OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Marilyn Jean Scott
July 6, 2016
Marilyn Jean Scott, 68, passed away July 6, 2016 at her home in Grimes, Iowa. A celebration of life service will be from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 28 at Lifehouse Community Church, 3201 99th St, Urbandale, IA. Marilyn was born November 28, 1947 in Hamburg, Iowa to Wilbur and Stella (Hutsell) Lewis. She graduated from Hamburg High...
Ronald Lee Crecelius
July 6, 2016
Ronald L. Crecelius, 79 of De Soto, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Adel Acres Care Center in Adel. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 11, 2016 at De Soto Calvary Baptist Church in De Soto with burial at Oakland Cemetery. Family will greet friends Sunday, July 10 at the church from 2-5 p.m. Ron was...
Donald J. Dreyer
July 2, 2016
Memorial services for Donald Jerome Dreyer, age 79, of Winterset, Iowa will be held, 2:30 p.m., Friday, July 8, 2016 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning 1:30 p.m., Friday, up until service time. Donald Dreyer was born February 17, 1937, the son of Larry and Eunice (Scott) Dreyer in...
Margaret Hastings Conroy
July 1, 2016
Margaret Lavena (Rose) Hastings Conroy, daughter of Curtis Lionel Rose and Hertha " Hettie" Christina (Neilsen) Rose, was born April 13, 1913 at her parents' home in Jefferson, Margaret died July 1, 2016 at the Greene County Hospital in Jefferson. She was 103 years, 2 months, 18 days old. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday,...
Peter Phillip Marshall
June 30, 2016
Peter Phillip Marshall, of Minburn, died of a heart attack on June 30, 2016. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Panther Creek Church of the Brethren in Adel. Family will greet friends from 9:30 a.m. until service time. James and Margaret Marshall welcomed their second son Peter Phillip, on April 23, 1953, a beautiful...
Bertha Marie Woodruff
June 25, 2016
Bertha Marie Woodruff (Phipps) born March 30, 1934 in Boone, Iowa and passed away on June 25, 2016 at the age of 82. She resided in Urbandale, Iowa. Preceded in death by husband, Donald Woodruff; parents and five sisters. She is survived by daughters, Dawn Ipson and Carla (Darren) Anderson; grandchildren, Adam, Ashley, and Roger; great grandson, Bennett; and...
Betty Lu Collins
June 24, 2016
Betty Lu (Willadsen) Collins passed away peacefully on Friday June 24, 2016, with her loved ones by her side. She was born on March 2, 1928, in Pomeroy, Iowa. Betty Lu grew up in Pomeroy and was valedictorian of her high school class of 1945. She took her team to the state tournament in basketball. She received a basketball...
Doris Ethel Herrick
June 24, 2016
Services for Doris Ethel Herrick were held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Visitation was from 9:00 a.m. until time of service. Following the service was a time of fellowship and refreshments at the funeral home. Mr. Curly Holz provided words of comfort. Recorded music selected was "Amazing Grace" by Elvis, "You'll Never...
Adam Grant Pritchard
June 23, 2016
Adam died in a tragic and freak cycling accident on Thursday, June 23, 2016 while doing what he loved most. Adam is survived by his mum & dad, Lorna Reed of Torquay, England and Grant Pritchard of West Des Moines IA; his sisters Julie & Justine Pritchard, his stepfather David Reed, his stepmom Berlinda Pritchard, his grandma Rusty Piggott,...
Mary Lu Younkin
June 23, 2016
Mary Lu Younkin of Des Moines went to be with her Lord on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Mary Lu was born March 15, 1925 to Curtis and Iva Megchelsen Younkin in Montrose, IA. Mary Lu attended one year at Wheaton College and was graduated from Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI)....
Ivan Dale Ripley, Jr.
June 22, 2016
Funeral services for Ivan Dale Ripley 65 of Scranton Ia. Will be 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at Open Bible Church in Jefferson. Ivan died Wednesday at Green County Medical Center. Visitation will be Monday after 1:00 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home of Jefferson; Burial will be in the Veterans Cemetery at Van Meter, Iowa
Michael Keith Johnson
June 20, 2016
Michael Keith Johnson, 53, of Indianola passed away unexpectedly on June 20, 2016. A visitation will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2016 from 4:00 – 7:00 PM at First United Methodist Church in Indianola. A funeral service will be at 2:00 PM on Friday, June 24, 2016 at the church, with a visitation 1 hour prior to the...
Beth Flander
June 19, 2016
Beth Flander, 82, of Winterset, Iowa, died Sunday, June 19, 2016 at Winterset Care Center South in Winterset. Per her wishes, her body will be cremated at the conclusion of her visitation. Visitation will be from noon to 7:00 PM at St. Joseph Catholic Church with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 PM. A Rosary will be recited...
Anthony Ray 'Tony' Farrow
June 19, 2016
Tony Farrow passed away Saturday evening, June 18th, 2016 after a long battle with chronic health issues. After cremation, his cremains will be placed beside his parents, Bob and Bev, at Oakland Cemetery in De Soto. Our family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers. Online condolences may be left on this site.
Ernest Krieger
June 18, 2016
Services for Ernest Krieger were held 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 24, 2016 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson, Iowa. Visitation was held 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at the Krieger residence. Words of comfort were by Father Roger Linnan. Honorary bearers were Herb Krieger, Mike Wallace, Ronald Woods II, Coty and Mia Grace Woods, Angela Dudley, Amanda...
Priscilla Joy (Slater-Thoma) Ruff
June 17, 2016
Priscilla Joy Ruff, 90, died peacefully June 17, at Edgewater Community in West Des Moines, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in West Des Moines. Visitation will be one hour prior to Mass. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery. Priscilla, affectionately called Percy, was...
Larry Eugene Morrison
June 17, 2016
Larry Morrison died June 17, 2016 at the age of 66. He is survived by his brothers, Paul Morrison of Des Moines and Bobby Weathers of Minneapolis, MN; children, Larry (Nytasha) Coil, Robbie Keyes and Tyondra Boguarde all of Des Moines, Cordell Bumpus of Davenport and Chanell Bumpus of Miami, FL. No services are planned.
Thanh Van Nguyen
June 17, 2016
Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, July 2, 2016 at St. Peters Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Glendale Cemetery.


