OBITUARIES

Mar 24, 2023

Luis Yanqui

Luis Yanqui, 81, passed away March 23, 2023. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 29 from 4 to 7:00 PM at Life Church, located...

Mar 24, 2023

Craig Winget

Kenneth “Craig” Winget, 78, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. A visitation will be held at Merle Hay Funeral Home on Monday, March...

Mar 20, 2023

Jeffrey "Dave" Brown

Jeffrey David Brown, 53, known as Dave to family and friends, of Johnston, IA passes away Friday, March 17, 2023 at the Methodist Medical...

Mar 18, 2023

Helen Fanning

Helen Lucille Fanning, 104, passed away on March 15, 2023, at Valley View Health Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Helen was born on December...

Mar 17, 2023

Dellamae Dennison Tasler

Dellamae Dennison Tasler,85, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2023 at the Karen Acres Care Center in Urbandale. A Celebration of Life...

Mar 13, 2023

Jerry Lynn McCullough

Jerry Lynn McCullough died March 12, at Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown of Alzheimer's. Jerry was born in Melcher-Dallas, Iowa, on...

Mar 12, 2023

Dolores Ann (Hannam) Scieszinski

Heaven gained a wonderful Irish lady when Dolores Ann (Hannam) Scieszinski, 88, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Taylor House...

Mar 8, 2023

Marvin Lee Edson

Marvin Lee (Buck) Edson, 87, was born in New Hampton, Iowa January 14, 1936. His family later moved to Rockwell City, Iowa where he...

Mar 3, 2023

Gergenna Horner

Gergenna Rae Mardesen was born in Exira, IA on June 4th, 1944, to Harvey Mardesen and Gwendolyn Beers. She attended school in Exira, was...

Feb 25, 2023

Joy Reel

Joy Louise Reel, 95, passed away on February 23, 2023, in Norwalk, IA. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 10:00 AM at Merle...

Feb 22, 2023

Chieko Marie Boyce age 93

Chieko passed away peacefully at Courtyard Estates, Bondurant, IA on February 4, 2023. Born in Tokyo, Japan on January 16, 1930, to...

Feb 17, 2023

Nguyen Nghiem

A visitation will be held on Friday, February 17 from 5 to 7:00PM at Merle Hay Funeral Home in Des Moines, IA. A service will be held on...

Feb 16, 2023

Timothy "Tim" Charles Cowles

Timothy “Tim” Charles Cowles, age 62, passed away on February 13, 2023. Tim was born to Frances (O’Deay) Cowles and Gerald Cowles on June...

Feb 14, 2023

Jeannine Schulze

Jeannine Cavanaugh Schulze died peacefully at home on her 91st birthday on February 12, 2023. She was a lifelong Des Moines resident and...

Feb 9, 2023

Mary Fulton

Mary Angela Fulton, 98, of Pleasant Hill, Iowa passed on to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be...

Feb 6, 2023

Gary Wayne Kirkendall

Gary W. Kirkendall was born on December 5, 1950 to Beverly Jean and Donald Kirkendall in Perry, IA. He grew up in Southern Iowa and went...

Feb 4, 2023

Wilma Rushing

Wilma Blanche (Maile) Rushing passed away at Mercy West Hospital on Thursday, February 2, 2023 surrounded by loved ones. Visitation will...

Feb 2, 2023

Robert McAfee

Robert Merle McAfee, 87, of Des Moines, Iowa went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, surrounded by his family at Genesis...

Feb 1, 2023

Marvin Graybeal

Marvin E. Graybeal, 79, of Berwick, Iowa passed away on January 29, 2023, surrounded by his family at Iowa Lutheran hospital in Des...

Jan 23, 2023

Phyllis Weatherly

Phyllis Joan Weatherly, age 85, died of natural causes on January 18, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Boone, IA. Phyllis is survived by 5...