OBITUARIES

Nov 14, 2022

David Pittman, 53 of Adel, passed away unexpectedly on November 14, 2022 at MercyOne hospital in Des Moines.

A Visitation will be held Saturday, November 19 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, with a Celebration of Life following at 11:00 AM at the First Christian Church in Adel. Family and friends are invited to come and...

Nov 14, 2022

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Phyllis Anne Moss, 75 of Minburn. Phyllis died November 14, 2022 at Mercy West Lakes in Des Moines, Iowa. Services are pending at this time. Phyllis Anne Moss, daughter of Phillip Ores Zimmerle and Ruby Cathlena Mullins Zimmerle, was born November 20, 1946 in Jefferson, Iowa. She graduated...

Nov 13, 2022

Nancy Lynn Barnett, 74, of Des Moines, passed away of pulmonary arterial hypertension on November 13, 2022.

A visitation will be held on November 29, 2022 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Urbandale. A memorial service will take place at 10 a.m., November 30, 2022 at the funeral home. Interment will follow...

Nov 12, 2022

Roland “Dean” Molln, local farmer, business man, friend, and community supporter departed from our world on November 12, 2022 at the age of 94.

Many knew Dean as half of the team that created and built BB&P Feed and Grain which opened to business in 1978. Others knew him as that mischievous, laughing, stubborn, story-telling...

Nov 11, 2022

Dorothy E. Kennedy, 88, of Des Moines, died Friday, November 11 at The Taylor House.  Born in Glenwood, she was an all-Iowa woman, beginning her married life with Gene V. Kennedy in Council Bluffs in 1952, raising eight children in Dubuque and West Des Moines, then enjoying her later years as a resident of Melrose.  Throughout her life, she...

Nov 11, 2022

John Beals Sr., age 74 of Bouton, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022, at his sons home in Johnston, IA. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Memorials will be given to his family and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. John Archer Beals Sr. was born...

Nov 9, 2022

Michael “Mike” Proctor, 72, of Urbandale died on November 9, 2022.

Mike was born to Morey and Mary (Gagen) Proctor on August 13, 1950 in Des Moines, IA. He graduated from Dowling Catholic High School in 1968. Mike had a 50 year career at Proctor Mechanical, retiring as owner/CEO. He served on the Board of...

Nov 9, 2022

Jon Allen Hoy, 86 was born January 16, 1936 and passed away November 9, 2022 at home with his wife by his side.

Jon grew up on a farm west of Adel and attended Adel Public Schools and graduated from high school in 1955. He was very active in all sports and was recently honored...

Nov 8, 2022

Francis Glenn McGee, 96 of De Soto, went home to be with our Lord on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. He was born February 22, 1926. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. His profession was carpentry. For many years he worked in Adel helping to build houses until he went to Iowa Methodist to work as a carpenter/maintenance worker....

Nov 8, 2022

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Juanita Mildred McBeth, 84, passed away November 8th. Born on June 13, 1938, she was the second of five daughters born to Robert and Helen McBeth. Juanita graduated from Roosevelt High School, then went onto college at the University of Iowa where...

Nov 7, 2022

Philip J. Book, 83, of Iowa Falls, passed away suddenly on Monday, November 7, 2022. He was born December 8, 1938, in Washington township, Dallas County, Iowa to J. Wayne Book and Mary (Kautzky) Book, the seventh of eight children. He graduated from high school with the class of 1956, having received his complete 1st - 12th grade education...

Nov 6, 2022

Jimmy Berry, 61, of Winterset, passed away at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center on Sunday, November 6, 2022.

A graveside service with military honors will take place at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 26, 2022 at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in rural Van Meter. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family for a future designation. Online condolences...

Nov 5, 2022

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Josefina Torres, 59, of Perry. Josefina died November 5, 2022 at her home. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 8, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with family hours from 4-8 at the funeral home. Josefina Torres, daughter of Miguel Torres and Maria Murillo, was born March...

Nov 4, 2022

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David Michael Gilchrist was born to Bill and Lois Gilchrist on October 4th, 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis on October 4, 1962, at Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. His father, Lieutenant Colonel...

Nov 4, 2022

Sally Ann “Johnson Wiezorek” Hubbard, 76, passed away peacefully at home on November 4, 2022. She was born on June 10, 1946 in Des Moines, Iowa. She graduated from East High School in Des Moines in 1963. Sally dedicated her career to Bankers Trust where she eventually retired from. She was married to the love of her life Pat...

Nov 4, 2022

Rosa Irma Villalobos de Sandoval, de 65 aos de Perry, falleci el viernes 4 de noviembre de 2022 en el Centro Mdico Metodista de Iowa en Des Moines, IA. El servicio funerario se llevarn a cabo el lunes 7 de noviembre de 2022 a las 11:30 a. m. en Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care en Perry y...

Nov 3, 2022

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Theresa Ann Keleture, 44, of West Des Moines, passed away on November 3, 2022. Theresa was born on January 3, 1978, to Jack and Marge Willers of Davenport. She completed her Associate’s degree in American Sign Language Interpretation in 2005 at Scott...

Nov 3, 2022

Nicholas "Nick" Bronnenberg, age 34 of Dawson, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022 surrounded by his family at his home in Dawson, IA. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Visitation will be on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 from 4:00 to...

Nov 1, 2022

In loving memory.​

Mildred Johanna Floyd, a wife, mother, sister, aunt, daughter and friend has ended her long battle with many health problems on November 1, 2022 at Mercy West Lakes Hospital in West Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 73 years old. ​

A lifelong resident of the Des...

Nov 1, 2022