OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Maurita F. 'Rita' Duffey - Adel
Nov 10, 2015
Maurita "Rita" Florence Duffey, 88, passed away November 10, 2015 at Adel Acres. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 21 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel. Family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Private family interment at Oakdale Cemetery will be at a later date. Rita was born August 4, 1927 in Gibson, Mo....
Joan B Michael
Nov 10, 2015
Joan B. Michael, 89, passed away November 10, 2015 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 13 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 14 at the McDivitt Cemetery in Urbandale. Joan was proud of...
Judy Marie Ellett
Nov 8, 2015
Services for Judy Marie Ellett, will be Friday November 13 @ 10:30 at the First Christian church in Perry. Visitation will be Thursday at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry after 12:00pm. Family will be present from 6-8pm. Judy was born on August 8, 1942 and died November 8, 2015. She is preceded in death by her parents Paul and...
Donald Wesley Wilcox
Nov 8, 2015
Donald Wesley Wilcox, son of Frank Wilcox and Alta Barnard Wilcox, was born August 30, 1915 on a farm near Beaver, Iowa and died at his home, Ever Greene Ridge in Jefferson, Iowa, on November 8, 2015, at age of 100 years, 2 months and 8 days. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 12, 2015 at...
Audrey Nuzum
Nov 8, 2015
Audrey Nuzum, 5, passed away on Sunday November 8, 2015, at her home in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at Ochiltree Funeral Service, the family will be present at this time. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Ochiltree Funeral Service with burial...
Tami Blackwell
Nov 5, 2015
Tami Blackwell, 58 of Urbandale passed away on November 5, 2015. A gathering for friends and family will be held from 1:00 3:00 PM on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Urbandale. Tami was born October 4, 1957 in Sioux City, Iowa to Glen (Geno) and Lena Benson. Tami married Dennis Blackwell on June 6,...
Alice M Ryan
Nov 4, 2015
Alice M. Ryan concluded her earthly journey on November 4th, 2015 in the loving care of The Iowa Senior Jewish Life Center in Des Moines. She reached the astonishing age of 107 years and four months and was the most mature senior they have cared for. The family thanks them profusely for their unstinting care. Alice was born one...
Jack Vierling
Nov 3, 2015
Jack Vierling, 100, of Winterset, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at West Bridge Care and Rehab in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m., Friday, November 5, 2015 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., following the visitation on Friday afternoon. Burial will be in the Union Chapel...
Goldie Wright
Nov 3, 2015
Goldie Wright 92, formally of Rippey, IA passed away on November 3,2015. A private service was held at the Rippey Cemetery in Rippey, IA. She is survived by many family and friends.
Thomas Charles Ludwig
Nov 1, 2015
Thomas Charles Ludwig passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at the Veterans Hospital, Des Moines. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 6 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, West Des Moines. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 5 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory, Urbandale. Thomas is survived by...
Hank Van Kooten - Winterset
Nov 1, 2015
Henry Paul "Hank" Van Kooten, 84, of Winterset, passed away November 1, 2015 at Westbridge Care & Rehabilitation Center in Winterset. He was born February 18, 1931, in Searsboro, Iowa, the son of Peter and Jennie Swank Van Kooten. On September 16, 1961, he was united in marriage to Sherryl Ruby Bruett in Winterset. They had two children, Tonja...
Donald Leroy Mcchesney, I
Oct 30, 2015
Donald LeRoy McChesney was born May 7, 1952 in Waterloo, IA to Frank and Doris (Woods) McChesney. He attended Saydel High School and graduated in 1970. Donald was united in marriage to Holly Lane in 1978. Through the years Donald worked as an electrician, roofer and his greatest joy furniture refinishing, which he did for the last 9 years....
John Kasper
Oct 26, 2015
John Kasper, 84, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015. Services are pending at this time.
Tom Mcdonald
Oct 22, 2015
Tom McDonald, 62, of Winterset died Thursday, October 22, 2015, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. There are no services planned at this time and burial will be at a later date in the McDonald-Chase Cemetery near Winterset. Thomas Harold McDonald, son of Harold and Martha (Overturf) McDonald, was born October 6, 1953 in Winterset. He graduated...
Hazel Velma Davis Clark
Oct 21, 2015
Hazel Velma Davis Clark passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at the Winterset Care Center South. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, October 27, at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home with Pastor Sandy Smith officiating. Burial will be in the McDonald-Chase Cemetery in Madison County. Family will receive friends 1 hour prior to her service time on Tuesday. Hazel...
Kathleen Rose Sonntag
Oct 21, 2015
Kathleen Rose Sonntag, 59, passed away after fighting a courageous battle with cancer, Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 24 at St. Theresa Catholic Church with burial following at Glendale Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 23 at Caldwell...
Donald L Cave - Redfield
Oct 20, 2015
Donald Leroy Cave, 80 of Redfield passed away, Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 10am Saturday, October 24, 2015, at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel, with burial at Morrisburg Cemetery near Stuart. Friends may call after 3:00pm Friday, October 23rd at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel where family will...
Michelle Kelly
Oct 20, 2015
Michelle Kelly, 70, of Adel passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. No services are planned.
Bob Lathrum
Oct 20, 2015
Bob Lathrum, 88, of Winterset passed away on October 20, 2015 in Winterset, Iowa. A visitation with family present will be held from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare, Winterset. Burial will be at a later date in the St. Charles Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family. Robert Eugene...
Adrian Nail
Oct 20, 2015
Adrian J. Nail was born December 8, 1946 in Des Moines, Iowa to Donald and Mary (Sapper) Nail. After graduating from North High School in 1966, Adrian went into the Marines and served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1969. Adrian worked for the VA Hospital in Des Moines and retired in 2012. Adrian enjoyed going to movies with Suzanne,...


