OBITUARIES

Obituaries - Des Moines area

Apr 26, 2021

Gerald Edward Palmer

Gerald Edward Palmer West Des Moines Jerry, 84, passed away peacefully in his sleep April 6, 2021 at Manor Care in West Des Moines Jerry...

Apr 20, 2021

Natalie Wakeman-Metcalfe

Natalie Wakeman-Metcalfe was born February 17, 1966 to Jo Anne and Donald E. Fortney. She passed away suddenly on April 9, 2021. She is...

Apr 17, 2021

Lance Leinen

Lance Leinen, resident of Urbandale, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on April 14, 2021 at his home, at the age of 32. Lance is survived by...

Apr 16, 2021

Peggy Jean Reinert McAllister

Peggy Jean Reinert McAllister, 87, of St. Charles, IA and formerly of Ottumwa, IA passed away Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Bright...

Apr 14, 2021

Charles "Allen" Spencer

Urbandale, Iowa – Charles Allen Spencer, 72 left this earth on Monday, April 12, 2021. Allen passed at home surrounded by his loving...

Apr 13, 2021

Natalie Wakeman-Metcalfe

Natalie Wakeman-Metcalfe was born February 17, 1966, in Fort Dodge, IA, to Donald E. and Jo Anne Fortney. She passed away suddenly on...

Apr 10, 2021

George E. Krumrey

George Edward Krumrey, 95, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Edith...

Apr 5, 2021

Donald "Don" Crawford Sr.

Pleasant Hill – Donald (Don) Lee Crawford, Sr., 81, of Pleasant Hill died April 1, 2021, at Parkridge Specialty Care Center in Pleasant...

Apr 3, 2021

Kathleen May Minear

Kathleen Mae (Clark) Minear, 93 went home to sing with God’s Choir on April 1, 2021 at Story County Long Term Care in Nevada, Iowa....

Apr 2, 2021

Mary Margaret Ashby

Mary Margaret Ashby, 95, passed away on March 25, 2021, at the Mayflower Health Center, Grinnell, Iowa. A funeral service will be held...

Mar 31, 2021

Rickey C. Clardy

Rickey C. Clardy, age 73, of Des Moines, Iowa died on March 29, 2021. He attended Des Moines Technical High School graduating in 1965....

Mar 29, 2021

Gretchen Heston

Gretchen Lorraine Heston, 99, passed away at Karen Acres Health Center on February 23, 2021. Gretchen was born on November 28, 1921, near...

Mar 25, 2021

Phyllis Joan Bridson

Phyllis Joan (Fairchild) Bridson, 87, of West Des Moines, IA, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021. A memorial service will be held at a...

Mar 17, 2021

Martin Begleiter

Martin (Marty) Begleiter passed away at home on March 11, surrounded by the love of his family. Marty grew up in Albany, New York. He...

Mar 16, 2021

Douglas N. Nelson

Douglas Nestor Nelson was born July 1, 1934 in Alston, Michigan and passed away March 15, 2021 at his home in Madrid, Iowa. Douglas had a...

Mar 15, 2021

Robert "Bob" James Vest

Robert James Vest September 1, 1950 – March 10, 2021 Robert (Bob) James Vest was born to Viola Birdie (Grant) and Leroy Charles Vest on...

Mar 15, 2021

David Snyder

David Snyder, 82, of Grinnell, IA, died at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, IA, on Friday, March 12, 2021. No end of life services are...

Mar 12, 2021

Larry W. Forsyth

Larry Walter Forsyth, the son of Robert Ezra and Leila May (Kurtz) Forsyth, was born January 3, 1941 in Des Moines, Iowa. In his youth,...

Mar 6, 2021

LeeAnna (Root) Waldo

LeeAnna (Root) Waldo went to be with her family in heaven on February 27th, 2021 due to complications from heart surgery. LeeAnna was...

Mar 2, 2021

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...