OBITUARIES

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R. Lavere Mccleary

R. Lavere Mccleary

Jul 23, 2022

LaVere McCleary passed away on July 23, 2022 at The Willows Assisted Living in Stuart, Iowa. Family will greet friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 28, 2022 at the Penn Center Methodist Church, with the funeral service following at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow in the Penn Center Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Unity Point...

Dr. William D. Hammer

Dr. William D. Hammer

Jul 22, 2022

Visitation for Bill will be held on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 from 4 to 7 pm with a public rosary at 3:45 pm at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home and Crematory in Urbandale. Funeral Mass for Bill will be on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 10:00 am at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church with his son Fr. Daniel Hammer...

Georgena Breakenridge

Georgena Breakenridge

Jul 20, 2022

Georgena (Schutz) Breakenridge, 81, of Macksburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital after many medical issues for the last seven years including numerous different cancers. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, July 25, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10:30...

Charles Victor Landon

Charles Victor Landon

Jul 20, 2022

Charles "Chuck" Landon age 80 of Minburn passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at his home near Minburn, IA. A Celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at 2:00 pm at the United Methodist Church in Minburn. Visitation will be on Friday, August 26, 2022, from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. with family...

Spero Davis

Spero Davis

Jul 19, 2022

Spero Kotsilibas Davis, 89, passed away on July 19, 2022. He was born on August 13, 1932, to Charles K. and Demetra Davis in Worcester, MA. Spero spent his childhood working at the family restaurant in Worcester then went onto college at Cornell University after attending Phillips Exeter Academy. He joined the ROTC in College and after graduating went...

Cathy Palmer

Cathy Palmer

Jul 18, 2022

Cathy Ann Palmer (Hennessey) passed away at Methodist Hospital on July 18th at the age of 65, after a 21-year battle with breast cancer, and most recently a 7-year long fight with metastatic breast cancer. Cathy was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Dave and LaVera Hennessey. She and her four siblings grew up in Marion, Iowa. Throughout her...

Robert Martinez Alvarez

Robert Martinez Alvarez

Jul 16, 2022

Robert Alexander Martinez Alvarez, 20, of Des Moines passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Kavanagh House. Robert was born on December 13, 2001 in La Union, El Salvador, the son of Felix Martinez and Ana Emperatriz Alvarez. He grew up in La Union, El Salvador and relocated to Des Moines, Iowa in 2016. He attended Hoover High...

Carole Lynch

Carole Lynch

Jul 16, 2022

Carole Lynch, 78, of Prole, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at her home. Carole Ann was born to Paul F. and Mildred (Foshe) Wilson in Baltimore, Maryland on August 8, 1943. She moved to Granger, Iowa, in 1970, and also lived in West Des Moines before moving to Prole thirty years ago. Carole and Maurice “Bud” Lynch...

Hilda Dickhaut

Hilda Dickhaut

Jul 15, 2022

Hilda Dickhaut, 94, of Paris, MO, (formerly of Winterset) passed away on July 15, 2022 at the Monroe Manor in Paris, Missouri. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Turtle Lake, ND. Interment will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at the...

Sheryl Ann Rolfe

Sheryl Ann Rolfe

Jul 15, 2022

Sheryl Rolfe (née Rudig) of Minburn, IA passed away on July 15, 2022 at the age of 74 from complications of kidney failure. She was born on December 29, 1947 in Hamburg, IA to Albert and Ila Rudig. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, IA in 1966, and married Dave Rolfe in 1968. They later...

Joe Breece

Joe Breece

Jul 15, 2022

Joe Breece, 64, of Peru, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July, 21, 2022 at the funeral home with burial to follow in the Union Chapel Cemetery, St....

Anton "Jack" Schmidt

Anton "Jack" Schmidt

Jul 15, 2022

Anton John "Jack" Schmidt, son of Anton Felix Schmidt and Jessia Maude (McKown) Schmidt, was born February 5, 1928 in Atlantic, Iowa. Jack graduated from Storm Lake High School in 1946. Jack enlisted in the United States Navy and honorably served his country for two years before enrolling at the University of Iowa. He went on to get his...

Patricia Ann Milliken

Patricia Ann Milliken

Jul 15, 2022

Patricia Milliken, age 86 of Panora, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022 at The Lakeside Village in Panora, IA. Visitation will be on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. with the funeral service beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. The service will be live streamed on...

Dennis Brown

Dennis Brown

Jul 13, 2022

Dennis Dean Brown, 77, of Eldora died Wednesday, July 13, 2022, peacefully in his home. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral home, Winterset Chapel. Burial will follow in the Union Chapel Cemetery in rural Madison County. Dennis was born on November 10, 1944, in Winterset, Iowa, to Arthur...

Richard Keith Judd

Richard Keith Judd

Jul 12, 2022

Richard Judd, age 95 of Perry, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at the Perry Lutheran Homes Kings Garden Campus in Perry IA. Services will be held at a later date to be announced. Memorials will be given to Perry Golf and Country Club or McCreary Community Center and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home...

Annie Laurie Coil

Annie Laurie Coil

Jul 11, 2022

Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of arrangements for Annie Coil, 72, of Jefferson. Annie died July 11, 2022 at the Greene County Medical Center. She is survived by her significant other Delos Haglund; children, Rickie Tingle of Grand Junction, Michael Coil (Ashley) of Jefferson, Carol Christy of Jefferson, and Nora Long (Mark) of Jefferson; eleven grandchildren:...

Mary Ann Newton

Mary Ann Newton

Jul 10, 2022

Mary Ann Newton, of Winterset, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022, with her sister by her side. She was 73 years old. At this time, no services are planned. Mary Ann’s wishes were to have her body donated to Des Moines University for medical research. Memorials may be directed to the family for a future designation. Online condolences...

Martha Joann Irwin

Martha Joann Irwin

Jul 10, 2022

Martha JoAnn Hidlebaugh Irwin, 87, of Redfield, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022, at Lakeside Village in Panora. There will be a private burial, prior to the memorial service, at Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Van Meter. She will be laid to rest with her husband, Eugene. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the Caldwell Parrish...

Virginia Stuart

Virginia Stuart

Jul 8, 2022

Virginia Stuart, 75, of Henderson, CO (formerly of Winterset), passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022 at her home. Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., on Sunday, July 17, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Funeral service will take place at 10:00 a.m., on Monday, July 18, 2022 at the funeral home. Burial will...

Alvin V. Davis

Alvin V. Davis

Jul 8, 2022

Alvin V. Davis, 87, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 8, 2022. Al was born March 23, 1935 to parents Ethel (Blackford) Davis and Lawrence Davis. He attended Dowling Catholic High School until he joined the United States Marine Corps in 1952, serving his country for two tours. He spent many years in the Teamster's...