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William (Bill) Hennan, 72, passed away peacefully at home in Urbandale, IA, on December 30th, 2024.
He was born in 1952 in Newton, MA, to Donald and Sophie Hennan (née Gagas). Bill grew up in Marlborough, MA with his sister, cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles in the Greek community. Summers took the extended family to Cape Cod. He was proud of...
Kenneth William Ericson (92) passed away on December 30, 2024. Services are pending, please check back for updates and a complete obituary.
Darrell Hutzell, 90, of Adel, passed away peacefully in his own home early morning December 30, 2024 with his sons, Kip and Benny at his side.
Darrell was born July 28, 1934 to Benton B. Hutzell and Pauline Reynolds. He grew up as the middle child of 5 in Adel, IA where he went to school and worked at the courthouse...
RaAnna Kay Withrow, of Perry, was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Billy Ray and Deanna Mae Buel on November 11, 1959. She was called to her Heavenly Home on December 29, 2024 at the age of 65.
RaAnna lived her entire childhood in Van Meter, where she met her best friend, Janet Dayton. This friendship stood the test of time....
Randy Scott Fenimore lived off the grid, figuratively and literally. Probably a man born in the wrong era. He was loved by any society, but social structure was a construct he didn’t much subscribe to. Free spirit, rebel without a cause, rambling man, rolling stone, pick your trope; he lived it.
When people tell you they built their own home, they...
Eldon Giles, 91, of Winterset, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset.
Eldon Roy Giles was born in Adair County on June 11, 1933, to John and Bertha (Pettit) Giles. He grew up in Spencer, Iowa and moved to Greenfield as a teenager. He moved to Winterset in 1964 and started a roofing...
Eleanor McCoy (93) passed away on December 27, 2024. A memorial service is planned for a later date. Please check back for updates and a complete obituary.
Pheng Ung, age 82, of Des Moines, passed away on December 27, 2024. A Visitation and Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, January 2, 2025 beginning at 10:00 am at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Urbandale, with burial following at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Des Moines.
James Roger Hicks, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2024, in Madrid, Iowa. He was born on January 14, 1944, in Audubon, Iowa, to Howard and Gladys (Jorgensen) Hicks.
Growing up in the Perry area, James (Jim) graduated from Perry High School before marrying the love of his life, Joan Anderson, in Minburn, Iowa, on...
Betty Jean Billings was born February 11, 1934 in Albia, Iowa. She was a beautiful surprise to her parents, George and Elizabeth Stevenson, since her mom was 49 when Betty was born. She grew up loved and cherished by her parents and her four older siblings. Hazel, her older sister by 25 years, was a second mother to her.
By the...
Dale Carter, 76, of Des Moines, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.
Dale Allen Carter was born April 9, 1948 in Dexter, Iowa to Wilbur and Margy (Travis) Carter. He graduated from Earlham High School in 1966 and received his BA from Northwest Missouri State University in 1970.
Dale was raised as a true...
Robert "Butch" Pearson, 82, of Winterset, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at Azria Health Winterset.
Butch, as most called him, was born in Madison County, Iowa on March 20, 1942 to Ernest and Opal (Davis) Pearson. He attended Winterset Schools and was a lifelong resident of Madison County. He worked for the Madison County Secondary Road Department until retirement. After...
Sadly, Steve King, 60, of Prole, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at MercyOne in Des Moines.
Steve was a private and quietly generous man. He didn’t like to draw attention to himself and hated to get his picture taken, but he enjoyed being ornery in his ways of dodging the camera. Every year, he would purchase a few hundred dollars...
Sandra (Sandy) Michael (Johnson) Laird, 82, passed away peacefully at Perry Lutheran Homes on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.caldwellparrish.com
She was born in Elgin, North Dakota, to Ernest “Fritz” & Lulu Johnson on May 18, 1942. She graduated from Bismarck High School in May 1960 and from the University of North...
Javier ‘Javi’ Hernandez, 39, of Perry, tragically passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024, because of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident, along side his beloved mother Amelia Huaracha Rodriguez.
Javier was born on October 17, 1985, in Jalisco, Mexico, to Jose Hernandez Moreno and Amelia Huaracha Rodriguez.
Javier was a beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend. He was...
Amelia Huaracha de Hernandez, 62, of Perry, tragically passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
Amelia's visitation will take place on Friday, January 3, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Perry, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 2:00 p.m. also at...
Monica Lou (Franklin) Patience went home to be with the Lord and Savior whom she had so joyfully served, on Saturday, December 21st, 2024.
Monica’s visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Thursday, December 26, 2024, at the Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Adel Chapel. Her funeral service will be at 11:00 AM on Friday, December 27, 2024...