OBITUARIES

January 10, 2018

Greg Nims, 60, of Des Moines passed away on January 10, 2018 due to complications of pneumonia. Greg was born on April 18, 1957 to Dean and Marcy Nims in Des Moines. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1975. Greg loved fishing, camping, nature, and was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs. He was talented in many...

January 9, 2018

Helen, 88, died January 9, 2018 at Granger Manor. After high school, Helen was married to her love Marion Charles Seibert on June 27, 1947 in Perry. They were proud parents of five children: Martin, Marilyn, Marian, Marie and Martha. She worked for Pamida as a clerk and Hi-Line International Farm of Dallas Center. Helen had a fondness for...

January 8, 2018

Venetta Jane Teas, 79 of Adel, formerly of Linden, passed away January 8, 2018. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 13, 2018 at New Hope Evangelical Free Church near Adel, with visitation from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Inurnment will be at a later date at West Linn Cemetery near Linden. Family will greet friends Friday, January...

January 7, 2018

Elmer Holdorf Norgart, son of Holdorf Norgart and Luella (LittleJohn) Norgart, was born June 12, 1918 in Glaston, North Dakota and died January 7, 2018 at the Dallas County Hospital, Perry, Iowa. He was 99 years old. A service for Elmer was 2:00 p.m. Friday January 12, 2018 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Chaplain Kevin Vryhof officiated. Burial...

January 6, 2018

Barbara Jean Glenn Gregg, 80 of Adel, passed away January 6, 2018 quietly at Adel Acres, which she called home for ten years. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel with burial at West Linn Cemetery near Linden. Family will greet friends Wednesday at the funeral home from 12:00 p.m....

January 6, 2018

Thomas Eugene Dahl, son of Theodore Madsen Dahl and Ruth Collins Ibach Dahl, was born on his parents' farm east of Coon Rapids November 1, 1937. Tom died January 6, 2018 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines at the age of 80. years 2 months, 5 days, Tom's funeral was held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January...

January 5, 2018

David Paul DeVries 61, passed away Friday, January 5th, 2018 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Dave was born October 5th, 1956 in East St. Louis, IL to Donald and Shirley (Borcherding) DeVries. He graduated from Hampton High School and North Iowa Community College in Mason City with a degree in Electrical Drafting. He married Jerri Marie Kutchen...

January 4, 2018

Clifford Fenn, 76, formerly of De Soto, passed away January 4, 2018 at the Lutheran Home in Perry. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel where family will greet friends from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Following the visitation a time of sharing will begin at 6:00 pm. Inurnment will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday,...

January 3, 2018

Michael Dean Clayton, age 52 of Waukee, passed away suddenly January 3rd at his home. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 20th at the Dexter United Methodist Church. Family will greet friends from 9:30 until 11:00 a.m. Burial services will be at a later date. Michael was born in the Adair County hospital on...

January 3, 2018

Wilfred Eugene Lansman, son of Christen Lansman Jr. and Barbara Susan Gaskill Lansman, was born on November 17, 1928, in Omaha, Nebraska and died January 3, 2018, at the Long Term Care Center in Jefferson, Iowa, at the age of 89 years, 1 month, and 17 days. Wilfred's funeral was 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 11, 2018, at the United...

January 3, 2018

A full obituary will be published soon.

January 1, 2018

Shari Kilmer,71, of Lake Panorama

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 8, 2018 at Faith Bible Church in Panora, Iowa. Burial will be in Dallas Township Cemetery near Dawson. Visitation will begin at 3:00 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Murdock Funeral Home in Perry. Shari passed away...

December 30, 2017

Hazel L. Schuhardt, 79, of Perry, Iowa

A visitation will be held on Monday, January 8, 2018 with the family receiving friends 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.at Murdock Funeral Home for Hazel Schuhardt.. A prayer service will be held following the visitation at 7:00 p.m. Hazel passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center at the age of 79....

December 30, 2017

Jack Balcombe, 73, of Lorimor, died Saturday, December 30, 2017, at his home. A memorial gathering with family present to receive friends will be held from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to Drake University’s Preforming Arts...

December 28, 2017

Mary Gruber Raffensperger, 87, of Cedar Falls and formerly of West Des Moines, died Thursday, Dec. 28, of complications of Alzheimer's disease at Martin Center-Western Home Communities, Cedar Falls. She was born Mary Ellen Gruber on Jan. 21, 1930, in Marion, Ohio, daughter of Raymond and Iva Gruber. She graduated from Harding High School in Marion in 1948, and...

December 27, 2017

Linda Johnson, 65, of Bagley, IA formerly of Perry

Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Murdock Funeral Home. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery near Guthrie Center, IA. Pallbearers are Matt Murray, Tim Odin, Jeremiah Ellett, Joshua Walker, Dallas Walker and Paul Booth. Honorary Pallbearers are Harry Ellett III, Andy Walker, Anthony Walker, Adam Walker...

December 27, 2017

Steph Utsler Carter, 48, of Winterset, died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 27, 2017, while on vacation in Mexico with her family. A visitation will be held 1:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2018, at the Jackson Building, 1146 W. Summit Street in Winterset, where her family will be present to receive friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. A funeral...

December 27, 2017

Paul Crawford, 77, of Dexter, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017, in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at Ochiltree Funeral Service with a funeral service to follow beginning at 10:30 a.m. that Tuesday. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to...

December 26, 2017

Don Stephen Carlson, 69, of Urbandale passed away on December 26, 2017 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 30 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. Visitation will be one hour before the service. He will be laid to rest at Glendale Cemetery next to his beloved wife Stella, who...

December 24, 2017

Bernice Rose Edinger Bernice was born on March 25, 1925 in Bremen, North Dakota to Robert Edinger and Pauline Huber Edinger. She is survived by sister, Selma Edinger, of Winterset, IA and brother, Kenneth (Mavis) Edinger, of Harvey, North Dakota; sister-in-law, Elaine Edinger, of Grandview, Missouri, and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents; sisters, Leona Ferris,...