10, 2017 from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM with a rosary service starting at 7:00 PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A Mass of Christian Burial will be...

Mar 7, 2017

Margaret Bittenger, 81, of Winterset, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 17, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. Burial for both Donald and Margaret Bittenger will follow in the Winterset Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Oak Grove Church or...

Mar 6, 2017

Sheila Rae Keenan, 45, of Des Moines, Iowa passed away on Monday, the 6th of March from multiple injuries sustained from an attack. Sheila was born September 9, 1971 in Greenfield, Iowa and lived in Des Moines much of her life. She was unemployed and was stay at home mother. She was born to Frances Ellen Keenan and John...

Mar 6, 2017

Sheri Capps, 67, of Earlham, died Monday, March 6, 2017 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 11, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present at these times. A private family burial will be held at a later date in the Iowa Veterans...

Mar 5, 2017

Former star athlete at Missouri Valley High, Glen ‘Bus’ Steward passed away on March 5th at his home in Windsor Heights, Iowa. Steward, 88, was born on February 21, 1929 in Onawa. Bus graduated from MVHS in 1948 with 13 varsity letters. His senior year he was second team All-State quarterback and earned All-Southwest Iowa in football and basketball....

Mar 4, 2017

Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Greenwood, 88, of Winterset died Saturday, March 4, 2017. A visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m., Monday, March 6, at Ochiltree Funeral Service where the family will be present to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 7, at Ochiltree’s with burial to follow...

Mar 3, 2017

Mar 3, 2017

Sylvia Ann Burke, 71, of Urbandale passed away on March 3, 2017. A visitation will be held from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 with a Rosary at 7:00 PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, March 8, 2017...

Mar 2, 2017

Mar 2, 2017

Lenore Lorraine Langlois, 75, died on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Deerfield Retirement Community in Urbandale. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 7 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Urbandale. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Monday, March 6 with a vigil service at 7 p.m., at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home &...