OBITUARIES

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Leonard Wilber

Leonard Wilber

Apr 17, 2022

Leonard Wilber of Norwalk IA, 79, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Easter Sunday April 17, 2022. Leonard was born to Orlan and Zita (Comfort) Wilber in Creston, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his father, mother, brother Roger Wilber and grandson Justin Westfall. He is survived by long-time partner Dian Spake, daughter...

Alice Joann Lemon

Alice Joann Lemon

Apr 15, 2022

Alice Joann Lemon, 86, of Winterset, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022 at Azria Health in Winterset. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Funeral service will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at the funeral Home. Burial will follow in...

Dixie Bardwell

Dixie Bardwell

Apr 14, 2022

Dixie Lee Bardwell, 89, of Winterset, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022 at ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in West Des Moines. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 22, at the funeral home. Burial will...

Claudine Rae Allison

Claudine Rae Allison

Apr 13, 2022

To view the livestream service, please click on Tribute Wall above and then click watch now. Claudine Rae Allison, 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on April 13, 2022. She was born on October 28, 1937 to Claude and Adeline “Lambert” Wooldridge in Panora, Iowa. Claudine graduated from North High School in 1955 and stayed active...

Kris Johnson

Kris Johnson

Apr 13, 2022

Kris Johnson, 61, of Ramsey, MN, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset with a visitation one hour prior beginning at 10:00 a.m. Burial will take place in the Clark Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be...

Sandra Roylene Free

Sandra Roylene Free

Apr 12, 2022

Sandra "Sandy" Free, age 82 of Perry, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at the Perry Lutheran Homes Kings Garden Campus in Perry, IA. Visitation with her family will be on Friday, April 15, 2022, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Memorials will be given to Acorns &...

Mary Elizabeth Evans

Mary Elizabeth Evans

Apr 11, 2022

Mary Beth Evans (nee Peel) age 66, passed peacefully on Monday April 11th in Perry Iowa after a long illness. Mary Beth was raised in Glenview, Illinois where she attended Our Lady of Perpetual Hope Catholic School and Glenbrook South High School. She was a cyclone fan, having earned her BS, MS and DVM from Iowa State University. She...

Eileen Gust

Eileen Gust

Apr 9, 2022

Eileen D. Gust (Bogner) died April 9, 2022 after 90 years of life. She was born in Crofton, NE on April 14, 1931. She married Harvey Gust on May 28th, 1950 and they moved around the country until settling in Iowa in 1961. Eileen raised two children, Patricia (James) French, Green Bay, WI and Steven (Laurie) Gust, Ankeny, IA...

Donald Charles Motz Jr.

Donald Charles Motz Jr.

Apr 9, 2022

Donald "Don" Motz Jr., age 69 of Perry, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at the Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines. The funeral service will be livestreamed at the following link: http://hopeonline.tv/specialevents Visitation will be on Monday, April 18, 2022 from 5:00...

Glee Ann Kniffin

Glee Ann Kniffin

Apr 7, 2022

Glee Kniffin, age 59 of Perry, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022, surrounded by her family at home in Perry. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Memorials will be given to her family for later designation and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Online condolences may...

Carol Ann Faux

Carol Ann Faux

Apr 5, 2022

Carol Ann Faux, 80, of Patterson, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Olathe, Kansas. Visitation will be held from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home Winterset Chapel. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to Easterseals Iowa. Carol Ann...

Maria Teresa Herrera

Maria Teresa Herrera

Apr 5, 2022

Maria Herrera, age 73 of Perry, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Perry, with visitation from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. prior to the Mass. Burial will be in...

Dr. Joseph Johll

Dr. Joseph Johll

Apr 5, 2022

Dr. Joseph William Johll was born August 12, 1957, in Prairie du Chien, WI as one of 6 children to Alfred and Audrey Johll. Determined from the beginning, he paid for his first car and saved for college by working at the Country Kitchen in high school. In 1979 he completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Viterbo...

Joanne Nichols

Joanne Nichols

Apr 4, 2022

Joanne Nichols, 86, of Winterset, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022 at her home. Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel, with family present from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 11, 2022 at St. Joseph...

Betty Stearns

Betty Stearns

Apr 3, 2022

Betty P. (Lindberg) Stearns has left her sparkle to the heavens on April 3rd, 2022. She’s finally free of the dementia that stole her light. She was born on July 4th, 1928 to Charles and Nan “Larsen” Lindberg in Kiron, Iowa. Betty and Elmer raised three children, Jeff (Judy), Jim (Kay) and Nancy (Mike) Mars; four grandchildren Andy (Robyn)...

Donald Raymond Knight

Donald Raymond Knight

Apr 3, 2022

Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of arrangements for Donald Raymond Knight, 91, of Jefferson. Donald died April 3, 2022 at Thomas Resthaven in Coon Rapids. Graveside Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2022 at the Jefferson Cemetery. Donald Raymond Knight, son of Floyd Knight and Edna Samuelson Knight, was born May 8, 1930...

James "Dick" Barry

James "Dick" Barry

Apr 2, 2022

James R. “Dick” Barry, 80, of Adel passed away peacefully on April 2nd. A visitation will be held Thursday, April 7th at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel, where family will greet friends from 4-7pm. A graveside service will be held at 9:30am Friday, April 8th, at Oakdale Cemetery in Adel. Dick was born in Creston,...

Mary Lou Marquardt

Mary Lou Marquardt

Apr 1, 2022

Mary Lou (Spencer) Marquardt passed away on April 1, 2022 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Mary Lou was the second daughter of Ira and Mary (Misner) Spencer. She was born August 26, 1929 at Lutheran Maternity Hospital in Des Moines. Mary Lou's first home was in rural Cumming, where she attended the Madison County Lee Township...

Russell Gere

Russell Gere

Apr 1, 2022

Russell Keith Gere, 77, passed away April 1, 2022 in Des Moines, Iowa due to complications from a traffic accident that occurred in October 2020. Formerly of Adair County, Greenfield, Iowa, Russ was born to Loraine and Dorothy Maxine Gere on April 8, 1944. He graduated from Greenfield High School in 1962 and attended Drake University. In his younger...