Obituaries

James L. (Jim) Murphy, 77, passed away December 21, 2020 in West Des Moines, IA. A visitation will be held from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Memorial Services of Iowa (4208 N. Ankeny Blvd). Funeral services will be held at 3:00...

Elaine Barnwell, 80, of Ankeny, passed away at 1:30 a.m., Thursday, December 17, 2020 at The Bridges in Ankeny, IA. She was born May 31, 1940 in Spring Valley, IL to Armando and Dena (Zaccanti) Bartolini, and married Jerome Barnwell on October ...

JoAnn Darlene Alleman was born in Des Moines, IA on September 21, 1935 to Raymond and Florence Porter.  She died on December 15, 2020 in Ankeny, IA. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Lutheran Church of ...

Richard was born on March 20, 1939 and passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Richard was a resident of Altoona, Iowa....

Lorna Ruth Murphy Agard, 75, died December 14, 2020 at Trinity Center at Luther Park of complications from dementia and aphasia. Lorna was born in Hays, Kansas, on April 18, 1945, the third child of Rollen and Esther Murphy. The family lived in...

Mary J. Morris, 82, of Ankeny passed away December 14, 2020. A visitation will be held Thursday, December 17, 3-5:00 p.m., at Memorial Services of Iowa, (4208 N. Ankeny Blvd), with burial on Friday, at the Iowa Veterans cemetery. Mary was bo...

Howard Lee Justice, son of Ralph W. and Alta Chamberlain, was born March 31, 1931 in Manilla, Iowa. He departed from this life on Saturday, December 12th. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 pm at Ankeny Memorial Funeral Home on Friday, December 18th...

Visitation for Skyla will be held 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 18, 2020 at Prairie Ridge Church (825 NW 36th St). A funeral will be held at 6:00 p.m. immediately following the service. To view the livestream of the service, please use th...

Grace Mary (Berglin) Meetz age 89, formerly from Midway, AR., passed away on Wednesday, the 9th of December, 2020 in the Rolling Green Village in Nevada, IA. from the effects of the SARS CoV2 infection. Born the 26th of August, 1931 in Green Ba...

John William Van Tuyl passed away December 8, 2020. John was born on July 10, 1934 to Glenn and Lucille Van Tuyl. John's mother passed away when he was six weeks old. John attended various schools in the area and graduated from Woodward H...

Roger Laurence Davis, 88, passed away peacefully on December 5, 2020, surrounded by his family. A private service with military honors was held December 12th at Ankeny Memorial Gardens for family. A Celebration of Life will take place in the summer...

Carl B. Potaracke, 79, of Ankeny passed away November 25, 2020. Funeral mass will be held, 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Our Ladies of Immaculate Heart Church in Ankeny. The mass is available via livestream at: https://olih-church.s...

Marie L. Yori, age 97, of Crystal Lake, IL, passed away on November 23, 2020 at Valley Hi Nursing and Rehab in Woodstock, IL. She was born on May 6, 1923 in Willisville, Illinois, the daughter to Anna Holmes. Marie grew up on a farm in South...

James (Jim) Hallihan, of Ankeny, Iowa, was welcomed by God into life eternal on November 20, 2020. He passed at his home from sudden complications due to metastatic cancer. Jim is survived by his wife of 45 cherished years, Trish; and his children,...

On Wednesday November 18th, 2020, Freddie Scherle, loving father, son, and brother passed away at the age of 47. Freddie was born on January 15th, 1973 in Minneapolis. He attended Ankeny High School, the Air Force Academy, and Graduated from Iowa...

Connor James Moll, 21, passed away November 16, 2020. Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines (925 Jordan Creek Pkwy. West Des Moines, Iowa). Please follow this link to view the l...

Tunney Ray Jordan, 66, passed away November 13, 2020 at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston, IA. He was born December 4, 1953 in Chicago, IL, to Tunny and Delores (Milano) Jordan. Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020 from 3:00 pm to 5:...

Donna Blunk, 87, went home to Heaven on November 5, 2020. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Ankeny Baptist Church (2842 S.W. 3rd St). A visitation will be held 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 20th a...

Bennie "Ben" Charles Hartley, 89, of Ankeny died Monday, November 2, 2020 at Sunnyview Care Center. Visitation will be held at 4:00 PM, Friday, November 6, 2020 with funeral service following at 5:00 PM at Ankeny Memorial Funeral Home (4208 N. Ank...

Barbara Jane Dennis, 81, of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, was reunited with her husband of 41 years, Roland Alfred Dennis, on November 4, 2020. Barbara was born February 10, 1939 to Rosetta Violet and Walter Irving Armstrong in Des Moines, Iowa. Bar...

Marian Frances Garner, 92, passed away on October 27, 2020, at Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha, IA, after a courageous four-year battle with Alzheimer's. Marian was born September 13, 1928, to Gladys Hazel (Ruvoldt) and Milton Grady in Des Moine...

McKenzie Jo Decker, 26, passed away at home on October 25, 2020 after many years of struggling with addiction, God knew McKenzie needed to rest. McKenzie was born at Iowa Lutheran Hospital on June 27, 1994 in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral servic...

Dominick Leland Meyer, born November 16, 2018, lost his fight with Biliary Atresia disease and went to live with the Lord on October 22, 2020. He was born in Des Moines, IA to loving parents, Nick and Ashley Meyer. Dominick no longer has to endu...

Timothy Ledru Brudtkuhl, 61, went to be with his Lord and Savior, on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Visitation will be Monday, October 26, 2020 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Memorial Services of Iowa funeral home, 4208 North Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, Iowa....

Lynn was born on October 22, 1946 and passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Lynn was a resident of Ankeny, Iowa....