OBITUARIES

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Joseph R. Michell - Indianola

Joseph R. Michell - Indianola

October 18, 2013

Joseph Ralph Mitchell, a WWII veteran, died Friday October18, 2013 at Kavanagh House on 56th Street in Des Moines. He was 94. He was preceded in death by his wife Marguerite A. Mitchell; parents Robert and Mary Mitchell; brother David Mitchell; sister Mildred White; son Joseph R. Mitchell, Jr.; daughter Marianna Beikler; and grandson William S. Siedschlag, III. Joseph...

Nakia Scott Williams - Adel

Nakia Scott Williams - Adel

October 16, 2013

Nakia was involved in a fatal automobile accident early Wednesday October 16. He has been cremated and a private family Memorial service will take place at a later date.

Jan (Juanita) C. Kennedy

Jan (Juanita) C. Kennedy

October 15, 2013

Jan (Juanita) C. Kennedy, 73, of Winterset died Tuesday, October 15, 2013 after a brief cancer illness. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m., prior to services on Saturday. Memorials may be directed to the ARL (Animal Rescue...

Leo Classen

Leo Classen

October 14, 2013

Leo Classen, 88, of Des Moines died Monday, October 14, 2013 at The Village at Legacy Pointe in Waukee. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m., Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A visitation will be held prior to services from Noon to 2 p.m., Thursday. Burial will be in the St. Charles Cemetery, St....

Bonnie E. Feldman - Marshalltown

Bonnie E. Feldman - Marshalltown

October 13, 2013

Bonnie Eileen Feldman passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013 at the Iowa Veteran's Home in Marshalltown. She will be greatly missed by her nieces & nephews. Service: 2:00 PM Saturday November 9, 2013 Fairview Cemetery De Soto, Iowa

Mrs. Eileen Mae Essing

Mrs. Eileen Mae Essing

October 12, 2013

Funeral services for Eileen Mae Essing were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in Perry, Iowa. Pastor Mark Holmes of the Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church provided words of comfort. Casket bearers were: Lanny Staples, Steven Essing, Doug Hanson, Keith Killmer, Jon Marckres and Nathan Staples. Music was provided by Don and Dalayna...

Burton Dale Cox

Burton Dale Cox

October 11, 2013

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, October 21, 2013 at the North McDonald Cemetery, Madison County. A gathering with family will be held on Monday at Ochiltree Funeral Service from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., prior to the graveside service. Burton Dale Cox was born on November 18, 1930, in Winterset, Iowa to Sylvanus and...

Glen Joseph Kellner

Glen Joseph Kellner

October 10, 2013

A memorial mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 16th at St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph, Iowa; with burial immediately following in the St. Joseph Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church, Tuesday, October 15th; with a Rosary at 5:30 p.m. and a Prayer Service at 7 p.m. Memorials to...

Doris Louise Kipping - Redfield

Doris Louise Kipping - Redfield

October 9, 2013

Doris L. Snyder was born in the farm home of her family near Adel 100 years ago on August 18, 1913. She enjoyed celebrating her milestone birthday at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center, where she most recently lived. Doris was raised in the rural Redfield area with parents Milo and Phoebe Dillworth (Crouse) Snyder in their family of ten...

Karla A. Miller - Adel

Karla A. Miller - Adel

October 8, 2013

Karla A. Miller, 49, died Tuesday, October 8 at Mercy West Lakes, West Des Moines. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 12, at United Methodist Church in Van Meter, with burial to follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Minburn. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday, at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel, where family will greet friends from...

Daniel W. Peterson - De Soto

Daniel W. Peterson - De Soto

October 3, 2013

Daniel Wade Peterson was born July 1, 1958 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines to Robert W. and Celesta (Brooker) Peterson of Van Meter and he died October 3 in DeSoto. He was baptized and later confirmed his vows at Trinity Lutheran Church in Van Meter. He attended Van Meter Schools and graduated in 1976. He was in band,...

Donald M. Emehiser - Johnston

Donald M. Emehiser - Johnston

October 2, 2013

Don passed away October 2, 2013 at Mercy Hospital. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 5, at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel, with burial at Panther Creek Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday, October 4th at the funeral home where family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m., until prayer service begins at 7:30...

Jerald Lee Fessler

Jerald Lee Fessler

September 29, 2013

Masonic Services for Jerald Lee Fessler were held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 3, 2013 at the Hastings Funeral Home in Perry with Mr. John Summerson presiding. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 4, 2013 at the Rippey United Methodist Church in Rippey, Iowa. Pastor Paul Burrow of the Rippey United Methodist Church provided words of...

Joanne S. See

Joanne S. See

September 29, 2013

Joanne Sylvia See, the daughter of Grace Brennan and John Francis Ford, was born June 10, 1933 in Kansas City, Missouri. She passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines, Iowa at the age of eighty years, three months, and nineteen days. Joanne was united in marriage with Kenneth Franklin See on...

Margarete Louise Hall

Margarete Louise Hall

September 28, 2013

A service for Margarete Louise Hall was held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson, Iowa. Pastor Gordon Moen of the First Presbyterian Church of Jefferson provided words of comfort. Casket bearers were: Doug Delp, Duane Delp, Vince Kennedy, Paul Mears, Jr., Roger Garnett and Jack Williams, Sr. Sheryl Sloan was the Pianist and...

Anthony 'Tony' Lafratte

Anthony 'Tony' Lafratte

September 27, 2013

Anthony John “Tony” LaFratte, the son of Pasquale and Carmella (Loffredo) LaFratte was born March 18, 1927 in Des Moines, Iowa. He passed away at his home in rural Madison County on Friday, September 27, 2013, at the age of eighty-six years, six months, and nine days. Tony was united in marriage with Frances Darlene King on November 22,...

Melvin E. Pickett - Urbandale

Melvin E. Pickett - Urbandale

September 25, 2013

Melvin E. Pickett, 91, of Urbandale, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Bickford Cottage of Urbandale in Urbandale, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, September 30, at the First Christian Church in Adel, Iowa with Pastor Tony Thurston and Pastor Michael Mudlaff officiating. Burial will be in the Oakdale Cemetery at Adel. Melvin was born...

Dwaine D Mansfield

Dwaine D Mansfield

September 24, 2013

A service for Dwaine Dwight Mansfield was held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Visitation was Friday form 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Pastor Charles Compton of the Perry Bible Church provided words of comfort. Casket bearers were: Keith Mansfield, Craig Mansfield, Richard Springer, Royal Mansfield, Jerry Gallatin, and Josh Snyder. Music...

Maxine Chandlee

Maxine Chandlee

September 17, 2013

Maxine Chandlee, 85, of Winterset, Iowa, formerly of Charleston, Illinois died Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at the Winterset Care Center South. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Charleston, Illinois at 1 p.m., Saturday, November 2, 2013. Burial of her cremated remains will be in the St. Joseph Memorial Park Cemetery in St....

Verda L. Jorgensen - Adel

Verda L. Jorgensen - Adel

September 17, 2013

Verda Jorgensen of Adel died Tuesday September 17, 2013 at Adel Acres.