OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Lane Alan Smith
Sep 14, 2015
Lane Alan Smith, the infant son of Morgan McVay and Cole Smith, was born and died Monday, September 14, 2015 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. A gathering in honor of Lane will be held Saturday, September 19 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset; where his family will be present during these times to...
Fletcher F. Jennings - Van Meter
Sep 13, 2015
Fletcher F. Jennings, 90, of Van Meter, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015. Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, September 18, 2015 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel. Burial with Navy Honors will follow at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter. Family will greet friends from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. before services. Fletcher was born on March...
Lowell E. Dawes - Adel
Sep 12, 2015
Lowell E. Dawes, 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 12, 2015, with family by his side. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, September 16th at Panther Creek Church of the Brethren in rural Adel, with burial at Oakdale Cemetery in Adel. Friends may call after 2:00 PM Tuesday, September 15th at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel, where...
Jessie Wilkerson
Sep 11, 2015
On Sept. 11, 2015, Jessie D Wilkerson was called home to be with her Lord and Savior. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA. Jessie was born March 27, 1934 to Frances (Ponchie) and Salvador Gonzales. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald L. Wilkerson, Sr., and son, Maury D....
Berniece Schultze - Adel
Sep 9, 2015
Berniece Schultze, 94, of Adel, Iowa, passed away on September 9, 2015 at Arbor Springs in West Des Moines. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Saturday, September 12, 2015 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel, with burial following at Oakdale Cemetery in Adel. Family will greet friends Saturday from 11:00 AM until service time. Berniece was born March 24,...
Jeffry Lance Johnson
Sep 9, 2015
Dr. Jeffry (Doc) L. Johnson, 70, entered into eternal peace on September 9, 2015, from brain cancer at Kavanagh House in Des Moines, Iowa. Jeff was born on April 22, 1945 in San Diego, California, son of the late Dr. Joseph and Darlene (Darby) Johnson. He spent his childhood in Beaverdale before moving to Waukee with his family in...
Robert Guion
Sep 8, 2015
Robert Guion, 89, of Winterset, died Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at his home. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 10 at Ochiltree Funeral Service, where his family will be present to receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 11 at Ochiltree’s. Burial with...
Walter William Roelfs
Sep 8, 2015
Walter W. Roelfs, 93, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. A memorial service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 12 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Inunrment will be in the Carnarvon Cemetery, Carnarvon, Iowa. Walter served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He...
Charles Henry Balentine
Sep 8, 2015
Charles Henry Balentine Jr., 47, died of stroke complications on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 around 7 a.m. in Mercy Hospital located in Des Moines, Iowa. Charles is survived by his two daughters Jayde, who is attending college in Maryville, Missouri; Chelsi, who is attending college in Omaha, Nebraska, their mother, Lorri of Omaha, Nebraska; his brother Norman, wife Andrenna,...
David Sass
Sep 8, 2015
David Charles Sass, 63, of Urbandale, IA, passed away Tuesday, September 8th 2015 after a short, sudden battle with cancer. A memorial gathering inviting family and friends to celebrate David's life will be held from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Saturday, September 12th 2015 at Caldwell Parish Funeral Home located at 8201 Hickman Road, Urbandale, Iowa. David was...
Maxine Bek Bruett - Winterset
Sep 7, 2015
Maxine Bek Bruett died Monday, September 7 at the Winterset Care Center South. Funeral Services will be 10:30 AM Friday, September 11 at the First United Presbyterian Church in Winterset with burial at the Winterset Cemetery. Friends may call after 2:00 PM Thursday at McCalley Collins Funeral Home in Winterset where family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00...
Elizabeth White
Sep 6, 2015
Elizabeth White, 77, of Des Moines passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015. Services are pending at this time.
Jerry Larsen
Sep 6, 2015
Dr. Jerry Larsen, 84, of Winterset, died Sunday, September 6, 2015 at the Kavanagh House in Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at Ochiltree Funeral Service, where his family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 10, 2015...
Carolyn B Atkins
Sep 6, 2015
Celebration of Life Service for Carolyn B. Atkins was held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Pastor Tim Johnson of the First Christian Church in Perry provided words of comfort. Honorary bearers were Carolyn's grandchildren: Garrett Atkins, Connor Atkins, Brianna Atkins, Kane Atkins, Adam Atkins, Ariel Walker, Dakota Hoffman, Cheyenne Hoffman, Austin Carpenter...
Lois Lambert Olson - Waukee
Sep 5, 2015
Lois Lambert Olson, 67, died Saturday, September 5, 2015 in Iowa City. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, September 8 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel with burial at Oakdale Cemetery. Family will greet friends for one hour prior to services. Lois was born January 16, 1948 in De Soto, Iowa. She graduated from Adel High School in...
Martha Grace Grove
Sep 5, 2015
Martha Grace Grove passed away at Mercy Hospice in Johnston on September 5, 2015. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 10 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 9 at the funeral home. Burial will follow services at the Glendale Cemetery. She was the youngest daughter of...
Joyce Ann Hjort
Sep 4, 2015
Joyce Hjort, 74, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 due to complications from HLH, an auto-immune syndrome. Joyce was born January 20, 1941 to Norbert and Vera (Grove) Schnittgen of Plentywood, Montana. She graduated from Plentywood High School, attended a teachers college, and taught elementary school. On December 23, 1962, she married Douglas Hjort in Medicine Lake, Montana....
Lau Thi Kiem Vo
Sep 4, 2015
Lau Thi Kiem Vo, 44, of Des Moines passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015. A visitation will be on Saturday, September 5, 2015 from 5:00-7:00 PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the funeral home.
Jean Volineer
Sep 3, 2015
Jean Volineer, 59, of Des Moines passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015. No services are planned at this time.
Loren J. Zoet - Adel
Sep 3, 2015
Loren Zoet passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 3, 2015. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Monday, September 7, 2015 at Faith Lutheran Church in Adel. Burial will be 3:00 pm Monday at Newell Cemetery in Newell. Friends may call after Noon Sunday, September 6 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel, where family will greet friends from...