Obituaries

Jerry L. (Doodle Bug) Courtney

Deceased: 09/09/2021

On September 9, 2021, Jerry L. (Doodle Bug) Courtney died in Des Moines, IA after a six-month battle with a few illnesses. He had just celebrated his 77th birthday on September 6th. Doodle is…

Gloria J. Proctor

Deceased: 09/09/2021

Gloria Jean Proctor, age 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Mahaska Health Serenity House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Gloria was born August 21, 1934 in Des Moines, Iowa to Walter…

Tyrone K. Tillman

Deceased: 09/09/2021

Tyrone Kevin Tillman, “Tuck,” age 56, passed away Thursday, September 9, 2021, at home in West Des Moines, Iowa. He was born February 17, 1965, in Chicago, Illinois, to Franklin and Almeda…

Timothy Friedrich Rutz

Deceased: 09/09/2021

Pamela Sue Garcia

Deceased: 09/08/2021

Pamela Sue Garcia, age 64, of Des Moines passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on September 8, 2021. Sue was born January 24, 1957 in Des Moines, where she has lived most of her life.…

Craig Gaines

Deceased: 09/08/2021

Craig Anthony Gaines, 68, passed away on September 8, 2021 at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System in Des Moines, Iowa. Craig was born April 18, 1953 to William and Claudia Gaines, Sr., in Des…

Harrett L. Miller

Deceased: 09/08/2021

Harriett Miller, age 90, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Valley View Village in Des Moines, IA, with her family by her side. Harriett was born April 2, 1931, to Delmer and Arlene John.…

John W. Crowell

Deceased: 09/07/2021

John Wallace Crowell passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, with his daughter by his side. John was born in Union County, Iowa, to Francis Leroy and Nina Juanita (Sloan) Crowell on…

Beverly "Bev" White

Deceased: 09/07/2021

Beverly “Bev” White, 82 years of age, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 in Pleasant Hill, Iowa. Bev was born October 9, 1938 in Liscomb, Iowa to Leroy and Grace Altemeier; raised on the…

Jane Danielle Choquette

Deceased: 09/07/2021

Jane Danielle Choquette, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, lost her valiant fight with cancer and passed away on September 7, 2021. She was a cherished member of her family and…

Bonnie Rose Theisen

Deceased: 09/07/2021

Bonnie Rose Theisen, 79, of Des Moines, IA passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Bonnie was born in Fort Dodge, IA on October 30, 1941 to Abe and Eileen Castagnoli. She graduated from St. Edmonds…

Charles Hethershew

Deceased: 09/07/2021

Janet Ellen Gross

Deceased: 09/06/2021

Janet Ellen (Adams) Gross, 84, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021, peacefully at home with family. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Holy Trinity…

James Charles Smith

Deceased: 09/06/2021

Jim C. Smith, a.k.a. “Smitty from the City” passed away at the age of 77 at the VA Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Jim was born in Guthrie Center to Boyd and Phyllis (Yanske) Smith on January 14,…

Karen Stouder

Deceased: 09/06/2021

Karen Irene Stouder, 70, passed away on September 6, 2021. She was born in Iowa City, Iowa, on December 31, 1950, to Ivan and Bertha Stouder. Karen grew up in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where she…