Obituaries

Melinda (Flanigan) Irving

Deceased: 02/09/2016

Melinda Irving, 47, was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, on March 14, 1968. She passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, on February 9, 2016, surrounded by the love of her fiancé, Patrick, after a…

Neil Johnston

Deceased: 02/09/2016

Neil Johnston Des Moines Neil Allen Johnston 48, passed away on Tuesday, February 9th, 2016. He was born on July 5th, 1967 to Danny Johnston and Shirley (Lauderman) Stokes in Fairfield, Iowa. Neil…

Robert Hubbard

Deceased: 02/09/2016

Trade call

Todd Gray

Deceased: 02/09/2016

Todd Allen Gray Des Moines Todd Allen Gray, 48, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at his home. He was born on September 27, 1967 in Des Moines, Iowa to Joseph Gray and Judy Sandvig. He…

Bethane Barber

Deceased: 02/09/2016

Bethane Mae Barber, 94, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2016. She was born October 8, 1921 to Clyde and Hazel Ridgeway in Coon Rapids, Iowa. Bethane enjoyed family, friends, games, bowling and…

Amanda Dawdy-Daily

Deceased: 02/08/2016

Amanda Dawdy-Daily, 39, passed away after a long and brave struggle with a gastrointestinal illness on February 8, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born October 17, 1976, in Des…

Emma Lou Heitbrink

Deceased: 02/08/2016

Emma Lou Heitbrink went home to Jesus on Monday, February 8, 2016. Lou was born on February 11, 1927 to Leone and Verner “Dooley” Putnam in Mason City, Illinois. As a child she moved between Illinois…

Teresa Howe

Deceased: 02/08/2016

Louise M. (Nechville) Stainbrook

Deceased: 02/08/2016

Louise Stainbrook, 97, passed away February 8, 2016 at the home of her daughter, Ann Beyer of Pinckney, Michigan. Visitation will be held Friday, March 4, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at…

Ratanasone Fongdara

Deceased: 02/08/2016

Ratanasone Fongdara Des Moines Ratanasone Fongdara, 48, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 8, 2016. She was born to Koingtub and Ranat Chareunsab on July 7, 1967, in Laos. Ratanasone is…

Harold Weller

Deceased: 02/07/2016

Harold D. Weller born November 24, 1919 in Tipton, Iowa closed one door of his journey to open a new one. He passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Valley View Village at the age of 96. Harold…

Marilyn O'Harra

Deceased: 02/07/2016

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Ronald "Ron" Platt

Deceased: 02/06/2016

Ronald L. Platt, 70, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 at University of Iowa Hospitals after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma. Ron was born December 26, 1945 to Virgil and Mayme…

G. David Hurd

Deceased: 02/06/2016

G. David Hurd, the only son of Gerald and Hilldur Hurd, was born December 14, 1929 in Chicago. He died February 6, 2016 at the age of 86. He will be deeply mourned and lovingly remembered by his…

Diana Williams

Deceased: 02/06/2016

Diana Williams, 63, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 in Newton, Iowa from complications of sepsis after a gradual decline in health. Diana was born March 25, 1952 in Des Moines, and was the…