OBITUARIES

Sep 15, 2018

Sep 15, 2018

Sep 14, 2018

Janice Weast, 85, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on September 14, 2018 following a long battle with ovarian cancer. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Bob Weast, daughters Janine Weast Searcy (Tom) and Karen Weast Kellerman (Brian); her grandchildren Porter Searcy (Emily) and their son Colin; Taylor Searcy (Karen) and daughter Lailai; and...

Sep 13, 2018

Howard Pulse, 82, of Winterset, died Thursday, September 13, 2018 at his home. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 18, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset where family will be present to receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 19, at the Mount Calvary...

Sep 12, 2018

Mark Kemery, 48, of Earlham (formerly of Lenox) passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. A visitation with be held from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, September 14, with family present to receive friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A funeral service will...

Sep 9, 2018

Nyleve Mae Taylor (June 24, 1943—September 9, 2018) was known for her warm, kind, loving personality. After enduring a prolonged season of health difficulties, she has gone home to be with the Lord and loved ones who have passed before. Nyleve was born in Des Moines, IA to parents Harrie and Margaret Caster. She attended Roosevelt High School (class...

Sep 8, 2018

Jack Curtis Frost, 92, passed away on September 8, 2018 at Calvin Community Nursing Home in Des Moines. A memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 13 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. Jack was born December 12, 1925 in Ottumwa, Iowa to James and Nellie Frost. Jack served in the Army Air Corps...

Sep 8, 2018

No services are scheduled.

Sep 6, 2018

“Wes” was born on February 17, 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri to Jane (Cunningham) Walker and Charles Richard Walker of Holden, Missouri at that time. On September 6, 2018, he shockingly passed away of a sudden cardiac event while working on his beloved computer in his home in Adel, Iowa. In 1979 Wes was adopted by Robert (Bob) Eugene...

Sep 4, 2018

Lela “Lee” Brown, 82, of Des Moines, died Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at Ramsey Village in Des Moines. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, September 7, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A visitation with family present will be held one hour prior, beginning at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in the Union Chapel Cemetery....

Sep 3, 2018

Myra Mae Wood went home to her Lord and Savior on September 3, 2018. She was born October 19, 1935 to Orville and Cynthia (Clark) Scott. She married Jack Ardene Wood on February 2, 1955 in Princeton, Mo. They made their home in Adel in 1961 and raised 7 children. Myra was a homemaker for several years providing a...

Sep 1, 2018

Chase Holden Kocher, passed away on September 1st. A private family celebration of life will be held on September 5th at 5:00 PM. A public time of remembrance will take place immediately following from 5:30-7:30 PM at Caldwell Parrish-McCalley Chapel in Adel, IA. Chase was born to Mike Kocher and Kerrie (Simpson) Lowery on June 14th, 2000 in Normal,...

Aug 30, 2018

Verda Mae Hiskey was born in Fenton, Iowa, on May 13, 1930, to William and Matilda Eimers. She passed away peacefully on August 30, 2018, at the age of 88.       After attending Iowa Teacher's College, Verda taught elementary school for years, and later assisted in the family apartment and laundry/dry cleaning businesses.        Verda had unselfishly chosen to donate her...

Aug 30, 2018

Ruth Lampe, 105, of Winterset passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018, at West Bridge Care & Rehab in Winterset. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 8, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset. A visitation with family present will be held one hour prior, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Memorials may be directed to the Madison...

Aug 29, 2018

Aug 26, 2018

Al Farber, 74, of Earlham, died Sunday, August 26, 2018, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A visitation with family present will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 30, 2018, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset with a memorial service to begin at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in the Earlham Cemetery and...

Aug 25, 2018

Larry Stevens, 81, of Des Moines died Saturday, August 25, 2018, at the VA Medical Center in Des Moines. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, August 29, at the Valley United Methodist Church in West Des Moines. Memorials may be directed to the Valley United Methodist Church and online condolences may be left for the...

Aug 25, 2018

Mary Price “Pricie” Warren passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 25th, just six days prior to her 90th birthday. Born August 31, 1928 in Alabama, she graduated from State Teachers College in Troy, Alabama before marrying Monroe Warren in 1950. They lived in Schenectady, New York and Omaha, Nebraska before moving to Adel, Iowa in...

Aug 22, 2018

Michael Wayne Bream, 55, of Perry Iowa, passed away on August 22, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa surrounded by his family. Visitation will be from 1pm - 3pm on Saturday, September 1 at the Oxford United Methodist Church, 202 Main Street, Oxford, IA. A private funeral services will be held at a later date. Mike...

Aug 21, 2018

Richard Kenneth Weldon, third child of Ken and Bea Weldon, was born on May 31, 1954 in Winterset Iowa. He graduated in 1972 and lived in and around the Des Moines area. For a brief period, he lived in the Chicago suburbs, which worked out well for a lifelong Bears fan such as Rick was. Rick loved to tell...