Justin M. Bales

October 21, 2020

Service Details

Justin M. Bales, 41, passed away on October 21, 2020, in West Des Moines. He was born in Des Moines, on November 7, 1978, to David and Deborah Bales.

Justin graduated from North High School. He proudly served in the Iowa Army National Guard 186th Military Police. Justin worked as a software engineer at numerous companies including, Baker Electric, Baker Group, CI3, QCI and Wellmark. He was incredibly intelligent and enjoyed educating himself and others through researching various topics. Justin was an avid Chicago Bears fan, loved good food, creating things and tinkering in the garage, woodworking, movies, a good Scotch and spending time with friends.

Justin is survived by his wife of 16 years, Brandi; daughters, Camryn, Samantha (Jeremiah), Jessica (Miranda), and Shelby; mother, Deb (Bruce “Pops”) Bogle; father, David Bales; brother, Jeremy (Janna) Bales; step-sisters, Glynn Bogle and Leah Bogle; and a host of other loving family and friends.

Memorial services will be held at 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Ave., Des Moines. The family will receive visitors beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to NAMI Iowa (National Alliance on Mental Illness), 3839 Merle Hay Rd #229, Des Moines, IA 50310, in loving memory of Justin.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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