OBITUARIES

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 &...

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...

Apr 11, 2022

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Apr 1, 2022

Paul VanTreeck, 82, of Clive, IA passed away unexpectedly at home on April 1, 2022. He was born September 12, 1939 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the son of the late Aloys and Margaret (Jentges) VanTreeck. He grew up on a multi-generation family dairy farm. Paul graduated from Oostburg High School, followed by four years of service in the U.S. Army....

Apr 1, 2022

Margaret Angela Kuhlman “Angie”, 93, passed away at the Divine Hour of Mercy on Friday, April 1, 2022, at Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Visitation will be Thursday, April 7, 2022, from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM with a Rosary at 6:30 PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A Mass of Christian Burial will be...

Apr 1, 2022

Michelle Lynn Sponsler Gooch ended her time here on earth on April 1. Michelle was born in Des Moines, Iowa on April 7, 1970 to Rex and Janet Stripe Sponsler. She attended Des Moines schools, graduating from Hoover High with the class of 1988, however, spent part of her sophomore and junior years at Hudson High School in Florida,...

Mar 30, 2022

Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of arrangements for Marie Ellen Moran, 87, of Granger. Marie died March 30, 2022 at Granger Nursing. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2022 at St. Brigid's Catholic Church in Grand Junction. Visitation will start at 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Marie Ellen Kersey Harper...

Mar 30, 2022

To view the livestream for the service, please select the tribute wall tab above and select watch now. Leonard Pitcock, 91, of Earlham, died at his home on March 30, 2022, surrounded by family. Family will greet friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 4, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Funeral services will begin at...