Obituaries

Barbara Joan (Morrissey) Schaefer, 82, of Ankeny, IA, formerly of Cambridge IL/Davenport, IA, passed away peacefully in her home on June 9, 2021. Cremation has been accorded and per her wishes, there will be no services or visitation. Memorial Servic...

Gene Eldon Sewell, Sr., 92, passed away in the comfort of his own home on June 5, 2021. Visitation will be held from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at Ankeny First United Methodist Church (206 SW Walnut St.). Funeral service will be...

Karen Ruth Lehman, 76, passed away June 2, 2021 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 7, 2021 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ankeny, IA (1100 SE Sharon Dr.). A second funeral will...

Charlotte Marie Allen, 95, passed away Friday evening in Ankeny, Iowa. A visitation will be 5 to 7 PM, Thursday, June 3, 2021 at Ankeny Memorial Funeral Home.  Charlotte’s interment will be a family service in Florida where she will be reunited...

Jack Joalan Price, 67, passed away peacefully at his home on May 26, 2021. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Valley Church (4343 Fuller Rd., West Des Moines). A Celebration of Life will take place at 3:00 p.m....

Damon Craig Jeter joined our family and a 3 year old brother, Darren on May 8, 1972. Damon passed, long before his time at age 49, on May 19, 2021 at the U of I Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. As a child Damon enjoyed fishing and hunting, loved outdo...

George Russell Trowbridge, 71, passed away May 17, 2021 at MercyOne Des Moines. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Memorial Services of Iowa (4208 N. Ankeny Blvd). Funeral will be at 11:00 a.m. also at the f...

Edward J “Jazzman Joe” Lynch, Jr., beloved son, brother, spouse, father, grandfather, uncle, cousin and child of God, went home to the Lord on May 13, 2021 due to complications following Covid. Visitation will be held June 10, 2021 from 5:00-8...

Lynn Alan Hall, 79, of Ankeny died peacefully at his home on May 6th, 2021. He was born June 30, 1941 in Des Moines, Iowa to Cleo and Nadine (Albaugh) Hall. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Monday, May 10, 2021 at Memorial Se...

Rex James Barto, 57, of Dike, IA passed away on May 6th, 2021. Rex was born on February 10th, 1964 in Sioux City, Iowa. Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 18th, 2021 at Fredsville Lutheran Church (32756 150th St in Cedar F...

Alan Jon Muehlenthaler, age 61, of Ankeny, IA, passed away on April 28, 2021 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 PM on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Memorial Services of Iowa (4208 N. Ankeny Blvd). A funeral service wi...

Melissa E. Berry, 48 of Ankeny, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021 in her home surrounded by loved ones. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 27, 2021 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Memorial Services of Iowa (4208 N. Ankeny Blvd). The family respectful...

George E. Clemons, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by his daughter and extended family on April 22, 2021, at Ramsey Village in Des Moines, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 30, 2021, at Christ the King Cat...

Patricia (Pat) Ann Felber, 92, passed away peacefully at her home in Huxley, Iowa, on April 18, 2021. Pat was born on September 19, 1928, in Hartington, Nebraska, to Raymond and Loraine Kathol, the eldest of six siblings. She married Earl E. Felber o...

Dr. Fred C. Marsh passed away peacefully surrounded by the love and comfort of his family and friends on April 12, 2021 after a long battle with cancer. The family invites you to a visitation from 4 to 6 p.m. followed by a Celebration of Life star...

Robert J. Trusty, 79, of Des Moines, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. A visitation will be held Monday, April 12, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, 1230 Merle Hay Rd., Des Moines, Iowa with a fu...

Violet Belle Horner, 94, of Ankeny, Iowa, entered into Heaven on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at home under the care of Mercy Hospice. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 10, 2021, at Urbandale Baptist Church (6501 Aurora Ave., Urba...

Dr. Terrance Howard Henderson, “Terry”, passed away on April 6, 2021 in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 82. Terry was a beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend, mentor and world-traveler. He is remembered by all who knew him as a kind ...

Barbara Louise Waller passed away surrounded by the love and comfort of her family on April 5, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 9, 2021, with visitation at 10:30 a.m., at Ankeny Memorial Funeral Home (4208 N Ankeny Bl...

Julitta Bogner, age 93, died peacefully at Azria Health Park Place with the caring support of hospice care on April 2, 2021.  She was born in Crofton Nebraska and lived there until entering the convent after 8th grade.  She was a member of the Teac...

Larry Lee Gottula transitioned from this mortal coil on March 29, 2021, at approximately 7:15 a.m. His passing set him free from the shackles of illness and the fragility of age and allowed him to enter the kingdom of heaven. While there’s little d...