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Gene Madsen
Oct 30, 2014
Gene Madsen, 92, of Winterset, died Thursday, October 30, 2014, at the Winterset Care Center South. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 4th at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Winterset with burial to follow in the Winterset Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m., Monday, November 3rd at Ochiltree...
Terry Wayne Wright
Oct 30, 2014
A service for Terry Wayne Wright was held 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 03, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Visitation was after 1:00 p.m. Sunday with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Pastor Steve Ransom of the First United Methodist Church in Grand Junction provided words of comfort. Honorary bearers were: Paulette Wilcoxen,...
Andy Anderson
Oct 29, 2014
Andy Anderson, 82, of St. Charles, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 3 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Martensdale. Burial, with military honors, will follow in the St. Charles Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m., Sunday, November 2 at Ochiltree Funeral...
T.J. Hamilton
Oct 29, 2014
T.J. Hamilton, 90, of Osceola died Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at his home. Tommy Joe Hamilton was born in Kewanee, Illinois on September 30, 1924, the son of Walter and Ola (Miller) Hamilton. His marriage to Marilyn Ann Skoglund took place on November 15, 1948 in York, Nebraska and to this union eleven children were born. He served in...
Elosia Jacobe Libby
Oct 29, 2014
Elosia Jacobe Libby, 93, of Winterset, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the First Christian Church in Winterset with burial to follow in the Winterset Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, November 4...
Charlotte Kemp
Oct 29, 2014
Charlotte Kemp passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2014. To all who crossed paths with Charlotte during her 98 years on this earth, please know that your kindness, friendship and love were and always will be greatly appreciated. At Charlottes request her body was cremated and no services will be held. To honor Charlottes loving spirit and loveable personality,...
Gary Lake
Oct 29, 2014
Memorial services for Gary Joseph Lake, 51, who passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at home will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 1 at New Hope Assembly of God Church in Urbandale. Gary graduated from St. Edmonds High School in Fort Dodge and Iowa State University. After college he started his career at the Fort Dodge Messenger as...
Mildred Holmes Bek - Winterset
Oct 25, 2014
Mildred E. Bek was born on August 1, 1914 to Lester C. and Elinor (Breeding) Holmes in Jackson Township, Madison County, Iowa. A lady physician by the name of Dr. Jessie (Stauffer) Smith helped Elinor Holmes deliver Mildred into this world. Seven years earlier, Dr. Smith helped Mary Morrison deliver a baby boy who the Morrison family named Marion...
Alan Arthur Hoover
Oct 21, 2014
Alan Arthur Hoover, 71, of Des Moines, Iowa died on October 21, 2014. On June 3, 1943, Alan was born to Forest and Dorothy (Enfield) Hoover in Des Moines, Iowa. Alan was the second of three children. Alan was baptized as a Jehovahs Witness in 1957 in Idaho Springs, Colorado and enjoyed a study of the Bible that proved...
Grace I. Strand - Adel
Oct 17, 2014
Grace I. Strand, 95, of Adel, Iowa, died Friday, October 17, 2014 at Winterset Care Center South in Winterset, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, October 21, at Adel United Methodist Church in Adel with Rev. John Augspurger officiating. Burial will be in the Oakdale Cemetery at Adel. Grace was born on May 8, 1919, at...
Charles Robert Mehls
Oct 13, 2014
A service for Charles Robert Mehls was held 8:00 p.m. Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Visitation was from 6:00 until the time of service. Pastor Tim Johnson of the First Christian Church in Perry provided words of comfort. Honorary bearers were Madison Mehls and Russ Mersman. Casket bearers were: Mark Wolf, Arielle Hansel, Sierra...
Calvin Meinecke
Oct 13, 2014
A service for Calvin Meinecke was held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Visitation was after 1:00 p.m. Wednesday with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Pastor Larry Monthei of the Hope United Methodist Parish in Cooper, Iowa provided words of comfort. Honorary bearers were: Larry Correy, Don...
Kristine Christensen - Adel
Oct 10, 2014
Kristine Kay Christensen died unexpectedly Friday October 10, 2014 at her home in Adel, Iowa. Kristine was born July 13, 1962 in Denison, Iowa to Arlene (Henningsen) and John Rank and baptized in Galva, Iowa. Kristine grew up on a farm outside of Charter Oak. She was an active member and lifelong supporter of 4-H and FFA. Kristine graduated...
Rose Margaret Gowdey
Oct 9, 2014
Rose M. Gowdey, 94, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2014 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 13 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Cremation will follow services and a memorial graveside service will be held at a later date. Rose was born October 3, 1920 in Des Moines to Vincenzo...
Harold Guy Fessler
Oct 7, 2014
A service for Harold Guy Fessler was held 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 10, 2014 at New Hope Assembly of God Church in Urbandale. Visitation was held from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Edgewater Retirement Community in West Des Moines. Hastings Funeral Home in Perry was in charge of arrangements. Pastor James Weaver and Pastor Austin...
Rita Booge - Adel
Oct 7, 2014
Rita M. Booge died Oct. 7th, 2014 in Beaverton, Oregon, from natural causes after battling Alzheimer's for the last 10 years of her life. Family will greet friends Friday, Oct. 17 from 4-6 p.m. at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel. There will be a reception following at the American Legion in Van Meter for further fellowship. Graveside Services will...
Shirley Ford
Oct 6, 2014
Shirley Ford, 86, of West Des Moines passed away early Monday, October 6, 2014 at Wesley Acres in Des Moines, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 7 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset where the family will be present to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral Services will be held...
Audrey Madison
Oct 6, 2014
Audrey Catherine Hull Madison, mother and grandmother, died Monday, October 6, 2014. Audrey was born April 10, 1928, in Shannon City, Iowa, to John Wesley and Hazel (Ellis) Nichol. She was preceded in death by husbands Roy Hull and Don Madison. Audrey is survived by son, Ray Hull; grandson, Ray Bunner; great-granddaughter, Amiya Bunner; and numerous friends and relatives....
Donald I. Mckeown
Oct 4, 2014
Donald I. McKeown, 96, of Ames died peacefully October 4th, 2014 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa, surrounded by family. Don was born on March 15, 1918 in Clinton, Illinois to Dallas James and Arta (Edgcomb) McKeown. He grew up in nearby Amboy and was the last surviving member of the Amboy Township High School Class of 1936. During...
James "Jim" Linn
Oct 4, 2014
A service for James Larry Linn "Jim" was held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 09, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Visitation was after 1:00 p.m. Wednesday with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Pastor Tony Thurston of the Disciples of Christ in Des Moines provided words of comfort. Honorary bearers were: Kevin Kick,...
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