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Kay La Von Alvord
May 12, 2014
A celebration of life service for Kay La Von Alvord, who passed away peacefully at home on Monday, May, 12, 2014 will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 17 at Caldwell Raddatz Funeral Home and Crematory in Urbandale. A visitation will be held two hours prior to services. Kay enjoyed playing bridge, traveling, golfing, reading and getting together with...
Eleanore Anna Vanden Branden
May 8, 2014
Memorial service for Eleanor Anna Becky Vanden Branden, 89, of Urbandale, who passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Glen Oaks Alzheimer's Special Care Center in Urbandale, will be at 1:00 p.m., July 14 at Saint Lukes Episcopal Church in Des Moines. The family will greet friends at Christophers Restaurant following the service. Mrs. Vanden Branden was born...
Kelsey Thompson
May 8, 2014
Kelsey Elizabeth Thompson, 28, of Ankeny, passed away unexpectedly on May 8, 2014. Funeral services will be held 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Caldwell Raddatz Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. A private family burial will be on Wednesday. Memorials may be given to the family in Kelseys name.
Joan Ellen Dorrell
May 7, 2014
Despite her short stature, Joan Ellen Dorrell was an enormous catalyst for equality, a huge supporter of all people and a loud, vocal champion for the discriminated. Joan was born Jan. 14, 1960 in Fort Dodge, IA, the first child of Keith and Margo Ford Dorrell. With her devoted family at her side, Joan died at Kavanagh Hospice in...
Jim Clewell
May 4, 2014
Jim Clewell, 70, of St. Charles passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014 at his home surrounded by family who loved him. Funeral service will be held 1 p.m., Saturday, May 10 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset with burial in the St. Charles Cemetery which will be at a later date. A visitation with family present will be held...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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