OBITUARIES
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...