Obituaries

Harry Griffin

Deceased: 01/18/2018

Harry Griffin, 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 18, 2018, while under the care of Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Harry was born October 7, 1930, and proudly served in the U.S. Army during…

Jared August Wright

Deceased: 01/18/2018

Jared August Wright Of Des Moines, Iowa Jared Wright, age 38, passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 18, 2018. Jared was born on December 7, 1979 in Des Moines, Iowa. Jared was diagnosed with…

Richard Hutton

Deceased: 01/18/2018

Rich Hutton was born December 17, 1962, in Anaheim, California, and passed away January 18, 2018, in Altoona, Iowa. Rich graduated from Saydel High School and Northwest Missouri State University. He…

Helen Geneva Johnson

Deceased: 01/18/2018

Helen Geneva Johnson Of Des Moines, Iowa Helen Johnson, age 77, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 18, 2018. Helen was born the daughter of Oscar and Erna Johnson on November 1, 1940 in…

Verna Jean Johnson

Deceased: 01/18/2018

Verna Jean Johnson Of Des Moines, Iowa Verna Jean Johnson passed away at the age 82 on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. Verna was born in Des Moines, Iowa on March…

Ron Playle

Deceased: 01/18/2018

Ron Playle, 80, died on January 18, 2018 in Des Moines. He was born on June 23, 1937 in Des Moines to Kenneth and Arlene (Horstman) Playle. Ron attended Des Moines Technical High School, his core…

William "Bill" Warrick

Deceased: 01/17/2018

Bill Warrick, 70, passed away January 17, 2018, at his home in Mitchellville, Iowa. He graduated from Prairie City-Monroe and farmed with his dad on the Wm-Warrick & Son Farm where they raised…

Randy Forte

Deceased: 01/17/2018

Randy Joe Forte, 64, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at Taylor Hospice House with his wife, Jan, by his side. Randy was born on March 28, 1953, in Greeley, Colorado to Richard and Jane…

Janet Mayer

Deceased: 01/17/2018

Jihad Mustafa Merrick

Deceased: 01/17/2018

Anna Marie Edgington

Deceased: 01/17/2018

Jerry Thompson

Deceased: 01/16/2018

Jerry S. Thompson, 81, of Fairfield passed away on January 16, 2018, at Hospice Kavanagh House in Des Moines, surrounded by his loving family. His passing ends a six-year battle with Alzheimer’s…

Sandra Jean Mericle

Deceased: 01/16/2018

Growing up in the 40s, Sandy lived in houses built by her father and wore clothes sewn by her mother. After high school, she married and moved to New York City. There she worked in the theater and…

Charles "Chuck" Barton

Deceased: 01/16/2018

Charles “Chuck” Barton passed away on January 16, 2018. He was born July 7, 1953 in Des Moines to Robert and Pat (Cavender) Barton. Chuck married Sandra Boothroyd on February 27, 1982. He is…

Betty Mitchell

Deceased: 01/16/2018

Betty L. Mitchell, 71, passed away January 16, 2018 at Taylor House Hospice. Betty was born July 25, 1946 in Albia, Iowa to Joe and Pauline Sholes. She worked as a computer operator for many years.…