OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Dorothy Jean Cushing - Van Meter
Jul 7, 2014
Dorothy Jean (Switzer) Cushing, 91, passed away July 7, 2014 at UnityPoint - Methodist West Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 10, 2014 at Van Meter United Methodist Church with interment at Van Meter Cemetery. Friends may call after 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 9 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel where family will be present from...
Marie Ann Frantum
Jul 6, 2014
A service for Marie Ann Frantum was held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 10, 2014 at the Woodward United Methodist Church. Visitation was after 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2014 with family present 5-8 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Rev. Dale Schoening of the Woodward United Methodist Church provided words of comfort. Casket bearers were: Chelsea Osenbaugh, Betsy...
Raymond Brazee - Winterset
Jul 5, 2014
Raymond Brazee died July 5, 2014 at Winterset Care Center North. As he wished, there will be no services and he will be laid to rest in Eagle Grove, IA near his parents and sister. Ray was born in Corwith, Iowa, one of five children to George and Mary (Steil) Brazee. He graduated from Goldfield High School in 1949....
Bobbie Bisson
Jul 5, 2014
Bobbie J. Bisson passed away on July 5, 2014 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. She is survived by her husband, George Kachelhoffer; mother, Agnes Bisson and brothers, Brent and Steve Bisson. No services are planned. Memorial contributions may be give to Mercy Hospice in Johnston.
Kelani Piilani Torres
Jul 5, 2014
Memorial service for Kelani Pillani Torres, 58, who passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 8 at Caldwell Raddatz Funeral Home and Crematory in Urbandale. On November 23, 1955 a beautiful baby girl name Janice Piilani Palakiko was born to Joseph and Emily Palakiko in Honolulu, Hawaii. There...
Gene Leonard
Jul 4, 2014
Gene Avery Leonard died on July 4, 2014 at the age of 82. He was born to Carl Avery Leonard and Noma Henderson Leonard on March 24, 1932 at the family farm at Mingo, Iowa. Gene was the oldest, followed by George, Grace, and Carolyn. Gene Graduated from Mingo High School in 1950. On August 21, 1952 Gene Married...
Leo Bridal
Jul 3, 2014
Leo Bridal, 91 of Des Moines, passed away on July 3, 2014 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Leo Ezra Bridal was born on January 14, 1923 to Marie Schmidt and Orlando Ezra Trout. Leo lived his youth life in Ottumwa. After the untimely death of his parents he moved to Molton to be adopted by John and Bess Bridal....
Dr. Laverne Wintermeyer
Jul 1, 2014
Laverne Arthur Wintermeyer, M.D., M.A., died on Tuesday, July 1st, 2014. He was 93 years of age. Dr. Wintermeyer was born on July 25, 1920 in Hartsburg, MO. The family moved to Jefferson City, MO, in his early childhood. He graduated from Jefferson City High School in 1938. He graduated from Graceland College in 1941, and received a Bachelor...
Kathryn Ehrhardt - Adel
Jun 27, 2014
On Friday, June 27, 2014 Kathryn Ehrhardt died at the age of 86. Kathryn loved her life, her family, and her friends. Kathryn was born in North English, Iowa to Charles Ray and Edith Claire Mahannah and was little sister to Stanley Wilson and Donald Ray Mahannah. After high school, she went on to graduate from Drake University in...
Adele Carrel
Jun 26, 2014
A Funeral Service for Adele Dorette Carrel was held 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 30, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Rev. Paul Burrows from the United Methodist Church in Perry, provided words of comfort. Honorary bearers were Bruce Klein, Kirby Hamman, Kerry Burton, Jerry Swigert and Ralph Fogue. Casket bearers were Joe Royer, Gene Dorman, David McDowell, Joe...
D J Marie Ramynke
Jun 25, 2014
Deja Marie Ramynke, the daughter of Jon and Bobbie (Watson) Ramynke died Wednesday, June 25, 2014. She was born in King City, California on January 17, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, July 3, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A visitation with family present will be held from 3 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, July...
Veronica Porter
Jun 24, 2014
Veronica Porter, 80 of Peru, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at the Winterset Care Center North. A visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m., Friday, June 27, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset where the family will be present to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 28 at...
Eleanor E. Clark
Jun 24, 2014
Eleanor E. Clark died peacefully in her home on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Eleanor was born April 17, 1925 to Andrew and Julia Verocyz in Bridgeport, CT. Eleanor lived in Akron, Ohio before moving to Des Moines in1984 to be with her family. Eleanor enjoyed reading, crafts and spending time with her family. Eleanor is survived by a sister...
Gary Tyer - Desoto
Jun 24, 2014
Gary Tyer, 71, of DeSoto, Iowa, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014 surrounded by his family at his residence in DeSoto. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, June 28, at the Winterset Community Church in Winterset, Iowa with Pastor Scott O'Conner officiating. Burial will be in the North McDonald Cemetery at Madison County, Iowa. Gary was born on...
De Ann (Bidler) Smith
Jun 23, 2014
De Ann (Bidler) Smith of Winterset, Iowa died Monday, June 23, 2014 at Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines. She was 52. A visitation with her family present will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 25 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A graveside service will be held in the Winterset Cemetery at 10:30 a.m.,...
Berbel Gilchrist - Adel
Jun 20, 2014
Berbel Gilchrist passed away peacefully on June 20, 2014. She was surrounded by her loving daughter Stephanie and sisters, Ruth Baker and Ursula Geary. Memorial service will be 1:00 PM Monday, June 23 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel, with interment at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Friends may call after Noon Sunday, June 22 at the funeral home where...
Dale Eldon Morse
Jun 20, 2014
A Masonic Service for Dale Eldon Morse was held 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2014 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson with Mr. Frank Coulter presiding. Funeral service was 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 28, 2014 at the Rippey United Methodist Church. Rev. Paul Burrow provided words of comfort. Honorary bearers were all Dale's many friends. Casket bearers were Michael...
Richard Edwin Snyder
Jun 20, 2014
Richard Edwin Snyder, 87, died on Friday, June 20, 2014 in Des Moines, IA. He was born on November 5, 1926, in Peoria, IL, to Harry and Madeline (nee Dobbs) Snyder. Dick was a member of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, Local 246, and worked for many years at Allied Construction Services in Des Moines. He...
Shelley Lynn Wheeler
Jun 17, 2014
Shelley Lynn Wheeler, 64 of Des Moines passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Shelley was born on March 18, 1950 in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Helen and Wilber Thomas. She married Rex Allen Wheeler on February 22, 2004. Shelley is survived by her husband, Rex Wheeler; children, Carla (David) Saner of Dallas, Texas, Connie Young of...
Alvin Ray Hogge
Jun 15, 2014
BORN October 7, 1950 Jefferson, Iowa DIED June 15, 2014 Las Vegas, Nevada AGE 63 Years, 8 Months, 8 Days CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 11, 2014 Hastings Funeral Home Perry, Iowa WORDS OF COMFORT Rev. Charlene Wolfe United Methodist Church Bagley, Iowa HYMNS "You'll Be There" - George Straight "The Dance" - Garth Brooks INTERMENT...


