OBITUARIES

Feb 26, 2021

Services will be held in India

Feb 25, 2021

Feb 25, 2021

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Darwin Lee McKee, 74, of Perry. Darwin died February 25, 2021 at his home. Graveside Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Violet Hill Cemetery. A Celebration of Life and lunch will follow at the Perry Elks Lodge. Darwin L. (Mac) McKee - 74 passed...

Feb 24, 2021

Services for Inez Lorraine Stevens were held 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 1, 2021 at the Greene County Fairgrounds Clover Hall. Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson was in charge of these arrangements. Inez Lorraine Stevens, daughter of Forrest Burl Hardin and Marie Leila Kuster Hardin, was born May 17, 1933 in Guthrie Center, Iowa and died February 24, 2021 at...

Feb 23, 2021

Janet Marie Anderson, age 79, passed away on February 23, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 22, 1941, in Gowrie, Iowa, where she grew up on a farm driving tractors and shucking corn. She graduated from Harcourt High School where she played basketball. She became a devoted mother and...

Feb 23, 2021

Services are pending.

Feb 21, 2021

Jennie Elaine Hale, age 82, passed away at Spurgeon Manor on February 21, 2021, where she had resided for the past 9 months. She had lived with her daughter and son-in-law in Van Meter, IA for 3 years prior to Spurgeon Manor. Elaine was born in Maryville, MO, on March 8, 1938, youngest child of George and Jennie Andrews....

Feb 21, 2021

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Daniel Phillip Devilbiss, 70, of Perry. Danny died February 21, 2021 at the Eden Acres Campus of Perry Lutheran Homes. Services are pending at this time. Events Details are pending.

Feb 21, 2021

Betty Koehler, 89, of Winterset, passed away on February, 21, 2021 in Davenport, IA after a sudden illness. At this time, no services are planned. Betty was born on April 6th, 1931 to Oscar and Eathyl (Jones) Draman in rural Madison County, IA. She attended Stuart Schools and graduated in 1949. She was united in marriage to Richard Koehler...

Feb 21, 2021

Visitation Services for Larry Dean Anderson were held 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Friday, February 26, 2021 with a luncheon followed by funeral services at 1:00 p.m. at the Greene County Fairgrounds Clover Hall in Jefferson, Iowa. Pastor Charlene Wolfe of the Hope United Methodist Parrish provided words of comfort. Honorary casket bearers were his grandchildren & great-grandchildren. Casket...

Feb 20, 2021

Donna (Butcher) Pettit, 88, of Winterset, passed away at her home on Saturday, February 20, 2021. A visitation will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2021, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel. Burial will follow in the Moon Cemetery near Macksburg. Donna, daughter of William and Hazel (Sutherlin) Butcher was born February 15,...

Feb 19, 2021

Joan Gaskill of Omaha, Nebraska passed away on February 19, 2021. She is survived by her sister Deborah and is preceded in death by her parents, sister, aunts and uncles. Rev. David Welch is officiating the Memorial Service on April 14, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Country Kitchen in Stuart, Iowa. Burial will be at the Morrisburg Cemetery...

Feb 18, 2021

Robert Husmann, age 53 of Woodward, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at his home in Woodward, IA. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Memorials will be given to Woodward Volunteer Fire Department and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Robert Scott Husmann was born on...

Feb 18, 2021

Robert Weatherbee Jr., age 72 of Woodward, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at his home in Woodward, IA. Cards of sympathy may be sent to Janet Weatherbee at: 29281 140th St., Woodward, IA 50276. No services are planned at this time. Online condolences may be left at www.carrisfuneralhome.com. Robert Wesley Weatherbee Jr. was born on October 12,...

Feb 18, 2021

Sara Lynn LaFratte, 45, of  Mitchellville, IA died February 18, 2021, at her home. Sara was born November 17, 1976 in Des Moines, IA, to Jean and Frank LaFratte. She attended Abraham Lincoln High School in Des Moines, IA. She enjoyed photography, rock collecting, caring for animals, and spending time with family and friends. She is survived by her...

Feb 17, 2021

Ananta Lakshmi Chilukuri, 50, passed away on February 17th, 2020 after a 6-month, hard-fought battle with cancer. A loving mother, wife, and daughter, Ananta (Rani) Chilukuri was born on May 6th, 1970 to Bharati and Ramarao Mullapudi in Suryaroapalem, India. She married Vara Prasad Chilukuri April 27th, 1996, and they had two children, Akanksha (23) and Sricharan (19), whom...

Feb 15, 2021

Private family services will be held.

Feb 14, 2021

Garold “Gary” Lee McMeins Jr., formally of Newton, died unexpectedly in Des Moines, Iowa on February 14th, 2021 at the age of 67 after fighting complications from COVID-19. Gary was born on February 25th, 1953 in Highland Park, Illinois, a son to Garold and Regina (Carani) McMeins. At the age of four, he moved in with Earl and Shirley...

Feb 14, 2021

Dennis Drew “Duke” Walker was born to Drew and Pauline (Blankenship) Walker on September 4, 1949, in Newton, Iowa. Duke was one of seven children, having three brothers and three sisters. He was an avid sports fan and played football for Newton High School where he graduated in 1967. He attended college in Mason City. Duke was united in...

Feb 14, 2021

Obituary to come.