OBITUARIES

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Joanne F. Jones

Joanne F. Jones

Mar 26, 2011

Joanne (Jo) Jones, 82, the daughter of Lloyd and Geneva Fisher Hulse, was born at her parent’s home in Dallas County near Van Meter, Iowa on March 31, 1928, and passed away peacefully with family March 26, 2011, at Mercy Hospice of Johnston. She grew up in the country and lived most of her life near her birthplace of...

Maxine M. Brown

Maxine M. Brown

Mar 25, 2011

Maxine is survived by her husband Earlin; daughters Kayla Stevens and her husband Joe and Janet Sheehy all of Perry; three grandchildren: Jolene Peters (Greg) of Carroll; Laurie Sheehy (Tim Carroll) of Luther and Kristen Hethcot of Luther; five great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law: Mary Jo Blaisdell of Perry and Helen Blaisdell of Golden, Colorado In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...

Bill Welch

Bill Welch

Mar 22, 2011

Mr. Welch died Tuesday at Taylor House in Des Moines. Mr. Welch is survived by his children: Brian Welch and his wife Vickie of Cherokee, Iowa and Brenda Daniels and her husband Wayne of Coal Valley, Illinois; three grandchildren: Jacob Daniels, Cody Daniels and Autumn Welch. He is also survived by his brothers John of Tucson, Arizona and Richard...

Karen F. Nicholas

Karen F. Nicholas

Mar 20, 2011

Karen Frances Nicholas, daughter of Donald Fagen Clark and Clara Lucile Anschutz Clark, was born July 3, 1937 at Jamaica, Iowa and died March 20, 2011 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa, at the age of 73 years. Karen graduated from Jamaica High School in 1955. On August 28, 1955, she was united in marriage with...

Robert C. Smotherman

Robert C. Smotherman

Mar 18, 2011

He is survived by his mother Vivian Smotherman of Perry; sister Roberta Carpenter of Perry; Linda Morgan of Silver City, IA; son Mike McLaughlin of Coon Rapids; daughters Tina Smith of Perry; Tabitha Jackson of Prescott, AZ and Julie Carr of Lawrence, KS; 7 grandchildren.

Therese A. Brittain

Therese A. Brittain

Mar 18, 2011

Therese A. Brittain, 71 of Winterset died Friday, March 18, 2011 at the Winterset Care Center North in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare of Winterset. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Ochiltree’s where the family will receive...

Harold L. Rose

Harold L. Rose

Mar 18, 2011

Harold Leslie Rose, son of Otis Maurice Rose and Metha Maree Rench Rose was born August 27, 1926 in Winterset, Iowa, and died March 18, 2011 at Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 84. Harold's family moved to the Washington Township area. He graduated from Perry High School and served in the U.S. Army...

Leland L. Hope

Leland L. Hope

Mar 14, 2011

Leland L. Hope, 93, of Winterset died Monday, March 14, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare of Winterset where Pastor Scott O’Conner will officiate. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Ochiltree Funeral Service where the family will...

Mary May Haglund

Mary May Haglund

Mar 11, 2011

Mary May Haglund, daughter of Lawrence T. Peel and Eva Bridgett Peel, was born August 30, 1935 at Perry, Iowa and died March 11, 2011 at Cape Coral Hospital, Cape Coral, Florida, at the age of 75 years. Mary May graduated from Perry High School in 1955. On June 23, 1967, Mary May was united in marriage with Doyle...

Twila J. Smith

Twila J. Smith

Mar 7, 2011

Twila J. Smith, age 59, of Lorimor and a former long-time resident of the St. Charles area, died Monday morning, March 7, 2011, at her home. The family will be present to receive guests beginning at 9:00 a.m. Friday with funeral services starting at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 11th at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset. Burial will...

Sheldon C. Devereaux

Sheldon C. Devereaux

Feb 23, 2011

Sheldon C. Devereaux, 74, of Winterset died Wednesday, February 23, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church of Winterset where Pastor Beverlee Bell will officiate. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 11, 2011 at Ochiltree Funeral Service...

Lebren O. Fox

Lebren O. Fox

Feb 21, 2011

Mr. Fox is survived by his son David of Sioux City; sister Dana Lowry of Jamaica; nieces, nephews and step-children.

Lucille L. Beatty

Lucille L. Beatty

Feb 19, 2011

Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Spangler Chapel Church, rural Muscatine. Visitation with Family: 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at the New Hope United Methodist Church, Muscatine. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Muscatine. Memorials may be directed to Spangler Chapel Church. Arrangements have been entrusted into the care of Bentley...

Dorothy Cunningham Vance

Dorothy Cunningham Vance

Feb 19, 2011

Dorothy Cunningham Vance, of La Grange Park, Illinois, widow of Captain Walter R. Vance and last surviving child of Peter and Marcella Cunningham of Madison County, Iowa, died on February 19, 2011 at the age of 92. She is survived by her 2 children, Mary Anne Vance (Mark R. Jaffe) of Seattle, WA and David C. Vance (Wendy) of...

G. Lurene Orwan

G. Lurene Orwan

Feb 17, 2011

Lurene Orwan, 91, of Karen Acres in Des Moines, formerly of Lorimor, passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Des Moines. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 23rd at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 22nd with family present...

Mary Elizabeth Kundrat

Mary Elizabeth Kundrat

Feb 14, 2011

Mary Elizabeth Dowling Kundrat, died February 14, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in 1927, daughter of Loretta & Fenton Dowling. Mary grew up in St. Louis, Minneapolis & Kansas City. Mary was an accomplished speed skater & an active volunteer for the Red Cross Canteen during WW II. Mary attended college at St. Catherine in...

Bonnie M. Thompson

Bonnie M. Thompson

Feb 14, 2011

Bonnie M. Thompson, daughter of Richard and Bertha Williams, was born May 10, 1919 in Summerville, Missouri and died February 14, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at the age of 91. Bonnie married Glenn W. Thompson on June 10, 1939. They were parents of three sons, Richard, Leonard, and Dennis. They made their home on...

Carl King

Carl King

Feb 13, 2011

Carl Homer King, son of James King and Mary Saunders King, was born September 7, 1918 on a farm south of Rippey, Iowa, and died February 13, 2011 at the Madrid Home, Madrid, Iowa at the age of 92. Carl graduated from Rippey High School in 1936. He worked for his father and for others on the farm. Carl...

Gary Ward

Gary Ward

Feb 13, 2011

Gary Wesley Ward, son of Robert Ward and Verneda Dent Ward, was born February 24, 1955 in Sedan, Kansas, and died February 13, 2011 in his home in Urbandale at the age of 55. Gary moved to Perry at age 2 and graduated from Perry High School in 1973. He then worked for Northern Natural Gas. Gary married Kathryn...

Dorothy I. Brelsford

Dorothy I. Brelsford

Feb 11, 2011

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Dorothy Brelsford, 88, of Perry. Dorothy Irene Brelsford, daughter of Sylvanus Carll Donelson and Mabel Elizabeth Anderson Donelson, was born March 6, 1922 on a farm south of Ogden in Boone County, Iowa and departed life February 11, 2011 at the Rowley Memorial Masonic Home in Perry, Iowa...