Obituaries

Thomas A. Geitzenauer, 72, of Ankeny passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loved ones Saturday, June 16, 2018. A funeral mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Catholic Church. A visitat...

Myrene Ann England, 59, passed away June 13, 2018 at The Bird House Hospice in Iowa City, with her brother Aaron and his wife Mary by her side. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the Van Meter United Methodist Chur...

John "Swede" Eric Lundstrom was born April 8, 1929 in Aurora, Illinois, the son of Katherine Lundstrom Jacobsen. He passed away June 11, 2018 at the age of 89, due to congestive heart failure. A visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. to noon, Friday...

Aaron Scott Pruitt, 38, of Fort Dodge, formally of Des Moines passed away on June 5, 2018 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. A memorial gathering will be held at a later date with Aaron's family and friends. Condolences or Memorials for the Pruitt family may be ma...

James (Jim) Corrigan, formerly of Naperville IL, passed into the presence of the Lord on June 1st, 2018 at his home in Ankeny, IA with his beloved wife of 55 years, Judy, at his side. Jim is also survived by his three children, Jim (Karen), Maggie (R...

Jane Renee (Noftsger) Lyon was born on February 1, 1979 to Larry and Mary (Beenken) Noftsger in Des Moines Iowa. Jane passed from this life into her eternal rest on May 29, 2018 at home in West Des Moines, due to brain cancer. A visitation will be ...

Ronald James Halverson, 69, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Taylor House in Des Moines, IA. Ronald was born on February 25, 1949 in La Crosse, WI, to Dorf and Viette (Thompson) Halverson. He graduated from Elkader High School in 1967. He attend...

Nora May Miller 98, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on May 24, 2018. Visitation will be 5:00- 7:00 p.m., Monday, May 28, 2018 at Union Baptist Church (821 Arthur Ave., Dsm). Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., May 29, 2018 also at the chu...

Cindy Lee (Carmichael) Benton, 51, of Des Moines, Iowa passed away on May 24, 2018 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, Iowa. Service information for Cindy is pending for a later date. Memorials may be given to the family or mailed to the funeral h...

Andrew (Andy) Patrick Kasper Jr. was born on April 10, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Andrew Sr. and Madonna (Pierick) Kasper. He passed away on May 13, 2018 due to complications of prostate cancer. Visitation will be held at Memorial Serv...

Jeffrey Roberts, 56, of Ankeny, passed away on May 8, 2018 at his home. No services are scheduled at this time. Jeff was born on August 25, 1961 to Donald & Marjorie Roberts in Spirit Lake, IA. He Graduated from Ankeny High School in 1979. After high...

Phyllis Jane Wirth, 83, of Colo, IA passed away on May 6, 2018, at her home with her family at her side. A memorial services will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the United Methodist Church in Colo, IA (602 4th St, Colo, IA 50056). I...

Janice Frederick, 83, of Ankeny, passed away peacefully May 5, 2018 surrounded by family after a very brief stay at Mercy Hospital. She unexpectedly passed on Cinco de Mayo due to an exacerbation of COPD. Her lungs gave up after a long battle. A vi...

Mary Maxine Worden Anderson, 99, of Ankeny, Iowa, passed into eternal life May 2, 2018 at the Suites of Ankeny. She was born May 18, 1918 to George and Mary (Watts) Worden and married Marvin A. Anderson June 25, 1938. She shared her love with her chi...

Linda Diane Hurst, 62, of Ankeny passed away May 1, 2018 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. Services for Linda will be on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Urbandale, Iowa. Linda was born on September 17, 1955 i...

Donna Louise McClain-Stroud-Wilson was born Dec. 25th, 1939 in Lycoming, PA. She went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 20, 2018 surrounded by her Family & Friends. Although she worked various jobs, she spent most of her life as a Hom...

Henry A. Wall, age 83, of Ankeny Iowa, formerly of Mt. Lake, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Altoona Nursing and Rehab nursing home in Altoona Iowa. Henry was born October 28, 1934 to Jacob and Sarah (Unrau) Wall in Lust...

J Edward Johnston, 88 years, went to be with the Lord Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Trinity Center at Luther Park, Des Moines Iowa. Ed was born to Delbert Henry and Delia Susan Johnston on July 8, 1929 in Lisbon, Iowa. He grew up in the Lisbon and Ceda...

Larry "Pete" Peterson passed away April 10, 2018 at the Taylor House with his wife and family surrounding him. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 on Monday, April 16, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church in Grimes, IA (410 S.E. 3rd St.). A vi...

Merle Joseph Kaplan, 83, an Iowa farm boy left to meet his Lord and Savior April 7, 2018. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 13, 2018 at Ankeny First United Methodist Church (206 S.W. Walnut St). A visitation will be held 5:0...

Carleton (Carl) M. Metzger Sr., age 94 of Ankeny died on April 6, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, following a brief hospitalization. A visitation will be held Wednesday, April 11, 2018, from 5-7 pm at Memorial Services of Iowa, 4208 N. Ankeny B...

Cynthia Jean (Turner) Cornell, 59, passed away early morning Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Known as Cyndee to her many friends, she was born February 25, 1959, the daughter of Billy Dean and Carolyn Jean (D...

Gary S. Ternus was called home to our Lord April 1, 2018. Born in Manchester, Iowa on December 5, 1944, to Joseph and Katherine (Schaecher) Ternus, Gary was a wonderful, loving man who touched the lives of all who knew him. He accomplished many...

Jim Mealey, 70, of Ankeny passed away March 26, 2018. Jim was born and raised in Des Moines. He graduated from Southeast Polk high school where he was an all-star athlete, best known for football. He married his former wife, Glenda, and they moved to...

Mary Yvonne Trusty, 86, of Ankeny passed away peacefully on Sunday March 18, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. A visitation will be held Sunday March 25, 2018, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Ankeny Memorial Chapel (4208 N. Ankeny Blvd) with a prayer ser...