OBITUARIES

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Margaret 'Peggy' Merrifield

Margaret 'Peggy' Merrifield

Mar 13, 2013

Margaret “Peggy” Merrifield, 94, of Winterset died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Norwalk Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Norwalk. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, March 16 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare where family will receive friends one hour prior to services. Burial will follow in the Van Meter Cemetery, Van Meter. Memorials may be...

Dennis D. Hiatt

Dennis D. Hiatt

Mar 11, 2013

Dennis Hiatt, 70, of Lorimor, Iowa died Monday, March 11, 2013 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Services will be private and burial will be in the Hartman Cemetery near Truro. Memorials and condolences may be made to the family at 815 1st Street, Lorimor, Iowa 50149. On-line condolences may be made to the family at www.ochiltree.com. Dennis...

Merlyn C. Faris,  Jr.

Merlyn C. Faris, Jr.

Mar 11, 2013

Merlyn C. Faris, Jr., 62, of Macksburg, Iowa died Monday, March 11, 2013 at home. A visitation will be held 2 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 15 at Ochiltree Funeral Service, where family will be present to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 16 at Ochiltree’s with burial...

Douglas Benedict

Douglas Benedict

Mar 8, 2013

DOUGLAS LAVERN BENEDICT, BORN May 20, 1956, Larimer, Iowa DIED March 8, 2013, Iowa City, Iowa AGE 56 Years, 9 Months, 20 Days CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 13, 2013 , Hastings Funeral Home, Perry, Iowa Pastor Charlene Wolfe United Methodist Church, Bagley, Iowa HONORARY BEARERS All His Friends RECORDED MUSIC Daddy's Hands Black Velvet Fishin'...

Pat Stoneking - New Virginia

Pat Stoneking - New Virginia

Mar 8, 2013

Patricia E. Stoneking, 75, of New Virginia, Iowa, died Friday, March 8, 2013, at Mercy Hospice - Johnston in Johnston, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, March 12, at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset, Iowa with Rev. Bill Branson officiating. Her body will be cremated following the funeral service with her cremains to be interred in...

Barbara Hamilton

Barbara Hamilton

Mar 8, 2013

BARBARA HAMILTON BORN July 20, 1920 Emmetsburg, Iowa DIED March 8, 2013 Jefferson, Iowa AGE 92 Years, 8 Months, 12 Days SERVICE 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Hastings Funeral Home Jefferson, Iowa WORDS OF COMFORT BY Chaplain Dori Collogan Hospice of Central Iowa CASKET BEARERS Tom Heater Leon McDowell Bill Kempf Chuck Hastings Curt Hastings INTERMENT Jefferson Cemetery...

Mrs. Verna Mae Clingan

Mrs. Verna Mae Clingan

Mar 7, 2013

Verna Mae Clingan. Mrs. Clingan died Thursday at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone. Services will be Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson with burial in the Jefferson Cemetery. Visitation will be after 1:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with her family present 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's...

W. Bunker Upton French

W. Bunker Upton French

Mar 6, 2013

W. Bunker Upton French, 65, of Indianola, Iowa died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at his home. A military graveside service will be held 9:30 a.m., Monday, March 11 at the Iowa Veteran’s Cemetery near Van Meter. Memorials may be directed to the Wymer VA Medical Foster Home 2004 N. 9th Street, Indianola, Iowa 50125. On-line condolences may be made...

Mae N. Rinard

Mae N. Rinard

Mar 6, 2013

Mae N. Rinard, 80, of Winterset, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 surrounded by her loving family at the Winterset Care Center South. A graveside memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Fairview Cemetery, Madison County. A celebration of life will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday at Ochiltree Funeral...

Robert Gubser 'Doc' - Adel

Robert Gubser 'Doc' - Adel

Mar 6, 2013

Robert K. "Doc" Gubser, DVM Panora Robert Gubser died Wednesday March 6, 2013 at Kavanagh on 56th Hospice House in Des Moines. Memorial services will be 1:30 PM Sunday March 10, 2013 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel where family will greet friends after the service. Robert was a graduate of Adel High School. After graduating high school he...

