Obituaries

Pamela Sue (Isebrand) Stallings, 65, passed away January 22, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be held 10:30 a.m., April 28, 2018 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Woden, Iowa, with a visitation at 9:30 a.m., one ho...

Mary Fontana, 84, of Ankeny passed away January 20, 2018 at Sunny View Care Center. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 2, 2018 at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Church. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. ...

Evelyn L. (Carr) Lilly passed away on January 20, 2018. At 92 years old, Mom decided that it was time to go home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Memorial Services of Iowa Funeral Home (4208 N Ankeny Blvd). A ...

John "Jack" T. Dyer, 81, of Ankeny passed away January 7, 2018 at Taylor House Hospice. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Church. A visitation will be held 5 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday,...

Al Van Kley, the son of Arie and Jeanne Van Kley, was born February 5, 1941 in Ocheyedan, Iowa. He graduated from Ocheyedan High School in 1959 and Iowa State University in 1963 in Farm Operations. He maintained a special relationship with many class...

Frances Rae Cowan, God's faithful, beautiful, loving servant was welcomed joyfully home by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 4, 2018. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 9, 2017 at Memorial Services of Iowa Funeral ...

Beloved sister, aunt, grandmother, great grandmother. Noriko Smith, 83, passed away December 28th, 2017 at Taylor House in Des Moines, Iowa. Noriko was born in Sapporo, Japan in July 1934. Preceded in death by her sister Atsuko, Tokyo, Japan...

William Richard Failor, 91, a resident of Ankeny for 45 years and formerly of Marion, died December 28 at Mercy Hospice, after a 3-month illness. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 3 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Memorial Services of Iowa at A...

Robert (Bob) Bettle, of Ankeny, passed away on December 22, 2017. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Memorial Services of Iowa funeral home (4208 N Ankeny Blvd). Funeral services will be held at 1:00...

Richard (Dick) Gary King, 78, of Ankeny, died on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, at Ankeny Presbyterian Church, with visitation one hour prior to the fu...

catherine Berger, 68, of Huxley passed away December 21, 2017 at Israel House Hospice in Ames. A visitation will be held 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Memorial Services of Iowa funeral home (4208 N Ankeny Blvd). A Funeral Mass ...

Robert Earl Stemler, 85, of Ankeny passed away December 20, 2017. Graveside services will be held indoors, 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 28th at Ankeny Memorial Gardens. A celebration of life open house will be held 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at AHE...

Irene Luella "Babe" (nee Hand) Wilkins was born November 26, 1923 at the farm home near Pilot Mound, Iowa. She joined the family of angels on December 18, 2017 at the Westhaven Community in Boone, Iowa. She graduated from Napier High School in 194...

David L. Smith, 65, of Des Moines passed away on December 15, 2017 surrounded by his family. In honor of David's request he will be cremated and a gathering will be held Tuesday, December 19, 2017 from 6 PM- 8 PM at the Tavern (1755 50th St, West D...

Ruth Clarinda Jennette Gudim Wold was born on February 11, 1918, in Fargo, North Dakota, the oldest daughter of Albert and Margit (Lee) Gudim. She graduated from Newfolden High School in 1936, and from Augsburg College in 1941, with a major in histor...

Edward R. Kinlein, 80, of Ankeny passed away December 13th, 2017. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Church. A visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the Mass. Ed was born May 10, 1...

Larry Trumper has no friends because everyone he knew became family. Larry Edwin Trumper was born to Roma and Fred Trumper on October 5, 1954. He grew up on a Clio, Iowa farm with his siblings David (Elora), Anice (Bill Downs) and Michael (Sharon)....

Raymond "Gunner" Gundlach, 74, of Mitchellville passed away November 27, 2017. A visitation will be held 6 – 7:00 p.m., Friday, December 1, 2017 at Memorial Services of Iowa funeral home (4208 N Ankeny Blvd), with a service beginning at 7:00 p.m....

Terri Bellville, 62, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, November 25, 2017, after a long and courageous struggle with Multiple Sclerosis. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Memorial S...

Karen Adams, 76, of Ankeny passed away Nov. 20, 2017 at Mercy hospice in Johnston, with her family by her side. At her request, a formal service will not be held. A visitation will be held 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Friday, Nov. 24th, at Memorial S...

Shirley Ann Ware passed away November 19, 2017 after a 4 year battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Visitation will be held 5 to 7:00 p.m., Fri., Nov. 24th at Memorial Services of Iowa funeral home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday also at t...

James T. Severson won his war with cancer. His family surrounded him as he left the battlefield to meet Jesus on November 13, 2017. He was 57. Jim took great care of the body God gave him; he did not deserve appendix cancer and remained courageous th...

Wilma Barbara Graber Roth Leichty, 80, died peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, November 10, 2017 at Sunny View Care Center, Ankeny, Iowa. A celebration of life service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at the Wayland Me...

Susan Nelson, 73, of Ankeny passed away November 6, 2017. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 9th at Ankeny Presbyterian Church (317 S.E. Trilein Dr). A visitation will be held 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 8th at Memo...

Bill Blunk, 85 entered heaven November 3, 2017. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at Ankeny Baptist Church (2842 S.W. 3rd St). A visitation will be held 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 7th at Memorial Servi...