Obituaries

Larry Dean Lippert

Deceased: 01/13/2018

Larry D. Lippert passed away, surrounded by his loving family, at Arbor Springs in West Des Moines, Iowa on January 13, 2018. He was born May 1, 1936 to John Frank and Blanche Whisler Lippert in…

Willie Mae Knox

Deceased: 01/13/2018

Willie Mae Knox, 84, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018, at Legend Oaks South Care in Fort Worth, Texas. Willie Mae, the daughter of Jonas and Zefether Woodson, was born April 5, 1933, and was…

Faye Hatfield

Deceased: 01/13/2018

Faye Hatfield passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018. She was a Chicago native who moved to Des Moines in 2017 to be closer to her family. She lived in an assisted living apartment at 3801 Grand…

David Zwanziger

Deceased: 01/13/2018

Brenna Blackford

Deceased: 01/12/2018

Michael "Dan" McFadden

Deceased: 01/12/2018

Dan McFadden, 65, passed away unexpectedly on January 12, 2018 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. He was born in Polk City, Iowa on June 22, 1952, to Charles “Chic” and Dorothy McFadden. Dan…

Andrew Eaton

Deceased: 01/12/2018

Andrew “Andy” Patrick Eaton, 50, was born August 20, 1967 in Bonn, Germany, the son of Edward and Helga (Buccholz) Eaton. He passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 at Iowa Methodist Medical…

Jerry Reid

Deceased: 01/11/2018

Jerry Leigh Reid, age 77, died early Thursday morning, January 11, following a very short battle with an aggressive form of terminal cancer. He was able to spend the last few weeks of his life…

Samantha Grace Knaub

Deceased: 01/11/2018

Samantha Grace Knaub was born September 5, 2015, to Devin and Alexandra Knaub. She loved her siblings above all else. Her favorite pastime was playing with her big sis, Katie. Sammi was such a…

Delores Kingery

Deceased: 01/11/2018

Delores Jean (Stanley) Kingery, age 80, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. Delores was born October 14, 1937. She was one of 16 children born…

Jean Hinrichs

Deceased: 01/11/2018

Jean Ann Hinrichs, 84, passed away January 11, 2018, at her home in Ankeny. She was born August 17, 1933, on the family farm near Oskaloosa, IA. She was the fourth child of ten born to Pearle and…

Velma Blanchard

Deceased: 01/11/2018

Velma (Jennings) Blanchard was born April 8, 1937, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Raymond and Myrtle E. (Money) Jennings. She was a very caring wife and mother. Family was very important to her and she…

Lesa Marie Parker

Deceased: 01/11/2018

Lesa Marie Parker, 40 passed away on January 11, 2018 to be with our eternal Father in Heaven. She was born on June 17, 1977 in Des Moines, Iowa to Vincent and Mary (Allred) Berardi. Lesa grew up in…

Chris Widmer

Deceased: 01/11/2018

Chris Widmer, age 74, walked into heaven on January 11, 2018, at home surrounded by his loving family. He fought a hard battle with colon cancer. Chris was born to Lloyd Arthur Widmer and Clara…

Neva Jane Davis

Deceased: 01/11/2018

Neva J. Davis was born January 29, 1946, in Pleasantville Iowa to Charles and Marie Raney. She passed away peacefully Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines surrounded by…