Obituaries

Karen Archer

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

Karen Joyce Archer, 85, passed away March 16, 2026. She was born May 21, 1940 to her parents Emmet and Minni Anderson in Blakesburg, Iowa. She spent her life as a homemaker taking care of her…

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.…

Gustavo Salazar-Reza

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

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…

Janice Jeanne Carter

Deceased: 03/12/2026

Janice Jeanne Carter, age 88, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2026. She was born the daughter of Martin Reitan and Marie (Sirios) Reitan on December 26, 1937, in Duluth, Minnesota. Janice had one…

Bernadine V. Rewalt

Deceased: 03/12/2026

Bernadine Victoria Rewalt, age 87, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2026. Berni was born April 21, 1938, in Palatine, Illinois to Sydney and Natalie “Della” (Lata) Koval. She earned her bachelor’s…

Robert "Bob" Maynard Biegger

Deceased: 03/11/2026 | Service: 03/21/2026

Robert “Bob” Maynard Biegger, 83, passed away on March 11, 2026, at his home in Altoona, Iowa. Bob was born on February 22, 1943, in Des Moines, Iowa. He earned his GED and spent his working years…

Darwin "Skip" Weaver

Deceased: 03/11/2026 | Service: 03/26/2026

Darwin “Skip” Weaver, 77, passed away peacefully at his home March 11, 2026. Skip was born October 10, 1948, in Des Moines to Darwin and Vera (Strong) Weaver. Following his high school graduation…

Michael Dean Meyer

Deceased: 03/11/2026 | Service: 03/18/2026

Michael Dean Meyer was born on December 1, 1959, in Oak Park, IL to Jacob and Jeanette "Jean" (Bulthuis) Meyer, the youngest of five children. The family home was in Cicero on Austin Blvd, and the…

Darlene L. Garrett

Deceased: 03/11/2026

Darlene Garrett, age 89, was born September 28, 1936, to Harold and Irene (Fleck) Minard. She lived a life centered around love for her family, quiet strength, and devotion to those she cared for…

Robert "Bob" Kimmel

Deceased: 03/11/2026 | Service: 03/23/2026

Robert “Bob” Kimmel Jr. was born on October 2, 1962, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Robert and Etta Kimmel. He passed away on March 11, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his family, after a short battle with…

Debbie Rowena Turney

Deceased: 03/11/2026 | Service: 03/23/2026

Debra Rowena (Casner) Turney was born on September 18, 1954, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Earl “Swede” and Colleen (Wright) Casner. Debra started high school in Alleman, Iowa, where she was their VIP…