Obituaries

Lars Peder Boerre

Deceased: 11/02/2019

Lars Peder Boerre of Urbandale, Iowa died on November 2, 2019, at the age of 64, after a hard-fought 137 day battle following a double lung transplant, but his larger-than-life persona and trademark…

Robert Glenn Tomforde

Deceased: 11/01/2019

Robert “Bob” Glenn Tomforde, 77, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019 at the VA Hospice in Des Moines from cancer. Bob was born in Storm Lake on May 7, 1942 to Glenn and Elna Tomforde. His family…

Delores M. Robinett

Deceased: 11/01/2019

Delores Marie Robinett, age 77, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019. Delores was born August 4, 1942 in Valeria, Iowa to Clifford and Beulah (DeReus) Gerhart. She began her career in the insurance…

Paul M. Kellogg

Deceased: 11/01/2019

Paul Manson Kellogg, age 72, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. Paul was born July 23, 1947 in Des Moines, Iowa to Alfred and Pearl (Blair) Kellogg. He…

Jeanne Alice Geissinger

Deceased: 11/01/2019

Jeanne Alice Geissinger 98, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2019 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Jeanne was born July 17, 1921 to Anna and Peter Hansen. She grew up in Manly,…

Carolyn Jaine Mondt

Deceased: 11/01/2019

Carolyn “Jaine” Mondt Des Moines Carolyn “Jaine” Mondt passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019, at the age of 67. Jaine was born on November 7, 1951 in Des Moines, Iowa. She was the daughter of…

Rebecca "Becky" J. Bruce (Ward)

Deceased: 10/31/2019

Becky Bruce, 57, lost her long battle with cancer and departed this life to be joined with the Lord on October 31, 2019. She was born to Gearl and Norma Ward (Litchkey) on March 14, 1962, in…

Duong Tang

Deceased: 10/31/2019

It is with the saddest regret and deepest sorrow that we announce the death of our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Mrs. Duong Tang (Dharma Name: Quang Hue), 84, on October 31,…

Dr. Gary D. Nutt

Deceased: 10/31/2019

Dr. Gary D. Nutt went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. Dr. Nutt was born September 28, 1957 to Dr. Walter and Dorothy Nutt in Des Moines. He was a…

Robert E. "Bob" Davis

Deceased: 10/31/2019

Robert “Bob” Davis, 85, passed away at his home in Berwick on October 31, 2019. He was born in Des Moines on July 20, 1934, the son of Russell and Martha Davis. Bob was a proud veteran of the United…

Lluvia Lopez-Cerventez

Deceased: 10/31/2019

Richard Strunk Thompson

Deceased: 10/31/2019

Richard Strunk Thompson, 85, of Ocala, Florida passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 31, 2019. Richard was a native of Columbia, Missouri, raised his family in Des Moines, Iowa and landed in…

Alice L. Lambertz

Deceased: 10/30/2019

Alice Lambertz, 85, passed away on October 30, 2019, at Valley View Village in Des Moines. She was born in Mallard, Iowa, on July 24, 1934 to Elvia and Orpha Petticord. Alice was the youngest of 11…

Carolyn Sue Woodruff

Deceased: 10/30/2019

Carolyn was the fourth girl born to her parents, Thomas, Sr. and Cleo Iwed on September 8, 1950, in Des Moines, Iowa. She grew up in Des Moines and graduated from Hoover High School and went on to…

Mildred A. Oxenreider

Deceased: 10/30/2019

Mildred A. Oxenreider, 96, passed away October 30, 2019 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Mildred was born July 24, 1923 in Colfax, Iowa to William and Annie Hunter. She attended school in Chariton,…