OBITUARIES
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Arthur Samuel Brown
July 6, 2017
Arthur Samuel Brown, 98, of Patterson, Iowa, died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at West Bridge Care & Rehabilitation in Winterset, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, July 10, at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset, Iowa with Pastor Mike Albert officiating. Burial will be in the Union Chapel Cemetery at Madison County, Iowa. Art Brown, the youngest...
Lawrence Lehnhoff
July 6, 2017
Lawrence Melvin Lehnhoff, son of Melvin and Elizabeth Lehnhoff, was born May 3, 1947 in Worthington, Minnesota and died July 6, 2017 at the VA Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, after a courageous battle with prostate cancer. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 19. Lawrence served on the U.S.S. Robison during the Vietnam War and...
Kathryn Kelly
July 4, 2017
Kathryn (Kay) E. Kelly, 65,, of Mesa, AZ, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Kay was born February 20, 1952 in Davenport, IA to Richard and Dorothy (Christensen) Kelly. She graduated from Davenport West High School and received her BS from UNI in Cedar Falls, IA. Kay taught in Australia, Shelby, and Southeast Warren Schools in Iowa She was...
Chad Campbell
July 3, 2017
Chad Duncan Campbell, 46, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 at his home in Urbandale, Iowa. Chad was born April 16, 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a successful high school wrestler, talented vocalist and an Air Force Veteran who enjoyed summer vacations in Daytona Beach. Chad lived the last seventeen years of his life in Des Moines, Iowa...
Richard O'Hara
July 3, 2017
Richard Anthony O’Hara, 24, of West Des Moines passed away on Monday, July 3, 2017. He was born on November 12, 1992 in St. Louis, Missouri, the first child and only son of Richard B. O’Hara and Lynda (nee Raebel) O’Hara. Richard was a 2011 graduate of Valley High School in West Des Moines and was most recently employed...
Jean Alean Pryor
July 1, 2017
Jean Allene Pryor was born August 9, 1919 in Panora, Guthrie Co., Iowa. She was the daughter of Charles Pryor and Hazel Linna Morris Pryor. Jean completed her school years in Panora and graduated in 1937. Jean later moved to Dawson and was a resident there for many, many years. Jean enjoyed crocheting, mushroom hunting, and fishing. She was...
Ron Hubbard
June 30, 2017
Ron Hubbard, 60, of Winterset died unexpectedly Friday, June 30, 2017, at his home. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 27 at Ochiltree Funeral Service with family present to receive friends during this time. A graveside service will begin at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 28, at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter....
Loren Parker
June 30, 2017
Loren Parker, 82, of Panama City Beach, Florida passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 at Superior Care Facility in Panama City Beach, Florida. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, July 9, 2017, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A funeral service will be held immediately following the visitation, beginning at 4:00 p.m. Burial...
Glenda Irene Hilken
June 28, 2017
Glenda was born in Kentfield, CA on February 8th, 1944 to Glen and Bernice Grage. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla, IA. She graduated from Manilla School in 1962. She went on to become an x-ray technician at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. On July 5th, 1964, Glenda married Ray Hilken. Glenda and Ray...
Dora Lou Guion
June 28, 2017
Dora Lou Guion, 87, of Winterset, died Wednesday from an apparent stroke, June 28, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, July 2, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with family present to receive friends during this time. A memorial service will begin at 11:00 a.m., Monday,...
Donald Choate
June 26, 2017
Donald Ray Choate, "Donnie" was born May 13, 1970 in Perry, Iowa to James Orrin and Donna Jean Payton Choate. Donald received his education at the Jamaica, Jefferson, and Grand Junction school districts. He was a tire manufacturer at Firestone in Des Moines for several years and worked in construction in recent years. Donnie was known for being a...
Alice Louise Turpin
June 23, 2017
Alice Louise Turpin, 94 of Urbandale passed away on Friday, June 23, 2017. Alice was born on December 12, 1922 in Skidmore, Mo to Verne and Lucille Smith. She was married to Carl A. Turpin for 55 years. She is survived by her daughter, Sandi Sanderson of Urbandale, IA; siblings, Richard Smith of Maryville, Mo, Margaret Marvin of Clive,...
Jerry Mcfarland
June 23, 2017
Jerry McFarland, 67, of Winterset, died Friday, June 23, 2017, at the Madison County Hospital in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 30, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with family present to receive friends during this time. A funeral service will begin 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 1, at Ochiltree’s with burial...
Clifford Rynearson
June 23, 2017
Clifford Rynearson, 75, of Lorimor, Iowa, died Friday, June 23, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Graveside services and burial will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, June 29, 2017, at Barney Cemetery in Madison County, Iowa with Pastor Dwayne Henrichs officiating. Clifford was born on February 25, 1942, at Madison County, Iowa to L.J. and Anna...
Dorothy Ory
June 23, 2017
Dorothy Ory, 95, of Earlham, died Friday, June 23, 2017, at Westbridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 27, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with family present to receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will begin 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 28, at Ochiltree’s...
Peter Williams
June 22, 2017
Peter Dee Williams, 71, died Wednesday, June 22, 2017, at the Kavanagh Hospice House in Des Moines, Iowa, after living with brain cancer for six months. Those he loved most dearly were with him to support his passing. Pete was born September 9, 1945, in Vinton, Iowa, to Frank Carroll and Ida Clara Katherine (Yost) Williams of Dysart. He...
Evelyn Coffman
June 19, 2017
Evelyn Coffman, 87, of Winterset, Iowa, died Monday, June 19, 2017, at West Bridge Care & Rehabilitation in Winterset. Private Memorial Graveside services will be held at a later date with interment in the Winterset Cemetery. Evelyn was born on October 11, 1929, at Madison County, Iowa to Paul and Irma (Rehard) Kile. She was a Winterset High School...
Jim Anderson
June 16, 2017
Jim Anderson, 77, of Martensdale, died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, June 16, 2017. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 19, at the St. Patrick’s Irish Settlement Church in Cumming, where a Vigil Service will begin at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 20,...
Irene Chapman
June 16, 2017
Irene Chapman, 95, of Adel, Iowa, died Friday, June 16, 2017 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, Iowa. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, June 20, at the United Methodist Church in Adel with Pastor John Augspurger officiating. Her body has been cremated with the cremains being interred in the Oakdale Cemetery at Adel. Irene was...
Gaylene Stephens
June 15, 2017
Gaylene Stephens, 84, of Winterset, died Thursday, June 15, 2017, at the Regency Care Center in Norwalk. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 19, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with family present to receive friends during this time. A funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 20, at the funeral...


