OBITUARIES

February 11, 2018

Tom Vance, 85, of Winterset, died Sunday, February 11, 2018, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, February 16, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with his family present to receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 17, at the...

February 9, 2018

James “Jim” Preston Wiley, 73, of Van Meter, passed away on February 9, 2018. A visitation will be held February 14, 2018 from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM with a funeral service beginning at 12:30 PM all at McCalley Funeral home in Adel. Burial to take place at High Pointe Cemetery in rural Garden Grove. Jim was born March 7, 1944...

February 8, 2018

John F. Allen, 80, of Overland Park, KS, died Thursday, February 8, 2018, his home in Overland Park, Kansas. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 AM Saturday, February 17, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winterset, Iowa with Fr. Dan Kirby officiating. The body has been cremated with the cremains being buried at North McDonald Cemetery in...

February 7, 2018

Memorial contributions may be made to: Cents for Sudan Sudanese Water Project The Chol Family

February 6, 2018

Billy Algreen, 87, of Winterset died Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at Kavanagh on 56th in Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m., Thursday, February 8, at Ochiltree Funeral Service where family will be present to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 9,...

February 5, 2018

Fred Phillips, 75 of Earlham, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at Legacy Pointe in Waukee. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 9, 2018 at Faith Lutheran Church in Adel with burial at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter. Family will greet friends Thursday, February 8th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at McCalley Funeral Home in...

February 4, 2018

Dulcie Taylor,93, Perry formerly Woodward, IA

Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Murdock Funeral Home. Burial will be in Violet Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018 with the family receiving friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Murdock Funeral Home. Dulcie passed away Sunday at the Perry Lutheran...

February 4, 2018

Shirley Wildin, 90, of Winterset passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018, in Sun City, Arizona. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 26, at the Patterson United Methodist Church in Patterson. Burial will follow in the Montpelier Cemetery near Patterson. Memorials may be directed to the Patterson United Methodist Church and online condolences can be...

February 4, 2018

Dixie K. Donham, 69, of Granger, Iowa, formerly of Winterset, died Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Granger Nursing & Rehab Center in Granger. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Thursday, February 8, 2018, at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset with Rev. Dr. John Shaull officiating. Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery at Winterset. Dixie was born on...

February 3, 2018

Bernard E. Wight (“Barney”) was born on September 26, 1922, to Harry M. Wight and Gladys M. (Simpson) Wight in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa, the oldest of 4 children. He died on February 3, 2018 following a short illness under the care of HCI Care Services at QHC Winterset North Care Center at the age of 95. Barney...

February 2, 2018

Dennis Hochstetler, 66, of Dallas Center died on Friday, February 2, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 6, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present to receive friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will...

February 1, 2018

Virginia “Ginger” Gard, 47 of Adel, passed way unexpectedly Thursday, February 1, 2018. A private family memorial service is being held. Ginger was born February 12, 1970 in Des Moines to Joseph and Judy Brittain. She graduated from Adel-De Soto High School and received a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Phoenix. She worked in the Insurance industry. Ginger...

January 29, 2018

Lynette Ann Donner, daughter of Orval Daniel Friedrich (deceased) and Arlene June Friedrich (Grimm) was born June 24, 1959 in Fergus Falls, MN. . She married Daniel Donner on August 2, 1980. The wake will be at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home on Friday Feb 2nd from 4:00 to 7:00 with vigil at 7:00 pm. The funeral will be at...

January 29, 2018

Dwight James Eckstein, 60, of Peru, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. A celebration of life will be held Sunday, February 11, 2018, from 1 to 4 PM at the Cobblestone Inn and Suites (1304 N. 4th Ave., Winterset, Iowa). Dwight was born to James and Darlene (Osborn) Eckstein on March 25,...

January 27, 2018

No services are planned.

January 27, 2018

Gladys Marie Read of Perry, widow of Cliff, died on her 87th birthday, Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 1:00 p. m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Perry of which she was a long time member. Visitation will be after 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January...

January 26, 2018

Gail Leeper, 91, of Winterset died Friday, January 26, 2018, at his home. A visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, January 30, at Ochiltree Funeral Service where family will be present to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 31, at the First United...

January 26, 2018

Robert "Bob" Francis Dowson, 97, passed away on January 26, 2018. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary of Nazareth Catholic Church on January 30, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the mass and burial will follow the service at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines. Bob was born May...

January 25, 2018

Jerry Roberts, 78, of Adel, beloved husband and best friend to Donna Roberts for 53 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for and loved, on January 25, 2018. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at the First Christian Church in Adel. Inurnment will follow at the Oakdale Cemetery in...

January 25, 2018

Steve Cline, 72, of Winterset died January 25, 2018, at his home. A memorial gathering will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 4, 2018, at the Cobblestone Inn & Suites 1304 N. 4th Avenue in Winterset where his family will greet friends during this time. A private burial will be held in the Winterset Cemetery....