Obituaries

Michael William Finney

Deceased: 03/16/2026 | Service: 03/25/2026

Michael William Finney, 68, passed away March 16, 2026. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 7601 Fleur Drive in Des Moines,…

Laura Ardella Thomas

Deceased: 03/16/2026 | Service: 04/11/2026

Laura Ardella Thomas began her beautiful life’s journey on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, 1947, to the union of Emanuel and Ella Lee Gregory in Kansas City, Kansas. She was the first of…

Brian Foust

Deceased: 03/15/2026

Brian Foust, 62, of Des Moines, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the University of Iowa Hospital. He was born December 22, 1963 in Des Moines to David and Helen Foust. He graduated from…

Phyllis Gilliam Witt

Deceased: 03/14/2026

Phyllis Gilliam Witt was born July 5, 1938, to Thomas and Naomi Gilliam. Phyllis passed away on March 14, 2026, at her home in Des Moines with her daughter Teri by her side after a brief cancer…

Robert "Bob" R. Dillard

Deceased: 03/14/2026 | Service: 03/24/2026

Robert "Bob" Dillard, 80, passed away at MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines, on March 14, 2026, from complications of a stroke. Bob was born May 29, 1945 in Des Moines, Iowa to Earl and Eugenie Dillard.…

Donald “Don” D. Johnson

Deceased: 03/14/2026 | Service: 03/27/2026

Donald “Don” D. Johnson of Altoona, Iowa went to be with his Lord and Savior March 14, 2026, at the age of 66. Don was born on December 31, 1959, the son of Paul and Loretta (Husmann) Johnson in…

Linda Joyce Payton

Deceased: 03/14/2026 | Service: 03/27/2026

Linda Joyce Payton born on November 6, 1944, in Des Moines, Iowa was received by the Lord in heaven on March 14, 2026, peacefully, surrounded by her family. She was a proud graduate of Des Moines…

Harold "Bud" Fillman Jr.

Deceased: 03/13/2026 | Service: 03/28/2026

Harold “Bud” Fillman Jr. passed away on March 13, 2026, at UnityPoint Health Iowa Lutheran Hospital at the age of 95. Bud was born on March 20, 1930, in Des Moines to Harold and Florence (Evju)…

"Jake" Harland C. Goode

Deceased: 03/13/2026 | Service: 03/27/2026

"Jake" Harland C. Goode, 94, passed away Friday, March 13, 2026, at his home in Ankeny, IA. Jake was born March 24, 1931, in Davis County, Iowa, to Cressie (Bowling) Goode and E. Blaine Goode. He was…

Gustavo Salazar-Reza

Deceased: 03/13/2026 | Service: 03/24/2026

Robert Huck

Deceased: 03/13/2026

Robert Huck, 93, passed away on March 13, 2026, with his daughter Vicki by his side. Bob was born in Columbus, Ohio on November 16, 1932, where he grew up and made lifelong friends whom he had…

Larry Eugene Evans

Deceased: 03/13/2026 | Service: 04/06/2026

Larry Eugene Evans, 92, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 13, 2026, at the Iowa Veterans Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.…

Wesley "Alvin" Dahn

Deceased: 03/13/2026 | Service: 03/26/2026

Alvin Dahn, age 5, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026. He was born on May 19, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa, the beloved son of Mabel Jilo. Alvin loved playing outside and would often spit water into…

Larry Biondi

Deceased: 03/12/2026 | Service: 03/19/2026

Larry Anthony Biondi, age 82, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, March 12, 2026. He was born the son of Marco and Carolina Biondi on March 26, 1943 in Des Moines, Iowa. Larry…

Norman Shryock

Deceased: 03/12/2026

Norman Shryock, 95, passed away March 12, 2026. He was born in Nevada, Iowa on July 26, 1930. Norman enlisted into the Army in November of 1950. During his time in the military, Norman was a…