OBITUARIES
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Frances Miller
Jun 20, 2015
Frances Miller, 94, died Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Frances was born in Guthrie Center, Iowa. She was one of the first women hired at the Post Office in the early 60s. After retirement she divided her time between Lake Ponderosa in the summer and winters in Arizona, which she truly loved. She liked cards...
Carol Joyce Neal
Jun 20, 2015
Carol Joyce Neal, daughter of Clarence Bernard Beckman and Esther Mae Barnes, was born January 30, 1941 in Fulda, Minnesota and died June 20, 2015 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa at the age of 74. She grew up in Minnesota and attended Fulda High School. Carol married Ross Richard Neal. She moved to Jefferson to...
Minh Lam
Jun 19, 2015
Minh Lam, 44, of Des Moines passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Services are being planned for Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
Jennine Fellom
Jun 19, 2015
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday June 24, at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in Perry. Burial will be in the Violet Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry after noon on Tuesday, with the family present from 6:00 until 8:00 pm. Burial in Violet Hill Cemetery. Jeannine Elizabeth Fellom, daughter of Albert Johnnie...
Richard Fairholm
Jun 18, 2015
Richard Fairholm, 76, of Winterset, died Thursday, June 18, 2015, surrounded by his family at his home in Winterset, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 22, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winterset with burial to follow in the Winterset Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, June...
Eleanor Hough
Jun 18, 2015
Eleanor Hough passed away peacefully June 18, 2015 at the age of 90 in Kingwood, Texas where she had been living for the past 3 years. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 7 in the Stringtown Cemetery, Douglas Township, Madison County, Iowa. Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset has been entrusted with arrangements...
Donald Ray Christensen - Winterset
Jun 17, 2015
Donald Ray Christensen, 88, of Winterset, Iowa, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM Saturday, June 20, 2015, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Winterset with Pastor Joel Nau officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the Winterset Cemetery. Don was born on February 23,...
Nelly Victoria Hedges
Jun 16, 2015
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Nelly Hedges, 53, of Perry. Nelly died June 16, 2015 at the Perry Health Care Center. Mass will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 2015 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Perry. Nelly Victoria Hedges, daughter of Felipe Flores and Mery Victoria Bustamante Baca, was born June...
Kristen Gallien
Jun 16, 2015
Kristen L. Gallien was born August 6, 1968 in Kodiak, Alaska to Robert and Elizabeth Zendt. She was avid reader and dog lover. Kristen worked at QuikTrip and was a parishioner of St. Pius X Catholic Church. Kristen passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines at the age of 46. Kristen is survived...
Kathryn Seward 'Kay' - Winterset
Jun 15, 2015
Kathryn "Kay" Seward, 74, of Winterset, Iowa, died Monday, June 15, 2015 at her residence in Winterset, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Thursday, June 18, 2015, at the Peru United Methodist Church in Peru, Iowa with Pastor Brandon Campbell officiating. Burial will be in the Peru Cemetery. Kay was born on January 27, 1941, at Winterset,...
Melody Ann Minshall
Jun 15, 2015
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Melody Minshall, 60, of Perry. Melody died June 15, 2015 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 26, 2015 at the First Christian Church in Perry, Iowa. Melody Ann Minshall, daughter of Leonard Summy and Leona Swearengen Summy was born March 2, 1955...
Joanne Kay Lingner
Jun 14, 2015
Services for Joanne Kay Lingner were held 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 19, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction, Iowa. Visitation was after 12:00 p.m. Thursday with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Rev. Dan Emmert of the First Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction provided words of comfort. Honorary bearers...
James W. Harkin
Jun 14, 2015
James W. Harkin (Jim) was born April 12, 1925 in Chrurchville, Iowa to Joseph and Julia (Waldron) Harkin. He passed away on June 14, 2015 in Urbandale, Iowa. Upon graduation from Norwalk Public High School, Jim entered the U.S. Army in 1944. He served in the European Theater during World War II. He returned home after the end of...
Richard Gordon
Jun 13, 2015
Richard Gordon, 66, of Urbandale passed away from this life on June 13, 2015. A memorial gathering for a time of sharing memories will begin at 6:30 PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, 8201 Hickman Road, Urbandale.
Maye Hortense Hoffman
Jun 13, 2015
Maye Hortense Hoffman was born April 15, 1915 in Milton, Iowa to Elmer and Winifred Cox. Maye passed away June 13, 2015 at the Senior Suites of Urbandale at the age of 100. Burial of cremated remains will be in the Chapel Hill Garden Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa. Maye was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Hoffman.
Norma Aileen Thede
Jun 11, 2015
Services for Norma Aileen Thede were held 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2015 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. Visitation was Sunday after 12:00 p.m. with family present from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Rev. Timothy A. Jones of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson and Rev. Alan Miller of the Peace Lutheran...
Patricia M. Lyddon
Jun 8, 2015
Patricia M. Lyddon, 71, of Montezuma, died Monday, June 8, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. A visitation will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Ochiltree Funeral Service and Aftercare in Winterset, where the family will be present to receive friends during this time. A funeral service...
Dick Dean Smith
Jun 6, 2015
Dick Smith died at his home in Winterset at the Madison Square Assisted Living on Saturday, June 6, 2015. He was 82. A visitation with family present will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, June 11 at the Christian United Methodist Church in Humeston. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 12 at...
George R. Schmidt, Jr.
Jun 4, 2015
George Schmidt Jr. of Lorimor, Iowa, died Thursday, June 4, 2015 at the Creston Nursing and Rehab Center. He was 78 years old. As per his wishes, George will be cremated and the family will host a memorial gathering in his memory on Sunday, June 7th from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. Memorial contributions...
Carl E. "Ed" Fenton
Jun 1, 2015
Carl E. Ed Fenton, 73, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family after a long struggle with renal cell cancer, on June 1, 2015. Funeral services will be held at Glen Echo Christian Church, 4323 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, June 5 at 10:30 a.m., with visitation Thursday, June 4, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., at...


