Obituaries

Robert "Bear" Nicholson

Deceased: 03/01/2018

Robert “Bear” Nicholson of Mingo – formerly of Des Moines/Bondurant, passed away March 1, 2018 after a courageous battle of Alzheimer’s. Robert was born December 22, 1942 in Minneapolis, Minnesota…

Travis Hough

Deceased: 03/01/2018

Travis Hough, 35, passed away March 1, 2018 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. Travis was born September 9, 1982 in Des Moines. He graduated from Saydel in 2000. Travis had worked for Accurate Hydraulics…

Norman E. Perry

Deceased: 03/01/2018

Norman Eugene Perry, age 64, passed away on March 1, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Norman was born on September 25, 1953, in Odessa, Texas, to Norman and Collene (Edwards) Perry. …

Jeanette Kemmerer

Deceased: 02/28/2018

Jeanette R Kemmerer Des Moines Jeanette Renee (Miesner) Kemmerer, 40, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. She was born July 24, 1977 in Des Moines Iowa to Shelia Corley and Denny…

Eleanor M. McDuffey

Deceased: 02/28/2018

Eleanor May (Petitt) McDuffey, 76, was born March 28, 1941, in Sheldon, Iowa, to Grover and Mary (Schneider) Petitt. She passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018, after a courageous battle with…

Lawrence Smith

Deceased: 02/28/2018

Lawrence “Larry” Smith, 73, passed away on February 28, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born in Little Rock, AR on October 8, 1944. Larry was a member of the Iowa 7th Calvary…

Gerald W. Cisco

Deceased: 02/28/2018

Gerald Cisco, 97, passed away on February 28, 2018, at Mustang Creek Estates in Frisco, Texas. He was born in Blue Ridge, Missouri on June 17, 1920, to Clifford and Nettie Cisco. Gerald was an…

Andrew Lee Nelson

Deceased: 02/28/2018

Andrew Lee Nelson, 49, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at Mercy Hospital. Andy was born April 24, 1968, to Sharyn and Gary Nelson. Andy grew up in Granger and…

Lois Burt

Deceased: 02/28/2018

Lois M. Burt (91) died on Wednesday, February 28th in Urbandale, Iowa. Lois was born on December 3, 1926 to Dan and Golda (Miller) Kirkman in Polk City, Iowa. Lois married Donald “Don” Burt on…

Edward Womboldt

Deceased: 02/28/2018

Barbara Lea Alexander

Deceased: 02/28/2018

Barbara L. Alexander, 71, passed away February 28, 2018, at Ramsey Village in Des Moines. She was born August 7, 1946, in Des Moines, to Clyde and Gertrude Lewis. Barbara was a proud graduate of…

David Mullinax

Deceased: 02/28/2018

William D. Sawdey

Deceased: 02/27/2018

Dad left us very peacefully on Tuesday morning after what he had described as a "wonderful, long, life well lived". He was born in Des Moines on May 8, 1927, to Stewart and Edythe Sawdey. As a boy he…

Travis "TJ" Jordan Denham

Deceased: 02/27/2018

Travis “TJ” Jordan Denham went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, after a five-year battle with a brain injury. He was 21 years old. TJ grew up mostly in Van Meter and West Des…

Dolores Campos

Deceased: 02/27/2018

Dolores Campos, 76, was born November 20, 1941 in Blue Earth, Minnesota, the daughter of Roberto and Juanita (Ortiz) Renteria. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Tuesday,…