OBITUARIES
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William "Bill" Long
Sep 5, 2014
A service for William Willis Long will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Rev. Gary Freeland of the First Christian Church in Panora, Iowa and Mr. Bill Ridihalgh will be giving words of comfort. Music selected is Red Sails in The Sunset...
Edith Fields
Sep 3, 2014
Edie Eubanks-Fields has been an assistant, organizer, parent, screamer, life arranger, bungler, pauper, and scrounger. She had a passion for poetry and family history, and has written two books: Berries in Abandoned Lots: A Poetry Collage and Memory Album: An African American Childhood Remembered. In life she lost her parents, Ernestine and Napoleon, siblings Patricia, Carlita and Napoleon Jr....
Wanda Palmer
Sep 3, 2014
Wanda Marie (Neal) Palmer, 89, of Winterset, died Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset with burial to follow in the Winterset Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, September 8th at Ochiltree Funeral...
Loretta L. Solt - Lorimor
Sep 2, 2014
Loretta Lorrain (Purscell) Solt of Lorimor, went home to be with her maker on September 2, 2014. She was born February 12, 1961 in Winterset, IA to Lonnie Dow Purscell and Leota Lugean (Heath) Purscell. She was married to Fred Solt August 25, 1990. Surviving Loretta are her five children, Loretta, Bob, Alvin, Don, and Mike; 13 grandchildren; two...
Roger R. Scharlau - De Soto
Sep 1, 2014
Roger Scharlau, 63, loving husband and father, died Monday September 1, 2014 of lung cancer. He is survived by his wife Donna, children Rod, Peter (Haley), Janeen (Jerry) and Nicole (Blair); ten grandchildren, one great grandchild, brother; Walt (Wendy) and many friends and relatives. Friends may call from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Friday at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel...
Joyce A. Hill Rutledge - Adel
Sep 1, 2014
Joyce Ann (Hill) Rutledge, age 83, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of family, as was her wish. Joyce was born, the daughter of Mamie Maria (Hanks) Hill and Carlos Howard Hill of Leroy, Ohio at Painesville, Ohio. Joyce was preceded in death by her daughter, Katherin "Kate" Hill and just recently, by her husband and loving...
Pearl E. Lancaster
Aug 29, 2014
Pearl died Friday, August 29, 2014 in Winterset. She was 88 years old. Pearl loved giving to others and continues to give back by having her body donated to Des Moines University. A celebration of her life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Blair Chapel near St. Charles. She was born on December 12,...
Louis E. Mcdonald - Winterset
Aug 29, 2014
Services for Louis Edmond McDonald of Winterset will be held on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at the First Christian Church in Winterset with Rev. Kevin Blader and Rev. Sue Blader officiating. Louis Edmond McDonald was born January 13, 1913, in Farmington, New Mexico, the son of Joseph Crosby McDonald and Monta Mahala (Hade Eggleston) McDonald. He was raised on...
John 'Jack' Cabanis
Aug 27, 2014
John ‘Jack’ Cabanis of St. Charles, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014. He was 89 years old. A gathering with family and friends to celebrate his life will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, September 28, 2014 at his home with a potluck to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family. John Brahm Cabanis...
Charles R. Lee
Aug 27, 2014
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 4, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church where a reception will be held immediately following. A visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, September 3 at Ochiltree Funeral Service, where family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be directed to...
Helena Sali
Aug 26, 2014
Mass of Christian Burial for Helena Sali, 101, who passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 29 at the Basilica of Saint John. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will follow in the Glendale Cemetery. Mrs. Sali was born in Stanislawow, Poland...
Colleen C. Quick
Aug 21, 2014
Colleen C. Quick, 85, of West Des Moines passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2014. A visitation will be held from 4:00 6:00 on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Caldwell Raddatz Funeral Home & Crematory, 8201 Hickman Road, Urbandale, IA 50322. Colleen loved spending time with family. She had a love for animals, especially her cats. She took great...
Robert A. Witt, Sr.
Aug 20, 2014
Robert Witt, 92, of Macksburg, died Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at the Winterset Care Center South in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m., Monday, August 25, 2014 at the United Methodist Church in Macksburg. A visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m., Sunday, August 24 at Ochiltree Funeral Service, where the family will be present...
Raymond E. Trevillyan
Aug 19, 2014
Raymond E. Trevillyan, 86, of Winterset, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at West Bridge Care & Rehabilitation in Winterset. Burial and graveside services with military honors will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, August 23, 2014, at the Lorimor Cemetery in Lorimor with Rev. Bill Branson officiating. Ray was born on November 5, 1927, at Valley Junction, Iowa to...
Marilyn Louise Card
Aug 19, 2014
Marilyn L. Card, 86, passed away August 19, 2014, at Wesley Acres in Des Moines after a long battle with dementia. She was born in Des Moines to Carl and Ruth Mussetter. Marilyn graduated from North High School in 1946 and from Stephens College in 1948. After graduation, she worked for Younkers and United Airlines until she married the...
Canon John Richard "Pete" Harris
Aug 15, 2014
Born in Jefferson, Greene County, IA, November 30, 1933, son of Orville William Harris and Jessie Heloise Smart, step son of Vera Bucknell Thompson Harris, Decorah, IA. He was a graduate of Jefferson High School, the 1952 JHS class were very special to him, and the University of Iowa, earning a B.A. degree in Political Science. He was with...
Doris Rickets - Winterset
Aug 15, 2014
Doris Rickets, 89, of Winterset, Iowa, died Friday, August 15, 2014 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset with Rev. Bob Epperson officiating. Burial will be in the Barney Cemetery located in Madison County, Iowa. Doris was born on April 16,...
Wilbur William Mcnichols
Aug 14, 2014
Funeral Services for Wilbur William McNichols, age, 94, of Winterset, Iowa will be held 11:00 am, Saturday, August 16, 2014 at the First Christian Church in Winterset. The family will receive friends at Ochiltree Funeral Services in Winterset from 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Friday, August 15, 2014. Wilbur was born January 20, 1920 near Winterset, Iowa, the son of...
William David Pech
Aug 13, 2014
Memorial services for William Bill David Pech, 48, who passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Iowa Methodist Hospital will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Caldwell Raddatz Funeral Home. Bill was born May 31, 1966 in Fairfield, Iowa to David and Arlene (Van Dyke) Pech. He graduated from Iowa State University and was a big...
Marlin Brittain
Aug 13, 2014
Marlin Brittain, 79, of Earlham, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Iowa State Fair. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 18 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset with burial to immediately follow in the Earlham Cemetery in Earlham. A visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m., Sunday, August 17 at Ochiltree’s in Winterset;...