Arlene Cron - Adel

Arlene Cron - Adel

Mar 3, 2013

Arlene J. Cron DeSoto Arlene Joan Cron, 82, a long-time DeSoto resident went to be with the Lord on March 3, 2013. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 6 at the DeSoto United Methodist Church. Arlene will be laid to rest with the cremains of her beloved husband of 55 years, Fletcher, at Oakland Cemetery in DeSoto,...

Howard E. Ford

Howard E. Ford

Mar 2, 2013

Howard E. Ford, 83, of rural Dexter, Iowa died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Westbridge Care and Rehabilitation in Winterset. A visitation with family will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 6 at the Community Building at the Madison County Fair Grounds. Memorials may be directed to Middle River Hospice and/or Westbridge Care and Rehabilitation’s Activity...

Mary Ann Meinecke

Mary Ann Meinecke

Feb 28, 2013

Mary Ann Meinecke BORN January 23, 1913 Calumet, Michigan DIED February 28, 2013 Perry, Iowa AGE 100 Years, 1 Month, 5 . Sunday March 3, 2013 Visitation at Hastings in Perry from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. CHRISTIAN FUNERAL SERVICE 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2013 St Patrick Catholic Church Perry, Iowa OFFICATING Father David Polich HONORARY BEARERS Hunter Meinecke,...

E. Dean Fritz

E. Dean Fritz

Feb 28, 2013

E. Dean Fritz, 79, of Winterset, Iowa died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at his home. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 5, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset with a reception to immediately follow at the Jackson Community Building. A visitation will be held 2 to 8 p.m., Monday, March 4, at Ochiltree’s with family present...

Marilyn (Shepherd) Sour

Marilyn (Shepherd) Sour

Feb 27, 2013

Marilyn Fae (Shepherd) Sour, 80, of Winterset, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, March 4 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset with burial in the Winterset Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be directed to AHeinz57 Pet Rescue, Box 188 De Soto, Iowa 50069. Acknowledgements of...

Maxine M Hunt - Adel

Maxine M Hunt - Adel

Feb 26, 2013

Maxine Merical Hunt was born February 23, 1919 to George and Ethel Merical. She died peacefully at the New Homestead Care in Guthrie Center, IA on February 26, 2013. Maxine married Wendell Henry Hunt on June 27, 1940 at Earlville, IA. They had four children. They farmed near Adel for many years then she moved to Waukee in 2000....

Ilene Kagarice

Ilene Kagarice

Feb 25, 2013

Ilene Kagarice, 85, of Winterset died Monday, February 25, 2013 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 9 at the Van Meter United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the Booneville Cemetery, Booneville. A visitation will be held 3 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 8 at Ochiltree’s with...

Helen B. Crawford - Winterset

Helen B. Crawford - Winterset

Feb 25, 2013

Helen Crawford, 94, of Winterset, Iowa, died Monday, February 25, 2013, at Carlisle Care Center in Carlisle, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Friday, March 1, 2013, at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset with Rev. Bob Epperson officiating. Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery at Winterset. Helen was born on October 6, 1918 to Oscar and...

Lillian M. Kerr - Winterset

Lillian M. Kerr - Winterset

Feb 22, 2013

Lillian Margaret Kerr was born to Lars and Altona Langlo on December 8, 1924 in Chicago, Ill. She spent her growing up years on Grace Street helping her mom care for her large family of brothers and sisters. When she entered the workforce, she worked downtown Chicago at Montgomery Ward commuting on the bus every day. She met Deane...

Audrey H. Collins - Winterset

Audrey H. Collins - Winterset

Feb 21, 2013

Audrey H. Collins, 92, of Winterset, Iowa, died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at her residence in Winterset. Funeral services were held 10:30 AM Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset with Rev. Bob Epperson officiating. Burial was in the Winterset Cemetery at Winterset. Audrey was born on August 24, 1920, at Doon, Iowa to George and...