OBITUARIES

Obituaries - Des Moines area

Feb 12, 2021

Patricia Frye

Patricia Frye (Streeter), born March 31, 1955, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021 surrounded by her daughter Tammy Merkley and...

Feb 11, 2021

Nola Hewus

Nola M. Hewus passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. She was born on July 25, 1940, to Chester and Mildred (Schultz) Hertz in...

Feb 9, 2021

Dollie Jones

Dollie W. Jones, age 74, passed away on February 6th, 2021, in Urbandale, Iowa. Dollie is survived by her twin brother, Dave (Evelyn)...

Feb 9, 2021

Donna Jean Simmons

Donna Jean Simmons loving mother and wife passed away on February 3rd 2021. She is survived by her caring husband, Darren, her son Evan,...

Feb 3, 2021

Benjamin John Bryant

Benjamin John Bryant, Sr., 81, of Norwalk, Iowa, died on Monday, February 1, 2021 peacefully at home while surrounded by his loving wife...

Feb 2, 2021

Joe Robert Patrick

Joe Robert Patrick, a longtime newsroom presence at both The Des Moines Register and Des Moines Tribune and then a faculty member and...

Jan 30, 2021

Johnny Ray Meislahn Sr.

Johnny Ray Meislahn Sr. was born September 6th, 1962 in the great state of Iowa. Although most think him to be from Texas because of his...

Jan 30, 2021

Kathleen Kay Morrow

Kathleen Kay (Ryan) Morrow was born on July 18, 1955, in Holdrege, NE, to William and Berdena (Hammond) Ryan. Kathleen received an AA...

Jan 29, 2021

Norman L. Phelps "Butch"

On January 9, 2021, Norman L. Phelps (Butch), 87, of Des Moines, Iowa went home to rest with his Lord and Savior after battling Covid-19....

Jan 27, 2021

Jon W. Loveless

On September 26, 1959, Jon W. Loveless was born to Charles and Ester Loveless in San Diego, CA. Jon was the only boy and the youngest of...

Jan 25, 2021

Geraldine Dowdell

Geraldine (Geri) Dowdell (age 80) died peacefully on January 14, 2021 at Glen Oaks Alzheimer’s Care Center in Urbandale, IA. Geri was...

Jan 25, 2021

Robert Barnes

Robert Lee Barnes, 69, a cabinet maker, died Jan. 20, 2021, at home. Mr. Barnes was born Dec. 1, 1951, in Grapevine, Tx. He had been a...

Jan 19, 2021

Adelaido DeHoyos

Adelaido Eugene DeHoyos of Des Moines, Iowa unexpectedly passed away early morning on January 13, 2021. Eddie was born to Cleo Saenz and...

Jan 18, 2021

Larry Dorsey, Jr.

Larry Dorsey, Jr., of Des Moines, IA., died Friday January 15, 2021 at the age of 72. Larry was born and raised in Des Moines. He was a...

Jan 15, 2021

Lois Ferne Davis

Lois was born August 19, 1935 in Linden, Iowa to Bill and Ferne (Hale) Stonehocker. She was married to Robert Davis on May 1, 1959. Over...

Jan 14, 2021

Jerry Kobrock

Jerry Wayne Kobrock (69) of Des Moines, IA passed away on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 with his family at his side after a courageous...

Jan 13, 2021

Barbara A. Egbers

Barbara A. Egbers, 83, of Des Moines, passed away January 9, 2021 at her sister’s home in Des Moines, where she was being cared for....

Jan 13, 2021

Lorenza (Lori) Collins

Lorenza (Lori) M. Collins, age 90, of Sheridan, OR, passed away of natural causes on January 10, 2021 at Glen Oaks Alzheimer’s Senior...

Jan 9, 2021

Fredrick "Freddy/Derf" Rummans

Fredrick (Freddy/Derf) George Rummans, 81, of Des Moines passed away on January 3rd, 2021 at Adel Acres Nursing Home after his long...

Jan 6, 2021

Ricky Dale

Ricky Dale, 71, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Des Moines Veterans Hospital. Richard Edward Dale was born in Des Moines,...