Obituaries

Betty Rae Spaans

Deceased: 05/23/2019

Betty Rae Spaans was born May 8, 2019 to Joseph Spaans and Amber Bryant. Betty gained her wings on May 23, 2019. Betty may have only been with us for a short time, but she was extremely loved by…

Karen Haver

Deceased: 05/22/2019

Karen Rae Haver, 82, passed away at Iowa Methodist Medical Center on May 22, 2019. Karen was born in Fort Dodge, IA on May 23, 1937 to Don and Dorothy McGowan. She graduated from Renwick High…

Mayella Rodarte

Deceased: 05/22/2019

Tom E. Ashley

Deceased: 05/21/2019

Tom E. Ashley, 86, passed away on May 21, 2019 at The Bridges in Ankeny. He was born March 8, 1933 in Michigan to Benjamin and Agnes (Allison) Ashley. He is survived by his children, Victoria…

Colleen Rose Black

Deceased: 05/21/2019

Colleen Rose Black, 88, passed away on May 21, 2019. She was born on February 26, 1931, in Des Moines to John and Rose Daniels. Colleen was an accomplished roller-skating dancer during her high…

Michael Loren Doerflein

Deceased: 05/21/2019

Robert (Bob) Mackie

Deceased: 05/21/2019

If you had the privilege of knowing Robert (Bob) Mackie, you know he was a proud Iowan and easily one of Des Moines’ biggest fans. Born and raised here on the east side of the metro, he graduated…

Enrique Chevere Burgos

Deceased: 05/20/2019

Janelle Yvonne Mein

Deceased: 05/20/2019

Janelle Yvonne Mein Johnston, IA formerly of Lake View, IA Janelle Yvonne Mein, 87, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2019. Her final days were spent surrounded by her beloved family sharing…

Frances Wilhelmina Griggs

Deceased: 05/20/2019

Frances Wilhelmina Griggs, 92, passed away on May 20, 2019. She was born July 17, 1926 in Des Moines to Fred and Helen (Tollenaar) Raschke. She is survived by her husband of 71 years, Richard…

Peng Lovan

Deceased: 05/20/2019

Peng James Lovan, 63, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 at his home in Des Moines, surrounded by his loving family. Peng was born on February 26, 1956 in Chai Duc Ngoc Hanoi, Vietnam to San Lovan and…

Hussein Omar Abdi

Deceased: 05/19/2019

Dwight T. Whistler

Deceased: 05/19/2019

Dwight “Tom” Thomas Whistler, 68, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019. Dwight was born July 9, 1950 in Des Moines, Iowa to Guy and Ethel (Mills) Whistler. He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force. …

Raymond L. Deaton

Deceased: 05/19/2019

Raymond Leroy Deaton, 91, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown where he had been a resident for the past six years. Raymond was born December 26, 1927 in Palmira,…

Patricia Cannon

Deceased: 05/19/2019

Patricia L. Cannon passed away May 19, 2019, surrounded by the love and comfort of her family. She was born April 5, 1941, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Ivan and Lois Fetzer. Pat graduated from North High…