OBITUARIES

May 13, 2020

Verna Martin, age 90 of Norwalk formerly of Perry passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at the Norwalk Nursing & Rehab in Norwalk IA. A private family graveside service will be held in the Violet Hill Cemetery at Perry, IA. Memorials will be given to her family and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home &...

May 13, 2020

Lewis McLaughlin, 93, died Wednesday May 13, 2020 at home, surrounded by his loving family. Lewis was born November 13, 1926 near Cumming, IA, the son of Charles and Jane (Aller) McLaughlin. He married Margaret Wiedmann on October 22, 1949, at the Church of Assumption, Churchville. He was a lifelong member of St. Patrick’s Church Irish Settlement, and at...

May 11, 2020

Betty Margaret (Jager) Brown, 98, of Boone, IA (formerly of Adel, IA), passed away May 11, 2020 at Westhaven Community in Boone, IA. A private family service will be held Friday, May 15, 2020 at Oakdale Cemetery in Adel. Betty was born October 27, 1921 to Mava (Forbes) Jager and Roy Jager in Eddyville, Iowa. She graduated from Eddyville...

May 11, 2020

Phyllis Fish, age 63 of Perry, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020 at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, IA. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at the Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. Memorials will be given to family and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home &...

May 11, 2020

Cathleen McLeod, age 68 of Perry, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020 at her home in Perry. No services are planned.

May 11, 2020

Dr. Richard “Nick” Allen Strickler Jr. of Winterset, passed away on May 11, 2020, with his son and daughter by his side. Nick was born August 24, 1955, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Betty Marie (Ostrem) Strickler and Richard “Dick” Allen Strickler. Nick was an only child, growing up in Des Moines, and graduating from Theodore Roosevelt High School...

May 10, 2020

Paul Eugene Burnett, age 97 formerly of West Des Moines, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at the Rowley Memorial Masonic Home in Perry, IA. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Internment will take place at Resthaven Cemetery in West Des Moines. Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care is assisting for...

May 5, 2020

Meredith Anne Easter passed away at her home Tuesday, May 5th at the age of 83. She was the daughter of Myles Young III and Veva Breeding Young. Meredith attended Winterset High School, graduating in 1955. She was active in music and the drum majorette for the Winterset High School marching band. From high school, she attended Simpson College...

May 4, 2020

Private family services will be held. A full obituary will be published soon.

May 4, 2020

Dan McCool, 60 years old, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020. Private family service will be held on Friday, May 8, 2020. Dan was born on August 31, 1959 in Clarion, Iowa to Robert and Kitty McCool. After high school Dan dedicated his life to the sport of wrestling. He enjoyed many sports, but wrestling was #1 for...

May 4, 2020

May 3, 2020

Lonnie Glynn Haag, 74, of Winterset died on Sunday, May 3, 2020, at Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. There will be no visitation or funeral service, per Lonnie's request. The body will be cremated. He was born on Oct. 2, 1945, in Louisville, Ky., to Charles K. Haag, Sr. and Cleona M. McConnell, née West. Lonnie was married...

May 3, 2020

Karen Kinney, age 80 of Perry, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at her home in Perry. A Private family service will be held with burial will be in the Richland Township Cemetery at Bagley. Memorials will be given to Perry Bible Church or the Jamaica Community Center and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home...

May 3, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Sherri Rossiter, beloved mother of four children and Nana of four grandchildren and one great-grandchild, announce her passing at her home on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Sherri was born March 19, 1950, in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Jeannette Einertson and the late LaVerne Einertson. She was preceded in...

May 2, 2020

May 1, 2020

Thomas “Snappy” Allen Catron, 65, of Adel, passed away May 1, 2020 of COVID-19 related complications following heart surgery. A graveside service will be held at Panther Creek Cemetery west of Adel on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at 2 p.m. observing social distancing guidelines. Due to COVID-19 conditions, a Celebration of Life will be held at Caldwell Parrish Funeral...

May 1, 2020

Chris Snowbarger, 40, of West Des Moines, passed away unexpectedly on Friday May 1, 2020. Chris was born March 13, 1980 in Cedar Rapids, IA and spent the majority of his life in the Des Moines area. Chris was an extremely talented artist. He was a very passionate and caring man and most of his career was dedicated to...

Apr 30, 2020

Graveside Services for Hilario Larry Dominguez were held 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 2020 at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel, Iowa. Dr. Tom Hein of the New Hope Church in Adel provided words of comfort. Honorary bearers were his grandsons: George E. Gonzalez, Alex Gonzalez, Andrew Gonzalez, Frank Gonzalez and Richard Gonzalez. Military rites were done by the...

Apr 29, 2020

Robert Avaux 1931-2020 Robert Avaux, 88 passed away on April 29, 2020 Bob was born to Tommy and Margaret Avaux on November 21, 1931. Along with his older brother Don, he grew up in Urbandale, Iowa where he has been a lifelong resident. After graduating from Urbandale high school in 1951, he joined the US Army. Before being deployed...

Apr 29, 2020

No services will be held.