OBITUARIES

Sep 3, 2021

Rodger Lee Rufer, Sr.

Rodger Lee Rufer Sr., 80, passed away August 31. Visitation will be held 6-8 PM Wednesday, Sept. 8, at Merle Hay Funeral Home and a...

Sep 3, 2021

Angela Martinez

Angela Martinez, 46 of Des Moines, Iowa passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa....

Aug 31, 2021

Elvia Perez-Lorensano

Elvia Perez-Lorensano fallecio el 29 de Agosto del 2021 a las 4:45 de la tarde con su familia a su lado en Des Moines, Iowa. Elvia nacio...

Aug 31, 2021

Janice R Wright

Janice R Wright passed away peacefully on August 28, 2021, at Sunny View Care Center in Ankeny, Iowa. Visitation will be September 8,...

Aug 26, 2021

Dr. William Murphy

Dr. William M. Murphy, age 78, passed away peacefully at home in Gainesville, Florida after a prolonged battle with cancer. Born in Des...

Aug 25, 2021

Betty "Jean" Mott

Betty “Jean” Mott passed away peacefully on August 24, 2021 at Trinity Center at Luther Park in Des Moines. Visitation will begin at 10...

Aug 25, 2021

Marla Kay Tyler

Marla, 56, passed away at MercyOne West Lakes on August 24, 2021. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Beautiful Savior...

Aug 24, 2021

Norman Kluever

Norman W. Kluever, 86, of Des Moines, Iowa went home to be with the Lord Friday evening, August 20, 2021, passing peacefully surrounded...

Aug 21, 2021

Howard Lemons

Howard John Lemons, 90, passed away on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at Ramsey Village in Des Moines, Iowa surrounded by his loving family....

Aug 17, 2021

Susan Sherman

Susie Marie Rogers was born April 8, 1962, to John Dewey Rogers & Cyrilla Manlove Rogers. Susie lived in Ft. Pierre, SD the first year...

Aug 17, 2021

Vernon D. Daniels, Sr.

Vernon D. Daniels, Sr., 86, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August 14, 2021. A visitation will be held in his honor at the...

Aug 13, 2021

Frances Faas

Frances Faas, 95, of Urbandale, IA passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at Taylor House Hospice, was surrounded and enveloped in...

Aug 7, 2021

Marilyn Cunningham

Marilyn Lavon “Suz”, “Mac”, “Mud”, Cunningham, 84, of Urbandale, Iowa passed away on August 5, 2021, at Senior Suites in Urbandale, Iowa....

Aug 4, 2021

George Bates

George Bates, 84, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021, at Genesis Care Center in Des Moines, Iowa. George Robert Bates was born on...

Aug 3, 2021

James Leroy Hutchins

Jim Hutchins passed away on August 1, 2021, at home surrounded by love. James Leroy Hutchins was born on December 24, 1943, in Des...

Jul 29, 2021

Danny Lee Murray

Danny, 85, passed away on July 28, 2021. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Friday, at Merle Hay Funeral Home. A memorial service will be at 1...

Jul 28, 2021

Noveline Martin

Noveline (Novie)(Cockerham) Martin went to Heaven on Monday, July 26 to be with her husband, Howard E “Bus” Martin; her son, Howard T...

Jul 21, 2021

Khampheth Hacknorath

Khampheth Hacknorath, 67, of Des Moines, Iowa passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2021, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center....

Jul 16, 2021

Michiel "Mike" Flowers

Michiel “Mike” Flowers, 73 of Des Moines passed away on July 14, 2021, at home. Michiel Lee Flowers was born in Des Moines, Iowa on...

Jul 15, 2021

Joan "Joanne" Ruth Thorup

Joanne went to be with the Lord on July 14, 2021. Her funeral will begin at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Merle Hay Funeral Home,...