OBITUARIES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

Phyllis was born in a farmhouse between Lamont and Strawberry Point, Iowa on October 22, 1928, to Joseph A. Livezey and Aseneth (Brant)...

Quyen V. Truong, 55, of Des Moines, Iowa passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 9, 2023. He was born on March 6, 1967, in...

Mathilde Parker, 93, of Des Moines, Iowa passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023, in Newton, Iowa. A memorial service will be held on...