Obituaries

Etta "Tootie" Kimmel

Deceased: 07/22/2023

Etta Mae “Tootie” Kimmel, age 80, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023. Tootie was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Jim and Ada Heathcote on April 22, 1943. She married the love of her life, Robert…

Dolores "Dee" Ann Shawhan

Deceased: 07/22/2023

Dolores “Dee” Anne Shawhan, 93, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023 at Edencrest at Green Meadows in Johnston, Iowa. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa on August 17, 1929 to Edna Ericksen and Roy…

Perry K. Bradshaw

Deceased: 07/22/2023

Perry K. Bradshaw, passed away on July 22, 2023 at the age of 83 at home surrounded by his family. Perry was born on January 27, 1940, the 11th of 13 children, to Daniel and Opal (Eubanks) Bradshaw…

Dennis Frank Reed

Deceased: 07/22/2023

Dennis Frank Reed, 80, passed away at the Carlisle Care Center on July 22, 2023. Dennis was born the oldest of three children on April 18, 1943, in Dayton, Ohio. He married Joan and together they…

Martha Martin

Deceased: 07/22/2023

Martha Anne Martin, 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at her home in Des Moines, surrounded by her family. Martha was born September 29, 1930, in Hammond, Indiana to Lester N.…

Bouaphanh Vannaseng

Deceased: 07/22/2023

Bouaphanh Vannaseng, the loving mother of seven, passed away at her home on July 22, 2023, at the age of 84. Bouaphanh was born on October 14, 1938, in Laos. She came to the United States in 1989.…

Merlen Fry

Deceased: 07/22/2023

Merlen Gene Fry, 72, passed away peacefully at the Veterans Affairs Hospice Saturday, July 22, 2023. He was born in rural Grinnell, Iowa on March 26, 1951, to Jack (John) and Betty (Verwers) Fry.…

Audrey M. Warner

Deceased: 07/21/2023

Audrey M. Warner peacefully passed away in her home on Friday, July 21, 2023, at the age of 97. Audrey was born November 24, 1925, in Floyd, Iowa to Eldred and Hazel Dodson. She was the only…

Wesley James (Jim) Hall, Jr.

Deceased: 07/21/2023

Jim passed away on July 21, 2023, at Kennybrook Village in Grimes, Iowa. Born in Polk County, Iowa, he attended and graduated from Johnston High School. He met his future wife, Fay King, while they…

Richard "Dick" Spencer

Deceased: 07/20/2023

Richard William Spencer, 85, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at Kavanagh House in Des Moines, with his devoted wife, five children, beloved sister, and other family members by his…

Cynthia Morris

Deceased: 07/20/2023

Cynthia “Cindy” Louise Morris (Bloodgood) of Valley Junction, born October 13, 1961, succumbed to metastatic melanoma on July 20, 2023. She was well-known for her homemade cookies, contagious…

Tiffany Kate Sweeney

Deceased: 07/20/2023

Tiffany Kate Sweeney, 45, died July 20, 2023 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Tiffany was born April 16, 1978 in Des Moines to Vern and Cindy Sample. She attended Roosevelt High School and…

Fred Bobenhouse

Deceased: 07/19/2023

FRED BOBENHOUSE Fred Bobenhouse, 97, passed away at Deerfield Retirement Community on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. He was born and raised in Des Moines along with his five brothers, Carl (Irma),…

Myrna Hesseltine

Deceased: 07/19/2023

Myrna Lynn Hesseltine, 74, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Myrna was born December 22, 1948, in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Bernard and Florence (Johansen) Hare. She was a genuine…

Linda J. Yaeger

Deceased: 07/19/2023