Pastor James "Jim" W. Holmes, who was born on May 20, 1927 in Prescott, KS, passed away on May 23, 2019 in Des Moines, IA at the age of 92. Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 28, 2019 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 10:30 a.m., both at First Baptist Church, 3020 E. 38th St., Des Moines, IA 50317.  Interment will be at the Holmes Family Cemetery in Prescott, Kansas. Jim married Doris Stroud in 1950 and started his married...

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Sara Jean Aldrich, 79, passed away peacefully on May 1st, 2019, at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, May 7th, at the Waukee Christian Church with interment to follow at the Waukee Cemetery.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Sara J. (Hendricks) Aldrich was born in Madison County on January 19th, 1940, to Otto Hendricks and Lois (Wood) Hendricks.  She graduated from Winterset High...

A joyous gift to all who met her; LaRita Jane Stockton, aka LaRita Russell, was called home by her Father on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. LaRita was born March 3, 1947 to Francis and Thelma Russell in Colfax, IA.  She moved to Newton where she graduated from High School in 1964. A love of all things was something that burned bright in her, especially the ocean, its creatures and anything do with water.  Her other great loves were her family, friends and music. Even at her worst she...

Gary "Chop" Dale Sayre, 53 of Waukee, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. A Memorial Remembrance Gathering will be held Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Ernst Funeral Home (80 NE Dartmoor Drive) in Waukee. Chop was born to Bob and Juanita (Williams) Sayre on July 23, 1965 in Livingston, Montana.  Chop grew up in Des Moines and graduated from Hoover High School.  He went on to marry...

James Lewis Tounsley, 66 of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away at his home on April 18, 2019. In keeping with James' wishes, no services will be held.  Memorials may be directed to the family via our website to assist with final funeral expenses. James was born on August 17, 1952 in Des Moines, Iowa to John and Eris (James) Tounsley.  A long-time Des Moines resident, James in his younger years enjoyed coaching his children's little league baseball teams.  He loved...

Linda K. Conley-Dunbar, 76, passed away March 30, 2019 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Linda was born in Princeton on March 5, 1943 to Moe and Ethel Conley. Linda graduated from Wood Memorial High School in 1961. Surviving Linda are her three children, Angela Dickerson (Dave) of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nick Hallinan (Debbie) of Camarillo, California, and Sean Hallinan (Robin) of Waukee, Iowa; mother, Ethel Conley of Princeton; 4 special cousins; and 8 grandchildren who will all...

JoAnn Lorraine DeCamp, 92, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Adel, IA, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019 at NHC of Bluffton.  Graveside Committal Services will be held Friday, April 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Oakdale Cemetery in Adel, IA.

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Marsha Gail Schmidt, who was born to James L. and Mary F. (VanAuken) Barnes on June 17, 1956 in Sedalia, Missouri, passed away at the age of 62 on March 4, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. A memorial remembrance gathering will be held Friday, March 15, 2019 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Ernst Funeral Home in Waukee, IA. Marsha was a long-time resident of Waukee.  Throughout her life, she worked as an Accountant, Election Official, U.S. Census Official, and...