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Patricia Karen (Vessels) Howell
Deceased: 03/26/2026 | Service: 04/07/2026
Patricia Karen (Vessels) Howell, 84, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2026, surrounded by her family. Pat was born in Colfax, Iowa, on May 21, 1941, to Delbert and Frances…
ViewWalter Frank McKinney
Deceased: 03/20/2026 | Service: 04/09/2026
Walter Frank McKinney, 102 exceptional years old, passed away Friday, March 20, 2026 in Des Moines, Iowa. Walter was born September 20, 1923, to Walter and Eva Lena (Luckinbill) McKinney in Guthrie…
ViewWilliam "Bill" Miklus
Deceased: 04/02/2026 | Service: 04/09/2026
William “Bill” Miklus passed away April 2, 2026 from natural causes. Bill was born August 14, 1930 in Des Moines, Iowa to Mike and Ada Miklus. He was joined in marriage to Vel Miklus on February 6,…
ViewEvelyn Carol Fisher
Deceased: 03/26/2026 | Service: 04/10/2026
Evelyn Carol Fisher, age 87, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Evelyn was born on September 28, 1938, on the family “Century Farm” near Bedford, Iowa, in…
ViewSandy Verhasselt
Deceased: 03/31/2026 | Service: 04/10/2026
Sandra Kay Verhasselt was born November 10, 1958 in Springfield, Illinois to Ray and Norma Brunner. She graduated from Lanphier High School in 1977, earned her Bachelor of Science in Business from…
ViewNathan Ward Bear
Deceased: 04/04/2026 | Service: 04/10/2026
It is with great honor and grace, that the family of Nathan Ward Bear, age 88, announce his departure from this life to enter the next. On April 4th, 2026, at 12:37 a.m. Nathan readily succumbed to…
ViewKevin Williams
Deceased: 03/25/2026 | Service: 04/10/2026
Kevin Williams, age 58, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at his home in Des Moines. Kevin was born November 14, 1967, in Des Moines, Iowa to John Williams Sr. and Sharon…
ViewMary "Sister Pat" Scherer
Deceased: 03/27/2026 | Service: 04/11/2026
Sister Mary Patricia Scherer, 92, passed away Friday, March 27, 2026 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Sister Pat was born March 28, 1933 to John and Marie (Steuter) Scherer in Aurora,…
ViewDorothy Jean Brown
Deceased: 04/03/2026 | Service: 04/11/2026
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ViewLaura 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…
ViewVirginia "Ginny" Stickel
Deceased: 03/23/2026 | Service: 04/11/2026
Virginia “Ginny” Stickel, 77, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly at UnityPoint Hospital following complications from pneumonia and heart failure. Ginny was born on October 13, 1948, in…
ViewTodd F. Wollenzien
Deceased: 02/25/2026 | Service: 04/11/2026
It is with deep sadness we announce Todd Wollenzien, 60, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at MercyOne Hospital in West Des Moines, Iowa. After a long battle with cancer, he passed…
ViewWilliam "Bill" Connelly
Deceased: 03/08/2026 | Service: 04/11/2026
William “Bill” Craig Connelly, 76, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on March 8, 2026, with his children at his side. Born on March 13, 1949, in Des Moines, he spent his entire life rooted in the…
ViewKent A. Shafer
Deceased: 03/26/2026 | Service: 04/12/2026
Kent Shafer, 79, of Des Moines, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, March 26, 2026. He was born February 8, 1947 in Creston, Iowa, to Margaret and Donald Shafer. On…
ViewJames L. Hale
Deceased: 02/28/2026 | Service: 04/12/2026
James Lloyd Hale, 70, passed away at home on Saturday, February 28, 2026. He lived with Alzheimer’s for the last eight years of his life. Jim was born August 18, 1955, to Lloyd and Shirley Hale. He…
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