OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Mrs Wanda Merical
Feb 7, 2014
Services for Wanda Marilyn Merical were held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church in Grand Junction. Visitation and a lunch were two hours prior to the service. Pastor Steve Ransom of the First United Methodist Church provided words of comfort. Honorary casket bearers were Tracy, Russ and James Saffell. Casketbearers were Cory Saffell,...
Marty Houseman
Feb 4, 2014
Marty Houseman, 55, of Winterset died Tuesday, February 4, 2014. A memorial gathering will be held from 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. Memorials may be directed to the family. Marty Joe Houseman was born in Des Moines, Iowa on June 9, 1958, the son of Robert Houseman and Shirley Watts....
Nadine Louise Bennett
Feb 4, 2014
Services for Nadine Louise Bennett were held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Central Christian Church in Jefferson. Visitation with family was one hour before the service. Reverend Debbie Griffin and Pastor Julie Cornelius of the Central Christian Church provided words of comfort. Honorary casket bearers were Nicole Friess Schilling, Jamie Leggitt and Travis Friess. Casket bearers...
William Warren Hoyt
Feb 4, 2014
A Celebration of Life service for William Warren Hoyt was held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Reverend Charlene Wolfe of the Hope Parish Churches provided words of comfort. Honorary casket bearers were Kaylinn Smith, Blaine Hoyt, Brody Hoyt, Eli Hoyt, Ashlyn Hoyt, Johnny Hoyt, Skyler Hoyt, Keylee Hoyt and Kendal Hoyt. Casket...
Joyce Slater - Adel
Feb 3, 2014
Joyce Stevens Slater, 59 of Adel, Iowa entered into eternal life February 3, 2014. Joyce is survived by her mother Patricia; son Dan (Rebecca) Slater of Adel; daughters Stephanie (Mahesh) Slater of Chicago and Erica (Russell) Hall of Port Neches, TX; grandchildren Connor, Michael, and Carter Slater, and Bailey Hall; brother David (Vicki) Stevens; sisters Debbie (George) Anderson and...
Rodney William Butler
Feb 1, 2014
Services for Rodney William Butler were held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 6, 2014 at the United Methodist Church in Scranton, Iowa. Visitation was after 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday with family present 5-7 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Pastor Charlene Wolfe of Hope Parish provided words of comfort. Honorary bearers were Shane Butler, Derrin Schultz, Peyton Butler, Jenna...
Eleanor Ann Sanders - Van Meter
Feb 1, 2014
Eleanor Ann Sanders passed away peacefully on the afternoon of February 1, 2014, in the embrace of her son, Justin, and her daughter-in-law, Shari. Born Eleanor Ann Storck on March 3, 1946, in Des Moines, Iowa, Eleanor spent her childhood and teenage years in Van Meter, Iowa. She graduated from Van Meter High School in May of 1964 and...
Frances Wight - Winterset
Jan 30, 2014
Frances Ellen Wight was born on March 23, 1922, to Harry Reimann and Beatrice Brooker Reimann in Jefferson Township, Madison County, Iowa. She died following an extended illness on January 30, 2014, at the QHC Winterset South Care Center at the age of 91. Frances was the third of six children. She is survived by a brother, Gerald Reimann...
Jim Tallman
Jan 27, 2014
Jim Tallman, 72, of Winterset, died Monday, January 27, 2014 at the Winterset Care Center North. As per Jim’s wishes, he was cremated and a memorial service in memory of Jim will be held 10:30 a.m., July 12 at the Christian Church in Guthrie Center. Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association. Jimmie Calvert Tallman was born...
Raymond Eugene Lane
Jan 27, 2014
Services for Raymond Eugene Lane were held 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 7, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Pastor Chris Tjapkes of the First Baptist Church in Perry provided words of comfort. Military honors were provided by the Iowa Army National Guard Funeral Honors, VFW Post #2060 & American Legion Post #85 both of Perry. Casket bearers were...
Paul L. Carpenter - Van Meter
Jan 26, 2014
Paul Carpenter passed away on January 26, 2014 at Edgewater Retirement Home in West Des Moines where he had been a resident for the past two years. Paul LeRoy Carpenter, the son of Fred and Edna (Rochat) Carpenter, was born on November 28, 1926 near Paris, Missouri. He attended grade school in Missouri before his family moved to a...
Juanita Welch
Jan 25, 2014
Juanita Welch, 92 of Winterset died Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Winterset Care Center South. A visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, January 28 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset, where the family will be present to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday,...
Rolland Swallow 'Tuffy' - Dallas Center
Jan 21, 2014
Rolland D. "Tuffy" Swallow, 96, was called to his heavenly home Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Tuffy was born August 9, 1917 in Waukee, Iowa. He graduated from Dallas Center Schools in 1935. He worked at Brenton Bank, DC Mill, Swallow Standard Station and various farms before he served four years in the U.S. Army Air Force and was deployed...
Gary Grout
Jan 21, 2014
Gary Grout, 62, of Winterset, died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the Winterset Care Center North. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where his family will be present to receive friends during this time. Memorials may be directed to the Winterset Elementary...
Thelma Lucille Lane
Jan 17, 2014
Services for Thelma Lucille Johnson Lane were held 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 24, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Pastor Chris Tjapkes of the First Baptist Church in Perry provided words of comfort. Casket bearers were Chris Strait, Mark Collins, Lonny Ostransky, Jack Frantum, Michael Smothers and Stephen Brinton. The organist was Sue Tjapkes and soloist Darlene Roeder....
Janice Mcdowell
Jan 15, 2014
Services for Janice Iola McDowell were held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Visitation with family were two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Pastor's Enna Antunez and Paul Burrow of the First United Methodist Church of Perry provided words of comfort. Honorary casket bearers were Mackenzie McDowell, Russ Laub,...
Barbara Van Dyke
Jan 14, 2014
Services for Barbara Lorene VanDyke was held 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 20, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Visitation was two hours prior to the service. Pastor Charles Thompson of the Greenbrier Methodist Church of Greene County provided words of comfort. Casketbearers were Nick Martino, Doug Hawn, Dan Taylor, Les Fister, Russ Hoffman and Tom Heater. The pianist...
Dakota Andrew Hoffman
Jan 12, 2014
A Mass of Christian burial for Dakota Andrew Hoffman was held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 18, 2014 at St Patrick Catholic Church in Perry. A Vigil was 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 17, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Father Paul Nguyen of the St Patrick Catholic Church in Perry was the Celebrant. Cheyenne Hoffman was the lector. Carole...
Joann Eason Dittert
Jan 11, 2014
Mass of Christian Burial services for JoAnn Eason Dittert were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson. Visitation with family present was Monday 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson with a Vigil Service at 6:30 p.m. officiated by Father Jeff Schleisman. Officiating the Mass was Father Schleisman...
Roberta Ann Scott
Jan 10, 2014
A service for Roberta Ann Scott was held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the United Methodist Church in Minburn, Iowa. Visitation was after 1:00 p.m. with family present 5-7 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Pastor Cris Decious of the United Methodist Church in Minburn provided words of comfort. Casket bearers were Troy Meier, Tim Meier,...


