Obituaries

Jean Wise

Deceased: 08/09/2007

Jean (Chapman) Wise, 90, died Thursday, August 9, 2007 at the Senior Suites of Urbandale where she had lived for a short time. She was a lifetime resident of the Altoona Community. A Visitation…

Nancy Patterson

Deceased: 08/09/2007

Pamela Braunschweig

Deceased: 08/09/2007

Pamella Braunschweig, 64, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2007. She was born August 21, 1944 in Des Moines, Iowa to Henry and Betty Braunschweig. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday,…

Kenneth Jobst

Deceased: 08/09/2007

Kenneth Lee Jobst, 60, died Thursday, August 9, 2007 at his home in Des Moines, Iowa. Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, August 18, 2007 at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121…

Christopher Stephens

Deceased: 08/09/2007

Christopher A. Stephens, 14, of Pleasant Hill died on Thursday, August 9, 2007. Funeral services will be at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday at Oakwood United Methodist Church with burial following at Laurel…

Jimmy Dunbar

Deceased: 08/08/2007

Jimmy “Big Jim” Dunbar, 56, of Des Moines died on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at the Hospice Kavanagh on Grand from complications of a stroke. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday at…

Jeffrey Brown

Deceased: 08/08/2007

Jeffrey Brown, 66, died Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, August 12, 2007 at Leon Cemetery in Leon, Iowa. Jeffrey was born…

Lucille Culbertson

Deceased: 08/08/2007

Jerry Hentges

Deceased: 08/08/2007

Jerry L. Hentges, 54, died Wednesday, August 8, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Sunday, August 12, 2007 at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens. Visitation…

Anthony Donahoe

Deceased: 08/08/2007

Anthony “Tony” Donahoe, 72, passed away Weds. August 8. Funeral services will be held Monday, Aug. 13, 10 AM at Our Lady of the Americas- St. Peter’s Worship Center. Visitation will be Sunday from 3…

Walter "LeRoy" Koder

Deceased: 08/08/2007

LeRoy Koder, 74, died on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at Kavanagh House on 56th. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, August 12, 2007 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street. Burial will…

Norman Schuler

Deceased: 08/08/2007

Norman “Red” Schuler, 75, died on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at Mercy Hospital. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, with…

Rick Byrkett, Sr

Deceased: 08/08/2007

Rick LeRoy, Sr died August 8, 2007. Services will be Friday, August 10, 2007 at 1:00 PM at Hamilton's Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines. There will be a public visitation after 11 AM and…

Helen Fankhauser

Deceased: 08/07/2007

Helen M. Fankhauser, 91, formerly of Des Moines, died on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at Westview Nursing Home in Leon. Funeral services will be held 12 p.m. Monday, August 13, 2007 at Hamilton’s near…

Wanda Sprague

Deceased: 08/07/2007

Wanda Hester (Grinstead) Sprague died Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at Sunnyview Care Center in Ankeny. She was born in Des Moines on August 22, 1915 to Maurice and Abigail Hester. After her mother’s…