OBITUARIES

Mar 13, 2023

Zoila America Hernandez, 67, of Des Moines passed away on March 13, 2023 in Des Moines, IA. A visitation will be held March 17, 2023 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Americas Parrish in Des Moines on March 18,...

Mar 12, 2023

Evelyn Godwin, age 96 of Perry, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at her home in Perry, IA. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 20, 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...

Mar 12, 2023

Services are pending at this time.

Mar 11, 2023

Florence Marie (Bowles) Stucker of Adel; after 93 years of life on earth, she is now with her soulmate Robert with whom she was married 76 years. She knows he’s singing in God’s Choir and wanted “to go now to join the audience”. Those of us who are still here are filled with memories of her love, her good...

Mar 10, 2023

Donald Jon Schreiber, 58, of Patterson, passed away at his home on Friday, March 10, 2023.

Don was born in Waterloo, Iowa on September 21, 1964, the son of Robert and Melva (Miller) Schreiber. He grew up in Waterloo, and graduated from Waterloo West High School. On July 19, 1985, Don and Annette Moore were married in...

Mar 9, 2023

On Thursday, March 9, 2023, our loving husband, father, and grandfather, Bill Woodfin, passed away at the age of 78.

Bill was born in Breckenridge, Texas, on November 23, 1944, to BF and Ruby Sanders Woodfin. He graduated high school in 1963 from Central High School in San Angelo, Texas. He also graduated from the...

Mar 9, 2023

Darlene Fletcher, daughter of Kenneth Leslie Wright and Isilda Julia Smith Wright, was born on May 24, 1936. She was united in marriage to Ronald Fletcher on August 1, 1954 at Sidney, Iowa and they were blessed with two children, Cynthia Ruth and Dale Leslie.

Darlene was born in Centralia, Kansas where she and her family lived...

Mar 9, 2023

Funeral services for Daisy Gavidia Fuentes, age 15 of Jamaica, will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the Perry High School Gymnasium in Perry. Visitation will be on Friday, March 17, 2023 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Perry High School Gymnasium. Burial will be in the Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery on Merle...

Mar 9, 2023

Funeral services for Walter Fuentes Gavidia, age 13 of Jamaica, will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the Perry High School Gymnasium in Perry. Visitation will be on Friday, March 17, 2023, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Perry High School Gymnasium. Burial will be in the Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery on Merle...

Mar 9, 2023

John Morgan Stanger, 59, died peacefully in his sleep Thursday, March 9, at his home in Des Moines. Graveside services will be held at a later date.

John was born November 30, 1963, in Des Moines, Iowa, the youngest son of Yontz Eldon and Betty Louise (Fredregill) Stanger. He was a graduate of Roosevelt High...

Mar 8, 2023

Joyce Marie Bills Mack, age 90 of Grand Junction, Iowa passed away at her home on March 8, 2023. Her parents were Earle and Della Bills. She lived in Woodward, Iowa with her parents and three brothers. She then moved to Perry, Iowa before moving to Grand Junction, Iowa in 1967. Joyce had five children from her first marriage...

Mar 7, 2023

Bruce Young, 64, passed away on March 7, 2023. He was born on August 12, 1958 to Donald and Dorothy Young in Winterset, Iowa.

He is survived by his grandson, Taylor (McKayle) Young and great-grandsons, Maverick and Marshall Young. He is preceded in death by his wife, Carla Young, son, Jared Young and his parents....

Mar 7, 2023

Ruth Marie Croft was born on March 1, 1935 to Stanley and Kate (Kingery) Croft on her grandparents' farm in Madison County, Iowa. She was a 1954 graduate of Winterset High School and later married Rex Dorrell on December 18, 1954 at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset.

After high school, Ruth worked for...

Mar 5, 2023

Karla Ann Peckham, 51, passed away on March 5, 2023. She was born on April 4, 1971 in Des Moines, Iowa to Francis D. and Donna E. Peckham. She was a beloved daughter and sister who deserved so much more happiness out of life. She will be dearly missed.

She is survived by her sister...

Mar 5, 2023

Lois Jean (Thompson) Zuber was born on September 10, 1933 to William and Goldie (Bales) Thompson in Carbon, Iowa. She was married to James Russell Zuber on January 15, 1955.

James and Lois lived on the farm and raised their family there. Lois was a stay at home farmwife, helping out where she could with...

Mar 4, 2023

Betty Stephenson, 90, of Winterset, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Azria Health in Winterset.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel with a memorial service beginning at 6:30 p.m. Burial will be held at a later date in...

Mar 3, 2023

Roland Charles (Chuck) Hyde, of Adel, passed away March 3, 2023 at the age of 82. A celebration of Chuck’s Life visitation will be held from 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Caldwell Parrish McCalley Chapel in Adel.

Chuck was born May 20, 1940 in Millbank, SD., the son of Roland and Wava...

Mar 3, 2023

Ruth Laughridge, 71, of Van Meter, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 3, 2023 at the MercyOne Hospice House in Johnston.

Ruth was born on April 28, 1951 to Chester and Peggy (Roggendorf) Lawman in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She graduated from Adel High School in 1969 and later married Larry Laughridge in...

Mar 3, 2023

Roberta Carpenter, age 74 of Omaha, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023, at the Ambassador Rehab in Omaha, NE. A Celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Memorials will be given to family and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Online condolences may be left at www.carrisfuneralhome.com. Roberta...

Mar 3, 2023

Daisy Elizabeth Kersey, daughter of George Robert MacDonald and Hazel Dell Frankhouser MacDonald, was born February 26, 1932 in Scranton, Iowa. She graduated from Churdan High School in 1950. Daisy met the love of her life, Charles Duane Kersey and the two were united in marriage on July 21, 1950. The couple was blessed with four children: Greg, Jeff,...