OBITUARIES

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Logan Waltz

Logan Waltz

May 4, 2014

Logan Waltz, 20, of Winterset died Sunday, May 4, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 8th at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset with burial to follow in the Moon Cemetery, rural Macksburg. A visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 7th at Ochiltree Funeral Service with family present to receive...

Taylor M. Aleman

Taylor M. Aleman

May 4, 2014

Taylor M. Aleman, 21, of Winterset died Sunday, May 4, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 9th at the First Christian Church in Winterset with burial to follow in the Winterset Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 8th at Ochiltree Funeral Service with family present to receive...

Loren Myers

Loren Myers

May 3, 2014

Loren Myers, 79, of Winterset died Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 7 at the Macksburg United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the Moon Cemetery, rural Macksburg. A visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 6 at Ochiltree...

Dennis Patrick Clark

Dennis Patrick Clark

May 3, 2014

Dennis Clark, 79, of Des Moines passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Kavanagh House on 56th. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Urbandale. Memorials can be made to the Franklin Senior Center or the DMACC Commercial Art Program. Dennis was born in...

James C. 'Lad' Bedenbender - Adel

James C. 'Lad' Bedenbender - Adel

May 2, 2014

James "Lad" Bedenbender, 70, of Adel, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014. He will be greatly missed by wife, Linda; children, James Jr., Michelle, Tara (Mike), Kim, and Jenece; sister, Naomi Cordner; two nieces, many grandchildren, and all who knew him. James was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Beulah. A Memorial Service will be held...

Stephen Harold Magruder

Stephen Harold Magruder

May 2, 2014

Steve Magruder unexpectedly died from a stroke. Clinically, legally, his brain stopped May 2, 2014, 3:53 PM. But his heart continued beating. Life went on until May 3, 2014, at 8:30 PM. Typical. So typical of my brother Steve-that his heart outlasted his brain. Maybe that's the way it should be for the heart to occasionally guide our lives,...

Edward Grunder

Edward Grunder

Apr 30, 2014

Edward E. Grunder 87, of West Des Moines, IA passed away Wednesday April 30, 2014 at Bright Kavanagh Hospice House in Des Moines, IA surrendered with his wife and children. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Caldwell Raddatz at 8201 Hickman Rd Urbandale, IA with visitation one hour prior. Edward was born on...

Rhonda Dee Allen - Minburn

Rhonda Dee Allen - Minburn

Apr 29, 2014

Rhonda D. Allen passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Cremation rites have been accorded and no public visitation or services are planned at this time. Online condolences may be left at this site.

Jeanne Carey

Jeanne Carey

Apr 29, 2014

Funeral services for Jeanne Carey, 86, of Urbandale, who passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 5, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. Burial will follow in the Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, May, 4 at Caldwell Raddatz Funeral...

Susan Lynn Reding

Susan Lynn Reding

Apr 28, 2014

Funeral Mass for Susan Lynn Reding, 53, of Bondurant, who passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 3, at Saint Marys Holy Cross Catholic Church in Elkhart. Burial of cremated remains will follow in the Holy Cross Cemetery, rural Farrar. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, May, 2...

Sharon Rae Linn - Adel

Sharon Rae Linn - Adel

Apr 28, 2014

Sharon Linn, 72 passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 at Kavanagh House in Des Moines, Iowa. Her body has been cremated and a Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday May 2nd at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel. Sharon graduated from North High School in 1959. She later married Larry Linn in November of 1971 and moved...

Sandra Steingrabe

Sandra Steingrabe

Apr 26, 2014

Sandra Steingrabe (71) of Indianola, also lovingly referred to as The Tomato Lady by her many farmers market customers passed way at home on April 26, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Caldwell Raddatz Funeral Home & Crematory, 8201 Hickman Rd. Urbandale, IA 50322. Family will greet friends starting...

Joan Helen Stofer

Joan Helen Stofer

Apr 26, 2014

Joan Helen Stofer was born on September 28, 1930 to James Hubert Marks and Florence Emma Daniels in Manning, Iowa and died at the Greene County Medical Center on April 26, 2014 at the age of 83 years. Funeral services were held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson, Iowa. Words of comfort were...

Marian (Garofalo) Close

Marian (Garofalo) Close

Apr 24, 2014

Marian Close, 76, of Winterset, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014. A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 3rd at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset. As per her wishes, Marian has been cremated. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa (www.arl-iowa.org). Online condolences may be...

Dorothy Mary Hastie

Dorothy Mary Hastie

Apr 22, 2014

Dorothy Hastie, 96, died peacefully April 22,2014 at Spurgeon Manor, Dallas Center, with Michele and Paul at her side. She is now free of the pernicious Alzheimers's. Dorothy was born in 1917 in Cavan, Ireland to Joseph and Catherine McPhillips. She told of hearing the banshee wail the day her father died when she twelve years old. After finishing...

Vera Jean Reves - Adel

Vera Jean Reves - Adel

Apr 20, 2014

Vera Jean Reves passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014. She was a life long resident of Dallas County, living primarily in Adel and Waukee, and graduated from Waukee High School. Memorial Services will be 4:00 PM Saturday, May 3, 2014 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel. Her family will greet friends from 2-4 PM prior to services. A private...

Catherine Louise Berry

Catherine Louise Berry

Apr 19, 2014

Catherine Louise Berry, daughter of Susan Hegstrom and Mike Hegstrom, was born December 27, 1971 in Columbia, Missouri and died April 19, 2014 at the Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center in Marshalltown, Iowa, at the age of 42 years 3 months, 22 days. Funeral services were held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home, Perry, Iowa....

Jeremy Allen Catron - Dallas Center

Jeremy Allen Catron - Dallas Center

Apr 17, 2014

Jeremy Allen Catron, 33, passed away Thursday, April 17th after battling cancer for over five years. He was born August 14, 1980 in Des Moines to Thomas and Terry Catron. Jeremy attended ADM High School. He married Kindra Dulaney July 23rd, 2011. Jeremy operated a snow removal service and loved working outdoors. He enjoyed operating large machinery and driving...

Zelma Libby - Winterset

Zelma Libby - Winterset

Apr 17, 2014

Zelma Libby, 95, of Winterset, Iowa, died Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Winterset Care Center South in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, April 21, 2014, at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset with Rev. Bob Epperson officiating. Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery at Winterset. Zelma was born on April 8, 1919 at Madison County,...

Phil Wooderson

Phil Wooderson

Apr 13, 2014

Indianola Phil Wooderson, 66, of Indianola passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. Phil was born on May 8, 1947 in Jamesport, Missouri. He was the son of Avery and Margaret Wooderson. He was a 1965 graduate of Indianola High School. Following graduation, Phil attended Simpson College and later earned his Master's...