OBITUARIES

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Mike Powers

Mike Powers

Nov 24, 2021

Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care is in charge of arrangements for Mike Powers, age 64 of Perry and formerly of Des Moines. He went home to be with the Lord and savior and to be reunited with his mother and father on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at the Kings Garden Campus of Perry Lutheran Homes in Perry....

Gary Rhodes

Gary Rhodes

Nov 24, 2021

Gary Myran Rhodes, age 81, of Tucson, AZ, formerly of Van Meter, passed away on November 24th, 2021, from COVID. Gary was born on May 26, 1940, in Decorah, Iowa. At a young age, he moved with his parents to Van Meter, Iowa, where he went on to attend Van Meter High School. He met his wife Judy there,...

Miles Schumacher

Miles Schumacher

Nov 23, 2021

Family will greet friends from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Monday, November 29, 2021 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home and Crematory, 8201 Hickman Rd, Urbandale, Iowa 50322. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.caldwellparrish.com on Miles' Tribute Wall.

Joseph P. Sciorrotta

Joseph P. Sciorrotta

Nov 22, 2021

Joseph Peter Sciorrotta (Joe), born in Des Moines, Iowa August 8th, 1943. He was the son of Nick and Connie Sciorrotta, and brother to Sam and Tony Sciorrotta. Proceeding in death of his mother, father, and younger brother, Tony Joe attended Dowling High School where he excelled in football. He ran away from home at the age of 16...

Judith Eldredge

Judith Eldredge

Nov 22, 2021

Judith (Judy) B. Eldredge, 85, passed away November 22, 2021, at the Stuart Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa. Judy was born October 4, 1936, in Sully, Iowa to Loren and Cecilia Eldredge. Judy was the second oldest of 6 girls. Judy lived in Des Moines for most of her life. Judy graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing...

Faustino Mendez Castro

Faustino Mendez Castro

Nov 22, 2021

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Faustino Mendez Castro, 47, of Perry. Faustino was killed in a horrific car accident November 22, 2021 in Grimes, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Family will be present from 4:00 until 7:00...

Michael Tigges

Michael Tigges

Nov 21, 2021

Mike Tigges passed away on November 21, 2021, at home in Adel, surrounded by the sounds of laughter of his children, wife, ex-wife, and Kayla Carlsten (for whom there is no title possible for what she is to this family). Mike began changing this world when he was born, on October 4, 1978, and continued to do so for...

Pamela Merino

Pamela Merino

Nov 20, 2021

Pamela Sue Merino (Gordon) born October 19, 1965 in Shreveport, LA died shortly after being diagnosed with a terminal illness on November 20, 2021 in Ankeny, IA. She was 56 years old. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Argimiro Merino; mother, Ruby Golay; brother, Paul Gordan Jr.; sister, Elizabeth Gordon; son, David Merino; daughter, Paula Merino;...

Enola Jenkins

Enola Jenkins

Nov 19, 2021

Enola Gay Jenkins, age 72, of Adel, passed away at her home on Friday, November 19, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel, with burial following at Oakdale Cemetery in Adel. Family will greet friends on Tuesday, November 23rd from 5:00 to 7:00...

Tuyet Thi Nguyen

Tuyet Thi Nguyen

Nov 19, 2021

Tuyet Thi Nguyen, age 73, passed away on Friday, November 19th,, 2021. Tuyet was born in Vietnam and immigrated with her family to the U.S. in 1990. Full of love and compassion, Tuyet was able to fulfill her final wish to become an organ donor. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Diep; son, Hieu; son Thao...

Robert M. "Bob Stevens

Robert M. "Bob Stevens

Nov 18, 2021

Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of arrangements for Robert "Bob" Stevens. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at the Junction Township Cemetery in Grand Junction, Iowa. Robert M. Stevens (Bob), age 105 of Fairfax, Virginia, passed away on November 18, 2021, at the Dulles Health & Rehab Center where he was...

John "Ted" Sweeney

John "Ted" Sweeney

Nov 18, 2021

John “Ted” Sweeney, 59, was under the care of Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa, when entered into eternal peace on Thursday, November 18 2021 after a long illness. Ted was born August 28, 1962 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Kenneth J and Sally A Sweeney. He graduated from Urbandale High School in 1981. Ted was a jack-of-all-trades working in...

Roderick "Rick" Borst

Roderick "Rick" Borst

Nov 17, 2021

Roderick Dean “Rick” Borst, age 69, of Adel, passed away at his home, on November 17, 2021. Visitation will be held on Monday, November 22nd, from 4:30 to 7:00 pm, at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home – McCalley Chapel in Adel. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 23rd at 10:30 am, also at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home –...

Mae Joy Alcaraz Hughes

Mae Joy Alcaraz Hughes

Nov 17, 2021

Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of arrangements for Mae Joy Hughes, 29, of Jefferson. Mae Joy died November 17, 2021 at Unity Point Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 26, 2021 at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. Family will be present from 3:00 until 6:00...

Mary Mcmanus

Mary Mcmanus

Nov 15, 2021

To live stream the funeral click the "Tribute Wall" tab above and then click watch now on the "Live Webcast" Mary Eileen McManus of Urbandale, IA, entered eternal life at the age of 90 on Nov. 15, 2021. Her passing came one day after her husband Walter’s eighth anniversary of passing on Nov. 14. Mary was graceful and gifted,...

Jack Lee Fuller

Jack Lee Fuller

Nov 15, 2021

Jack Lee Fuller, age 75, of Des Moines, passed away Monday, November 15, 2021, at his home in Des Moines. He was born on September 26, 1946, to Carl and Lela Fuller in Des Moines, Iowa. Jack graduated from North High School in 1965, and served his country in the United States Army from 1967 until 1969. He worked...

Mabel C. Riley

Mabel C. Riley

Nov 14, 2021

Mabel Riley, age 82 of Perry, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, IA. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorials will be given to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Mabel C. Riley was...

Johannes "Joop" Huizinga

Johannes "Joop" Huizinga

Nov 14, 2021

Johannes “Joop” Derk Huizinga, 76, of Winterset, Iowa, died November 14, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa, surrounded by his family. He was the ultimate “do it, fix it, solve it, study it, and talk about it to the end of time” kind of man, and his family loved him for it. He was born August 5, 1945, in Loppersum...

Marilyn Patience

Marilyn Patience

Nov 12, 2021

Marilyn Patience, 93, of Earlham, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, November 12, 2021 at Azria Health in Winterset. Funeral service will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Winterset. A visitation will be one hour prior beginning at 10:30 a.m. Burial will take place...

Deborah Juliana Ksobiech

Deborah Juliana Ksobiech

Nov 12, 2021

A Celebration of the Life of Deborah Juliana Ksobiech will be held at noon on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home in Urbandale, Iowa. The event will be live streamed on the Caldwell Parrish website for those unable to attend. Deborah was born on October 28, 1950 to Adam and Irma Zupancic in Chicago, Illinois. Michael...

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