Obituaries

Leslie "Oppy" Robert Luick, 72, of Ankeny passed away February 16, 2015 at Mercy Hospice, surrounded by family. A funeral mass will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 20th, at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Church. A visitation will be held 5:00 to 7:...

Barbara Martin, 92, of Ankeny passed away February 7, 2015 at Taylor Hospice House. Burial of her urn will be at Ankeny Memorial Gardens. Barbara worked for Easter Seals for 20 years before her retirement. She and her husband Wayne were charter me...

Eleanor J. Brouelette, 75, of Polk City passed away at home peacefully with her family January 25, 2015. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., January 29, 2015 at St. Paul Presbyterian Church (6426 Merle Hay Rd). Eleanor was born March 20, 19...

Virginia Ann (Hildreth) Wheeler, 90, of Ames passed away January 17, 2015. A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m., January 24, 2015 at Memorial Services of Iowa funeral home (4208 N. Ankeny Blvd) Virginia was born July 11, 1924 in rural Polk Co...

Larry Ross Crawford, 68, of Ankeny passed away at Mercy Hospital January 7, 2015. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., January 12, 2015 at St. Paul Lutheran Church (1100 S.E. Sharon Dr). A visitation will be 4-6:00p.m., Sunday, January 11, 2015m at...

Shirley (Leonard) Wilson, 83, formerly of Ankeny passed away January 16, 2015 in Glendale, AZ in the comforting care of Banner Hospice, surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday February20, 2015 at Holy Trin...

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Monday, January 12 1:30 PM Our Lady's Immaculate Heart 510 East 1st Street Ankeny, IA 50021 (515) 964-3038...

David Phillip Diehm, 74, of Ankeny passed away at home January 6, 2015. A visitation will be held 1:00 - 2:30 p.m., Saturday, January 10, 2015 at the Methodist Christian New Life Center (710 N.E. 36th St., Ankeny), with a memorial service to follow,...

Samuel Jefferson Nuzum II, 58, passed away of natural causes on January 6, 2015. His body has been cremated and private family graveside services will be at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery at later date. Sam was born February 6, 1956 to Robert A. and Pa...

Kenneth Daniel Penaluna, 74, of Ankeny passed away at Mercy Hospice of Johnston on Monday, April 1, 2013. He was very fortunate to have been visited by numerous family members and friends during the last few days before his death. A Celebration of...

Nancy (Freel) Thompson, 80, of Ames passed away January 10, 2017 at Bethany Life in Story City. Graveside services will be held at a later date. Nancy was born in Ames, IA May 2, 1936 to Earl and Roxie Freel. Following her graduation from nursing...

William Joseph McCarthy "Joe", 76, went home to be with the Lord on April 26, 2018. A visitation will be held 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m, Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Catholic Church, 510 East First ...

Fred Long, 86, of Ankeny passed away October 23, 2017. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 27, 2017 at Ankeny First United Methodist Church (206 S.W. Walnut). A visitation will be held 5 – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 26th, at Memor...

Lancy Louise Herselius, 67, of Ankeny, passed away September 6, 2017 after a battle with ALS. A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 11, 2017 at Ankeny First United Methodist Church (206 S.W. Walnut). A visitation will be he...