OBITUARIES

Oct 28, 2022

Jose Alex Mendez was born January 20, 1993, in Kodiak, Alaska, the son of Jose Martin Mendez and Teresa De Jesus Argueta. He lived in Alaska for one year before moving to El Salvador (5 years), California, Minnesota, and Oregon until finally settling in Des Moines (where he lived for 20 years). He graduated from Hoover High School in...

Oct 28, 2022

Daniel Joseph Klinker, son of Dennis and Pam (McWilliams) Klinker was born August 24, 1982, and departed this earthly life on October 28, 2022 after a brief illness.

Dan graduated from Clarke Community High School in 2001 and then attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks where he attained his private pilot’s license, though severely...

Oct 27, 2022

Jimmie Lee Majerus, 74, of Des Moines, Iowa passed away on Thursday Oct 27, 2022 surrounded by his family at the VA Hospital in Des Moines.

Jimmie was born on June 17, 1948 in Atlantic, Iowa and the world hasn’t been same ever since. He grew up in Menlo, Iowa before moving to Sioux City,...

Oct 26, 2022

Scott Jensen Crowell of West Des Moines, Iowa, died at the age of 61 of lung cancer.  He was born September 12, 1961 to Larry L. and S. Karen (Jensen) Crowell in Centerville, Iowa.  He was a proud graduate of West Des Moines Valley High School.

Scott began working at an early age with his...

Oct 24, 2022

Herman Kneuper, 98, of Van Meter, passed away at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center on Monday, October 24, 2022.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 28, 2022 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in rural Van Meter with visitation one hour prior beginning at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow in the Trinity...

Oct 22, 2022

Avon Olson got her wings and went to walk with the angels on Saturday, October 22, 2022. She was 88 years old.

A memorial service will take place at 1:00 PM, Monday, November 7, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel with a visitation held two hours prior, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM....

Oct 21, 2022

On Friday, October 21st, 2022 Reed Pate passed away at the age of 77. He was born on February 4th, 1945 to George and Mildred (Reed) Pate. Reed graduated from TRHS in 1963 and after attending one semester of college started working for Bodin Van Dorn selling clothes. His gym membership were valued by Reed where he worked out...

Oct 21, 2022

Bill Kimber passed peacefully surrounded by his family on October 21, 2022.  A visitation will be held Thursday, October 27, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home - McCalley Chapel in Adel, from 4:00P.M. to 7:00P.M. A Memorial Service to celebrate his life will be held Friday, October 28, 2022 at 10:00A.M. at the Adel United Methodist Church.

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Oct 20, 2022

Van Thanh Nguyen of Urbandale passed away at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on the twentieth day of October 2022 at the age of 71.

Van was born in Long Xuyen, Vietnam, on the sixth day of July 1951. He served in the South Vietnamese Airforce as a helicopter mechanic. As part of...

Oct 20, 2022

John H. Williams Jr. died suddenly at the age of 80 due to heart failure. He was born on February 21, 1942 to John and Ruth “Spohr” Williams in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Proviso East High School in Chicago then attended college at the University of Illinois. Being born and raised in Chicago, John became an avid Chicago...

Oct 19, 2022

JoAnne Sirdoreus, 62, of Urbandale, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Karen Acres Health Care Center in Urbandale.

A memorial graveside service will be held on November 19 at 2:00 p.m. in the Winterset Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family for a future designation. Online condolences may be left...

Oct 19, 2022

Private entombment services will take place at Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery.

Oct 17, 2022

Benny "Ben" Reed Scroggins, of Guthrie Center, Iowa passed away peacefully on October 17, 2022, from complications of pneumonia at The New Homestead Care Center, Guthrie Center, IA. Benny was born in Norwood, MO to Morris and Evelynn (Millard) Scroggins on January 1, 1947, the second of three children. Ben had many careers throughout his working years. After his...

Oct 17, 2022

Iona Thornburg, age 100 of Perry, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022, at the Eden Acres Campus of Perry Lutheran Homes in Perry. A private family graveside service will be held in the Peoples Cemetery. There will be a celebration of her life held at a later date. Memorials will be given to her family and may be...

Oct 16, 2022

Carol Ione Smith passed peacefully on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at the Stuart Community Care Center in Stuart, at the age of 96.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 21, 2022 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Family will greet friends one hour prior, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Interment...

Oct 14, 2022

Kirk Leroy Chapman, age 65, of Rippey, Iowa passed away at his home, on Friday, October 14, 2022. A visitation will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at the Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home and Crematory – McCalley Chapel in Adel, with funeral services starting at 3:00 PM.

Kirk was born September 22, 1957,...

Oct 14, 2022

Sandra E Goodman was born in Des Moines, IA on March 22, 1941. She was the daughter of Ben and Genevieve Goodman. After high school she attended and then graduated from Drake University. She was united in marriage to James McClain, which later would end in divorce but would gain her the name that so many knew her as,...

Oct 13, 2022

Eldon Cole, 77, of Winterset, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 13, 2022 at the MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at the New Bridge Church in Winterset. Funeral Service will take place at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at the...

Oct 12, 2022

Funeral service for Godfrey Oghissa, 23, of Des Moines will be held 10:30 AM on Monday, October 17, 2022, at St. Ambrose Cathedral. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior. Interment will be in Glendale Cemetery.

Godfrey "Boy" Oghissa was born in Khartoum, Sudan on March 29, 1999. He was a very loved person; always...

Oct 10, 2022

Jo Ann (Gunter) Sirdoreus, age 87, of Grandview, Missouri passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022. She was a native of Winterset, Iowa graduating from Winterset High school in 1953. It was in high school she met the love of her life, Harold “Sid” Sirdoreus, whom she married on July 8th, 1952, just before he was sent to Germany...