OBITUARIES

Jul 31, 2016

Ruth Ellen “Toni” Sande, age 83, from Adel, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016 surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 5th at Grace Lutheran Church in Adel with burial at Oakdale Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Thursday, August 4th at Grace Lutheran Church where family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m....

Jul 31, 2016

Jan Lemon, 58, of rural Winterset died Sunday, July 31, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family and friends. A memorial visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 4, 2016 at the Jackson Building, Madison County Fairgrounds, where family will be present at this time. Memorials may be made to the family and online...

Jul 30, 2016

Rolyn Emery Hansen, 97, passed away July 30, 2016 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA. Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, August 29 at United Methodist Church in Holstein with burial at the Holstein Cemetery. Family will greet friends at the church from Noon until 1:00 PM before services. Rolyn was born September 19, 1918 to Henry and...

Jul 28, 2016

Howard Raber, 80, of Winterset, died Thursday, July 28, 2016 at his home. A memorial visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, July 31 at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, where a memorial service will begin at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be at a later date in the Stringtown Cemetery, near Winterset. Memorials may be directed...

Jul 28, 2016

Services for Janet Darlene Dahl were held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 03, 2016 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Visitation was after 1:00 p.m. Tuesday with family present from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Pastor Charlene Wolfe of Hope Parish (retired) in Bagley, Iowa provided words of comfort. Ellen Dvorak gave the eulogy. Honorary bearers were:...

Jul 27, 2016

Kelly Steinbach, 31, passet away on July 27, 2016. No services are planned at this time.

Jul 26, 2016

Clifton Ray Kahler was born in San Antonio, Texas on June 4th, 1956 (at the Brooke Army Medical Center). He passed suddenly and unexpectedly on July 26th 2016, in Leon, Iowa from a heart attack. He was doing one of the many things he loved – cycling in the annual bike ride across Iowa. He left us far too...

Jul 26, 2016

Frances Ruth LeGrande, 96, of Winterset, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Winterset Care Center South in Winterset. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, July 30, at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset with Associate Pastor Jeff Binns officiating. Burial will be in the Winterset Cemetery. Frances was born on April 28, 1920, in Adair County, IA...

Jul 25, 2016

Jean Heckman, 74, of Altoona passed away on Monday, July 25, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center surrounded by her family and friends. Jean was born on November 19, 1941 in London, England. Jean’s wishes were to be cremated with no services.

Jul 25, 2016

Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of arrangements for Ralph Robinson, 91, of Grand Junction, he died Monday July 25, 2016. Services are pending at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Ralph Charles Robinson was born November 29, 1924, to Roy and Eva (Wasson) Robinson, in Grand Junction, IA. Ralph was a 1942 graduate of Grand Junction Consolidated...

Jul 25, 2016

Ella “Susie” E. Culver, 91, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2016 at Kavanagh House Hospice. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 27 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory, Urbandale. A Rosary service will follow visitation at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 28 at St. Theresa...

Jul 25, 2016

John Floyd Tully, 61 of Johnston passed away suddenly Monday, July 25, 2016 at Mercy Medical with his wife Connie of almost 41 years holding his hand. John was born in Des Moines, IA to Ernest and Frances Tully on September 15, 1954. John is survived by his wife; Connie, children; Angela (Avis) Allen, James (Tara Frick) Tully, Greg...

Jul 25, 2016

Wesley J. Kinder, 94, passed away on July 25, 2016 in Lakeside, CA at the home of his daughter and son-in-law. A rosary will be on Thursday, August 4 at 5 p.m., at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home and Crematory in Urbandale, Iowa. Visitation will follow the rosary from 6 - 7:30 pm. The funeral Mass will be on Friday,...

Jul 23, 2016

Services for Verne Arlan Bauer were held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Salem United Methodist Church in Paton, Iowa. Visitation was after 1:00 p.m. Tuesday with family present from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Rev. David Arulnathan of the Salem United Methodist Church in Paton provided words of comfort. Honorary bearers were:...

Jul 23, 2016

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday July 28, 2016 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson with burial at Highland Twp. Cemetery in Churdan. Visitation will be on Wednesday after 1:00 p.m. with the family present from 5 until 7:00 p.m.Duane Edward Young, son of James Hugh and Marie C. (Kelley) Young was born August 1, 1924 in...

Jul 22, 2016

Wilma McManus, a longtime Adel resident died July 22, 2016 at the age of 102. She died at Legacy Pointe Nursing facility, where she had been a resident since January, 2014, after sustaining a fractured leg, falling on the ice at her home, of which she had lived in for 67 years. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30...

Jul 22, 2016

Jan Lynnea Lee, 60, of Truro, died Friday, July 22, 2016 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. A celebration of life gathering will be held 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, August 13, 2016 at the Truro Community Center in Truro. Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation. Jan Lynnea Gale was born September 1, 1955 in Ames,...

Jul 20, 2016

Jul 20, 2016

Rev. Keith Leroy Scott, 82 of Indianola passed away on July 20, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Monday, July 25, 2016 at the Indianola First United Methodist Church. A reception will follow the memorial service at the church. Keith was born on January 21, 1934 to Clyde and Grace Scott in Marion, Iowa....

Jul 17, 2016

Kimber Lee Macht beloved mother, sister, nana, and friend passed away unexpectedly July 17, 2016 in West Des Moines, IA. Born in Mobile, Alabama on April 12 1959 to Boyd Caster and Dorothy Sulivan. Kimber Lee was raised in Catholic faith and lived her life by the word and grace of God. Kimber Lee was the third child of...