OBITUARIES

Oct 19, 2023

Ray R. Wendel, 82, of Granger, IA passed away peacefully with family by his side, Thursday, October 19, 2023 at MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 27, 2023 at Lutheran Church of Hope Grimes in Grimes. A visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 26, 2023 at...

Oct 19, 2023

Debra Sue Krause passed away October 19, 2023.  Debbie was born May 18, 1954 to Anthony and Dorothy Montinguise. Debbie attended and graduated from St. Theresa’s grade school, St. Joseph’s Academy and AIB business college. Debbie was a legal secretary her entire career.

Everyone would agree Debbie had a great sense of humor and could...

Oct 19, 2023

Aminta Barco Corado, age 64 of Perry, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at her home in Perry. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fuente De Vida in Perry. Visitation will be on Saturday, October 21, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home...

Oct 19, 2023

Judy Morris, 82, formerly of Peru, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at Silvercrest at Woodlands Creek in Clive, Iowa.

Judith Ann Morris was born on March 18, 1941, in Winterset, lowa to Robert and Dorothy Ringgenberg. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She dedicated her life to helping those in...

Oct 19, 2023

Kerald Eugene Yearns, devoted husband and loving companion, passed away in Des Moines, Iowa on October 19, 2023.

Kerald was born on July 9, 1937 near Greentop, Missouri to Eugene and Mary Louise (Schubert) Yearns.  He grew up in small towns in Missouri and Iowa.  He graduated from Lake City High School, Lake City, Iowa...

Oct 19, 2023

Mary Mernin was born October 26, 1933 to Harley and Mildred Nigh in Parnell, Missouri. She was raised near Parnell along with her three brothers Harold, Lawrence, and Lewis. Mary attended Rochester School of Nursing and became a Registered nurse in 1954. She married Eugene Mernin November 3, 1956, and together they farmed near Storm Lake, Iowa. Mary and...

Oct 18, 2023

Brent Winkie, 44, passed away on October 18, 2023.

Visitation will be Wednesday, November 1, 2023 from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, 8201 Hickman Road, Urbandale, IA.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 11:00 AM at St. Pius X Catholic Church,...

Oct 18, 2023

Earl Dwight Letts, 87, of Des Moines Iowa died at Oakwood Care Facility in Albia, Iowa of natural causes on October 18th, after suffering a stroke. He was born in Edgerton, Wyoming on the 20th of November 1935 to Edward and Mildred Letts. Later, the family relocated to Washington, Iowa where he lived until joining the Army in 1956....

Oct 15, 2023

Michael J. Sitroneto passed away on October 15, 2023. He was born on September 17, 1960 to John and Mary “Aiello” Sitroneto in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from Dowling Catholic High School in 1979.

Michael dedicated 22 years of his life to Wheeler LBR until they closed. Later in his career, he brought his...

Oct 15, 2023

Thomas Matthew Carlson, 32, passed away on October 15th , 2023, in West Des Moines, Iowa.

He was born on June 24, 1991, in Denver, Colorado to John Carlson and Mary Beth Cassidy. Matt was

the middle brother to two sisters. Growing up in Colorado, Matt lived an active lifestyle and excelled in...

Oct 14, 2023

Marian I. Christensen, 93, of West Des Moines, IA, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023 at Edgewater Senior Living Nursing Home in West Des Moines. A funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Reichmuth Funeral Home, 21901 W. Maple Road, Elkhorn, NE 68022. A visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the...

Oct 14, 2023

A livestream of the service will be available on the church's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/1UPCWinterset/live_videos

Harold ‘Hal’ Jackson, 92, of Winterset, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.

Hal was born on February 17, 1931 to John and Callista “Maggie” (Page) Jackson...

Oct 13, 2023

Patty De Luna, 60, of Fontanelle, passed away at the Adair County Memorial Hospital on Friday, October 13, 2023 after a long battle with bone, brain and lung cancer.

Patricia Susan (Johnson) De Luna was born on June 18, 1963 to John and Elizabeth “Liz” (Jepsen) Johnson in Ida Grove, Iowa. She graduated from William...

Oct 12, 2023

Ella Frances (Maher) Harkin was born August 6, 1927 in Des Moines, Iowa to John and Marie Maher. She passed away on October 12, 2023 in Des Moines at the age of 96.

Ella was raised on a farm just outside the town of Cumming, Iowa. She attended elementary school in Cumming before transitioning to...

Oct 11, 2023

Florence Jane Ward Bohner, longtime Perry resident, died Wednesday, October 11 at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center. She was born January 3, 1929, to Ora F. Ward, Sr. and Florence Bomberger Ward, their tenth and youngest child. Before her passing in 1929, Florence Ward asked that her sister Hazel Bomberger Zuck raise her infant daughter. Hazel loved and cared...

Oct 11, 2023

James (Jim) Dale Sires died Wednesday, October 11, 2023, of a cardiac event.  He was getting ready to attend coffee with his Glenstone neighbors, one of his many favorite things. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, October 13, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 7075 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines, Iowa...

Oct 11, 2023

Earl Kaminski, 89, of Des Moines, passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

Earl was born on April 15, 1934 in Trade Lake, Wisconsin to Walter and Muriel (Westrom) Kaminski, and grew up in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He was drafted on his 19th birthday, in 1954, and served in the United States Army at Fort...

Oct 11, 2023

Born in the Green Hills of West Virginia on August 7, 1938, David Walter Bartemes was the son of Frances Roberts Bartemes and Walter Joseph Bartemes. He died on October 11, 2023 in Des Moines.  Dave was a man of action who always had a project spinning in his head.

Dave graduated from Charleston Catholic...

Oct 10, 2023

Patrick L. King, 87, of Prole, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset.

A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, October 15, 2023 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winterset with a vigil service beginning at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial...

Oct 8, 2023

Marilyn Elaine (Spearing) Chance, 88, of Adel, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023 at the Stuart Community Care Center following a long battle with Alzheimers.

Marilyn was born in Bangor, Maine on May 5th, 1935 to Ralph Michael and Evelyn Ruth (Fielding) Spearing, which is where she met the love of her life,...