Obituaries

Senara Montgomery

Deceased: 03/20/2020

Jozella "Jo" Nye

Deceased: 03/19/2020

Jozella “Jo” Nye, 76, passed away at Bishop Drumm Care Center in Johnston on March 19, 2020. She was born in Casper, Wyoming, on June 20, 1943, the daughter of Olin and Zella Lovell. Through the…

Thomas Zug

Deceased: 03/19/2020

Thomas George Zug, 73, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 19, 2020. A memorial service honoring him will be held later this year. Tom was born on April 27, 1946, in Iowa City and adopted…

Thongsy Onelangsy

Deceased: 03/19/2020

Thongsy (Michao) was born on August 5, 1947. She was born into a family whose parents came from different backgrounds. Her father, Lao Lio, was a Chinese dentist from Hong Kong, China. Her mother,…

Cole Wayne Hoffman

Deceased: 03/19/2020

Cole Wayne Hoffman, 30, passed away unexpectedly on March 19, 2020. Cole was born November 20, 1989 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was educated primarily in schools in the Des Moines area. As a…

James “Jimmy” R. Reinier

Deceased: 03/19/2020

James Raymond Reinier, age 57, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. Jimmy was born March 23, 1962 in Des Moines,…

Antonio Perez

Deceased: 03/19/2020

Douglas Walldorff

Deceased: 03/19/2020

Leonard "Lenny" Cannavo, Jr.

Deceased: 03/18/2020

Leonard “Lenny” Cannavo, Jr., 74, passed away March 18, 2020, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. He was born on February 9, 1946, in Des Moines, to parents Leonard, Sr. and Irene (Grasty) Cannavo. Lenny…

Mildred Marie Heston

Deceased: 03/18/2020

Mildred Heston peacefully went to Heaven on March 18, 2020. She was born on May 6, 1930 in Bondurant, Iowa. She graduated from high school, married Richard Heston, and had three sons. She later…

Debra Hatfield

Deceased: 03/18/2020

Debra Kay Hatfield, age 66, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Debra was born January 28, 1954 in Mitchell, South Dakota. Her greatest joy was her family and she loved spending time with them,…

Diane Marie Young

Deceased: 03/18/2020

Shireen (Cheri) E. Braman

Deceased: 03/18/2020

Shireen (Cheri) Eileen Braman, 68, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Shireen was born September 23, 1951 in Des Moines, Iowa to Glenn and Dorothea Lambi. She married Robert Braman on December…

James "Jim" R. Jensen

Deceased: 03/18/2020

James R. Jensen, 75, passed away on March 18, 2020, in Des Moines. He was born in Waterloo, Iowa on September 4, 1944, the son of Roy and Ruth Jensen. Jim graduated from Waterloo West in 1962. He…

Gary Cory

Deceased: 03/18/2020

Gary Cory, 69, passed away March 18, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospitals surrounded by the love and comfort of his family. He was born September 9, 1950, in Des Moines, the son of Dale and Vera…