OBITUARIES
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Michael Earl Geisler
Mar 7, 2014
Michael, age 54, passed away peacefully Friday, March 7th at Altoona Manor. He was born September 20, 1959, attended East High School and was employed by Geisler Painting and Construction. In 1984 he married Anita (Diehm) and together had one son, Matthew. Left to mourn his death is his father, Kenneth Geisler; son, Matthew (Jamie) Geisler; daughter, Jennifer; three...
Walter L. Manning - Booneville
Mar 7, 2014
Walter Leroy Manning born on September 13, 1922, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014. Walter was born in Ogden, IA to Martin and Hazel Manning. He spent his youth growing up in Booneville, IA with his four sisters Betty, Helen, Janice and Marlene. Walter enjoyed sports, especially baseball. After high school, he played a year of semipro baseball...
Gladys M. Jensen - Winterset
Mar 6, 2014
Gladys May Jensen, 90, of Winterset died Thursday March 6 at Winterset Care Center North. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 10 at St Paul Lutheran Church in Winterset. Friends may call after Noon Sunday at McCalley Collins Funeral Home where family will greet friends from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Gladys worked for J.C. Penny for many...
Mr. David Ganoe
Mar 6, 2014
Funeral services for David Edward Ganoe were held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson, Iowa. Visitation with family was held Monday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Words of comfort were given by Bruce R. Webster of the Church of Christ in Jefferson and Pastor Larry Monthei of...
Mrs Linda Herlinda Cubillo
Mar 6, 2014
A Mass of Christian Burial for Herlinda Cubillo was held 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 10, 2014 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Perry with Father Paul Nguyen as Celebrant. A Rosary was held 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the St. Patrick Catholic Church. The Lector was Rosa Gonzalez Christina Calderon. Casketbearers were Lorenzo Cubillo, Juan Cubillo, Javier Cubillo, Gabriel Cubillo,...
Dorothy Souer
Mar 5, 2014
Dorothy Joyce (Dunbar) Souer, 85, passed away March 5 at Westview Care Center in Indianola. She was born in Rock Island, Illinois and moved to Indianola in 1959. She is survived by her daughter, Rhonda (Randy) Neal; daughter-in-law, Teri Souer; grandchildren Jason (Nikki) Souer, Jerad Souer, Jacki Fehrer and Stephanie Neal; two great grandchildren, Caden and Mea Fehrer; and...
Diane Robbins
Mar 4, 2014
Diane Robbins, 60, of Patterson died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at her home. A visitation will be held from 1 to 8 p.m., Saturday, March 15, 2014 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be no service and burial will take place at a later...
Mary Smith 'Louise' - Adel
Mar 2, 2014
Mary Louise Smith (Louise) died on March 2, 2014 at her daughter's home in Wichita, KS. She was born on November 14, 1929 to James Caswell and Magdalene Johnson in Carthage, MO. She married Harold E. Smith on August 19, 1951 in Carthage, MO. Harold passed away on August 18, 2010, 1 day shy of 60 years of marriage...
Frances L. Gordon
Feb 25, 2014
Frances, age 94, died Tuesday, February 25 at her home in Urbandale. A visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 2 at Caldwell Raddatz Funeral Home, 8201 Hickman Road, Urbandale. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 3 at Westchester Evangelical Free Church, 4919 Aurora Ave., Des Moines, with a luncheon following the service....
Eva Rose Button - Adel
Feb 25, 2014
Eva R. Button Adel Eva Rose Button, 86, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. She was born on June 6, 1927 and grew up in DeSoto, Iowa. In 1947, Eva married the love of her life, John F. Button Jr., who preceded her in death 18 years ago. Eva was also preceded in death by her parents, Frank...
Melba Ann Derry
Feb 25, 2014
Celebration of Life Services for Melba Ann Derry were held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 25, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry, Iowa. Words of comfort were provided by Pastor Deb Parkison of Our Savior United Methodist Church of Manson, Iowa. Honorary casket bears were Joe Royer, Dennis Ulrich, Marshall Harpole, Bob Brown, Myron Rinker and Brian Gliem. Marjorie...
Van Long Nguyen
Feb 24, 2014
Mr. Van Nguyen, age 64, passed away at his residence in Des Moines. He was born in Bien Dong Nai, Vietnam, to Lai Van Nguyen and Thiet Thi Nguyen. He had lived in Des Moines since 1992. He was married to Bieu Thi Tran. Van enjoyed spending time with his family. He was kind to people but quiet. he...
Michael Keith Hutchison
Feb 24, 2014
A Vigil Service was held February 24, 2014 at the Hastings Funeral Home in Perry for Michael Keith Hutchison with the Chaplain Tan Nguyen of the Mercy Medical Center presiding. A Celebration of Life service was held 1:30 p.m. February 28, 2014 at the Woodward Resource Center Chapel in Woodward, Iowa. Officiating were Jan Munson and Brenda Kruger. Music...
Dorothy Bivans - Winterset
Feb 23, 2014
Dorothy Irene Bivans, 78, of Winterset, died Sunday, February 23, 2014, at Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The body has been cremated with the cremains being interred in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pleasant Hill, Iowa . Dorothy was born on April 3, 1935, at Iowa City, Iowa...
Lorraine H. Janssen
Feb 22, 2014
Lorraine Heinz Janssen, age 53, of Fairfield, IA, died at Mercy Hospital Medical Center. Her remains have been cremated and the ashes removed to Flushing, NY. She was born in Flushing to Gladys (Kudlicka) and Charlie Heinz. She was married to Peter Janssen, professor at Maharishi University, Fairfield. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Peter; her father,...
John Dale Gallentine - Carlisle
Feb 20, 2014
John Dale Gallentine, 87, of Carlisle, Iowa, died Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM Monday, February 24, 2014, at Montpelier Cemetery in Madison County, Iowa with Rev. Jeremiah Smart officiating. Burial will be in the Montpelier Cemetery at Madison County, Iowa. John was born on...
David Dwight Mueller
Feb 20, 2014
David D. Mueller, formerly of Des Moines, passed away in his home in Corning, IA on February 20, 2014 after losing his battle with leukemia and MDS. David was born Jan. 20, 1940 and was adopted by Vic and Inez (Pope) Mueller at the age of 5. He spent his younger years in Walnut, IA, then moved to Sioux...
Bay Van Nguyen
Feb 20, 2014
Bay Van Nguyen, age 69, of Des Moines, passed away at Iowa Methodist Medical Center early Thursday morning. He was born in VietNam to Tam Thi (Tran) and Cu Van Nguyen. He worked as an accountant. Survivors include his wife, Chinh Thi Duong of Des Moines, and son, Duy Nguyen, also of Des Moines. Services will be Sunday 12...
Robert Nelson Hyde
Feb 19, 2014
Robert Hyde, 97, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Mercy Hospice, Johnston. He was the son of Branham and Stella Hyde. A graduate of North High School in Des Moines, Robert received a bachelor's degree from Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, and a masters degree from Drake University. He served in the US Army during World War II and made the...
Jenny Adelaide Lekwa
Feb 19, 2014
Jenny A. Lekwa, 86, died Wed., Feb. 19, 2014 at Mercy Hospice Johnston. She was born Feb. 23, 1927 in southern Belgium, the only child of Leon and Marie Bury. During WWII, she met Arnold Lekwa, when he asked her for directions at a train station in Belgium. After the war at age 19, Jenny boarded a "Bride Ship"...


