OBITUARIES

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Eleanor Faye McCoy

Eleanor Faye McCoy

Dec 27, 2024

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

Pheng Ung

Dec 27, 2024

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 Hicks

James Hicks

Dec 26, 2024

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

Betty Jean Billings

Dec 26, 2024

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

Dale Carter

Dec 25, 2024

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

Robert "Butch" Pearson

Dec 25, 2024

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...

Steve King

Steve King

Dec 24, 2024

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 M. Laird

Sandra M. Laird

Dec 24, 2024

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...

Amelia Huaracha de Hernandez

Amelia Huaracha de Hernandez

Dec 23, 2024

Amelia Huaracha de Hernandez tragically passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

Details regarding her obituary and service times are pending and will be shared as soon as they are available.

Amelia Huaracha de Hernández falleció trágicamente el lunes 23 de diciembre de 2024, como resultado de las lesiones sufridas en...

Javier Hernandez

Javier Hernandez

Dec 23, 2024

Javier Hernandez tragically passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

Details regarding his obituary and service times are pending and will be shared as soon as they are available.

Javier Hernández falleció trágicamente el lunes 23 de diciembre de 2024, como resultado de las lesiones sufridas en un accidente automovilístico.

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Faye Jungman

Faye Jungman

Dec 22, 2024

The obituary and service times are pending, and will be posted soon.

Monica Lou Patience

Monica Lou Patience

Dec 21, 2024

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...

Afaf Akeg Bakal

Afaf Akeg Bakal

Dec 21, 2024

Afaf Bakal (37) passed away on December 21, 2024. A visitation will be held at St. Ambrose Cathedral on Saturday, January 11, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. with a funeral service to follow at 9:00 until 12:00 p.m.  Interment will be held at Glendale Cemetery (4909 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311) Please check back for updates 

Thienlam Pham

Thienlam Pham

Dec 21, 2024

Thienlam Pham, 21, of Clive, IA, passed away unexpected, Saturday, December 21, 2024 at her residence. Funeral services will be from 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday, December 23, 2024 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Urbandale, IA. Interment will be at Good Shepard Cemetery in Hunting Beach, CA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.caldwellparrish.com

Thienlam was...

Becky Miller

Becky Miller

Dec 19, 2024

Rebecca (Becky) Sue Miller, born on November 20, 1957, in Waterloo, Iowa, passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones on December 19, 2024, at MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. 

Becky was a beloved pet owner, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend whose warmth and smile touched the lives of everyone she met.

Her passion for life was evident in everything...

Steven Johnson

Steven Johnson

Dec 19, 2024

Steven Lewis Johnson, age 64, passed away peacefully on December 19, 2024 at his home in Clive, Iowa. Steve will always be remembered as a joyful husband and father with an enduring love for life. 

Born on July 1, 1960, in Roseville, Minnesota, Steve grew up the youngest of five children to Hope Darlyne and William Johnson. He and his siblings,...

John Robert Jones

John Robert Jones

Dec 18, 2024

John R. Jones, 78, of Urbandale, IA passed away, Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at UnityPoint Health- Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, IA. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, January 17, 2024 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations...

Dallas Bowman

Dallas Bowman

Dec 17, 2024

Dallas Lee Bowman, 86, of Adel, passed away on December 17, 2024.

Dallas was born on July 25, 1938 to Harold and Erma (Grohe) Bowman in Viola Township, Audubon County, Iowa. He graduated from Bagley High School in 1956 and soon after married Belva Renner at the Methodist Church in Jefferson on June 16, 1957. To this union, two daughters were...

Greg Harrison

Greg Harrison

Dec 15, 2024

Greg Harrison, 74, of Winterset, made his final flight, December 15, 2024. 

 Greg was born in Ames, Iowa on August 12, 1950, to Arthur and C. Margaret (Peggy) Harrison. He graduated from Ames High School in 1968, attended college, and proudly served in the United States Navy (1968 - 1972) on the USS Washburn, attack cargo ship 108 and USS Cayuga,...

Linda Cashman

Linda Cashman

Dec 15, 2024

Linda Louise Cashman, née O’Brien, passed away on December 15, 2024 after a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Her final moments were spent peacefully surrounded by family and close friends at Kavanagh House in Des Moines.

Known for her spunk and homestyle cooking, Linda will be dearly missed by all who knew her. She was born on June 27, 1942 to Harriet...

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