OBITUARIES

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Kathryn Muriel Devries - Adel

Kathryn Muriel Devries - Adel

January 9, 2013

Muriel passed away on January 9th. She was born April 20, 1918 to Emil and Ella Miller in Wellsburg, IA. On Jan 20th, 1937 she married Raymond DeVries, and they moved to the family farm where they lived for 60 years raising their four children, Ladonna (Lyle) Potts, Waldport, OR., Keith (Barb) DeVries, Ackley, IA., Dallas (Bev) DeVries, Hampton,...

Phillip "Phil" Creese, Sr.

Phillip "Phil" Creese, Sr.

January 9, 2013

A service for Phillip Moin Creese Sr. was held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 13, 2013 at the Woodward Granger High School. Visitation was Saturday from 1:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. with family present 4-8 p.m. at the high school. Hastings Funeral Home in Perry was in charge of making arrangements. Pastor Joe Haynes of the First Baptist Church in...

Neva Striley - Adel

Neva Striley - Adel

January 8, 2013

Neva Striley, 90, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2013 at Bickford Cottages in West Des Moines. She had been a resident of Bickford Cottages since February 2009. A private family service will be Friday, January 18, 2012 at MCCalley Funeral Home in Adel. Burial will be at East Linn Cemetery in Redfield. Born in Morgan Township, MN, Neva moved...

Earl F. Lohr - Winterset

Earl F. Lohr - Winterset

January 7, 2013

Earl F. Lohr, son of the late Francis Michael and Maude Gibbs Lohr, was born January 6, 1925, in Lucas County, Iowa. He passed away on January 7, 2013, at Winterset Care Center North. A Celebration of Life service was held at the Winterset United Methodist Church on January 19. Interment will be later in the Winterset Garden of...

Pauline Reynolds

Pauline Reynolds

January 5, 2013

Pauline Reynolds, 100, of Winterset passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. A Celebration Of Life service will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, January 12 at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset. Memorials may be made to the Methodist Churches in Winterset and Shenandoah. On-line condolences may be made to the family at www.ochiltree.com....

Alberta Ledbetter

Alberta Ledbetter

January 3, 2013

Alberta Lee (Miller) Ledbetter peacefully passed away on January 3, 2013 at Green County Medical Center in Jefferson, IA, she was 81. Born June 12, 1931 in Joplin, Missouri to Homer and Edythe Miller, Alberta spent her early years in Joplin, graduating from Joplin High School. After graduation she attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri and later graduated from...

Norman Edmondson

Norman Edmondson

January 3, 2013

A service for Norman Eldon Edmondson was held 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 7, 2013 at the Christ Lutheran Church in Bouton, Iowa. Visitation was after 1:00 p.m. Sunday with family present from 2-4 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Rev. Max Phillips provided words of comfort. Honorary bearers were: Steven Greimann, Ryan Purviance, Darrell Edmondson, Jim Edmondson, Jeff...

E. Leona Eberhart Wilson - Adel

E. Leona Eberhart Wilson - Adel

January 1, 2013

Leona Wilson, 93, of Adel passed away peacefully on January 1, 2012 at Methodist West Hospital. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Friday January 4, at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel, with burial at Oakdale Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 PM Thursday at McCalley Funeral Home where friends will greet friends from 4-6 PM with a prayer service...

Alice Bown

Alice Bown

January 1, 2013

Alice Bown, 102, of Winterset died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at the Winterset Care Center South. A visitation will be held 2 to 7 p.m., Friday, January 4th at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with family to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, January 5th at Ochiltree’s with burial to...

Ethel Berry - Winterset

Ethel Berry - Winterset

December 31, 2012

Ethel Berry, 85, of Winterset, Iowa, died Monday, December 31, 2012, at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Friday, January 4, 2013, at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset with Rev. Bob Epperson officiating. Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery. Ethel was born on November 12, 1927, at Madison County, Iowa...

Mary Louise Nelson

Mary Louise Nelson

December 31, 2012

Mary Louise Nelson, 88, of Van Meter died Monday, December 31, 2012 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 4th at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Winterset with burial to follow in the Thornton McNear Stump Cemetery in Dallas County. A visitation will be held 2 to 8 p.m., Thursday, January...

Fred Bomar

Fred Bomar

December 30, 2012

Fred Bomar, 71, of Van Meter died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Sunnybrook of Adel. A visitation with family present will be held 3 to 6 p.m., Saturday, January 5th at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset. A memorial service will be held 2:30 p.m., Sunday, January 6th at the Winterset Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Memorials may be made...

Gretchen J. Williams - Adel

Gretchen J. Williams - Adel

December 30, 2012

Gretchen J. (Noe) Williams was born February 24, 1931 to Roy and Margaret Noe. She passed away December 30, 2012. Gretchen graduated from Adel High School, Adel, Iowa in 1948, attended the University of Northern Iowa for two years, completed a Bachelor of Science in Education at Drake University, and earned the equivalent of a masters degee in Library...

Lewis H. Jordan - Winterset

Lewis H. Jordan - Winterset

December 26, 2012

Lewis H. Jordan, 82, of Winterset, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 26, 2012, at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 31, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Winterset. As per his request, his body was cremated and will be interred in the Winterset Cemetery at a later date....

Mae Ann Shellenbarger - Adel

Mae Ann Shellenbarger - Adel

December 26, 2012

Mae Shellenbarger of Stuart, Iowa died Wednesday, December 26 at Community Care Center. No public viewing or services are planned at this time.

Hazel A. Dye - Adel

Hazel A. Dye - Adel

December 25, 2012

Hazel Sterling Dye, 96, of Dallas Center was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada, and died on December 25 in Johnston. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, December 29 at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel with burial at Oakdale Cemetery. Friends may call after 3:00 PM Friday at the funeral home where family will greet friends from 5 to...

Michael John Mcnamara - Winterset

Michael John Mcnamara - Winterset

December 25, 2012

Michael John McNamara, 80, of Winterset, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System in Des Moines, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 AM Saturday, December 29, 2012, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winterset with Father Dan Kirby officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the Winterset...

John E. Snyder - Winterset

John E. Snyder - Winterset

December 24, 2012

John E. Snyder, 77, of Winterset, Iowa, died Monday, December 24, 2012, at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset, Iowa. As per his request, his body was cremated with a memorial service to be conducted at a later date. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; children, Rick Snyder, Edward (Cherita) Snyder, Julie (Rich) McKinney, and Susan (Chris)...

Charles Gerald Paullin

Charles Gerald Paullin

December 24, 2012

Gerald died Monday, December 24, 2012. He was 85. A visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, December 26th at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 27th at the First Christian Church with burial to follow in the Winterset...

Brenda Mapes

Brenda Mapes

December 23, 2012

Brenda Mapes, 68, of Winterset died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at her home. A visitation will be held 2 to 8 p.m., Thursday, December 27th at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m.. Services will be held privately with family. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Winterset Public Library will...