Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart Catholic Church (510 E. 1st St., Ankeny, IA). Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to the service. Mass will be livestrea...

Michael Adams, Jr., of Bondurant, passed away on January 31, 2023, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2023, at Memorial Services of Iowa (4208 N. Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, IA). Vi...

Donald Ludwig Ficek, 76, died January 25, 2023, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, IA. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January 30, 2023, at Memorial Services of Iowa (4208 N. Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, IA). A memoria...

David B. Smith left his home in Ankeny, Iowa and crossed the rainbow bridge to Heaven on January 20, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Judy; children, Rodney (Jill) Smith, Andrea Lynn (Heath) Higginbotham, Nathan (Whitney) Smith, Ryan (Natalie) Sm...

Judy Ann Hughes, 78, passed away quietly on January 18, 2023 and went to her heavenly home after a nine-year battle with Alzheimer's. The family will greet friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2023, at Memorial Services of Iowa (...

Donna Catherine Chesnut (Hansen), of Ankeny, Iowa passed away peacefully at home Monday, January 16, 2023, at the age of 73. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, which always held a special place in her heart. Donna was raised in Ottumwa, Iowa where s...

Donna Catherine Chesnut (Hansen), of Ankeny, Iowa passed away peacefully at home Monday, January 16, 2023, at the age of 73. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, which always held a special place in her heart. Donna was raised in Ottumwa, Iowa where s...

David (Dave) Avery Sanderson passed from this life into the presence of his Lord on January 15, 2023. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at Memorial Services of Iowa (4208 N Ankeny Blvd). A memorial servic...

Garland Winston Seibert, 87, passed away on January 15, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Memorial Services of Iowa (4208 N. Ankeny Blvd). Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., prior to the service...

Mary Pearl Seals was born September 4, 1938 and moved to Heaven on January 9, 2023. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Corinthian Baptist Church (814 School St.) in Des Moines, Iowa. Visitation will be he...

Herbert John Knudten, Jr., 81, of Ankeny, Iowa, passed away on January 5, 2023 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family and friends. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Holy Trinity Luthera...

Mark “Butch” William Alexander, 67, of Ankeny passed away on January 5, 2023 at Hospice Taylor House surrounded by his loving family.  He was known to his family and friends as Butch. Visitation will be held at 5:00-7:00 pm, Thursday, January...

Marlayna Lee Yeager, 67, of Ankeny passed away peacefully at home on January 4, 2023, after a brief battle with stomach cancer. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2023, at Memorial Services of Iowa, 4208 N Ankeny...

Gary A. Tonhouse passed away on January 4, 2023, in Jacksonville, Florida.  A private service was held on January 14, 2023. There will be two Celebration of Life services to follow at a future date, one in Ankeny, as well as one in St. Louis. Gar...

Ronald Wayne Marshall of Ankeny, Iowa passed from this life into the presence of His Lord January 2, 2023. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Ankeny First United Methodist Church (206 SW Walnut St). A f...

Dr. Janet Marie McMahill passed away peacefully January 1, 2023, at Taylor House in Des Moines, Iowa, surrounded by her family. She fought many courageous battles with cancer and most recently developed complications. A memorial service will be he...

Darlene (Sisler) Cooper, age 90, of Ankeny Iowa passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 1, 2023 at her home surrounded by family. She was born on February 11, 1932, to Rufus and Frieda Sisler, in Coggon Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11...

Marilyn Jean (Hovde) Thompson, 90, of rural Boone, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Bethany Life in Story City. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Bethesda Lutheran Church, 1517 Northwestern...

Nikole Danielle Andersen passed away on December 27, 2022, after a lifelong battle with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and its many complications. She was born on February 24, 2000, in Austin, Texas. Nikole is survived by her parents, her mot...

Dale Lowell Hankemeier, 63, passed away on December 26, 2022 unexpectedly with his family at his side at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines. A native of Delmar, Iowa and graduate of Delwood High School, he was born on September 16, 1959 to Dorothy...

Sandra (Sandy) Carley passed away December 26, 2022 from stroke complications at the age of 83. She was born in Omaha, NE, September 25, 1939 to Victor and Stella Carley. Soon they moved to Iowa where she lived until age 25. In her teens, Sandra spen...

Heaven received a “Special Christmas Angel” when Dolores Ann (Nelson) Stall, 93, passed away at Glen Oaks Alzheimer’s Specialty Care Center in Urbandale, IA, on Sunday, December 25, 2022. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. o...

Laveda Ruth Miller went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 24, 2022 at the age of 88 in Des Moines, Iowa. Laveda’s Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 30, 2022 at Memorial Services of Iowa, 4208 ...