OBITUARIES

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Betty  Lu Collins

Betty Lu Collins

Jun 24, 2016

Betty Lu (Willadsen) Collins passed away peacefully on Friday June 24, 2016, with her loved ones by her side. She was born on March 2, 1928, in Pomeroy, Iowa. Betty Lu grew up in Pomeroy and was valedictorian of her high school class of 1945. She took her team to the state tournament in basketball. She received a basketball...

Adam Grant Pritchard

Adam Grant Pritchard

Jun 23, 2016

Adam died in a tragic and freak cycling accident on Thursday, June 23, 2016 while doing what he loved most. Adam is survived by his mum & dad, Lorna Reed of Torquay, England and Grant Pritchard of West Des Moines IA; his sisters Julie & Justine Pritchard, his stepfather David Reed, his stepmom Berlinda Pritchard, his grandma Rusty Piggott,...

Mary Lu Younkin

Mary Lu Younkin

Jun 23, 2016

Mary Lu Younkin of Des Moines went to be with her Lord on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Mary Lu was born March 15, 1925 to Curtis and Iva Megchelsen Younkin in Montrose, IA. Mary Lu attended one year at Wheaton College and was graduated from Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI)....

Ivan Dale Ripley, Jr.

Ivan Dale Ripley, Jr.

Jun 22, 2016

Funeral services for Ivan Dale Ripley 65 of Scranton Ia. Will be 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at Open Bible Church in Jefferson. Ivan died Wednesday at Green County Medical Center. Visitation will be Monday after 1:00 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home of Jefferson; Burial will be in the Veterans Cemetery at Van Meter, Iowa

Michael  Keith Johnson

Michael Keith Johnson

Jun 20, 2016

Michael Keith Johnson, 53, of Indianola passed away unexpectedly on June 20, 2016. A visitation will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2016 from 4:00 – 7:00 PM at First United Methodist Church in Indianola. A funeral service will be at 2:00 PM on Friday, June 24, 2016 at the church, with a visitation 1 hour prior to the...

Anthony Ray 'Tony' Farrow

Anthony Ray 'Tony' Farrow

Jun 19, 2016

Tony Farrow passed away Saturday evening, June 18th, 2016 after a long battle with chronic health issues. After cremation, his cremains will be placed beside his parents, Bob and Bev, at Oakland Cemetery in De Soto. Our family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers. Online condolences may be left on this site.

Beth Flander

Beth Flander

Jun 19, 2016

Beth Flander, 82, of Winterset, Iowa, died Sunday, June 19, 2016 at Winterset Care Center South in Winterset. Per her wishes, her body will be cremated at the conclusion of her visitation. Visitation will be from noon to 7:00 PM at St. Joseph Catholic Church with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 PM. A Rosary will be recited...

Ernest Krieger

Ernest Krieger

Jun 18, 2016

Services for Ernest Krieger were held 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 24, 2016 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson, Iowa. Visitation was held 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at the Krieger residence. Words of comfort were by Father Roger Linnan. Honorary bearers were Herb Krieger, Mike Wallace, Ronald Woods II, Coty and Mia Grace Woods, Angela Dudley, Amanda...

Richard Miller

Richard Miller

Jun 17, 2016

Mr. Richard Karl (Dick) Miller, 87, well known Jehovah's Witness of Jefferson, died at his home in Jefferson Friday, June 17. Richard Karl Miller, son of Cecil Karl Miller and Grace Lowry Miller, was born February 18, 1929 in Des Moines, IA and died at his home in Jefferson, IA June 17, 2016 at the age of 87. He...

Thanh  Van Nguyen

Thanh Van Nguyen

Jun 17, 2016

Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, July 2, 2016 at St. Peters Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Glendale Cemetery.

Larry Eugene Morrison

Larry Eugene Morrison

Jun 17, 2016

Larry Morrison died June 17, 2016 at the age of 66. He is survived by his brothers, Paul Morrison of Des Moines and Bobby Weathers of Minneapolis, MN; children, Larry (Nytasha) Coil, Robbie Keyes and Tyondra Boguarde all of Des Moines, Cordell Bumpus of Davenport and Chanell Bumpus of Miami, FL. No services are planned.

Priscilla Joy (Slater-Thoma) Ruff

Priscilla Joy (Slater-Thoma) Ruff

Jun 17, 2016

Priscilla Joy Ruff, 90, died peacefully June 17, at Edgewater Community in West Des Moines, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in West Des Moines. Visitation will be one hour prior to Mass. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery. Priscilla, affectionately called Percy, was...

Terry L. Morrison

Terry L. Morrison

Jun 16, 2016

A Memorial Service for Terry Morrison, age 65 of Creston, Iowa will be held 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Ochiltree Funeral Services in Winterset. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday, from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Terry Lynn Morrison, the son of Laffeyette and Hulda (Cass) Morrison, was born in Earlham, Iowa on...

Rev. William Floyd 'Bill' Branson

Rev. William Floyd 'Bill' Branson

Jun 15, 2016

Rev. William “Bill” F. Branson, 62, of Winterset, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at Winterset Care Center North after an extended battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, June 18, 2016, at The Church of the Nazarene in Winterset with Pastor Chris Burgett officiating. Burial will take place 3 PM Saturday in the...

Dean Hauschildt

Dean Hauschildt

Jun 15, 2016

Dean Alan Hauschildt, 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on June 15, 2016 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. After 42 years of service, Dean retired from State Farm as an agent in 2008. Dean was a volunteer for the Saint Charles Fire Department, Windsor Heights Fire Department, and the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. He was a...

Dolores F. Morris

Dolores F. Morris

Jun 15, 2016

Dolores Faye (Leonard) Morris was born December 2, 1955 to Milton and Lucille Leonard in Des Moines, Iowa. She married the love of her life, Charles Morris on September 11, 1976. Dolores was a homemaker most of her life. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Dolores passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in...

Keith Devilbiss

Keith Devilbiss

Jun 15, 2016

Keith Devilbiss 77, of Rippey, who died June 15, 2016 in a motor vehicle accident in Rippey. Services will be at the Rippey United Methodist Church in Rippey on Tuesday at 10:30, with burial at the Rippey Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Hastings Funeral Home in Perry on Monday after 12 Noon, family will great friends from 5...

Rollie Robbins

Rollie Robbins

Jun 14, 2016

Rollie Edward Robbins, Jr. of Patterson, Iowa passed in his home Tuesday, June 14, 2016 surrounded by loved ones at the age of 73. This was in stark contradiction to how he has long stated he wanted to go; 80 years old, lying in bed next to a beautiful woman, shot by a jealous husband. A visitation with family...

Charles Austin Wachter

Charles Austin Wachter

Jun 14, 2016

Charles Austin Wachter, 87, of Winterset, Iowa was born on February 2, 1929 in Des Moines Iowa. He passed away at the Madison County Memorial Hospital on June 14, 2016. He was the 10th child of Francis “Frank” Paul Wachter and Anna Mary Heller Wachter. Early in life, Charles worked for Ferrari Gardens and the US Post Office. After...

Josie Ellen Cramer

Josie Ellen Cramer

Jun 14, 2016

Josie Ellen Ackelson Cramer (94) of Wheaton, IL, went home to her Lord and Savior on June 14, 2016. Josie was born to Gladys Leota and Cloyd Emory Ackelson on February 15, 1922, at a farm near Barney, Iowa. Josie married Albert Emery Cramer on September 21, 1951, at Deer Creek Chapel, in the Peru, IA area. Josie attended...

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