Obituaries

Dean Kothenbeutel

Deceased: 03/01/2008

Dean Kothenbeutel, 88, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center. Cremation will occur and graveside inurnment will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Sunset…

Carroll Koons

Deceased: 03/01/2008

Carroll Ellis Koons, 97, of Ankeny, died March 1, 2008 at Sunny View Care Center. Carroll was born December 6, 1910, to Claude Koons and Maude Wagner near Batavia, Iowa. His father died when he was…

Virginia Dudley

Deceased: 03/01/2008

Virginia “Ellen” Dudley, born October 13, 1947, went to meet the angels March 1, 2008. She enjoyed her family, fishing and gambling with husband. She is survived by her husband, James; daughters,…

Robert Heckman

Deceased: 03/01/2008

Robert “Bob” Heckman, 57, of West Des Moines, IA passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2008. Bob will be cremated with a memorial service held at 1:00 pm Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Hamilton’s on Westown…

Ethel E. Moyer

Deceased: 02/29/2008

Ethel Esther Koeppel- Moyer, 96, died, Friday, February 29, 2008 at Ramsey Village in Des Moines. Ethel was born on August 16, 1911 in Marshalltown, Iowa to Samuel and Mary Kurth. She is survived by…

Jason Buchanan

Deceased: 02/29/2008

Harold Reed

Deceased: 02/29/2008

Harold Reed, 78 of Pleasant Hill joined his beloved wife Mary Jane in heaven, Friday, Feb. 29, 2008. He was a brick mason for 29 years and successfully ran his own company: Reed Masonry, Inc. He is…

David Fox

Deceased: 02/29/2008

David H. Fox, 82, of Des Moines died Friday, February 29, 2008 at the VA Hospital. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street;…

Earl Powell

Deceased: 02/28/2008

Earl A. Powell, 82, died, Thursday, February 28, 2008 at Sunnyview Care Center in Ankeny where he had resided since November 2005. Earl was born January 14, 1926 in Bucklin, Missouri to Andrew and…

Thomas Gale

Deceased: 02/28/2008

Tom passed away February 28th 2008. Services will be 7 PM March 3rd at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home with visitation from 5-7 PM. the same evening. Tom graduated from Lincoln High School in 1953…

Donald Gene Keown

Deceased: 02/27/2008

Donald Gene Keown, 75, passed away on February 27, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer. Don was born September 8, 1932 to Clyde and Irma (Babcock) Keown in Scotia, NE. After graduating from…

Mark Stevens

Deceased: 02/27/2008

Mark G. Stevens, DVM, PHD, 52, died February 27, 2008 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. Mark was born…

Amy Twiss

Deceased: 02/27/2008

Amy was born on Feb. 1, 1920, in Ocheyedan, Iowa. Amy died Wednesday, Feb. 27th at the age of 88 at Fleur Heights Care Center where she resided for several years. There she is remembered as a…

Ralph Karns

Deceased: 02/27/2008

Ralph Elton Karns, 81, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, March 3, 2008 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. with…

Linda York

Deceased: 02/27/2008

Linda York, 64, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at Mercy Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Lee Town Assembly Church of God, 2720 State Ave. …