OBITUARIES

Hugh Charles Sheppard

Feb 3, 2023

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Hugh Sheppard, 54, passed away on February 3, 2023. He was born on November 2, 1968 to John and Linda “Jewett” Sheppard in Littleton, Colorado. After High School, Hugh joined the Army with the 101st Airborne Division and was active in Desert...

Janette Marie Friedrichsen

Feb 1, 2023

Janette "Jan" Friedrichsen, age 61 of Gowrie and formerly of Perry, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at Aspire of Gowrie in Gowrie, IA. Visitation will be on Monday, February 6, 2023, from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. with family present from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Burial will...

Wilmoth Nichols

Jan 28, 2023

Bess Wilmoth Earhart Nichols passed away peacefully on January 28th, 2023, at the Perry Lutheran Homes Kings Garden Campus. She was the daughter of Joseph and Evie (Durrwachter) Earhart, Sr. was born at home December 28, 1924, in Bumpus Mills, Tennessee. She was educated in Stewart County Tennessee Schools. In the sixth grade she won the Stewart County Spelling...

Sarah Sue Bryan

Jan 28, 2023

Sarah Bryan, age 40 of Perry, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at 10:30 a.m.at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Visitation will be on Friday, February 3, 2023, from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m....

Terry Horras

Jan 26, 2023

Terry Joe Horras, 85, passed away with his family by his side on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines following a stroke.

Terry was born May 26, 1937, in Clear Creek Township, Iowa, the son of Albert "Bud" and Agnes (Hammes) Horras. He attended elementary school at Saints Peter...

Timothy Charles Doran

Jan 26, 2023

Timothy Doran, 74, of Winterset, passed on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines with his wife and two daughters by his side.

Visitation will be held from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 with a celebration of life beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset...

Amy Nolan

Jan 25, 2023

Amy Sue Nolan was born April 29, 1963, in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of Dr. Dallas and Venna Glenn. She grew up in a loving family with four siblings in Clarinda, Iowa. After a courageous 17 month battle fighting cancer, Amy was called home on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. She was 59.

Amy received her...

Tom Beeler

Jan 25, 2023

Thomas Patrick Beeler, 69, of Winterset, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winterset. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 1 at St. Joseph Catholic...

Joseph Alphonse Van Lent

Jan 25, 2023

Joseph “Joe” Van Lent, 83, of Des Moines, passed away January 25, 2023 at Ramsey Village in Des Moines, IA. A visitation will take place at 9:00am on April 15, 2023 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Des Moines. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will follow beginning at 10am. Following mass, a celebration of Joe’s life will take...

Norma Woodley

Jan 24, 2023

Norma Woodley, 90, of Winterset, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home Winterset Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 27 at the Macksburg United Methodist...

Olivia White

Jan 24, 2023

Olivia Marie White, 23, unexpectedly passed away, at her home, on the afternoon of January 24, 2023, from an accidental overdose related to her addiction to prescription pain medications she developed following a surgical procedure on her hip. She was born in Rock Rapids, Iowa on July 13, 1999, though she spent little time in this lovely small town....

Marilyn Mosley

Jan 23, 2023

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Our sweet mother, Marilyn Mae Mosley, sadly passed away at the age of 87. She was the BEST mom ever to five children and it was evident in the way she lived her life that family was everything to her. In the...

Maxine Topping

Jan 22, 2023

Funeral services for Maxine Topping, age 92 of Perry will be held on Saturday, January 28, 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 the Dallas Township Cemetery near Dawson, IA. Memorials can be directed to...

Cynthia Rae Sund

Jan 22, 2023

Cynthia R. Sund, age 89, of Johnston, and more recently of Spurgeon Manor, Dallas Center, IA, passed away January 22, 2023. Cynthia was born November 26, 1933 in Sioux Falls, SD to Theodore R. and Susan (Welde) Mundt. Cynthia is survived by her daughters, Christine (Dan) Keller, Dallas Center, IA, Stephanie (Jim) Cunningham, Olathe, KS; son, Daniel (Angie) Sund,...

Orville Kami Kabamba

Jan 20, 2023

Orville Kabamba was born June 22, 20202 to Eugene and Mireille Kabamba in Democratic Republic of The Congo.

The Kabamba family immigrated to the United States from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2015. They shortly lived in Champaign, IL before moving and settling in Johnston, Iowa where they live since then.

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Gerald "Jerry" Reese

Jan 20, 2023

Gerald James Reese was born September 25, 1937, in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Philip and Dorothy (Fitzgerald) Reese. He grew up in Des Moines and attended and graduated from East High School in 1956. After high school he enlisted in the United States Army and was honorably discharged on June 7, 1958. Following his service he continued...

Matthew Hull

Jan 20, 2023

Matthew John Hull, 25, passed away on January 20, 2023. He was born on February 20, 1997 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended Holy Trinity throughout Middle School where he participated in band and attained the rank of Life Scout with the Boy Scouts of America Troup 77. He then went on to Hoover High School where he graduated...

Leroy A. Nylen

Jan 19, 2023

LeRoy A Nylen of Clive, Iowa, died peacefully on January 19, 2023 at age 97. He was born June 17, 1925 at home in Ashland, Wisconsin to his Swedish-born parents Victor and Elsie Nylen. His youth was filled with daring water sports, whether racing to be the first kid in the town each spring to jump in the icy...

Ronald Leo Heisterkamp

Jan 19, 2023

Ronald Leo Heisterkamp, age 77, of Mondamin, Iowa left this life Thursday, January 19th at Methodist Fremont Health in Fremont, Nebraska.  Ron was born July 30th, 1945, in Onawa, Iowa to Frank and Martha (Determan) Heisterkamp.  He was the youngest of ten siblings raised on the family farm.  He graduated from West Monona Community School in 1963 and attended...

Suzann Paige Blake

Jan 19, 2023

No obituary posted at this time.