Obituaries

Mary Priest

Deceased: 03/05/2012

Mary Priest, 58, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Mary was born March 21, 1953, in Maquoketa, Iowa, the eighth of nine children, to Curtis and Alma Bickford. She and…

Wallace Barkema

Deceased: 03/05/2012

Amy Mace

Deceased: 03/05/2012

Lois E. Hughes

Deceased: 03/04/2012

Lois Eileen Hughes passed away March 4, 2012. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1100 SE Sharon Drive in Ankeny, Iowa, with burial to follow at…

Quanjin Dong

Deceased: 03/04/2012

No formal obituary planned

Richard "Dick" L. Messer

Deceased: 03/04/2012

Richard L. Messer, 73, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Carlisle Care Center. He was born January 28, 1939 to Lawrence and Loyal Messer in Beaver Dam, WI. Richard graduated from Beaver Dam High School…

Clara Marie DaRos

Deceased: 03/04/2012

Clara Marie Harper DaRos, 86, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend whose grace and love of life inspired all who knew her, died Friday, March 2, 2012, at her daughter’s…

Brynn Lunkins

Deceased: 03/04/2012

Everett J. Ingersoll

Deceased: 03/04/2012

Everett J. Ingersoll, 91, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center. Everett was born January 22, 1921, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Jared and Violet Ingersoll. He served in the U.S.…

Shirlee Ann Schlenker

Deceased: 03/04/2012

Shirlee Ann Schlenker, 77, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012. She was born September 28, 1934, in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, to Ruth and Joseph Duay, Sr. Shirlee is survived by her children, Linda (Jim)…

John Abeltins

Deceased: 03/04/2012

John Randall Abeltins, 76, passed away March 5, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born June 23, 1935, in Latvia, to Edouards and Zenta Abeltins. John came to America with his…

Joyce Ann Heberly

Deceased: 03/03/2012

Joyce Ann Heberly, 71, passed away March 3, 2012, at her home. She was born April 5, 1940, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Velda and Eugene Stuart. She is survived by her children; Terri (Jim) Toncar,…

Pershing L. "Jack" Avritt, Jr.

Deceased: 03/03/2012

Pershing L. “Jack” Avritt, Jr., 64, passed away at his home March 3, 2012, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Jack was born July 9, 1947, in Des Moines, to Pershing and Marjorie…

Ernest E. "Ernie" Van Zandt

Deceased: 03/03/2012

Ernest Edward “Ernie” Van Zandt of Des Moines passed away March 3, 2012, at Bright Kavanagh House. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon…

Rosalie V. Terry

Deceased: 03/03/2012

Rosalie V. Terry, 92, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 3, 2012, in Deerfield Beach, FL. Rosalie was born July 27, 1919, in Des Moines, to Fred and Cora Beener. She graduated from East High…