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Donald Thomas Roberts

Donald Thomas Roberts

Jan 27, 2025

Donald Thomas Roberts (60) passed away on January 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory (8201 Hickman Road, Urbandale, Iowa). A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral...

Angelo Mascaro

Angelo Mascaro

Jan 26, 2025

Angelo P. Mascaro, 91 of Winterset, IA passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at Madison County Memorial Hospital. Angelo was born April 4, 1933 in Des Moines, to Stella and Angelo Mascaro. He met his wife Patty in 1956, they were married in 1957 and lived in Des Moines, where they raised two sons Jimmy and Joe, before...

Craig Newton

Craig Newton

Jan 26, 2025

Craig Newton, 70, of Winterset, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2025 at Azria Health of Winterset.

Craig Reynolds Newton was born October 26, 1954, the son of William Newton and Constance (Reynolds) Newton Gorsuch. He grew up on the south side of Des Moines, where he graduated from Lincoln High School. Craig went on to earn a degree in Nursing from...

Craig Brice Sandahl

Craig Brice Sandahl

Jan 26, 2025

Craig B. Sandahl, 74, of Johnston, IA, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at the VA Central Iowa Healthcare System in Des Moines, IA. A visitation will be held at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale, IA on Monday, February 3, 2025 at 10:00 A.M., followed by a memorial service beginning at 12:00 P.M. Online condolences may...

Jean Elizabeth McCarthy

Jean Elizabeth McCarthy

Jan 26, 2025

Jean was born on May 31, 1943, in Mt Pleasant, Iowa. She died peacefully at home on January 26, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. She was 81 years old.

Jean was born during WWII while her father served in the Navy making multiple crossings of the Atlantic Ocean. He didn’t see Jean for the first time until she was one year...

Richard Eugene Sims

Richard Eugene Sims

Jan 26, 2025

Richard “Dick” Eugene Sims was born January 6, 1946, in Jefferson, IA, to Elmer and Zelia (O’Neill) Sims. He was one of 8 children born into the family. He grew up in various places throughout Green County, IA, but dropped out of school working various jobs until joining the Army as a teen, where he served as a tank driver...

Josue Abraham Curiel

Josue Abraham Curiel

Jan 25, 2025

Josue Abraham Curiel, de 22 años, residente de Perry, Iowa, falleció inesperadamente el sábado 25 de enero de 2025, en Woodward, Iowa, debido a las lesiones sufridas en un accidente automovilístico.

La visitación para Josue se llevará a cabo el viernes 7 de febrero de 2025, de 4:00 p.m. a 7:00 p.m. en la Iglesia Católica San Patricio en Perry. La...

Larry Rodgers

Larry Rodgers

Jan 25, 2025

Larry Richard Rodgers, of West Des Moines, died on January 25, 2025, after a prolonged illness. Larry passed peacefully while holding the hand of his wife, Leona Rodgers. Also left to miss him are his daughters Kimberly (Shane) Smith, Christina Rodgers-Blount, and Kathleen (Jason) Catrenich. In keeping with Larry’s wishes, alternatively his daughters all answer to “Hot Shot” , “Honey”...

Barry Benson

Barry Benson

Jan 25, 2025

Barry K. Benson, 82, died Saturday, January 25th, 2025 from complications of Parkinson’s disease and dementia at Ramsey Village in Des Moines, Iowa. 

A visitation with family present will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2025, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory (8201 Hickman Road, Urbandale, Iowa). A memorial service will be at 11:00...

Leona Sutton

Leona Sutton

Jan 24, 2025

Leona P. Sutton, age 101, died on January 24, 2025. She was born April 5, 1923 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Leona graduated from North High School in Des Moines, and attended Drake University. She began a career in banking and after 44 years retired from Bankers Trust Company at the age of 70, as the first female Vice President in the...

Ayen Lual

Ayen Lual

Jan 24, 2025

Ayen Lual passed away on January 24th, 2025, at the age of 20 in Des Moines, Iowa, at Mercy Hospital after battling cancer for nearly three years.

Ayen was born on April 26, 2004, in Des Moines, Iowa, and was the daughter of Triaza Nyiker and Isaac Lual. Ayen was raised in Des Moines alongside her siblings, Dau, Nyandeng, Julliana, and...

Anthony James Littleton

Anthony James Littleton

Jan 23, 2025

Anthony Littleton (60) of Perry, Iowa, passed away on January 23, 2025. A visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. at St. James Lutheran Church (5665 Merle Hay Road, Johnston, Iowa 50131) on February 6, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. and a luncheon will follow. 

Anthony James Littleton was born to Cecil and Ruby (Robison) Littleton...

Huey Nguyen

Huey Nguyen

Jan 23, 2025

Huey Nguyen, 49, of Urbandale, Iowa passed away unexpectedly on January 23, 2025.

Huey was born on September 15, 1975 to Son Nguyen and Hanh Ho in Vietnam. Huey and his family migrated to the United States as a child and grew up in the Des Moines area attending North High School and Iowa State. 

Huey is survived by his wife Thuy...

Rosemary Nelson

Rosemary Nelson

Jan 23, 2025

Rosemary Nelson, age 91, of Ames, Iowa, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2025, at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Born on December 3, 1933, in Millertown, Ohio, she was the daughter of Alfus James and Thelma Marie (McCoy) Linscott.

In 1954, Rosemary married Dr. E. Stanley Nelson, beginning a life of love and partnership that spanned over 60...

Harold Drake

Harold Drake

Jan 23, 2025

Harold L. Drake, 89, of Bondurant, IA formerly of Indianola, IA, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Thursday, January 23, 2025 at Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing in Bondurant. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.caldwellparrish.com

Harold was born to Carl Drake and Ella Howe in Des Moines, IA on August 12, 1935. Harold, and his wife, Edith...

Sandra Brown

Sandra Brown

Jan 23, 2025

No services will be held.

Rochelle Elaine Updike

Rochelle Elaine Updike

Jan 22, 2025

Rochelle Elaine Updike, 62, of Perry, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at Aspire of Perry.

Rochelle was born on December 7, 1962, the daughter of Jack and Frances (Schultz) Updike. She earned a business degree from AIB and went on to own and operate a tattoo shop in Perry before dedicating 17 years of her career to...

LeRoy Rowedder

LeRoy Rowedder

Jan 22, 2025

LeRoy John Rowedder, age 92, lifelong resident of Wall Lake passed away Wednesday morning, Jan 22, 2025, at his current home in Ankeny, IA. LeRoy was born on October 4, 1932 in Mapleton, Iowa, the son of George and Helma (Else) Rowedder. He was baptized on October 20, 1932 by Pastor August Rueber in Mapleton. The family moved to Wall...

Jim Callahan

Jim Callahan

Jan 21, 2025

James Leroy “Jim” Callahan, 85, of Urbandale, was called home to his Lord and Savior, January 21, 2025. 

A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winterset. Visitation will be held one hour prior, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Burial with military honors will follow in the Winterset Cemetery. Memorials may be...

Kelly Gene Broyles

Kelly Gene Broyles

Jan 21, 2025

Kelly Gene Broyles, 67, of Adel, IA passed away on January 21, 2025 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA. He was born on July 30, 1957, in Des Moines, IA to Carol “Bill” and Dorothy Broyles.

Kelly approached life with an adventurous spirit and found joy in the simple pleasures. He was an outdoor enthusiast that lived his life to...

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