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Martha Joy Casale

Deceased: 11/22/2023 | Service: 12/07/2023

Martha Joy Casale was born February 24, 1952, in Des Moines, Iowa to Richard and Martha Bell Smith. She passed away on November 22, 2023, in Florida at the age of 71. Martha graduated from Lincoln…

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Kim Alan Gicoff

Deceased: 11/22/2023

Kim Alan Gicoff, 65, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. He was born March 13, 1958, to Melvin and Joy (Denton) Gicoff in Des Moines. Kim…

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Bob F. Sarasio, Sr.

Deceased: 11/21/2023 | Service: 12/04/2023

Bob F Sarasio, Sr., 97, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Bob was born December 17, 1925, to Frank and Violet Sarasio in Des Moines Iowa. He was a lifelong resident of Des…

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Kathleen L. Stacy

Deceased: 11/21/2023 | Service: 11/30/2023

Kathleen Louise Stacy entered eternal rest with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 21, 2023. Kathy was a strong Christian woman who loved the Lord, her husband, and family. She grew up in…

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Mae "Mae Baby" Blackwell

Deceased: 11/21/2023 | Service: 12/09/2023

Mae “Mae Baby” Blackwell of Des Moines, Iowa Mae Blackwell, age 66, was called home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. She was born the daughter of Gus and Ida Mae Blackwell on…

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Bryan White

Deceased: 11/21/2023 | Service: 12/03/2023

Bryan White, 64, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at his home in Des Moines. Bryan was born February 7, 1959, to David and Lenna White. He graduated from Saydel High School and was employed…

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Alejandro Villafranco Tovar

Deceased: 11/21/2023 | Service: 12/02/2023

Alejandro Villafranco Tovar, 44, died tragically from a fall on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at Mercy Hospital. He was born August 11, 1979 to Alfonso Villafranco Hernandez and Maria Luz Tovar…

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Carol Anne Tetmeyer

Deceased: 11/20/2023 | Service: 11/24/2023

Carol Anne Tetmeyer passed away on Monday, November 20th. She was surrounded by family, and listening to ‘Nutcracker’ music. Carol was born in New York City in 1944 and moved to Ames at a young…

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John Otto Nieting

Deceased: 11/20/2023 | Service: 11/29/2023

John Nieting, 78, of Bondurant, Iowa passed away on November 20, 2023. John was born on July 11, 1945 in Pomeroy, Iowa. He graduated from Pomeroy High School. In 1965 he joined the Air Force and…

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Donald "Jerry Cuz" Woodward

Deceased: 11/20/2023 | Service: 11/30/2023

Donald “Jerry, Cuz” Woodward, 93, of Des Moines passed away on Monday, November 20, 2023 at Kavanagh Hospice. Don was born on October 26, 1930 to Donald Woodward and Edna Romine. He was a proud…

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Cindy S. Ford

Deceased: 11/20/2023 | Service: 12/01/2023

Cindy Sue Ford, 54, passed away Monday, November 20, 2023. Cindy was born February 24, 1969, in Des Moines, Iowa to Kenneth and Beverly (Shutt) Howe. She was the matriarch of her family as a…

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Jacquelyn "Jackie" Wambsgans

Deceased: 11/20/2023 | Service: 11/29/2023

Jacquelyn “Jackie” Wambsgans, 79, passed away at her home on November 20, 2023. Jackie was born on December 1, 1943, in Des Moines to William and Phyllis (Ballard) Edwards, the oldest of 11…

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Elizabeth Young

Deceased: 11/20/2023 | Service: 12/05/2023

Elizabeth Young, 68, passed away on November 20, 2023 at UnityPoint Methodist Hospital. Elizabeth was born on January 19, 1955, in Des Moines, Iowa to James and Betty (Brown) Finken. Beth worked for…

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David Dwayne Kennedy

Deceased: 11/20/2023

David Kennedy, age 61, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2023, at Iowa Methodist Hospital. He was born the son of John and Connie Kennedy on May 14, 1962, in Carroll, Iowa. David began working at…

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Martin "Marty" Paul Zylstra

Deceased: 11/19/2023 | Service: 12/02/2023

Martin “Marty” Paul Zylstra, 79, passed away November 19, 2023, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Marty was born at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa on March…

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