Obituaries

Melissa Jean Sears

Deceased: 03/22/2019

Melissa Jean Sears, age 40, passed on Friday, March 22, 2019. Melissa was born March 18, 1979 in Des Moines, Iowa to Grant and Pamela (Rhoades) McCoy. She graduated from North High School in 1997…

William "Bill" W. Bishop

Deceased: 03/22/2019

William Walter Bishop, age 60, of Adel, IA passed away peacefully at home on March 22, 2019. Bill was born into the family of Walter and Joey Bishop on January 27, 1959. He and his older sister,…

Brian Edward Joseph Gosch

Deceased: 03/22/2019

Alexandre Vancartland

Deceased: 03/22/2019

Viola Rogoff

Deceased: 03/21/2019

Viola Rogoff, 73, passed away Thursday March 21st surrounded by her family. She was born October 3, 1945 in Des Moines Iowa to Carl and Lorene (Moon) Kern. Vi worked for Iowa Lutheran Hospital for…

Robert "Bob" Boudreau

Deceased: 03/21/2019

Robert John Boudreau, 60, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 at his home in Des Moines. Bob was born March 16, 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts to Louis A. and Helen R. (Parker) Boudreau, Jr. He…

Marty J. McPhee

Deceased: 03/21/2019

Marty J. McPhee, 70, of Des Moines died March 21, 2019 and will be missed by all. Born and raised in Des Moines, the daughter of James and Winifred (Gilbert) Kelley, she attended Des Moines…

Ross O. Smith

Deceased: 03/21/2019

Ross O. Smith, 83, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019. He was born to Arlene and Everett B. Smith on November 16, 1935. He graduated from Urbandale High School in 1953. Ross attended Drake…

Miles Henry Dolson

Deceased: 03/21/2019

Jerry Dunn

Deceased: 03/20/2019

Jerry Dale Dunn, 76, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Jerry was born October 4, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa to Leo…

Verne E. Hansen

Deceased: 03/20/2019

Verne Eugene Hansen, 83, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at his home in Trenton, Missouri. Verne was born September 29, 1935 in Princeton, Illinois. He served in the U. S. Army and worked…

Pamela Jean Hunter

Deceased: 03/20/2019

Michael Richard Brown, Jr.

Deceased: 03/19/2019

Michael Richard Brown, Jr. Of Des Moines, Iowa Michael Brown, Jr., age 55, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. He was born to Michael and Ann Brown, Sr., on April 30, 1963 in Chicago,…

Ralph Decker, Jr.

Deceased: 03/19/2019

Ralph Decker Jr., 96, passed away on March 19, 2019, at Ramsey Village in Des Moines, Iowa. Born in Vincennes, Indiana on December 14, 1922 to Ralph Sr. and Dovie Pearl Birdlow Decker. To a…

Marvin Morris

Deceased: 03/19/2019

On March 19, 2019, Marvin Morris departed this life and went home to be with the Lord. As evidenced by the countless stories that have been shared by his family and friends since his passing, his 84…