Obituaries

Lester Richard Miller

Deceased: 12/07/2015

Lester Richard Miller, 78, died December 7, 2015 due to cardiomyopathy. At his request, no services will be held. Lester was born September 17, 1937 to Edith (Brown) and Lester Miller. He served in…

Kristopher Slater

Deceased: 12/07/2015

Kristopher Slater Urbandale Kristopher Slater, 43, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015 at his home in Urbandale. Kristopher was born April 20, 1972. He enjoyed taking care of his grandchild and…

Rodney Studer

Deceased: 12/07/2015

Rodney William Studer Clive Rodney William Studer, 63, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015 at his home in Clive. Rodney was born May 12, 1952 in Sherburn, Minnesota to John “Jack” and Rita…

Hilda A. Sickels

Deceased: 12/07/2015

Hilda Audeh Sickels, age 77, died in her sleep December 7, 2015, at her home in Des Moines, Iowa. Hilda was born on January 3rd, 1938, in Jaffa, Palestine. She was the daughter of Dr. Amin Audeh,…

Sandra Kay "Sandi" Smeltzer

Deceased: 12/07/2015

Sandra Kay Smeltzer passed away in West Des Moines, on December 7, 2015. Sandra (Sandi), the eldest daughter of Verle and Wanita Christensen, was born in Greenfield, Iowa. Sandi helped to raise…

Ellen M. Blackford

Deceased: 12/06/2015

Ellen Marie (Nauman) Blackford, 83, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2015, at Winterset Care Center North from Alzheimer’s. She was born February 8, 1932 to Rolland and Bertha (McAninch) Nauman in…

Cleo Smithhart

Deceased: 12/06/2015

Cleo Leroy Smithhart, 59, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Sunday, December 6, 2015 at his home in Des Moines. Cleo was born November 19, 1956 in Des Moines, Iowa to Milas and Violet…

Margaret Kidney

Deceased: 12/06/2015

Rea "Tudy" Conley

Deceased: 12/06/2015

Rea “Tudy” Conley, 70, passed away on December 6, 2015, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. She was born in Agency, Iowa, on December 24, 1944, to James and Arlene Reed. Rea graduated from…

Sara Schober

Deceased: 12/06/2015

Travis A. Williams

Deceased: 12/06/2015

Kelly L. Mitchell

Deceased: 12/06/2015

Kelly L. Mitchell, 65, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. He was born in Altoona, Iowa on September 22, 1950, and is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a…

Kaleigh Jones

Deceased: 12/06/2015

Larry Allie

Deceased: 12/06/2015

Larry Allie Des Moines Larry Paul Allie, 63, was born August 29, 1952 in Nevada, Iowa, and passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at his home. Larry was an avid Chicago Cubs fan and a…

Julia Moore

Deceased: 12/05/2015

Julia Moore, 83, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at her home in Des Moines. Julia was born May 30, 1932 in Summit, Illinois. She married John C.…