OBITUARIES

All Obituaries

Beverley Grandfield

Beverley Grandfield

January 7, 2010

Beverley was proud of the loving family she raised in fifty-five years of marriage. She is survived by husband Robert; daughters Anita (Darrell) Brown of St. Charles, Janice (Ron) Brown of West Des Moines, and Brenda (Terry) Loy of Indianola; mother Edith (Carns) Clifton Baird of Escondido, California; brother George 'Jack' (Doris) Clifton of Duncanville, Texas, and sister Barbara...

Blaine K. Tucker

Blaine K. Tucker

January 5, 2010

Blaine K. Tucker 91, passed away January 5, 2010. He was born on November 7, 1918, Macksburg, Iowa, as the sixth child of nine to J. Ira and Mattie Cochran Tucker. August 14, 1941 Blaine married Darlene Goodman. Surviving is his wife, Darlene of 68 years and son, Thomas K. Tucker of Branson. Daughter, Becki (Bob) Bradford and granddaughter,...

Jody Stout

Jody Stout

January 3, 2010

Jody DeVerne Stout was born on a farm north of Murray, Iowa on April 13, 1928, the son of Otho Doan and Veronica (Letz) Stout. When Jody was ten, the family moved to a farm near Peru and he was educated in the rural schools and attended the Peru High School until the eleventh grade when the school closed...

Joyce Hansen

Joyce Hansen

January 3, 2010

Joyce M. Hansen was born on November 16, 1916 in Farnhamville, Iowa and died January 3, 2010 in Perry, Iowa at the age of 93 years, 1 month, and 18 days. Joyce was the daughter of Forrest William Bassett and Florence Crandell Farnham. She graduated in 1934 at Seneca High School and then got her degree in Business Education...

John Leonard Mcmichael

John Leonard Mcmichael

January 2, 2010

John Leonard McMichael, 88, passed away Saturday afternoon, January 2, 2010, at the Rowley Home in Perry. Leonard was born May 11, 1921, at home near Perry, Iowa. He was a 1939 Perry High graduate and married Elaine Alberta Anderson on June 3, 1944. He worked in the Vultee Aircraft assembly plant in Long Beach, CA, and served in...

Shirley M. (Klug) Bush

Shirley M. (Klug) Bush

January 1, 2010

Shirley Mae Klug was born August 4, 1936 in Wynot, NE, the second child born to Vincent and Veronica (Burbach) Klug. She was married to George Houlette and after his death she married Wray Bush. She is survived by her siblings, Leon (Linda) Klug of Creston; Keith (Mary) Klug of Des Moines; Terry Klug of Winterset; Vicki Cameron of...

Chloe Paige Stover

Chloe Paige Stover

December 26, 2009

Chloe Paige Stover, the youngest child born to Verlon and Julie Stielow Stover, was born Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Her parents learned early on in her life that she was born with Trisomy 18, a chromosome genetic disorder, and that her life would be short. Those left to cherish her memory...

Paul Mcdonald

Paul Mcdonald

December 21, 2009

Paul McDonald, age 76, of Winterset, died peacefully surrounded by his family Monday, December 21st at Kavanagh House in Des Moines. He is survived by his beloved wife, Barbara of Winterset; loving sons, Jim (Rose Marie) of Winterset, Lonnie (wife, Robin) of Grandview, MO, and Darren of St. Charles; two cherished grandchildren, Taylor Jeane and Dakota Paul; devoted siblings,...

Brett Anderson

Brett Anderson

December 19, 2009

Brett Ivan Anderson was born July 19, 1985 in Des Moines, Iowa, to Roger Anderson and Catherine 'Cathy' Meyer. He was a 2003 graduate of Winterset High School; in 2007 he earned his BA in Athletic Training from Central College in Pella, IA, and in 2009 received his Masters Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Wyoming in Laramie....

