OBITUARIES

Sep 25, 2022

Phyllis Ann Spearing York was born January 1, 1929 at home in Perry, Iowa to parents LaVerne Morris Spearing and Alma Marie Crispin Spearing.

Phyllis graduated from Perry High School in 1946. She worked as a classified advertising manager and circulation manager at the Perry Daily Chief newspaper. Later, she was employed as a secretary...

Sep 25, 2022

Bala Prabhakara Rao Chevuru (Bala), 76, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sep 25, 2022. He was surrounded by his wife, children & loved ones.

Bala was born on November 11, 1945. He was the eldest of 3 children of Mr. Seshibhusan Rao.

Bala loved growing up with his family and helping...

Sep 24, 2022

Charles "Chuck" Harmon, age 98 of Jefferson, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at the Eden Acres Campus of Perry Lutheran Homes in Perry, Iowa. A private family graveside will be held in the Paton Township Cemetery at, Paton, IA. Memorials in his memory may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Online condolences...

Sep 24, 2022

Gerald Philip Stephen, 70, passed away on September 24, 2022 in Des Moines, Iowa surrounded by his family. He was born on April 29, 1952 in Des Moines Iowa. He is the son of Beverly and Kenneth Stephen.

Gerald spent many of his years as a salesman and an owner/operator of his own siding company....

Sep 23, 2022

Mary Baskerville, age 61 of Perry, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2022 at her home in Perry, IA. A memorial gathering will be held Wednesday October 5, 2022, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Mandarin Caf located at 1117 Second St. in Perry. Burial will take place in the Violet Hill Cemetery at a later date. Memorials...

Sep 23, 2022

Mona Marie Anderson was born September 18, 1934 in Yale, Iowa to parents Orville and Cynthia Scott. She graduated from Panora High School in 1953. On April 1, 1955 she married Robert William Anderson. Together, they raised three children in Waukee, Iowa. Later, Mona worked as a school bus driver for the Waukee Community School District, retiring after over...

Sep 22, 2022

Kimberly Alanis, 59, of West Des Moines died Thursday, September 22, 2022. Other arrangements are pending at this time.

Sep 22, 2022

Marilyn Stewart of Perry passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Perry with visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be...

Sep 21, 2022

Eleanor D. Mickelson, age 91 of Dallas Center, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at the Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 26, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Visitation will be on Sunday, September 25, 2022, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m....

Sep 21, 2022

Danielle “Dani” Allsup passed away on September 21, 2022 at the age of 53 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loved ones who will continue to honor her. She was born to Roger and Judy Burken on July 14, 1969. She graduated from Hoover High School in 1986 in Des Moines where she remained a lifelong...

Sep 21, 2022

David Hendricks, 74, of Adel, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines, IA. A visitation will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Monday, September 26, 2022 at the Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel. A memorial service to celebrate David’s life will be begin at 10:00 A.M. Burial will take...

Sep 21, 2022

William Rhoads, age 65 of Glenwood, MN, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at the St. Cloud Minnesota Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. with a Celebration of His Life beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry,...

Sep 20, 2022

Arnold Whitney, 97, of Redfield, Iowa, passed away following an automobile accident on September 20.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, September 28, at the United Methodist Church in Redfield, following a public visitation that begins at 1:00 PM. Burial will be at the Harper Cemetery near Redfield.

Arnold was born on...

Sep 19, 2022

Winnifred Geraldine (Madsen) Lavia, more affectionately known as Gerry, Mom, Grandma, and GG passed peacefully at Taylor House Hospice on Monday, September 19, 2022.

The daughter of Cecil and Winnifred Madsen, Gerry was born in Des Moines, Iowa on September 7, 1929. She attended North High School and took pride in having a job before...

Sep 19, 2022

Kenneth See, 94, of Winterset, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2022 with his family by his bedside.

Kenneth was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 23, 1927, the son of Frank and Ella See. He graduated from East High School in December of 1945 and joined the Navy in January 1946, where he served as...

Sep 18, 2022

Around 11:15 AM Sunday, September 18, 2022, Tom Knapp finally escaped the chains that bound him to this old world. He suffered from COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, end stage renal failure and Covid and his point of departure was Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA, with his wife of 37 years by his side.

Thomas Jerold...

Sep 18, 2022

Willie “Lois” Schabilion Cannon of Des Moines, IA, passed away peacefully at the Prairie Vista Village in Altoona on September 18, 2022, at the age of 94.

Willie was born on May 10, 1928, to William and Velma (Rath) Korous in Riverside, IA. She was the eldest of two children and credited her early life...

Sep 16, 2022

Nora Sayles Easter went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 16, 2022. Nora Jean Sayles Easter was born on May 16, 1937, in Perry, Iowa, to Albert Carl and Eva Irene (Crannell) Menz. She graduated from Perry High School with the class of 1955. She was united in marriage to Art Sayles on June 2,...

Sep 16, 2022

Paula Songer, 60, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022 at the MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., at the Patterson Community Building. Memorials may be directed to the family to be donated to the Susan G. Komen for...

Sep 16, 2022

On September 16, 2022, Dorothy Mae (Williams Cripps) Hopkins passed away peacefully at the age of 85, joining Jesus and many other friends and loved ones in her heavenly home. She was born in Iowa City on May 21, 1937 to Ralph and Maude (Peters) Williams of Albion, Iowa. In 1954, Dorothy married Theodore “Ted” Cripps, her husband of...