Obituaries

Betty Davenport

Deceased: 04/08/2015

Frank Charles "Chucky" Lewis, Jr.

Deceased: 04/07/2015

Frank “Chucky” Lewis, Jr., 61, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Chucky was born September 18, 1953 in Pasadena, California to Frank and Shirley (Corbin) Lewis,…

Linda Robbins

Deceased: 04/07/2015

Linda Robbins, 67, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015. She was born April 27, 1947 to Darrell and Lavina Willard in Des Moines, Iowa. Linda was a caring and loving person who was a gift to the…

Hellen Walden

Deceased: 04/07/2015

Hellen Lorean Walden, 94, passed away on April 7, 2015 in the comfort of her own home. She was born on October 3, 1920, to Ernest and Nancy Head. She is survived by her daughters, Karen (Fred)…

Denise Kay Mills

Deceased: 04/07/2015

Denise Kay (Fritz) Mills, 63, of Lake Panorama passed away April 7, 2015. Denise the wife, mom, sister, grandmother and friend is in the loving arms of our Lord. She was born August 13, 1951 in…

Mary Jo "Picky" DeFino

Deceased: 04/07/2015

Mary Jo “Picky” DeFino, 92, passed away at her home Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Mary Jo was born March 19, 1923 in Des Moines to Anthony and Rosa (Soda) Colosimo. She was a member of St. Anthony…

Linda Lea Riccio

Deceased: 04/07/2015

Linda Lea Riccio, 64, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at her home in Des Moines. Linda was born February 19, 1951 in Des Moines, Iowa to Donald and Arlene (Wicker) Bown. She worked for Iowa…

Vonnie Roberta "Bert" Ellett

Deceased: 04/07/2015

Vonnie Roberta “Bert” Webb passed away at the age of 92 at Iowa Jewish Life Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday morning, April 7, 2015. She is survived by three cousins: Carolyn and Merle Slaton,…

Sandra Stepp

Deceased: 04/07/2015

Sandra Stepp, 67, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015. She was born March 3, 1948 in Des Moines, Iowa. Sandra had a golden heart and was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Her pride and joy in…

Gerald "Jerry" Lyons

Deceased: 04/07/2015

Gerald “Jerry” L. Lyons, Jr., 58, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at his home in Des Moines. Jerry was born November 13, 1956 in Des Moines, Iowa to Gerald L. Lyons, Sr. and Betty H. (Lyons)…

Ruthann Chumbley

Deceased: 04/06/2015

Ruthann Chumbley, 85, passed away peacefully in her sleep of natural causes on April 6, 2015, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. On that day, her journey ended and she received her wings. She was born to…

William R. "Bill" Collings

Deceased: 04/06/2015

Bill Collings was born June 24, 1931 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of the late Walter and Frances (Cass) Collings. He went home to be with his Lord and Savior, with his loving wife, Donna, at his…

Helen Rarick

Deceased: 04/06/2015

Helen Kilberg Rarick, 93, of Clive, formerly of Sioux City, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015. Graveside services will be held Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 1:30 pm in Memorial Park Cemetery in…

Gary Johnson

Deceased: 04/06/2015

Gary Johnson, 53, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015. He was born December 24, 1961 in Des Moines, Iowa. Gary was a dedicated employee for 22 years at Industrial Refrigeration Services. He was a…

Duane DeMoss

Deceased: 04/06/2015

Duane Dean DeMoss, 70, was born March 25, 1945 in Runnells, Iowa and passed away Monday, April 6, 2015. Duane was Army Veteran in the Vietnam War. He loved being outside, especially going on long…