OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Opal Hart
Jun 4, 2011
Opal Hart, 93, of Winterset, died June 4, 2011 at the Madison County Health Care System in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 3 to 8 pm, Tuesday, June 7 at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset where the family will be present to receive friends from 6 to 8 pm. Funeral services will be held at...
Shane Cass
Jun 1, 2011
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 6, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Orient. Burial will be in the Orient Cemetery, Orient. Visitation: 1:00 to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, June 5, 2011 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare, with family present to receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Memorial Contributions: May be directed to his family. Shane was...
Clifford W. Evers
Jun 1, 2011
.Clifford William Evers, son of John Evers and Annie Lochmiller Evers, was born April 16, 1924 in Denison, Iowa, and died June 1, 2011 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, of complications of a fall at his home at the age of 87 years, 1 month, and 15days. Cliff, as he was lovingly known funeral service...
Marabelle Clark Wilson
May 25, 2011
Marabelle Wilson, 89, of Winterset, died May 25, 2011 at Westbridge Care and Rehabilitation in Winterset. A visitation with the family present will be held 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, May 27, 2011 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m., Saturday, May 28th at the First United Methodist Church, Winterset. Burial...
Andrew Michael Golwitzer
May 18, 2011
Andrew Michael Golwitzer, 18, of Lorimor, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at the Madison County Healthcare System in Winterset. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 1:00 p.m., Monday, May 23, 2011 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winterset. A visitation with family present will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, May 22, 2011...
Betty L. Crusan
May 17, 2011
A celebration of life service for Betty Lou Crusan, was held Monday, May 23, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Words of comfort were provided by Rev. Paul Burrow of First United Methodist Church in Perry. An Eastern Star service by Chapter #142 of Perry preceded the funeral service. Betty's Honorary Bearers were Steve Crusan,...
Angela Hill
May 14, 2011
Angela Hill, 73, of Winterset, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the Madison County Health Care System in Winterset. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday, May 19, 2011 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winterset. Burial will follow in the Winterset Cemetery. A visitation with family present to receive friends will be from 4 to 7...
Carl J. Berkland
May 12, 2011
Carl John Berkland, 12th of 13 children born to Olai Berkland and Anna Olesen Berkland, was born April 10, 1919 on a farm near Depew, Iowa, and died May 12, 2011 at the Perry Healthcare Center in Perry, Iowa, where he had resided since October. At the time of his death, Carl was 92. Carl attended school at Fenton,...
Matthew Peters
May 12, 2011
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Matthew Dean Peters, 55, of rural Dawson. Matt died Thursday. He is survived by his wife Virginia (Ginnie), son Jason Peters (Natalie) of Belleville, IL; Dr. Jessica Peters of Elizabeth, CO; 2 grandchildren, Noah and Zoe; parents Dean and Dorothy Peters of Perry; sister Dee Peters and husband...
Geraldine 'Jerry' Schwabe
May 12, 2011
Geraldine 'Jerry' Schwabe, 89, passed away May 12, 2011 at the Madison County Health Care System in Winterset. A visitation will be held 1 to 8 p.m., Monday, May 16th, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 17th at Ochiltree...
Dianna R. Day
May 10, 2011
Dianna is survived by her mother, Nora Garrity of Jefferson; her sister, Mary Wolterman and husband Mike of Jefferson; her brother, Dennis Day and wife Trisha of Oregon, WI; an aunt, Madonna Kingsman of Jefferson; four nephews: Casey Day and wife April; Brendan Day and wife Angela; Matthew Wolterman and wife Leasha; and Mark Wolterman and wife Debbee; one...
Fern San Dona
May 10, 2011
Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of arrangements for Fern Louise San Dona, 98. Fern died Tuesday at the Greene County Medical Center Long Term Care. Arrangements are pending at this time.
Craig W. Kaiser
May 9, 2011
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Craig Kaiser, 80 of Perry, formerly of Yale. Mr. Kaiser died Monday at Rowely Memorial Masonic Home in Perry. A family burial will be held at a later date. He is survived by his brother Raymond Kaiser and his wife Janice of Tama: his six sons: Steven Kaiser...
Dwayne C. Shull
May 7, 2011
Services will be held Thursday 10:00 a.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry for Dwayne Curtis Shull, 66, of Adel. Burial to follow at Woodward Cemetery. Dwayne died Saturday at Mercy Medical Center, in Des Moines. He is survived by his brother Tad McDowell and his wife Donna of Henderson, Nevada. Dwayne is also survived by his aunts and...
Cynthia Lou Mitchell
May 4, 2011
Arrangements are pending at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson for Cynthia Lou Mitchell, 48, of Jefferson. She died at her home Wednesday. She is survived by her husband James; sons James Mitchell Jr. of Ankeny, Brandon Mitchell of Jefferson, Jeff Sly and Joey Sly both of Ottumwa Jason Worthington and John Worthington both of Des Moines and sister Teresa...
Sherri (Alexander) Cassady
May 1, 2011
Sherri Cassady, age 47, of Des Moines died at her home Sunday, May 1, 2011. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 4th at the Winterset Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family. There will be no public visitation. Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset has been entrusted with arrangements. On-line condolences...
Irene M. Mohr
Apr 30, 2011
Irene M. Mohr, daughter of Elmer Beber and Kathryn Sullivan Beber, was born June 15, 1915 at Omaha, Nebraska, and died April 30, 2011 at Regency Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jefferson, Iowa, at the age of 95 years, 10 months and 15 days. Irene attended school in Omaha, Nebraska. On October 17, 1933, she was united in...
Dean I. Rote
Apr 29, 2011
Dean I. Rote, son of James Irvin Rote and Ella Mae Eveland Rote, was born December 5, 1919 in Jefferson, Iowa, and died April 29, 2011 at the Dallas County Hospital, Perry, Iowa, at the age of 91 years, 4 months, 24 days. A celebration of his life service was held at1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Hastings...
Jerry Hassemer
Apr 27, 2011
Jerry Robert Hassemer was born July 29, 1939 in St Louis, Missouri to Russell R. Hassemer and Rose Marie Hassemer. He passed away at his home in Arvada, Colorado on April 27, 2011. After a tour of duty with the U.S. Marine Corps, he attended Southern Colorado State University and graduated with degrees in chemistry and geology. He was...
Mary Ellen Commander
Apr 25, 2011
Mary Ellen Commander, 78, formerly of Adel, died Monday, April 25, 2011 at the Panora Nursing and Rehab Center in Panora. A graveside service will be held 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 27th at the Highland Memory Gardens in Des Moines. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed to the Dallas County Care Facility. Mary Ellen West was...