OBITUARIES

Jan 1, 2019

Ruth Elaine (Dyer) McGhee, age 95, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2019 at Bishop Drumm Care Center in Johnston, Iowa. She was born December 14, 1923 in Marion County, Iowa to Leonard and Jennie Dyer. She grew up in Pleasantville, Iowa and later moved to the Des Moines area. Ruth was always smiling and was loved by all...

Dec 31, 2018

Steven Keith Langfitt, son of Keith Lloyd Langfitt and Shirley Ann Hidlebaugh Langfitt, was born January 1, 1960 in Spokane, Washington. Steven died at his home December 31, 2018, following a lengthy illness just one day shy of his 59th birthday. Steven's father was in the U.S. Air Force and the family moved several times, following his career. The...

Dec 31, 2018

Jan Madsen, 59 of Grimes passed away on December 31, 2018 at Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A memorial services will be at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 7, 2018 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. Jan was born September 4, 1959 in Austin, Minnesota to Delmer & Mary Andserson. She was united in married...

Dec 29, 2018

Jacqueline Bonita Peterson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 21, 1933. She moved to Des Moines in 1955 and lived there until moving to Urbandale in 1963. Jackie started working at American Republic Insurance Company in 1967. She retired after 25 years in 1993 due to health conditions with Lupus. It was a wonderful place to work. There...

Dec 28, 2018

Kathleen Louise Mullins, 63, of Windsor Heights, Iowa, died Friday, December 28, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines after a brief illness. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2019 at St....

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Dec 26, 2018

Marilyn (Mickey) Elizabeth Black, 90, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Marilyn was born on November 13, 1928 in Blue Earth, Minnesota to Frank and Agnes (Krienke) Moline. She married the love of her life, John Black, on June 2, 1950 in Blue Earth. He was her other half throughout their 51 years of marriage and the remainder...

Dec 26, 2018

Morris Lee Fry was born April 8, 1959 and passed away on December 26, 2018. He spent his childhood in Dallas Center, IA and after high school obtained certification from DMACC in electronics. We appreciated his good nature, snickering laugh and easy going personality. Morris lived a solitary life, enjoying reading, electronics, the internet and eating McDonald’s hamburgers, but...

Dec 26, 2018

Harold Elmer Garrett, 93, peacefully passed away December 26, 2018 in his home, in Adel, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 31, 2018 at Panther Creek Church of the Brethren near Adel with burial following at Church of the Brethren Cemetery at Panther Creek. A visitation will be held Sunday, December 30 from 12:00 p.m. -...

Dec 25, 2018

James Douglas Underwood, 79, of West Des Moines, Iowa went home to be with the Lord on Christmas morning, December 25, 2018. Jim was born in Des Moines on April 27, 1939, to Robert and Francis Dunlap Underwood. He was an only child and graduated from Roosevelt High School and the University of Iowa. At U of I, he...

Dec 23, 2018

Alice Marguerite Stonehocker, 90, of Redfield passed away on December 23, 2018. A visitation will be from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Thursday December 27, 2018 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel. A funeral service will be at 10:30 AM on Friday December 28, 2018 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the...

Dec 21, 2018

Betty Lienemann, age 88, passed away on December 21, 2018 at her home in The Village at Legacy Pointe in Waukee, Iowa. Betty was born March 29, 1930 to Glenn and Ruth (Mickelson) Leach in Niagra, Wisconsin. She grew up in Urbandale, Iowa, graduated from Waukee High School and, after graduation, worked at Blue Cross/Blue Shield. She married Virgil...

Dec 20, 2018

Philip A. Cameron, 90, of Winterset, Iowa, died Thursday, December 20, 2018, at West Bridge Care & Rehabilitation in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Monday, December 24, 2018, at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset with Pastor Mark Morehouse officiating. Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery. Phil was born on June 26, 1928, at...

Dec 19, 2018

On May 23rd, 1921 Agnes was born, and on December 19th, 2018, she passed away, at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson. She was the tenth child of Theodore and Amelia Odendahl Wernimont. She grew up on a farm north of Carroll, Iowa. She received her first nine years of education through Mt. Carmel Catholic School. Agnes was...

Dec 18, 2018

Marsha Bradbury, 66, of Winterset died Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at her home. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, December 23, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset with a funeral service to immediately follow beginning at 5:00 p.m. Burial will be held at a later date in the New Rest Haven Cemetery in Gainesville,...

Dec 17, 2018

Jack Monroe Pinckert, son of Clifton Pinckert and Alta Eskridge Pinckert, was born October 12, 1931, in South Bend, Indiana. Jack died December 17, 2018 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 87years 2 months, 5 days. Jack's funeral was held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 27, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church,...

Dec 17, 2018

Avis Hays, of Winterset, died on Monday, December 17, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Johnston. She was 79. A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, May 26, 2019 at the Madison County Historical Complex in Winterset, with lunch to follow. Memorials may be directed to the St. Joseph’s Indian School in Chamberlain, SD....

Dec 17, 2018

Terry D. Davenport, 61 of St. Charles went to be with his Lord and Savior while surrounded by family Monday, December 17, 2018 at his home. A visitation will be held from 10 am to 12 pm, Saturday, December 22, at Calvary Baptist Church, St. Charles, where his family will receive friends. Funeral services will begin at 12 pm...

Dec 16, 2018

Natalie Adele Parker, daughter of Esther Skoog Erckenbrack and Earl S. Erckenbrack, was born January 27, 1925, in Adams, Minnesota, and died December 16, 2018 at the Rowley Community in Perry, Iowa at the age of 93. "Nan" as she was lovingly known graduated Adams High School in 1942. She received her R.N. degree from the former Kahler School...