Obituaries

Marty Martin

Deceased: 08/08/2022

Melvin Matthew Martin, Jr., age 67, (Marty) passed away Monday, August 8, 2022. Marty was born February 23, 1955, in Des Moines, Iowa to Melvin Sr. and Ann (Polich) Martin. He was the youngest of…

Dawn Tinsley

Deceased: 08/08/2022

No services are planned at this time.

Clark Jay Wedderspoon

Deceased: 08/08/2022

Clark Jay Wedderspoon passed away on August 8, 2022, after a long, courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was born in Cresco, Iowa, on September 20, 1963, the son of Carl and Genevieve (Downs)…

Steven Heckinger

Deceased: 08/07/2022

Steven Tyler Heckinger, age 53, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022 at his home in Des Moines. Steven was born May 19, 1969, in Des Moines, Iowa to Ron and Dotti (King) Heckinger. He graduated from…

Phetpriyavanh Saleumphone

Deceased: 08/07/2022

Harry Braafhart, Jr.

Deceased: 08/07/2022

Harry Braafhart, Jr., age 79, passed away peacefully Sunday, August 7, 2022 at Copper Shores Village in Pleasant Hill with his family surrounding him. Harry was born July 25, 1943 in Pella, Iowa to…

Charles Boyd

Deceased: 08/06/2022

Chuck Boyd of Ankeny passed away unexpectedly at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines in the early morning of Saturday 8-6-22. He leaves behind his fiancé Lorene and three children: Angela, Amber and…

Marlene Griffiths

Deceased: 08/06/2022

Marlene Griffiths was born March 5, 1962 in Des Moines, the daughter of James and Marcia (Rosevear) Griffiths. She passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at the age of 60. Marlene was a…

Alvina Darlen Leonard

Deceased: 08/06/2022

Robert Lee Shepherd, Jr.

Deceased: 08/06/2022

Robert Lee Shepherd, age 72, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022. Robert was born August 6, 1950 in Des Moines, Iowa to Robert Sr. and Patricia (Dailey) Shepherd. He worked in auto body repair,…

J. Roger Evans

Deceased: 08/06/2022

John Roger Evans, known as Roger, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2022 at the age of 89. Roger was born to parents Laura Elizabeth (Betty) Evans and Keith Wortham Evans in Champaign, Illinois. …

Scott Neff

Deceased: 08/06/2022

Scott Neff, 54, passed away on August 6, 2022, in Altoona. He was born in Des Moines on September 5, 1967, to Dennis and Judith Neff. Scott is survived by his wife, Debra; daughter, Hannah; special…

Patsy Ellen Blunck

Deceased: 08/06/2022

Patsy Ellen Blunck, age 90, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at her home of 63 years in Des Moines. Pat was born October 18, 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri to Essie…

Linda D. Ludwig

Deceased: 08/06/2022

Linda Ludwig, age 72, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022. She was born the daughter of Oran & Ruth (Sears) Ludwig on July 2, 1950 in Greenfield, Iowa. Linda was a beautiful human being, inside…

Peggy "Peg" L. Dowler

Deceased: 08/05/2022

Peggy “Peg” L. Dowler, 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 5, 2022 at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston. Peg was born January 13, 1940 in Des Moines to Kenneth H. and Clarine A. (Fox) Young.…