OBITUARIES

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Victoria Ferin

Victoria Ferin

May 3, 2022

Victoria Bernice (Glenn) Ferin, 64, of Urbandale, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Visitation will be held Friday, May 6 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Urbandale. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in memory of Vicki at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at St. Pius....

Jill Mescher

Jill Mescher

May 2, 2022

To view the livestream of Jill's service, please click on the tribute wall above and select "Watch Now." Jill Mescher passed away peacefully on Monday, May 2, 2022 after a long and courageous battle. She was surrounded by her friends and family and kept us smiling through the sadness in her final days. She was the most courageous and...

Diane Cronin

Diane Cronin

May 2, 2022

Diane Cronin, 77, passed away on May 2, 2022. She was born on February 12, 1945 to Warren and Genevieve “Johnson” Carver in Rockwell City, Iowa. She graduated from Lohrville High School in 1963 then attended Grandview University where she obtained her Associates Degree. She then attended Drake University where she graduated with her undergrad and Masters in Elementary...

Yvonne Joanne Streed

Yvonne Joanne Streed

Apr 27, 2022

Yvonne Streed, age 86 of Lake Ozark, MO and formerly of Perry, IA, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO. Burial will be in the Violet Hill Cemetery at Perry, IA on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. Memorials will be given to Hope House Thrift in Lake Ozark,...

Mildred Gardner

Mildred Gardner

Apr 27, 2022

To view the livestream service, click on Tribute Wall above then watch now. Life’s journey began on October 14, 1929 in Marshalltown, IA to parents Norval and Ida Mikkelson Rockhill. Her life was shaped by being born the same month as the “The Great Depression’s” beginning and later by the events of World War II. She graduated from Marshalltown...

Joyce Elaine Anschutz

Joyce Elaine Anschutz

Apr 27, 2022

Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of arrangements for Joyce Elaine Anschutz, 75, of Dunlap, and formerly of Rippey and Jefferson. Joyce died April 27, 2022 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2022 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Joyce is...

Eugenio Asu

Eugenio Asu

Apr 26, 2022

No obituary is available at this time.

Kristi Wood

Kristi Wood

Apr 25, 2022

Kristi was born to Northa and John Albaugh on June 26, 1952 in Mason City, Iowa. She died April 25, 2022 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center after a recent diagnosis of advanced stage 4 lung cancer. She desperately wanted more time with her family and fought hard until her last breath. Kristi graduated from Des Moines’ Roosevelt High School...

Gerald Graff

Gerald Graff

Apr 25, 2022

Gerald (Gerry) Lee Graff was born December 16, 1936, at home, in Hittle Township, Illinois and died April 25, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. He came to Des Moines to attend Drake University on a basketball scholarship and while his sporting career did not last long, Des Moines became the place where he would meet his wife, start a...

Stephen Daniel Sutton

Stephen Daniel Sutton

Apr 24, 2022

Stephen "Steve" Sutton, age 78 of Perry, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. A Celebration of Life will be held by his family on June 18, 2022 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Hotel Pattee in Perry, Iowa. Burial will be in Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry, Iowa....

Mary Ann Grandmaitre

Mary Ann Grandmaitre

Apr 24, 2022

There will be no obituary and no services.

Suzanne Kamberg

Suzanne Kamberg

Apr 24, 2022

Suzie was born September 9, 1964 in Kansas City, MO and left us too soon on April 24, 2022. She will be missed by many. She graduated from Valley High School in West Des Moines and studied many different things at DMACC over the years. She was an excellent student. She worked as an administrative assistant in many places,...

Leonard Belgarde

Leonard Belgarde

Apr 22, 2022

Leonard Belgarde, 69, of Winterset, died Friday, April 22, 2022 at Azria Health in Winterset. Leonard was born in Dexter, Iowa on August 19, 1952, the son of Gerald and Barbara (Miller) Belgarde. He received his teaching degree and enjoyed his career as a truck driver. He is survived by his bothers, Larry, Howard, and Roger; and girlfriend, Dianna...

Raymond Hardy

Raymond Hardy

Apr 21, 2022

Raymond James Hardy, a mechanic for Winterset Community Schools and long-time resident of Winterset, Iowa passed away at home, surrounded by family following a brief illness on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at the age of 90. Private family services will be held at a later date. Ray thoroughly enjoyed singing and jamming with his friends in Winterset and during...

Kelly Payne

Kelly Payne

Apr 21, 2022

Kelly Sue Payne, age 62, of Winterset, Iowa passed away peacefully at the Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Kelly was born to Kenneth and Enolia (Young) Payne on September 26, 1959 in Madison County Memorial Hospital. She graduated from Winterset High School and attended Simpson College and Mercy College of Health Sciences. A marriage to Larry Johnston in 1976...

Dana Sue Steelman

Dana Sue Steelman

Apr 20, 2022

Dana Sue Steelman, formerly of Adel, Iowa and Rochester, Minnesota, peacefully made her way to heaven on April 20, 2022. Dana was born May 21, 1964, in Des Moines, Iowa, going to school and graduating in 1982 from Adel-DeSoto High School. Her earlier years were spent in Adel, where she grew up surrounded by family. Dana would share wonderful...

Leonard "Lenny" Stracke

Leonard "Lenny" Stracke

Apr 20, 2022

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Leonard "Lenny" Stracke, 71, of Perry. Lenny died April 20, 2022 at Eden Acres in Perry. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 28, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with family present from 5:00 - 8:00 at Hastings Funeral Home. Mass will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday,...

Michael Ribbey

Michael Ribbey

Apr 19, 2022

On Tuesday April 19, 2022 Michael Ribbey passed away after a brave struggle against cancer. Mike was born January 5, 1949 in Boone, Iowa, son of Douglas and Elizabeth Ribbey. After moving around for several years the family settled in Webster City, Iowa where Mike graduated from high school. He was on the first wrestling team for the Lynx...

Rickey Wayne  Beasley

Rickey Wayne Beasley

Apr 18, 2022

Rickey Wayne Beasley was born on August 28, 1950 in Des Moines, Iowa to Richard and Wilma Lorraine (Bowles) Beasley. Rick passed away on April 18, 2022 in Iowa City, Iowa succumbing to injuries sustained in a traffic accident. Rick's career was a night auditor at several hotels in the Des Moines area, including the Savery Renaissance Hotel and...

Michael Andrew Gardner

Michael Andrew Gardner

Apr 18, 2022

PLEASE CLICK HERE to view the livestream service. Michael Andrew Gardner was born on February 25, 1949 to Larry and Delite Gardner. He has one sister, Susan Lansman. He graduated from East Greene High School in 1967 where he was active in baseball, basketball, football and chorus. After graduation he attended Boone Junior College. He later received a Bachelor of...