OBITUARIES

Aug 31, 2022

Marilyn Mae Fairholm, 84, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in West Des Moines.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. with family present from 5:00 to 7:00 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Funeral Service will take place at...

Aug 29, 2022

Hastings Funeral Home in PERRY is in charge of local arrangements for Jennifer Leigh Greimann , 39, of Waukee, Iowa. Services will be held at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry, Iowa at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 7th. Visitation will be held 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 6th at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Burial will be in the...

Aug 29, 2022

Reuben Grace Turner, 67, passed away on August 29, 2022. She was born on March 2, 1955 to Reuben and Mozelle “Jones” Cherry in Meridian, Mississippi. Soon after she was born, Reuben and her family moved to Des Moines, Iowa where she lived most of her life. Reuben attended Logan Elementary, Amos Hiatt Middle School and East High School....

Aug 29, 2022

Larry Allen Peterson, age 82, of Urbandale, died peacefully Monday, August 29, 2022 at Mercy One Hospice in Johnston, Iowa.

Larry was born on June 28, 1940 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, to Gustav Stanley Peterson, age 27, and Bernice Theresa (Dahl), age 26. Their small family moved to Newton, IA, where his father...

Aug 28, 2022

Brandon Charles Robinson, 29, of Grimes Iowa, was laid to rest surrounded by his loved ones on August 28, 2022. He is survived by his parents, Dan Robinson and Kathy Robinson, his siblings Joel Robinson and Stephenie Holtry, and his dog, Sparton. Several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends. Brandon was preceded in death...

Aug 28, 2022

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Michael Dean Kempf, 71, of Perry. Michael died August 28,2022 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. He is survived by his wife Sherry Kempf of Perry, daughters Jaime Kempf (Chris Walker) of Perry, Paula Devilbiss of Perry, Jennifer Kempf of Rippey, Amanda Hurrenstein (Andrew Peterson) of Reedsburg,...

Aug 26, 2022

Carol Ann Newberry Hackney, 86, of Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center, formerly of Adel, Grinnell, Newton, and Conway, AR, got her wings to fly on August 26, 2022, after a long and valiant battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Carol was born August 7, 1936, at home in Faulkner County Arkansas to Forun and Lois Powell Newberry. She was the oldest...

Aug 26, 2022

Elinor Belle Rankin of Panora, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022, at Panora Specialty Care in Panora, Iowa. Family will receive friends from 11 AM to 1 PM, Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. A funeral ceremony will take place at 1 PM, Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset...

Aug 24, 2022

Kerry David Morris, 58, of Madrid, passed away unexpectedly at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines on August 24, 2022. Kerry was born on September 24, 1963 in Des Moines, Iowa to Patrick and Patricia (Finchem) Morris. He was a 1982 graduate from Waukee High School. Over the years, he worked in the road maintenance department for...

Aug 24, 2022

To view the livestream service, click on Tribute Wall above then watch now. A Mass of Christian Burial for Marjorie J. Roelfs will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Urbandale, Iowa. The visitation will begin at 10:0 0 AM in the parish hall. Rite of Committal and interment will...

Aug 23, 2022

Michael "Mike" Walzer, age 64 of Sheldahl, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at his home in Sheldahl, IA. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry, IA. Burial will be in the Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. Memorials will be given...

Aug 23, 2022

A recording of Dee's Celebration of Life will be available on her Tribute Wall.

Delores (Dee) Peckham, 80, of Macksburg, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at EveryStep Hospice House in Creston.

A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, September 30, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home,...

Aug 23, 2022

Bernard "Bernie" Blakeman, age 66 of Boone, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, surrounded by his family in Boone, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Perry. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Linden, IA. Memorials will be given...

Aug 23, 2022

To view the livestream service, click on Tribute Wall above then watch now. Sandy Bauer passed away from this life on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 following a brief illness. Sandra Jean Bauer was born October 12, 1939 in Grand Meadow, MN. She grew up on the family dairy farm in Prescott, WI and was a member of St. John’s...

Aug 22, 2022

Marjorie Ann Scallon died peacefully on August 22, 2022. She was 90 years old. Visitation will be held Sunday, August 28 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home with sharing at 4:00 pm. A mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, August 29 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in West...

Aug 22, 2022

No services are planned.

Aug 22, 2022

Linda Lee Wentland (née Veldman) passed away Monday, August 22nd, at her home in Adel, Iowa. Linda was a devoted wife to her husband of 45 years, Allen, and a proud and loving mother to her seven children. Linda's life was full of love and family, and nothing was more important to her than her children and grandchildren. Born...

Aug 22, 2022

Funeral Mass for Thomas will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, August 26, 2022, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with visitation 1 hour prior Inurnment will take place at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery at 12:30 PM. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Des Moines. Thomas Mark Megel was born April 15,...

Aug 22, 2022

William “Bill” Powell, 66, of Winterset, passed away after a long battle with cancer on August 22, 2022 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Bill was born on January 30, 1956 in Sioux City to Harold and Phyllis (Zeitler) Powell. He graduated from Sioux City West High School in 1974 and eventually went on to obtain...

Aug 22, 2022

Sharon Kay Rochholz, 81, of West Des Moines, formerly of Fresno, CA, passed away on August 22, 2022 at MercyOne Medical Center. A visitation will take place at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Adel on August 26, 2022 from 10:00-10:45 A.M., followed immediately by a procession that will depart to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery for the committal service which...