OBITUARIES

Sep 22, 2022

Kimberly Alanis, 59, of West Des Moines died Thursday, September 22, 2022. Other arrangements are pending at this time.

Sep 21, 2022

Danielle “Dani” Allsup passed away on September 21, 2022 at the age of 53 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loved ones who will continue to honor her. She was born to Roger and Judy Burken on July 14, 1969. She graduated from Hoover High School in 1986 in Des Moines where she remained a lifelong...

Sep 21, 2022

William Rhoads, age 65 of Glenwood, MN, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at the St. Cloud Minnesota Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. with a Celebration of His Life beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry,...

Sep 21, 2022

David Hendricks, 74, of Adel, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines, IA. A visitation will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Monday, September 26, 2022 at the Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel. A memorial service to celebrate David’s life will be begin at 10:00 A.M. Burial will take...

Sep 21, 2022

Eleanor D. Mickelson, age 91 of Dallas Center, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at the Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 26, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Visitation will be on Sunday, September 25, 2022, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m....

Sep 20, 2022

Arnold Whitney, 97, of Redfield, Iowa, passed away following an automobile accident on September 20.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, September 28, at the United Methodist Church in Redfield, following a public visitation that begins at 1:00 PM. Burial will be at the Harper Cemetery near Redfield.

Arnold was born on...

Sep 19, 2022

Winnifred Geraldine (Madsen) Lavia, more affectionately known as Gerry, Mom, Grandma, and GG passed peacefully at Taylor House Hospice on Monday, September 19, 2022.

The daughter of Cecil and Winnifred Madsen, Gerry was born in Des Moines, Iowa on September 7, 1929. She attended North High School and took pride in having a job before...

Sep 19, 2022

Kenneth See, 94, of Winterset, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2022 with his family by his bedside.

Kenneth was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 23, 1927, the son of Frank and Ella See. He graduated from East High School in December of 1945 and joined the Navy in January 1946, where he served as...

Sep 18, 2022

Around 11:15 AM Sunday, September 18, 2022, Tom Knapp finally escaped the chains that bound him to this old world. He suffered from COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, end stage renal failure and Covid and his point of departure was Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA, with his wife of 37 years by his side.

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Sep 18, 2022

Willie “Lois” Schabilion Cannon of Des Moines, IA, passed away peacefully at the Prairie Vista Village in Altoona on September 18, 2022, at the age of 94.

Willie was born on May 10, 1928, to William and Velma (Rath) Korous in Riverside, IA. She was the eldest of two children and credited her early life...

Sep 16, 2022

Nora Sayles Easter went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 16, 2022. Nora Jean Sayles Easter was born on May 16, 1937, in Perry, Iowa, to Albert Carl and Eva Irene (Crannell) Menz. She graduated from Perry High School with the class of 1955. She was united in marriage to Art Sayles on June 2,...

Sep 16, 2022

Paula Songer, 60, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022 at the MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., at the Patterson Community Building. Memorials may be directed to the family to be donated to the Susan G. Komen for...

Sep 16, 2022

On September 16, 2022, Dorothy Mae (Williams Cripps) Hopkins passed away peacefully at the age of 85, joining Jesus and many other friends and loved ones in her heavenly home. She was born in Iowa City on May 21, 1937 to Ralph and Maude (Peters) Williams of Albion, Iowa. In 1954, Dorothy married Theodore “Ted” Cripps, her husband of...

Sep 15, 2022

Becky Kehoe, age 73 of Winterset and formerly of Urbandale, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at the MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Visitation will be on Friday, September 30, 2022, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Burial will follow in the Violet Hill Cemetery at 11:30 a.m....

Sep 14, 2022

On September 14, 2022, our dear father, Dr. James Jude Kelso, was called to Heaven with his family surrounding him at home.

We were grateful to be with him, as Dad was always there for us. Dad worked devotedly to provide us with beautiful places to live, vacation, dine, learn, and experience. He fostered memory after memory...

Sep 14, 2022

No one in this world is perfect, but dad nearly was. Dad sacrificed everything for us and put us above everything else in his life, mainly because we were his life. He was profoundly devoted to his family. While busy working and caring for mom, dad was also a handyman to everyone. He came over whenever he could to...

Sep 14, 2022

Stephen Edward Payton, 73, of Boone Iowa passed away peacefully at Israel Family Hospice House on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. He was born on May 2nd, 1949 in Perry, Iowa the son of Lois and Kenneth Payton. Steve graduated from Perry High School in 1967. About a year after graduation he enlisted as a Marine and served in the...

Sep 13, 2022

Robert “Rob” McAllister, 57, passed away on September 13, 2022 surrounded by family and friends. He was born on September 25, 1964 in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from high school in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, then attended college at Central Missouri State University where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Communications. He hosted the radio show Confessin’...

Sep 12, 2022

Sep 11, 2022

Ava Rose Vaske was born on October 4, 2002, in Des Moines, IA, the daughter of Don and Jennifer (Kelly) Vaske and little sister of Brooklyn and Wade Vaske. She grew up in West Des Moines where she attended St. Theresa Catholic School and graduated from Dowling Catholic High School in 2021. She went on to Iowa State University....