OBITUARIES

Aug 20, 2018

Alonzo “Al” Garcia, 63, of Redfield passed away on August 20, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held on September 22 at 3:00 PM at the Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home - McCalley Chapel in Adel. A Visitation will be held prior to the Memorial Service from 1:00-3:00 PM at the funeral home. A Celebration of Life will be held...

Aug 20, 2018

Aug 17, 2018

Sandra S. Foreman, 78, of Grimes, IA, entered her heavenly home on Friday, August 17, 2018, at Mercy Hospice-Johnston, Johnston, IA. She was born June 7, 1940, in Pipestone, Minnesota, to Louis A. and Pearl E. (Wittfoth) Buffington, and was baptized two days later, on June 9, in Pipestone. She was confirmed on May 23, 1954, at Our Saviour...

Aug 17, 2018

Kurt E. Wilkerson, 54 of Des Moines passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Kurt was an avid sports fan. He loved Duke basketball,the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears. Kurt graduated from Des Moines Technical High School in 1982. He received his BA in Broadcast Communications from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1987. After graduating Kurt worked for...

Aug 12, 2018

Visitation after 1:00 p.m. with the family greeting friends at 6:00 pm until time of service. Celebration of Micheal's life at 7:00 p. m Friday, August 24, 2018. Micheal Lee Van Hoff was born September 9, 1989, in Boone, Iowa, to Dennis Carl Van Hoff and Martha Joanne Zollars. He joined his big brother LeRoy. The family lived in...

Aug 11, 2018

Rosella Carroll Beener, 99, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 11, 2018 with her family at her side. Rosella Margaret Carroll was born March 7, 1919 in Booneville, Iowa to George and Annie (Aller) Carroll. She grew up in the Cumming, Iowa area where her father farmed. Her mother passed away when Rosella was only six years old so she...

Aug 11, 2018

Donald E. Yadon passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Deerfield Retirement Community in Urbandale, Iowa. Donald is survived by his wife Cathy; and children Dr. Linda Ford, The Honorable Keith Kreiman, Shelly Yadon, and Dawn Stahl. 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grand children, as well as numerous extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Aug 10, 2018

Joan Lynch, 86, of Cumming, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 10, 2018, at her home near Cumming, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 16, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with family present to receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A prayer service will begin that...

Aug 9, 2018

Janice “Jan” Marie Krohn, 82, peacefully passed away August 9, 2018. Jan was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Martin and Clara Mueller on August 16th, 1935. Raised in Manson, Iowa, she married Henry Krohn of Pomeroy, Iowa in 1955. They later moved to a farm in Jackson, Minnesota where they welcomed their three children Randal, Rhonda and Susan....

Aug 7, 2018

Debbie Sims, 52 of Des Moines passed away on August 8, 2018. She was born on August 2, 1966. She was always positive. Debbie was a great mother, wife, and excellent daughter. She was a free spirit and was very outgoing.

Aug 7, 2018

Neal Day, 80, of Winterset died Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at the Madison County Health Care System in Winterset. A visitation will be held from 1 to 8 p.m., Thursday, August 9, at Ochiltree Funeral Service; where family will be present to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, August...

Aug 6, 2018

Phuc V Cao, 76, passed away August 6, 2018 at Selected Specialty Hospital in Des Moines, IA. He was born 6/6/1942 in Vietnam. He served in the Army of The Republican of Vietnam for 13 years. He is survived by his wife, A Thi Nguyen, three daughters, son-in-law, 11 grand-children, 2 great grand children. He always had been a...

Aug 6, 2018

Lisa (Steigleder) Pellowski, 54, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 6, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, in the arms of her husband, Thomas. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, August 12, 2018 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel. A time of sharing memories will begin at...

Aug 6, 2018

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Betty Kay Smothers, 81, of Perry. Betty died Monday, August 6, 2018 at the Dallas County Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. Memorials in Betty's name may be left or mailed to Hastings Funeral...

Aug 5, 2018

Don  Marcouiller passed into eternal life unexpectedly and peacefully on Sunday, August 5, 2018.  It seems fitting and proper that he should leave gently, in the same way he served so many in life in the grace of God.  He will be deeply missed by six children and their spouses, 19 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren.  Family, was the...

Aug 4, 2018

Fred Silverthorn, 70, of Macksburg, Iowa died Saturday, August 4, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. A memorial service will be held 11:30 a.m., Thursday, August 9, 2018, at the Macksburg United Methodist Church in Macksburg, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the Silverthorn Family and online condolences may be left for the family at ochiltree.com. Freddy “Fred”...

Aug 3, 2018

Warren R. Rowe, 94, Urbandale, IA, was born May 23, 1924 in Woodward, Iowa. He died on August 3, 2018 at the VA Hospital. He was preceded in death by Bernice Francis Erickson, wife of 57 years, second wife (2002-2011), Willis Hitchens, Mesa, AZ, parents, Clinton Joseph Rowe and Etta Weber Rowe (Knoll), step-father, Max Knoll, siblings, Marjory, Royal,...

Aug 1, 2018

Niol Thomas, 89, of Earlham, Iowa died unexpectedly Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at home. A visitation will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 6, at the Earlham Friends Church in Earlham with funeral services beginning at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow in the Earlham Cemetery concluding with a luncheon back at the church. Memorials may be...

Aug 1, 2018

Cornelia Darlene Denison, 90, of Johnston passed away on August 1, 2018. A visitation will be from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Monday, August 6, 2018 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale. A graveside service will be at 10:00 AM on Tuesday August 7, 2018 at Sunny Hill Cemetery in Grimes. Darlene was born on...

Aug 1, 2018