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William Shumaker

William Alan Shumaker, 93, was born in Ames Iowa on October 13, 1927. He was the second son of Dr. John B. and Ruth Shumaker, a city kid w...

a day ago

Edward "Butch" Kuhns

Edward Kuhns, 76, died peacefully on February 25, 2021 at the UnityPoint Hospice - Taylor House after a courageous battle with cancer. He...

3 days ago

Suzanne Connelly

Suzanne was a loving caring wife, mother, sister and friend. She left this world on February 25, 2021 at the age of 63. She was born to W...

4 days ago

James Orrin Choate

James Orrin Choate, 81, of Jefferson, Iowa passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. James was born on July 14, 193...

4 days ago

Tania Joy Siembieda

Tania was born in Sioux City in 1933. She is preceded in death by her mother, Josephine; father, Clayton; step mother, Myrtle; sister, Ka...

6 days ago

Joseph Blair

Joseph Blair, 39, of Altoona Iowa passed away unexpectedly on February 19, 2021. Joseph was born January 20, 1982 to Cindy and Mike Blair...

6 days ago

Pamela Marie Dice

Pamela Marie Dice, 72, formerly of Ankeny passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Mercy One Hospice in Johnston due to a respiratory ail...

6 days ago

Abbe Noelle Jensen

Abbe Noelle Jensen (Abby) age 31, of Des Moines, Iowa passed away Friday, February 19, 2021 at home after a courageous battle with colon ...

Feb 22

Margaret Lou Greimann

Margaret Lou Greimann, 90 years young, passed away peacefully at EveryStep Kavanaugh House on February 17, 2021. She was born on December...

Feb 17

Frederic Clinton Hillis

Frederic Clinton Hillis was born December 29, 1954 to William and Evelyn (Durand) Hillis. He passed away, February 8, 2021. Clint graduat...

Feb 15

Rodney Gene Fuller

Rodney Gene Fuller, age 79 passed away at home surrounded by the love and comfort of his family on February 10, 2021. The son of Delbert ...

Feb 12

Patricia Frye

Patricia Frye (Streeter), born March 31, 1955, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021 surrounded by her daughter Tammy Merkley and siste...

Feb 11

Nola Hewus

Nola M. Hewus passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. She was born on July 25, 1940, to Chester and Mildred (Schultz) Hertz in Kankakee...

Feb 9

Dollie Jones

Dollie W. Jones, age 74, passed away on February 6th, 2021, in Urbandale, Iowa. Dollie is survived by her twin brother, Dave (Evelyn) Jon...

Feb 9

Donna Jean Simmons

Donna Jean Simmons loving mother and wife passed away on February 3rd 2021. She is survived by her caring husband, Darren, her son Evan, ...

Feb 3

Benjamin John Bryant

Benjamin John Bryant, Sr., 81, of Norwalk, Iowa, died on Monday, February 1, 2021 peacefully at home while surrounded by his loving wife ...

Feb 2

Joe Robert Patrick

Joe Robert Patrick, a longtime newsroom presence at both The Des Moines Register and Des Moines Tribune and then a faculty member and ass...

Jan 30

Johnny Ray Meislahn Sr.

Johnny Ray Meislahn Sr. was born September 6th, 1962 in the great state of Iowa. Although most think him to be from Texas because of his ...

Jan 30

Kathleen Kay Morrow

Kathleen Kay (Ryan) Morrow was born on July 18, 1955, in Holdrege, NE, to William and Berdena (Hammond) Ryan. Kathleen received an AA De...

Jan 29

Norman L. Phelps "Butch"

On January 9, 2021, Norman L. Phelps (Butch), 87, of Des Moines, Iowa went home to rest with his Lord and Savior after battling Covid-19....

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