Obituaries

Herbert O. Wilkinson, 83, passed away April 29, 2016, at Sunny View Care Center. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday May 3, 2016 at First Church of Christ (310 NW Ash, Ankeny). A visitation will be held Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m., a...

Robert "Bob" Eppard passed away April 25, 2016. His going home party will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Johnston E-Free Church. A visitation will be 9:30 – 11:00 a.m., prior to the service. A family burial will be at a later date at R...

Having lived a long and full life, Robert F. Miller, 92, passed away at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines on Friday, April 22, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday. April 28, 2016 at All Saints Catholic Church (650 NE 52n...

Patrick F. Crouch, 63, of Prairie City went to be with the Lord, April 20, 2016, after a long and courageous battle with skin cancer. Pat will always be remembered for his kind and caring heart. He spent much of his life as a valiant caregiver. P...

Terry Doling, 58, of Ankeny, passed away unexpectedly on March 18, 2016. Terry was born in Iowa City to Thomas and Eleanor Doling, where he met the love of his life, Barbara Doling. They became high-school sweethearts and got married on August 25, ...

FRANCINE (CAMPANELLA) HERMANN Francine Hermann, 83, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Catholic Church. A visitation will be held 1 hour pr...

Eric John Marvel went to be with the Lord on April 14, 2016, a senseless casualty of a glioblastoma multiforme. Eric was born in Peoria, IL on January 19, 1973. He moved to Ankeny with his family in 1986 where he has resided ever since. He graduated ...

Josephine "Jo" Katherine (Beener) Heston, 90, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. She was born on May 2nd, 1925 to Phillip and Elizabeth (Miller) Beener in Des Moines, IA. A visitation will be held ...

Marsha Lynn Caffrey, 64, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 7 at 10:30 at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Church. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 6 from 5...

Sarah Magnani, 85, of Ankeny died of pancreatic cancer on March 23, 2016. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Church. A visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., with a p...

Scott A. Moon, 47, of Ankeny passed away unexpectedly at home, March 22, 2016. A visitation will be held 6 – 8:00p.m., Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Memorial Services of Iowa funeral home (4208 N Ankeny Blvd). A memorial service will be held 10:30 ...

Patricia Ann Riggs, 77, of Des Moines passed away March 2, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held 6:00 p.m., Monday, March 7, 2016 at Cornerstone Church in Altoona (410 S.W. 17th Ave.) Patricia was born June 25, 1938 in Madison County, Iowa, the y...

Curtis Gerald MacVey, 82, of Ankeny, passed away February 28, 2016. Funeral services will be held 10:30a.m., Friday, March 4, 2016 at Ankeny First United Methodist Church. A visitation will be held 5:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 3rd, at Ankeny Mem...

Raymond Albert Romick, 93, of Alleman passed away February 25, 2016 in the care of VA Hospice. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., February 29, 2016 at the Ankeny Church of The Brethren (417 S.E. Grant St., Ankeny) A visitation will be held...

Toby J. Logsdon, 60, of Des Moines passed away February 24, 2016, at his home. Interment will be at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery. Toby was born Sept. 25, 1955, and grew up in Pleasantville, IA. Toby was a loving Son, Father, Brother, and Grandfat...

Dorothy Mae Clemens, 97, passed away on Tuesday February 23, 2016, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, after illness. Dorothy was born November 9, 1918 in her home in Melbourne, Iowa to James Arthur and Myrtle Diggins. She graduated from Melbo...

Marilyn Gay Davis, 77, of Des Moines passed away February 22, 2016 at Mercy Hospital. Marilyn was born at home in Des Moines Iowa on July 14, 1938 to Ocie and Esta Overton. She was raised in Des Moines and graduated from East High School in 1956. W...

Kimberly (Kim) Ann Fitzgerald, 47, of Ankeny, Iowa was surrounded by her loved ones as she passed from complications after a heart attack at Nebraska Medical in Omaha on February 14, 2016. A Celebration of her life will be held at Ankeny First Unit...

Louise Shirley (Parker) Treangen, 87, passed away February 11, 2016, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. Louise previously lived in Ankeny. A Funeral Mass will be held on the Friday of Mother's Day Weekend, May 6, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at Our...

Larry Douglas Akin, 64, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 11, 2016. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday February 15, 2016, at Slater Baptist Church with burial to follow at the Slater Cemetery. All are welcome to attend ...

Ronald "Ron" Dean Walker, 82, of Ankeny passed away Friday, January 29, 2016, surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 5, 2016, at Memorial Services of Iowa funeral home (4208 N Ankeny Blvd). A visitation will...

RICHARD "RICK" STANLEY RUSSELL February 18, 1952 – January 20, 2016 Richard "Rick" Stanley Russell, 63, of Ankeny passed away January 20, 2016 at the Veterans Administration Hospice Center in Des Moines, Iowa due to complications from Diabete...

Kristina (Kristi) Marie Masters died in a car accident on Tuesday January 19, 2016. She was born in Fargo, North Dakota on December 12, 1979 to Jill and Mark Bale. Her family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1990. She married her high school sweetheart ...

Carol Lynn (Rhoades) Lee Carol Lee, 58, of Ankeny, passed away January 9, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A memorial service will be held 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Ankeny Christian Church (2506 SW. 3rd Street, Ankeny ...

Our dearest Roy Luedtke, 59, of Polk City passed away January 9, 2016. Roy had been an employee at Pioneer for the last 32 years. During his time at Pioneer he was able to explore the entire world and meet many friends along the way. He enjoyed his...