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Fred Miller
Dec 9, 2025
Fred Carlton Miller, 94, passed away on December 9, 2025. He was born on May 8, 1931, in Huntington, West Virginia, to Fred Carlton Miller and Geneva Lackey Miller.
Fred graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1953, where he played trombone in the marching band and was a proud member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He served...
Berta Kordick
Dec 9, 2025
Berta Lee (Evans) Kordick, of Winterset, Iowa, passed away on December 9, 2025, at the age of 92. Berta was born on April 6, 1933, to Hershal and Beulah Evans in Elk Creek, Missouri. The Evans family later moved to Woodward, Iowa, where Berta graduated from Woodward High School in 1951. She met Charles Kordick, who attended Granger Assumption, and...
Angela Shaw
Dec 8, 2025
Angela Michelle Shaw, of Grimes, IA, passed away on December 8, 2025. Please check back to view full obituary.
Francis (Frank) J. Paulus
Dec 8, 2025
Francis Joseph “Frank” Paulus, age 86, of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on December 8, 2025, at EveryStep Hospice–Kavanagh House in Des Moines, with his family by his side.
Frank was born on October 31, 1939, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Frank Orville and Mary Joan (Grabin) Paulus. He was raised in Omaha, attending Creighton Prep and graduating in...
Bradley J. Richman
Dec 7, 2025
Bradley James Richman, age 62, of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on December 7, 2025, at UnityPoint–Marshalltown Hospital. He was born on February 2, 1963, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Francis Duane and Mary Sandra (Hollingsworth) Richman.
Bradley grew up in the Des Moines metro area and graduated from Urbandale High School in 1981. He went on to...
Merle Lee Cox
Dec 7, 2025
Merle Lee Cox, 85, of Adel, Iowa, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2025, in Des Moines. Merle was born on August 2, 1940, in Brighton, Iowa, the third son of Marvin and Myrtle Cox, who had eight children.
Merle graduated from New Providence High School and Iowa State University. His career was rooted in agriculture, with expertise in swine production....
Dixie Riley
Dec 6, 2025
Dixie Jean Riley, 92, of Cape Coral, Fl, passed away peacefully, Saturday, December 6, 2025, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Dixie now joins her true love Robert 'Bob' Riley and her son Mark.
She was born on July 25, 1933 in Des Moines, to John and Helen Davis, the youngest of 3 daughters. While attending Des Moines Technical High...
Richard John Wernli
Dec 6, 2025
Richard “Rick” John Wernli, 71, of Perry, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at UnityPoint Health – Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 19, 2025, with visitation one hour prior beginning at 10:00 a.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Perry Chapel, located at 1721 Park Street, Perry,...
Stephen R. Geiss
Dec 5, 2025
Stephen R. Geiss, age 73, of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on December 5, 2025, at EveryStep Hospice, Kavanagh House, surrounded by the love of his family.
Stephen was born on October 14, 1952, in Reading, Pennsylvania, the son of J. Richard and Shirley Ann (Berger) Geiss. He grew up in West Deptford, New Jersey, before moving to Lisle,...
Willis Leo Brown
Dec 5, 2025
Willis “Bill” Leo Brown, 88, passed away suddenly on December 5, 2025. Born April 20, 1937, in Omaha, Nebraska, later in life, Bill made his home in Des Moines, Iowa, where he built amazing friendships and countless memories.
A proud U.S. Air Force veteran, Bill carried his sense of duty and discipline throughout his life. After his military service, he worked...
Megan Ann Taylor
Dec 4, 2025
Megan Ann Taylor, 41, of Des Moines, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at her home.
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 15, 2025, with visitation one hour prior, beginning at 12:00 p.m., at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Perry Chapel, located at 1721 Park Street, Perry, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the family....
Brian Lee Lomax
Dec 4, 2025
Brian Lee Lomax, 37, of Woodward, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, in Ames, Iowa.
Born on August 9, 1988, in Iowa City, Iowa, Brian graduated from Algona High School in 2006. He enjoyed 80’s and 90’s country music, playing video games and cards, and taking car rides. He loved traveling to Georgia to visit family and had a special...
Mary Ann Grieb
Dec 4, 2025
Mary Ann Grieb (89) passed away on December 4, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. A rosary will be held at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory (8201 Hickman Road, Urbandale) on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 5:00 p.m., with a visitation to follow from 5:30 until 7:00 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at St. Boniface (1200 S...
Anne Xuong Thi Tran
Dec 3, 2025
Anne Xuong Thi Tran
Des Moines, Iowa
1928–2025
Mrs. Anne Xuong Thi Tran, age 96, peacefully entered eternal rest at her home in Des Moines, Iowa, on December 3, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Visitation will be held from 4:30–6:00 p.m., followed by a Vigil Service at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, at Caldwell-Parrish Funeral Home, 8201 Hickman Road, Urbandale, Iowa. A Vietnamese Funeral...
Kevin Waltz
Dec 1, 2025
Kevin Paul Waltz, age 66, of Winterset, Iowa, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025.
Kevin was born on July 6, 1959, in Winterset, Iowa, the son of Joseph Henry Waltz Jr. and Dawn Ardale (Wombold) Waltz. He went to Winterset High School and later enlisted in the United States Army, proudly serving his country.
After his military service, Kevin spent many...
Dorothy Ann Drake
Nov 29, 2025
Dorothy Ann Drake, 91, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at Adel Acres Nursing Home in Adel.
Ann was born on April 9, 1934, to Eugene and Helen (Holmes) Drake. She graduated from Winterset High School and was a dedicated lifelong learner.
Ann earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa and pursued a career in nursing. Her commitment to...
Herbert "LeRoy" Benge
Nov 29, 2025
Herbert "LeRoy" Benge, age 76, of Winterset, Iowa, passed away on November 29, 2025, at Madison County Health Systems in Winterset. He was born on January 30, 1949, in Patterson, Iowa, the son of Herbert Melvin and Sylvia Maude (Hathaway) Benge.
LeRoy grew up in Madison County and graduated from Winterset High School in 1968. On February 23, 1969, he...
John Bowler
Nov 28, 2025
John Reginald Bowler died on the morning of November 28th, 2025, at his residence in West Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 78. John was born on the 27th of August, 1947, in Bedford, England, to Marjorie May Stapleton and Reginald Bowler. He was proud of the association with John Bunyan, who wrote The Pilgrim's Progress while incarcerated in...
Phyllis Irene Lanz
Nov 28, 2025
Phyllis Irene Lanz, 87, of Carrier Mills, IL passed away Friday, November 28, 2025 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN.
Phyllis was born on September 11, 1938 in Winterset, IA to the late Nesto and Geraldine (Kramer) Yates. She married DuWayne Robert Lanz whom preceded her in death.
She was a member of the Carrier Mills Social Brethren Church. Phyllis loved...
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