OBITUARIES

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James Tiernan

James Tiernan

Dec 30, 2013

James T. Tiernan, 100, died December 30, 2013, at his home in San Diego, California. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 6, 2014 at St. Patrick’s Irish Settlement Church, near Cumming, Iowa where Father Daniel Kirby will officiate. Burial and military honors will immediately follow in the St. Patrick’s Cemetery and a...

Jack Thomas

Jack Thomas

Dec 29, 2013

Jack Thomas, 92, of Winterset died Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Winterset Care Center North in Winterset. A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset. A visitation with family present will be held 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, January 10, 2014 at Ochiltree Funeral Service. Burial will...

Morse  Jr. Mckee

Morse Jr. Mckee

Dec 26, 2013

Morse McKee, Jr, age 67, of St. Charles, died Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 31 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset with burial and military honors to be held in the Leon Cemetery at Leon. A visitation with family present will be held from...

Frank William Carpenter

Frank William Carpenter

Dec 25, 2013

A service for Frank William Carpenter was held 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 30, 2013 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Perry, Iowa. Visitation was after one on Sunday, December 29, 2013 with family present from 5 until 7 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry, Iowa. Reverend Ken Bose of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Perry provided words of...

Gladys "Peg" Irene Tryon

Gladys "Peg" Irene Tryon

Dec 24, 2013

A service for Gladys Irene Tryon "Peg" was held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry, Iowa. Visitation was from 11:00 a.m. until time of the service. Pastor John Augspurger of the Adel United Methodist Church provided words of comfort. Casket bearers were her grandchildren: Scott Tryon, Kristi Fuller, Jason Tryon, Carrie Blackburn, David...

Robert Good

Robert Good

Dec 22, 2013

Robert Good, 95, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 at West Bridge Care and Rehabilitation in Winterset. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, December 28, at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset. A visitation with family present will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Friday, December 27 at Ochiltree Funeral Service, Winterset. Memorials may...

Caleb John Anderson

Caleb John Anderson

Dec 21, 2013

A service for Caleb John Anderson was held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Perry, Iowa. Visitation was after noon on Friday, December 27, 2013 with family present from 4 until 7 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry, Iowa. Pastor Chris Tjapkes of the First Baptist Church in Perry provided words of...

Mr Robert Galivan

Mr Robert Galivan

Dec 20, 2013

Services of Life for Robert Eugene Galivan were held 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 23, 2013 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry, Iowa. Military Rites were performed by Michael Kelley and Dennis Glass of the American Legion Post #85. Interment took place at the Rippey Cemetery in Rippey, Iowa. Robert Eugene Galivan, son of Leota Pearl Davis and Robert Keith...

Ernest Weitz Brown

Ernest Weitz Brown

Dec 17, 2013

Ernie Brown, 80, of Winterset died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at his home after a period of declining health due to emphysema and the surgical treatment of a brain abscess. There will be no service and the family will…have a kegger, sack race, whatever, if any. Burial of the cremated remains will be held at a later date in...

Jodi (Toppin) Parker

Jodi (Toppin) Parker

Dec 17, 2013

Jodi (Toppin) Parker, 46, of Orient died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the Madison County Hospital in Winterset. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, December 27 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 1 to 8 p.m., Thursday, December 26 at the funeral home, with family present to receive friends from...

Retta Ann Smith

Retta Ann Smith

Dec 14, 2013

Retta Ann Smith, 60, of rural Van Meter died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, December 19, at the Trinity Lutheran Church near Van Meter with burial in the church cemetery. A visitation with family present will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, December...

James B. Anderson - Adel

James B. Anderson - Adel

Dec 13, 2013

Jim Anderson, born March 27, 1931 in Des Moines, died Friday December 13, 2013 at his home. He was the Owner and Operator of Associated Claims Service Corp. At his request, he has been cremated and no public visitation or services are planned. He is survived by his wife Judy, sons Jeff, Brian (Nancy) and daughter Kellie, a step...

Charles Noonan

Charles Noonan

Dec 12, 2013

Charles Noonan, 85, of Patterson, Iowa died December 12, 2013. A military graveside service will be held at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery at 9:30 a.m., Monday, April 28, 2014 and a reception will immediately follow at the American Legion Post # 403 in Van Meter. Memorials may be made to the family. Charles Irvin Noonan was born June 11,...

Ruby Seibert Snyder - Adel

Ruby Seibert Snyder - Adel

Dec 12, 2013

Ruby Zetta Seibert Snyder, 82, of Adel, Iowa died peacefully at home on December 12, 2013. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 16th, at the First Christian Church in Adel, where she was an active member for 63 years. Burial will follow at Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. Friends may call after noon Sunday, December 15th...

Helen Newsom

Helen Newsom

Dec 11, 2013

Helen Newsom, 88, of Des Moines passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, December 17 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset where the family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Resthaven Cemetery in West Des Moines. Memorials may be made to the...

Westley Allen Underkofler

Westley Allen Underkofler

Dec 10, 2013

No services are planned for Westley Allen Underkofler, 25, of Woodward, Iowa who died December 10, 2013 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Hastings Funeral Home in Perry.

Cheri Swanson

Cheri Swanson

Dec 8, 2013

Cheri Swanson, 61, of Winterset died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at her home. A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 12, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, December 11 at Ochiltree’s where her family will be present during these times. Memorials may be directed to...

Steve Weltha

Steve Weltha

Dec 6, 2013

Steve Weltha, 63, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 due to complications from an ATV accident. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where his family will be present to receive friends during these times. A private committal will take place at the...

James Roy Rose

James Roy Rose

Dec 6, 2013

No services are planned for James R. Rose, 66, of Woodward, Iowa who died December 6, 2013 at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames. Hastings Funeral Home in Perry.

Clarence Emerson 'Jim' - Winterset

Clarence Emerson 'Jim' - Winterset

Dec 3, 2013

Clarence "Jim" Emerson, 90, of Winterset, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Winterset Care Center North in Winterset, Iowa. Clarence or Jim, as his family called him, was born on November 2, 1923, at Madison County, Iowa to Loyal and Faye (Robinson) Emerson. He had been a lifetime resident of Madison County and had worked as a painter...