OBITUARIES
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David Wayne Roquet
Mar 18, 2023
David “Dave” Roquet, 70, of Winterset (formerly of Tampa, FL) passed away at his home on March 18, 2023.
A celebration of life will be held from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 25, 2023 at his daughter Amy's home.
Dave was born on August 5, 1952 to Wayne and Norma (Knapp) Roquet...
Dale Dickinson
Mar 17, 2023
Dale E. Dickinson, 73, passed away at his home in Pleasant Hill on Friday, March 17, 2023.
Dale was born on June 13, 1949 in Washington, Iowa. He was a graduate of Ottumwa High School and Indian Hills Community College. He worked for Hy-Vee Grocery Stores as an Assistant Manager and later worked at Quik...
Fergus Dale Taylor
Mar 15, 2023
Fergus Taylor has gone home to be with the Lord and his beloved wife Nyleve. He passed peacefully at home after a year-long fight with cancer. He was known for his outgoing, kind personality and sense of humor. Ferg never met a stranger.
Fergus was born in Minnedosa, Manitoba to parents C. Beverly and Beatrice...
Ashleigh Lynn Merical
Mar 15, 2023
Ashleigh Lynn Merical was born in Denver, CO on October 24, 1997 and suddenly passed on March 15th 2023 in Des Moines, IA. Ashleigh was 25 years, 4 months and 23 days old.
Ashleigh can be best described as the light in everyone's life who had the opportunity to meet her. She was always a...
Dianne Higgins
Mar 13, 2023
6-23-48 to 3-13-23. A beginning and an end. But it’s what happens in between those two dates that matter most. My mom grew up as an Air Force brat, living around the world. Places that would be familiar to the rest of us, like Lincoln, Nebraska, upstate New York, Savannah, Georgia. To more exotic places, such as Newfoundland Canada...
M. Lois Hovenga
Mar 13, 2023
M. Lois Hovenga passed away on March 13, 2023 at the age of 62 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loved ones who will continue to honor her. She was born to Phillip and Arlene Roberts on April 8, 1960 in Battle Creek, Iowa.
Lois was an exceptional wife, mother and grandmother...
Zoila America Hernandez
Mar 13, 2023
Zoila America Hernandez, 67, of Des Moines passed away on March 13, 2023 in Des Moines, IA. A visitation will be held March 17, 2023 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Americas Parrish in Des Moines on March 18,...
Evelyn Godwin
Mar 12, 2023
Evelyn Godwin, age 96 of Perry, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at her home in Perry, IA. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry with visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in...
Florence Marie Stucker
Mar 11, 2023
Florence Marie (Bowles) Stucker of Adel; after 93 years of life on earth, she is now with her soulmate Robert with whom she was married 76 years. She knows he’s singing in God’s Choir and wanted “to go now to join the audience”. Those of us who are still here are filled with memories of her love, her good...
Donald Jon Schreiber
Mar 10, 2023
Donald Jon Schreiber, 58, of Patterson, passed away at his home on Friday, March 10, 2023.
Don was born in Waterloo, Iowa on September 21, 1964, the son of Robert and Melva (Miller) Schreiber. He grew up in Waterloo, and graduated from Waterloo West High School. On July 19, 1985, Don and Annette Moore were married in...
Bill Woodfin
Mar 9, 2023
On Thursday, March 9, 2023, our loving husband, father, and grandfather, Bill Woodfin, passed away at the age of 78.
Bill was born in Breckenridge, Texas, on November 23, 1944, to BF and Ruby Sanders Woodfin. He graduated high school in 1963 from Central High School in San Angelo, Texas. He also graduated from the...
Darlene Fletcher
Mar 9, 2023
Darlene Fletcher, daughter of Kenneth Leslie Wright and Isilda Julia Smith Wright, was born on May 24, 1936. She was united in marriage to Ronald Fletcher on August 1, 1954 at Sidney, Iowa and they were blessed with two children, Cynthia Ruth and Dale Leslie.
Darlene was born in Centralia, Kansas where she and her family lived...
Daisy Gavidia Fuentes
Mar 9, 2023
Funeral services for Daisy Gavidia Fuentes, age 15 of Jamaica, will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the Perry High School Gymnasium in Perry. Visitation will be on Friday, March 17, 2023 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Perry High School Gymnasium. Burial will be in the Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery on Merle...
Walter Fuentes Gavidia
Mar 9, 2023
Funeral services for Walter Fuentes Gavidia, age 13 of Jamaica, will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the Perry High School Gymnasium in Perry. Visitation will be on Friday, March 17, 2023, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Perry High School Gymnasium. Burial will be in the Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery on Merle...
John Stanger
Mar 9, 2023
John Morgan Stanger, 59, died peacefully in his sleep Thursday, March 9, at his home in Des Moines. Graveside services will be held at a later date.
John was born November 30, 1963, in Des Moines, Iowa, the youngest son of Yontz Eldon and Betty Louise (Fredregill) Stanger. He was a graduate of Roosevelt High...
Joyce Marie Mack
Mar 8, 2023
Joyce Marie Bills Mack, age 90 of Grand Junction, Iowa passed away at her home on March 8, 2023. Her parents were Earle and Della Bills. She lived in Woodward, Iowa with her parents and three brothers. She then moved to Perry, Iowa before moving to Grand Junction, Iowa in 1967. Joyce had five children from her first marriage...
Bruce Young
Mar 7, 2023
Bruce Young, 64, passed away on March 7, 2023. He was born on August 12, 1958 to Donald and Dorothy Young in Winterset, Iowa.
He is survived by his grandson, Taylor (McKayle) Young and great-grandsons, Maverick and Marshall Young. He is preceded in death by his wife, Carla Young, son, Jared Young and his parents....
Ruth Dorrell
Mar 7, 2023
Ruth Marie Croft was born on March 1, 1935 to Stanley and Kate (Kingery) Croft on her grandparents' farm in Madison County, Iowa. She was a 1954 graduate of Winterset High School and later married Rex Dorrell on December 18, 1954 at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset.
After high school, Ruth worked for...
Karla Ann Peckham
Mar 5, 2023
Karla Ann Peckham, 51, passed away on March 5, 2023. She was born on April 4, 1971 in Des Moines, Iowa to Francis D. and Donna E. Peckham. She was a beloved daughter and sister who deserved so much more happiness out of life. She will be dearly missed.
She is survived by her sister...