OBITUARIES

October 11, 2017

Mardell DeVee Smith Hane, daughter of C. Raymond and Maybelle A. Ritter Smith, was born in Jefferson, Iowa on June 18, 1935 and departed from this life October 11, 2017 in Urbandale, Iowa at the age of 82 years, 3 months, 23 days funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 16, 2017, Hastings Funeral Home, Perry, Iowa....

October 11, 2017

Mark “Papa Johnson” Johnson, 57, passed away at his home in West Des Moines on October 11, 2017. A visitation will be held on Friday, October 13, 2017 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in West Des Moines, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St....

October 10, 2017

Darrell DePue, 87 of Nixa, MO, formerly of Adel, passed away Tuesday, October 10 with family by his side. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 16 at Panther Creek Church of the Brethren near Adel with burial at Church of the Brethren Cemetery at Panther Creek. Family will greet friends for one hour prior to services. Darrell...

October 9, 2017

Norma J. Hornsby, 81, Minburn, IA

Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 13, 2017 at Murdock Funeral Home in Perry, IA. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time on Friday, also at Murdock’s. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Memorials in Norma’s name will be directed to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Minburn...

October 8, 2017

Phillip Bussanmas of Winterset, died Sunday, October 8, 2017, at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. He was 88. A visitation with family present to receive friends will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 11, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with a Prayer Service to follow beginning at 8:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian...

October 7, 2017

Lynn “Bird” Bertelsen, 58, of Johnston passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at home with his family by his side. A memorial gathering will be held from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A memorial service will be at 4:00PM on Saturday, October 14, 2017...

October 7, 2017

Brian Craig Haines of Truro died Saturday, October 7, 2017, at his home. He was 66 years old. A visitation will be held from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 10, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present to receive friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. A Prayer Service will immediately follow the visitation on...

October 6, 2017

Barbara G. Jeglum, 95, of Urbandale passed away peacefully on Friday October 6, 2017 at Bickford Cottage in Urbandale. A Mass of Christian burial we be held at 10:00a.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Urbandale. A graveside service will follow the mass at 12:30 p.m. at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel....

October 3, 2017

Gregory E. “Greg” Leslie,58, of Country Club, Mo formerly of Perry, IA

Gregory E. “Greg” Leslie, 58, Country Club, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017, from late stage pancreatic cancer diagnosed in early July 2017, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born February 4, 1959 to Phillip E. and K. Mardine (Denger) Leslie at Dallas...

October 3, 2017

Stan Lynch, 64, of Johnston passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, October 6, 2017 at St. Pius...

October 3, 2017

Gary Dean Anschutz, son of Donald Richard Anschutz and Edith Marie Pentico Anschutz, was born August 31, 1940 on his parents' farm in rural Rippey. Gary died October 3, 2017 at the Greene County Medical Center after an eleven year, courageous battle with Parkinson Disease. He was 77 years old. Gary's family eventually moved into Rippey where he attended...

October 2, 2017

Elmer ‘Buck’ E. Miller, 90, of Winterset, died Monday, October 2, 2017, at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 3, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present to receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at...

October 2, 2017

Dorothy Marberry, 93, passed away Monday, October 2, 2017 with her husband by her side. Dorothy was born on August 20, 1924 on her family’s farm located near Bethany, Illinois. She was the youngest of seven children born to Frank and Iva Dean (Perkins) Stewart. She was a graduate of Bethany High School and the Business College located in...

October 1, 2017

Alice Louise (Davis) Campbell was born August 4, 1917 to W.W. and Merna (Sullivan) Davis on the Davis’ farm located in Adair County, Iowa. She attended elementary school at Hazel Dell, which was a one room school northeast of the farm. Alice then went on to graduate from Lenox High School in 1935. In order for her to get...

October 1, 2017

Shirley Ann Osmer Jaques was born to Willie and Girley Downing Osmer on January 11, 1941 in Kennett, Missouri, and died October 1 2017 at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City at the age of 76 years 8 months and 20 days. The youngest of five children, she passed her formative years there in the boot heel of...

October 1, 2017

Gordy Emmons, 80, of Urbandale, IA, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 1, 2017, after a hard battle against lung cancer. He was born August 2, 1937 in Wyoming, MI to Russell and Olive Emmons. Gordy, a retiree from Waste Management, spent his last 14 years driving school bus for Waukee School district. His passion was driving the softball and...

October 1, 2017

Miriam Swanson, 95, of Adel, died Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Adel Acres Nursing Home Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, October 4, at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel. Burial will be in the Paton Township Cemetery at Paton, Iowa. Family will greet friends Wednesday before the service from 9:30 to 11 AM at McCalley Funeral Home....

September 30, 2017

Lorraine Marie Straight, of Adel, Iowa died Saturday, September 30, 2017 in her own home surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10.00AM Thursday, October 5, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Adel. Family will greet friends Wednesday from 4 to 7 PM at McCalley Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Oakdale Cemetery in...

September 28, 2017

Jesse Rynearson, 88, of Lorimor, Iowa, died Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, October 2, 2017, at New Bridge Church in Winterset with Rev. Dr. John Shaull officiating. Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery. Jesse was born on September 26, 1929 to Leon...

September 27, 2017

Daniel E. Stebbins, 69, of Perry, Iowa

Mass of the Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Perry. Burial will be in Violet Hill Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 at Murdock Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 5-7 p.m. followed by...