D. Duane Hackett

D. Duane Hackett

December 10, 2009

A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, December 14, 2009 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset, Iowa with a Prayer Service beginning at 7:00 p.m. A second visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 15th at the Greenwood Funeral Home, in Cherokee, Iowa Duane is survived by his two...

Jackie Stephenson-Carey

Jackie Stephenson-Carey

December 6, 2009

The visitation for Mrs. Stephenson-Carey has been postponed, due to the weather, until Friday, December 11, 2009. Jackie will be cremated following the visitation and there will be no funeral service. Jackie is survived by her nine children, Gayle (Henry) Kibbe of Peru, Lorna Stephenson of Pleasant Hill, Utonda 'Toni' (Dan) Waltz of Winterset, Gene (Nancy) Stephenson of Winterset,...

Wayne 'Doc' Griffith

Wayne 'Doc' Griffith

December 3, 2009

Wayne Wallace Griffith was born May 17, 1928 in Madison County, Iowa, to Ersie and Edna (Chase) Griffith. He was a 1945 graduate of Winterset High School and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. His marriage to Joan J. Brooker took place on July 30, 1950 at the First Christian Church in Winterset. Doc is...

Deborah A. Sloss

Deborah A. Sloss

December 1, 2009

Deborah Ann Sloss, daughter of William Francis "Willie" Nixon and Gwendolyn Julia Seivert, was born June 9, 1953 in Des Moines, Iowa and died December 1, 2009 at her home in rural Perry, Iowa at the age of 56. Deb, as she was lovingly known, attended Assumption Catholic School and graduated from St. Joseph Academy (now Dowling Catholic H.S.)...

Jean Taylor

Jean Taylor

November 29, 2009

Jean Bess Taylor, daughter of Frank Clark Naylor and Gladys Grace Maile Naylor, was born October 31, 1922 in Greenbrier Township, Greene County, Iowa and died November 29, 2009 at the Greene County Medical Center, Jefferson, Iowa at the age of 87 years. Jean attended rural school and then Bayard High School. On November 1, 1938, she married Herbert...

Bill Nath

Bill Nath

November 28, 2009

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry were in charge of arrangements for William Junior Nath, son of William Nath and Louise Elvina Christina Rungee Nath, was born June 1, 1924 at Perry, Iowa and died August 30, 2009 at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 2 months and 29 days. His funeral services...

Clarence Parkison

Clarence Parkison

November 28, 2009

Clarence passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2009. Clarence was a resident of Iowa.

Sue Billmeier

Sue Billmeier

November 15, 2009

Susan Rae Billmeier, daughter of Jim Fagan and Dorothy Hamm Morton Fagan, was born February 26, 1949 at Glidden, Iowa and died November 15, 2009 at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 60 years, 8 months, and 19 days, a funeral service was held at 7:00 pm. Thursday, November 19, at Hastings Funeral Home...

Berdine Bingold

Berdine Bingold

November 13, 2009

Berdine "Bang" Bingold, daughter of William Francis Simmer and Gertrude Mary Garland Simmer, was born August 19, 1922 at Jamaica, Iowa and died November 13, 2009 at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa at the age of 87 years. She has lovingly been known as "Bang". She attended St. Patrick School. In her earlier days, Bang worked at...

Charles H. Mischke

Charles H. Mischke

November 9, 2009

Charles Henry Mischke, son of Lynn Mischke and Marie Arbuckle Mischke, was born April 8, 1939 in Iowa City, Iowa and died November 9, 2009 at the Greene County Medical Center Long Term Care at the age of 70 years, 7 months and 1 day. Charlie, as he was lovingly known, attended Bristol # 4, Farlin, and the Jefferson...

Jack A. Hopkins

Jack A. Hopkins

November 8, 2009

Jack Audas Hopkins, son of Emery Hopkins and Nellie Carpenter Hopkins, was born November 1, 1924 near Rippey, Iowa on his parents' farm and died November 8, 2009 at Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, Iowa, at the age of 85 years, 7 days. Jack received his education in Rippey. He married Willetta Berneice Kirk on March 1, 1948. They...