OBITUARIES

June 2, 2017

Albert (Al) Lee Noble Jr. passed away Friday, June 2, 2017 surrounded by his loved ones at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, June 15 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home and Crematory in Urbandale. Al was born October 30, 1943 to Albert Sr. and Thelma Noble in Des Moines....

June 1, 2017

Mae Mock, 90, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 5 at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines, IA. Mae loved golfing, fishing, the outdoors, playing cards and most of all her family, especially her grandchildren. Mae is survived by her son, Gene (Michelle) Mock; grandchildren,...

June 1, 2017

Mark Dean Adkins, 60, of Ames, Iowa. Mark died on Thursday, June, 1, 2017 at the Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa.Mark Dean Adkins, oldest of five children born to Dean Elton Adkins and Janice Fern Lee Adkins, was born October 1, 1956 in Jefferson, Iowa, and died June 1, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa....

May 31, 2017

Roberta “Bert” Jean (Penn) Jacobe was born in Madison County, Iowa on December 4, 1932 to William H. and Darlene M. (Price) Penn. She entered Heaven’s gates on May 31, 2017. She was a loving mother and a well known grandmother figure to many throughout the community. Bert always found enjoyment in keeping busy and helping out others. She...

May 30, 2017

Curtis Reames, age 47, of Adel, passed away suddenly Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 6 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel with burial at Oakdale Cemetery. Friends may call after 2:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home where family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. with prayer service at 7:00...

May 29, 2017

Steve Whitehead of Perry, Iowa

Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2017 with the family receiving friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Murdock Funeral Home. Funeral services for Steve Whitehead, 77, of Perry, will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 2, 2017 at Christ Lutheran Church at Highway 141 and 169, Bouton, IA. Rev. Max Phillips will...

May 29, 2017

Arlene, 83, of Fillmore, California died May 29, 2017, at the Santa Paula Hospital in Santa Paula, California. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 17, in the Pleasant View Cemetery near Winterset. Memorials may be directed to the Madison County Historical Society (815 S. 2nd Ave. Winterset, Iowa 50273) or the Wounded Warrior Project...

May 27, 2017

Donald Leroy Cooper, 84, of Winterset, Iowa died Saturday, May 27, 2017, at West Bridge Care and Rehabilitation in Winterset after a brief illness. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Thursday, June 1, at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset. Burial will be in the Peru Cemetery at Peru, Iowa. Mr. Cooper was born on December 20, 1932, in Winterset,...

May 27, 2017

Barbara Ann Butts was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on December 29, 1942 to Emma Hill Butts and Emmett Truman Butts, Sr. She departed this life on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at the age of seventy four years and five months. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and two sisters. Barbara was educated in the...

May 25, 2017

May 24, 2017

Ruth Gibson of Winterset, received her eternal graduation on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. She lived 102 ½ years on this earth. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, May 29, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with family present to receive friends during this time. A funeral...

May 24, 2017

Evelyn Marie Avitt, 90, passed into God’s loving arms at Trinity Center in Des Moines, on Wednesday, May 24th at 3:30 a.m. A Celebration of Life will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 27 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel with burial at Oakdale Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. before services. Evelyn was born in...

May 23, 2017

Alan Hawbaker, 69, of Grimes passed away on May 23, 2017. A memorial gathering will be held on Friday, May 26, 2017 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory. In Lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Animal Rescue League. Alan was born on December 12, 1947 in Des Moines to...

May 22, 2017

After several years of fighting liver failure; at the age of 56 we say goodbye to Valerie Ann Nutt. Mother of 5 girls passed away on 05-22-2017 with her hands held, and love in her heart.

May 22, 2017

Joann Charlotte Kirkhart, 92, of Winterset, Iowa, passed away in her sleep May 22, 2017, at the Winterset Care Center South. There was a private family viewing before cremation on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Ochiltree Funeral Service. A family gathering for interment at the Lorimor Cemetery will be at a later date. Joann was born January 24, 1925,...

May 21, 2017

Daniel Givant, 87, of Winterset, died Sunday, May 21, 2017 at the VA Medical Center in Des Moines. Graveside services were held Monday, May 22, at the Jewish Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines with military honors provided by the Veterans of Wars Post 8142 and American Legion Post 184 both of Winterset. Memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association and online...

May 20, 2017

LARRY BLAKER, 81, of Perry, IA

Larry Grant Blaker was born July 11, 1935 the son of John Grant and Cora Marie (Wessel) Blaker of Sand Springs, Iowa. He graduated from Teacher’s College High School in Cedar Falls, IA with the class of 1954. Larry attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, IA on a football scholarship and returned to...

May 20, 2017

Patricia Blaker, 78, of Perry, Iowa

Patricia Ann Smith was born May 1, 1939 in Ames, Iowa, the daughter of Walter and Beverly (Wertz) Smith. She graduated from Ames High School in the class of 1957 and attended, what is now known as, UNI, where she met the love of her life. She married Larry Grant Blaker on December 21,...

May 20, 2017

Scott Vowell of St. Charles, died Saturday, May 20, 2017, at the Winterset Care Center South. He was 50 years old. Scott Howard Vowell was born in Des Moines on January 7, 1967 the son of George Vowell and Mary Lou Jackson. A Graveside Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 24, 2017 at...

May 18, 2017