OBITUARIES

Mar 18, 2023

Russell Henry of Winterset passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at home, surrounded by family and his friends from Home Instead.

Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, 2023 with family present from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Funeral service will take place...

Mar 18, 2023

David “Dave” Roquet, 70, of Winterset (formerly of Tampa, FL) passed away at his home on March 18, 2023.

A celebration of life will be held from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 25, 2023 at his daughter Amy's home.

Dave was born on August 5, 1952 to Wayne and Norma (Knapp) Roquet...

Mar 17, 2023

Dale E. Dickinson, 73, passed away at his home in Pleasant Hill on Friday, March 17, 2023.

Dale was born on June 13, 1949 in Washington, Iowa. He was a graduate of Ottumwa High School and Indian Hills Community College. He worked for Hy-Vee Grocery Stores as an Assistant Manager and later worked at Quik...

Mar 15, 2023

Ashleigh Lynn Merical was born in Denver, CO on October 24, 1997 and suddenly passed on March 15th 2023 in Des Moines, IA. Ashleigh was 25 years, 4 months and 23 days old.

Ashleigh can be best described as the light in everyone's life who had the opportunity to meet her. She was always a...

Mar 15, 2023

Fergus Taylor has gone home to be with the Lord and his beloved wife Nyleve. He passed peacefully at home after a year-long fight with cancer. He was known for his outgoing, kind personality and sense of humor. Ferg never met a stranger.

Fergus was born in Minnedosa, Manitoba to parents C. Beverly and Beatrice...

Mar 13, 2023

6-23-48 to 3-13-23. A beginning and an end. But it’s what happens in between those two dates that matter most. My mom grew up as an Air Force brat, living around the world. Places that would be familiar to the rest of us, like Lincoln, Nebraska, upstate New York, Savannah, Georgia. To more exotic places, such as Newfoundland Canada...

Mar 13, 2023

Zoila America Hernandez, 67, of Des Moines passed away on March 13, 2023 in Des Moines, IA. A visitation will be held March 17, 2023 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Americas Parrish in Des Moines on March 18,...

Mar 13, 2023

M. Lois Hovenga passed away on March 13, 2023 at the age of 62 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loved ones who will continue to honor her. She was born to Phillip and Arlene Roberts on April 8, 1960 in Battle Creek, Iowa.

Lois was an exceptional wife, mother and grandmother...

Mar 12, 2023

Services are pending at this time.

Mar 12, 2023

Evelyn Godwin, age 96 of Perry, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at her home in Perry, IA. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry with visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in...

Mar 11, 2023

Florence Marie (Bowles) Stucker of Adel; after 93 years of life on earth, she is now with her soulmate Robert with whom she was married 76 years. She knows he’s singing in God’s Choir and wanted “to go now to join the audience”. Those of us who are still here are filled with memories of her love, her good...

Mar 10, 2023

Donald Jon Schreiber, 58, of Patterson, passed away at his home on Friday, March 10, 2023.

Don was born in Waterloo, Iowa on September 21, 1964, the son of Robert and Melva (Miller) Schreiber. He grew up in Waterloo, and graduated from Waterloo West High School. On July 19, 1985, Don and Annette Moore were married in...

Mar 9, 2023

Darlene Fletcher, daughter of Kenneth Leslie Wright and Isilda Julia Smith Wright, was born on May 24, 1936. She was united in marriage to Ronald Fletcher on August 1, 1954 at Sidney, Iowa and they were blessed with two children, Cynthia Ruth and Dale Leslie.

Darlene was born in Centralia, Kansas where she and her family lived...

Mar 9, 2023

Funeral services for Daisy Gavidia Fuentes, age 15 of Jamaica, will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the Perry High School Gymnasium in Perry. Visitation will be on Friday, March 17, 2023 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Perry High School Gymnasium. Burial will be in the Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery on Merle...

Mar 9, 2023

Funeral services for Walter Fuentes Gavidia, age 13 of Jamaica, will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the Perry High School Gymnasium in Perry. Visitation will be on Friday, March 17, 2023, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Perry High School Gymnasium. Burial will be in the Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery on Merle...

Mar 9, 2023

On Thursday, March 9, 2023, our loving husband, father, and grandfather, Bill Woodfin, passed away at the age of 78.

Bill was born in Breckenridge, Texas, on November 23, 1944, to BF and Ruby Sanders Woodfin. He graduated high school in 1963 from Central High School in San Angelo, Texas. He also graduated from the...

Mar 9, 2023

John Morgan Stanger, 59, died peacefully in his sleep Thursday, March 9, at his home in Des Moines. Graveside services will be held at a later date.

John was born November 30, 1963, in Des Moines, Iowa, the youngest son of Yontz Eldon and Betty Louise (Fredregill) Stanger. He was a graduate of Roosevelt High...

Mar 8, 2023

Joyce Marie Bills Mack, age 90 of Grand Junction, Iowa passed away at her home on March 8, 2023. Her parents were Earle and Della Bills. She lived in Woodward, Iowa with her parents and three brothers. She then moved to Perry, Iowa before moving to Grand Junction, Iowa in 1967. Joyce had five children from her first marriage...

Mar 7, 2023

Ruth Marie Croft was born on March 1, 1935 to Stanley and Kate (Kingery) Croft on her grandparents' farm in Madison County, Iowa. She was a 1954 graduate of Winterset High School and later married Rex Dorrell on December 18, 1954 at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset.

After high school, Ruth worked for...

Mar 7, 2023

Bruce Young, 64, passed away on March 7, 2023. He was born on August 12, 1958 to Donald and Dorothy Young in Winterset, Iowa.

He is survived by his grandson, Taylor (McKayle) Young and great-grandsons, Maverick and Marshall Young. He is preceded in death by his wife, Carla Young, son, Jared Young and his parents....