OBITUARIES

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Betty Ilene Morgan

Betty Ilene Morgan

Dec 15, 2019

Services for Betty Ilene Morgan were held 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2019 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Visitation was held after 1:00 p.m. Thursday with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. also at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Pastor Ryan Lenerz of Ashworth Road Baptist Church in West Des Moines, Iowa provided words of comfort. Honorary...

Pamela Wheeler

Pamela Wheeler

Dec 14, 2019

Pamela Ann Wheeler, 49 of Van Meter, Iowa passed away Saturday, December 14th, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Pamela was born to Arthur & Donna (McCreery) Wheeler in South Bend, Indiana on August 8, 1970. Pamela was loving and compassionate to all; she touched many lives. She cared very deeply for loved ones and friends...

James "Jim" Haberer

James "Jim" Haberer

Dec 14, 2019

Funeral services for James "Jim" Haberer will be held on Saturday, December 21st, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Bethel Church, rural Boone. Visitation will be on Friday, December 20th, 2019 from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. with family present to greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Burial...

Gary L. Dalbey

Gary L. Dalbey

Dec 13, 2019

No obituary will be published. See service information below.

Patricia Mae Gilmore

Patricia Mae Gilmore

Dec 13, 2019

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Patricia Mae Gilmore, 81, of San Benito, Texas, formerly of Minburn, Afton, and Storm Lake, Iowa. She died on December 13, 2019 in Harlingen, Texas. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday January 19, 2020, 10:30 a.m. at Hastings Funeral Home. A luncheon to share memories of...

Cory Briney

Cory Briney

Dec 11, 2019

Cory Briney of Winterset, passed away on December 11, 2019. He was 25 years old. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Winterset Community Church, 113 S 2nd St, Winterset, Iowa 50273. A memorial service will follow starting at 5:00 p.m. A graveside service will be in the Winterset...

Reverend Tan Van Tran

Reverend Tan Van Tran

Dec 10, 2019

Reverend Tan Van Tran, 62, died at his home on December 10, 2019. A visitation will be held from 1 to 4 PM, with Rosary in Vietnamese at 3:30 PM and prayer service at 4 PM on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at St. Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30...

James Nevels

James Nevels

Dec 8, 2019

James “Jim or Red” Nevels, 76 years old, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019. A Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 pm with a Funeral Service to follow at 6:00 pm on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, 8201 Hickman Road, Urbandale, Iowa 50322. Burial will be held at 9:30 am on Friday,...

David Scar

David Scar

Dec 7, 2019

David Scar, age 67 of Woodward, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Rowley Masonic Community in Perry. According to his wish's cremation rites have taken place and a private family celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Edward J. Miller, Jr.

Edward J. Miller, Jr.

Dec 7, 2019

Edward J. Miller, Jr., age 90, of Winterset, passed away December 7, 2019 at his home. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 11 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel, with family present to receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A Celebration of Life Service will follow at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be...

John "Jack" Pray, Jr.

John "Jack" Pray, Jr.

Dec 6, 2019

John “Jack” F. Pray, Jr. 76, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2019 surrounded by his family. A visitation will be from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Saint Francis...

Oliver "Sig" Sigler

Oliver "Sig" Sigler

Dec 5, 2019

Oliver “Sig” Sigler, 88, of West Des Moines, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019. Sig was born on March 11, 1931 in Burt, Iowa and was the son of Oliver Arnold Sigler and Lillian (Manus) Blumer of Algona, Iowa. Sig was graduate of Drake University and worked for Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company for 31 years, finishing his...

Clint Hauschildt

Clint Hauschildt

Dec 4, 2019

Clint Hauschildt of Winterset, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 unexpectedly at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was 48 years old. A memorial service will be held 5:00 p.m., Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church in Earlham. The family will receive friends following the service for a time of fellowship and sharing. Clint...

Kathy Ann Breece

Kathy Ann Breece

Dec 3, 2019

Kathy Breece, 59, of Peru, died Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Greater Regional Hospice House in Creston surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, December 6, 2019 at Caldwell Parrish Winterset Chapel, with family present to receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December...

Maria B Valencia

Maria B Valencia

Dec 3, 2019

Maria Valencia, 66, of Adel, passed away Tuesday morning, December 3, 2019 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. She was born in Zaragoza, Spain in 1953 to Angel and Rosario Faguas. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 13, 2019 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Adel with inurnment at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery. Family...

Rita Roma Oldre

Rita Roma Oldre

Dec 1, 2019

Rita Oldre, 87, of Earlham, passed away at her home Sunday, December 1, 2019. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church in Earlham with visitation from 10:00 am until service time. Rita Roma Oldre was born August 13, 1932 in Alabama. Rita was an elder at the First Presbyterian...

Ruth Joanne Lienemann

Ruth Joanne Lienemann

Dec 1, 2019

Joanne Lienemann, 89, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Kavanagh House in Des Moines, IA. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Faith Lutheran Church in Adel with burial following at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Van Meter. Family will greet friends Friday, December 6th at...

Joseph Carr

Joseph Carr

Nov 30, 2019

On Saturday, November 30, 2019, Joseph Michael Carr, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away at the age of 72. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 pm, Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Urbandale with a Rosary following at 7:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am,...

Laura Simonis

Laura Simonis

Nov 30, 2019

Laura Cathleen (Hogan) Simonis beloved wife, daughter, sister and good friend courageously ended her battle with cancer on November 30, 2019 at the age of 41. A visitation will be held Thursday, December 5, 2019 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Urbandale from 4:00pm-7:00pm with a Rosary starting at 3:30pm and a Vigil Service at 7:00pm. Mass of...

Richard Ledding

Richard Ledding

Nov 28, 2019

Richard “Dick” Ledding passed away on November 28, 2019 at the Central Iowa Veterans Health Care System in Des Moines, IA. Inurnment will be held at the Ft. Snelling Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN at a later date. Richard was born on May 13, 1932 in Minneapolis, MN to Hjalmar and Alma Ledding. Dick graduated from North High School in...