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Joseph DiSalvo
Deceased: 01/13/2025
Joseph DiSalvo passed away on January 13, 2025. Joseph was born on November 10, 1939, to Jinseppe and Agnes DiSalvo. He was a lifelong southsider and devoted Iowa Hawkeye Fan. Joe was an avid…
ViewDoug Hall
Deceased: 01/13/2025 | Service: 01/25/2025
Douglas Eugene Hall, 60, passed away on January 13, 2025, at his home with his wife Jenny by his side. Doug was born on February 22, 1964, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Bill and Freda Hall. He grew up and…
ViewJames Curtis Scherf
Deceased: 01/13/2025
James Curtis Scherf passed away on January 13, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa, at age 85, after many years of declining health. Born June 7, 1939, in Garnavillo, Iowa, Jim dedicated his life to ministry…
ViewKathryn Inez Zoss
Deceased: 01/13/2025
Kathryn (Kate) Inez Zoss, age 97, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2025, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. She was born the daughter of Obed and Inez (Carlson) Burkgren on April 18, 1927, at…
ViewReverend Roy Carl Nilsen
Deceased: 01/13/2025 | Service: 02/08/2025
Roy Carl Nilsen (July 22, 1938 - January 13, 2025) One of the gifts of the Lutheran heritage that Roy Nilsen spoke of in his farewell words to Zion Lutheran Church in 1998 is the belief that the…
ViewChristine "Chris" English
Deceased: 01/12/2025 | Service: 01/18/2025
Christine Denise English, age 72, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2025, surrounded by her family. Chris was born November 8, 1952, in Des Moines, Iowa to Russell and Carolyn (Richards) Hull. She was…
ViewAnn Lynnell Harklau Thye
Deceased: 01/12/2025 | Service: 01/18/2025
“Love Beauty, it is the shadow of God in the Universe.” - Gabriela Mistral Ann Lynnell Harklau Thye was born November 25, 1957 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Ellis and Mary (Anderson) Harklau of Gowrie,…
ViewPatrick James Palmersheim
Deceased: 01/12/2025 | Service: 01/23/2025
Patrick James Palmersheim, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and tireless advocate for veterans, passed away unexpectedly at his home on January 12, 2025. His sudden departure has left…
ViewMaurice "Moe" Eugene Gilkison
Deceased: 01/12/2025 | Service: 01/20/2025
Maurice Eugene Gilkison Altoona, Iowa Maurice Eugene Gilkison, 92, known to friends and family as Moe, passed away on January 12, 2025. His was a life well lived. Maurice was born on July 9, 1932,…
ViewEugene Raphael Snyders
Deceased: 01/11/2025 | Service: 01/24/2025
Eugene Raphael Snyders, age 86, of Ankeny, Iowa, passed away on January 11, 2025. Born on October 11, 1938, in Batchtown, Illinois, to Raphael and Phyllis Snyders, Gene was the eldest of five…
ViewAngela Bibbins-Whelchel
Deceased: 01/11/2025
Angela Lou Bibbins-Whelchel, age 72, fell asleep in death on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Angela was born January 1, 1953, in Des Moines, Iowa to Albert and Ethel Bibbins, two loving parents who…
ViewSteven Ray Pettorini
Deceased: 01/10/2025 | Service: 01/23/2025
Steven Ray Pettorini, 77, passed away Friday, January 10, 2025 at his home in Des Moines, Iowa. Steven was born October 6, 1947 to Peter and Margaret (Backstrom) Pettorini in Des Moines, Iowa. He…
ViewElaine Charlotte Hughes
Deceased: 01/10/2025 | Service: 01/21/2025
Elaine Charlotte Hughes, 77, passed away on January 10, 2025. Elaine was born on October 6, 1947, to Ethel Morris and Clayton Schuster. Elaine spent her whole life on the Southside of Des…
ViewLuigi G. Astone
Deceased: 01/10/2025 | Service: 01/22/2025
Luigi Gino Astone, 85, passed away January 10, 2025 at the Carlisle Care Center in Carlisle, Iowa. Luigi Astone was born February 8, 1939 in Agropoli Italy. He served in the Italian Navy for 5…
ViewLarry Eugene Norris
Deceased: 01/10/2025
Larry Eugene Norris passed away peacefully on January 10, 2025, at the age of 84. He was born February 3, 1940 in Liberty Center, Iowa to Cecil and Mary Ann Norris. He grew up on an acreage in Des…
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