Obituaries

Christopher Illingworth

Deceased: 11/13/2006

Christopher A. Illingworth , 18 months, went home to be with Jesus on Monday, November 13, 2006. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, November 18, 2006 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home,…

Felma Dittermann

Deceased: 11/12/2006

Felma Dittermann, 93, of Des Moines, died Sunday, November 12, 2006 at Iowa Health Hospice Taylor House. Services for Felma will be held at a later date. Felma was born June 12, 1913 in Decatur…

Jeanne Hickerson

Deceased: 11/12/2006

Jeanne Anderson Hickerson, 81, died Monday, November 13, 2006 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. A memorial service will be held at Scottish Rite Park, 2909 Woodland on Saturday, November 18th at 1:00 p.m.…

Terri Daniels

Deceased: 11/12/2006

Terri Jean Daniels, 38, died Sunday, November 12, 2006 at Mercy Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, November 20, 2006 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. with…

Betty Sharp

Deceased: 11/11/2006

Betty Jane Sharpe, 86, of Des Moines passed away Saturday, November 11, 2006 at the Kavanagh Hospice House on Grand Avenue. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 14, at…

Mildred "Midge" Kelber

Deceased: 11/11/2006

Mildred “Midge” Kelber, 87, was “absent from the body and present with the Lord, 2nd Cor. 5:8”, on Saturday, November 11, 2006 at Mercy Capitol Hospital. Funeral services will be held by Hamilton’s…

Wayne Gaines

Deceased: 11/11/2006

Wayne “Lonnie” Gaines, 52, went to be with the Lord, Nov. 11, 2006 at Taylor House. Memorial service will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at Hamilton’s Funeral Home. Memorial contributions can be sent to…

Ruby McCarl

Deceased: 11/11/2006

Ruby McCarl, 80, died Saturday, November 11, 2006 at her home. Funeral services will be held 9 a.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, with burial at Young…

Don Wyckoff

Deceased: 11/11/2006

Donald J. Wyckoff, 83, was born on February 26, 1923 to Earl and Eva Wyckoff in Cincinnati, Iowa. He went home to be with our Lord on November 11, 2006. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 14 from 5…

Jacob Manning

Deceased: 11/11/2006

Jacob “Jake” Keith Manning passed away at home on November 11, 2006. He was 16 years old. He was the son of Charlie and April Manning and brother of Alex. Funeral services for Jake will be held…

Helen Iseminger

Deceased: 11/11/2006

Helen L. Iseminger, 93, of Altoona, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2006 at the CLC Care Center in Altoona. The visitation will be held from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at Hamilton’s Altoona Funeral Home.…

Josh Girdley

Deceased: 11/11/2006

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Deceased: 11/11/2006

Isabel Tyrrell

Deceased: 11/10/2006

Memorial services for Isabel Tyrrell will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, November 18, 2006 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home in Altoona with burial at Bondurant Cemetery. Isabel was the daughter of the late…

Betty Rife

Deceased: 11/10/2006

Betty Lou Rife, 76, died of cancer after a lengthy illness on Friday, November 10, 2006 at CLC University in Des Moines. Betty was a member of the Open Bible Church and the Amvets Post 2 Auxiliary.…