Obituaries

Alice E. Speer

Deceased: 04/22/2019

Alice Ella (Mooers) Speer was born December 6, 1926, in Atlantic City, New Jersey to Howard and Lillian (Higginbotham) Mooers. She was the third child in a family of three boys and four girls. In…

Dolores "Lola" Medina

Deceased: 04/22/2019

Dolores “Lola” Medina, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, was called home to Heaven on Monday, April 22, 2019. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. Left to…

Michael Patterson

Deceased: 04/22/2019

Michael Dean Patterson, age 47, passed away tragically on Monday, April 22, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa due to injuries sustained in a fall. Mike was born January 6, 1972 in…

Earl Howard Page

Deceased: 04/22/2019

Baby Downing

Deceased: 04/22/2019

Jeffery Joseph Halvorsen

Deceased: 04/22/2019

Jeffery Joseph Halvorsen, 59, passed away April 22, 2019 at Mercy One Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Jeffery was born March 6, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois. He…

Judy Cernohous

Deceased: 04/21/2019

Judy Cernohous, 78, of West Des Moines, IA died peacefully on April 21, 2019, surrounded by her loving husband Gerry of 58 years and their family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday,…

Carl "Skip" Leslie Fellman

Deceased: 04/21/2019

Carl “Skip” Leslie Fellman, 84, passed away April 21, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Services will be held Thursday, April 25 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 3510 72nd St. in Urbandale,…

Jerry Todd

Deceased: 04/21/2019

Jerry Todd, 56, passed away at home on April 21, 2019, after a short battle with cancer. He was born on January, 10, 1963, to Donald Todd and Janie Gates. Jerry grew up in Des Moines. After…

Emily Sue Peckham-May

Deceased: 04/21/2019

Emily Sue Peckham-May, 31, passed away April 21, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center. Emily was born March 14, 1988 to Rick and Sherri (Tiedeman) Peckham. She graduated from Lincoln High in 2006. Emily was…

Randall Hiatt

Deceased: 04/21/2019

Lois J. Jensen

Deceased: 04/20/2019

Lois J. Jensen, born June 12, 1934, in Union County as Lois June Mikkelsen. She passed away, April 20, 2019, at Bishop Drumm in Johnston. Lois graduated from Creston High School, attended 4 C’s…

Walter Karl Mettler

Deceased: 04/20/2019

Walter Karl Mettler Of Des Moines, Iowa Walter K. Mettler, 84, passed away on April 20, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines after heart complications. He was born the son of Edward K. and…

Eric Frueh

Deceased: 04/20/2019

Eric Steven Frueh, age 56, of Ankeny, IA, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019, from heart failure. Eric, born January 1st, 1963, was the son of the late J. Gerald Frueh and Constance J. Frueh, is…

John Charles Cahill

Deceased: 04/20/2019

John Charles Cahill, 76, passed away on April 20, 2019. Services will be held Thursday, April 25 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in West Des Moines, IA with visitation prior…