OBITUARIES

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Cecil Shaw - Winterset

Cecil Shaw - Winterset

Jan 3, 2014

Cecil Shaw, 88, of Winterset, Iowa, died Friday, January 3, 2014 at West Bridge Care & Rehabilitation in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset with Pastor Terry Kerr officiating. Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery. Cecil was born on May 14, 1925, at Madison County, Iowa...

Clifford L. Erickson - Adel

Clifford L. Erickson - Adel

Jan 2, 2014

Clifford L. Erickson passed away Thursday, January 3, 2014 at Adel Acres. He is survived by his wife, Karen; sons, Casey Erickson & John Neder, III; daughter, Dolly Erickson; three grandchildren, Sara, Emily & Tanner. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Betty Erickson & Phyllis Turgeon; two brother-in-laws, Kenneth Brunken & Gilbert Eckmann; and two...

Ruth Tucker

Ruth Tucker

Jan 2, 2014

Ruth Tucker, 104, of Winterset died Thursday, January 2, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 7, at the First United Methodist Church of Winterset with burial in the Moon Cemetery, Macksburg. A visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m., Monday, January 6 at Ochiltree Funeral Service; where family will be present to...

Joseph P. Florek - Desoto

Joseph P. Florek - Desoto

Jan 2, 2014

Joseph P. Florek passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, IA. He is survived by his wife, Susan Doyle; one son & two daughters. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. Cremation rites have been accorded and no public visitation or services are planned. Online condolences maybe left at this...

Helen Holmes Drake - Winterset

Helen Holmes Drake - Winterset

Dec 30, 2013

Helen M. Holmes Drake was born April 21, 1912 in Scott Township, Madison County. She was the first of six children born to Fred and Agnes Elizabeth (Picken) Holmes. She attended country school through 8th grade, and graduated from Winterset High School, class of 1930. During her high school years, she took Normal Training and following graduation, she taught...

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...