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Opal Olson
Jan 25, 2015
A service for Opal Irene Olson was held 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 30, 2015 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service. Pastor Steve Ransom of the United Methodist Church in Grand Junction, Iowa provided words of comfort. Marjorie Vannatta was the musician. Hymns selected were The Old Rugged Cross and Amazing...
Lloyd Elmer "Doc" Walker
Jan 25, 2015
Lloyd Elmer Doc Walker II, 92, passed away on Sunday, January 25th, at the Urbandale Care Center in Urbandale, Iowa. A memorial service will be held 12:30 p.m., Friday, February 6, 2015 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory, Urbandale, Iowa. Inurnment will be prior to services at 11:00 a.m., at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Van Meter, Iowa. Doc...
Sammie Pettit
Jan 25, 2015
Sammie Pettit, 82, of Winterset, died with his loving wife, Dorothy by his side Sunday, January 25, 2015 at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A memorial gathering will be held from Noon to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, January 31st at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8142 in Winterset. Memorials may be directed to the family and online...
Donald J. Gruver - Adel
Jan 24, 2015
Donald Joseph Gruver, 84 of Adel, Iowa was born in Emmetsburg, Iowa May 3, 1930 to Charles P Gruver and Gladys (Rubel) Gruver. He passed away January 24th at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, Iowa in the loving arms of his family. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 27 at St Johns Catholic Church in Adel....
Celia Smith - Winterset
Jan 24, 2015
Celia Smith, 94, of Winterset, Iowa, died Saturday, January 24, 2015 at West Bridge Care & Rehabilitation in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 27, at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset with Rev. Dr. Beverlee Bell officiating. Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery. Celia Lois Bricker Smith was born on September 16, 1920 at...
Lynn La Follette
Jan 22, 2015
Lynn La Follette, 69, of Winterset, died, Thursday, January 22, 2015 at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A visitation will be held 1:00 to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, January 25 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present to receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. A memorial service will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, January...
Adabell Sheets
Jan 20, 2015
A service for Adabell Sheets was held 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 26, 2015 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Visitation was after 1:00 p.m. Sunday with family present from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Pastor Chris Tjapkes of the First Baptist Church in Perry provided words of comfort. Casket bearers were: Derek Blumberg, David Canon, Jeremy...
David Louis May Welton
Jan 18, 2015
David Lewis (Welton) May, 60, was born on May 8, 1954 in Des Moines, IA. He attended Des Moines public schools, and had a brief stint in the United States Marine Corp. David liked to travel. David had only lived in the state of Washington for the past six or seven months, where he died of hypothermia on January...
Sarah Ann Currier
Jan 18, 2015
A service for Sarah Ann Currier was held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 22, 2015 at the Church of Christ in Jefferson. Visitation was after 1:00 p.m. with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Another visitation was held one hour prior to the service at the church. Pastor Bruce Webster of...
Richard H. Thomas
Jan 16, 2015
Richard H. (Dick) Thomas passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was a 50 year member of Windsor United Methodist Church, 6222 University Avenue in Des Moines, where services will be held Thursday, January 22 at 11:00am. Visitation from 10:00 -11:00am. Dick was born at home on December 7, 1927 in...
Dean Abbott
Jan 16, 2015
Dean Abbott, 53, died at his home in Winterset surrounded by his loved ones, Friday, January 16, 2015. A visitation will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset with a memorial service to follow at 11:00 a.m., Saturday. Memorials may be directed to the family. Dean Verl Abbott, the son of...
Richard Flisher
Jan 15, 2015
Richard Flisher, 60, of Des Moines passed away on Thursday, January, 15, 2015 at Taylor House Hospice. No services are planned at this time.
Janis E. Colwell - Adel
Jan 15, 2015
Janis Ellen Colwell of Adel passed away peacefully at home on January 15th, 2015 after a valiant 2-year fight against colon cancer. While her passing leaves a void in the hearts of the friends and family she leaves behind, Janis's courage will always be remembered as she faced cancer without fear from the moment she was diagnosed. "Play the...
Joseph Francis Lemon
Jan 13, 2015
Joe “Francis” Lemon, 83, of Winterset, died peacefully Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 17th at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset, with a visitation held one hour prior to services. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be...
Mildred L. Hansen
Jan 11, 2015
Mildred Louella Hansen was born on September 29, 1921 to Robert and Lilian (Wienert) Krager on a farm South of Holstein and died Sunday, January 11 in Adel, Iowa surrounded by her family. She attended Lone Star Country School in Battle Township and graduated from Holstein High School in 1939. She did house work in various homes until 1942....
Rex Haymond - Winterset
Jan 11, 2015
Rex Haymond, 95, of Winterset, Iowa, died Sunday, January 11, 2015 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, January 15, at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset with Rev. Dr. Beverlee Bell officiating. Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery. Rex was born on November 26, 1919, at Madison...
Wm 'Billy' Dippold
Jan 10, 2015
Wm ‘Billy’ Dippold, 82, of Van Meter, died, Saturday, January 10, 2015 at his home near Van Meter. A visitation will be held 1:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 13 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present to receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 14 at...
Lois Groth - Winterset
Jan 10, 2015
Lois Groth, 90, of Winterset, Iowa, died Saturday, January 10, 2015, at West Bridge Care & Rehabilitation in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Wednesday, January 14, at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset with Rev. Dr. Beverlee Bell officiating. Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery. Lois was born on May 16, 1924, at Madison...
Marilyn Hess
Jan 10, 2015
Marilyn Hess, 89, of Indianola, Iowa, died Saturday, January 10, 2015 at The Village in Indianola. A private graveside was held in the St. Patrick’s Irish Settlement Cemetery near Cumming, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the family for a later designation c/o Box 261, Winterset, Iowa 50271 and online condolences may be expressed at ochiltree.com. Marilyn Joyce Gibson...
Susan Kauffman
Jan 9, 2015
Susan was born to Bess and William B. Allard in Rosiclare, IL. She attended grade and two years of high school in Illinois, part of her junior year in Glasgow, KY, and graduated from Falls City High School in 1950. She married George McLeran, Jr in Audubon, IA in 1952. He was killed in a traffic accident just two...
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