Obituaries

Sep 22, 2018

Sep 1, 2018

Maebelle Doris Kortz, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa.

A graveside service will be held Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Oakland Cemetery in Ft. Dodge, IA.

Maebelle was born Randall and Maryanne (Jorgenson) Hokem on the family farm outside of Ft. Dodge on April 17, 1924....

Sep 1, 2018

Aug 26, 2018

Robert (Rob) D. Everhard, who was born April 9, 1956 in Ft. Dodge, IA, passed away at his home in Waukee on August 26, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, August 31, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church. Interment to follow at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery. Rob graduated from the Ft. Dodge...

Aug 24, 2018

Wilma Jean Lester, 76, who was born in Des Moines, IA on August 21, 1942, passed away at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, IA on August 24, 2018. Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 28, 2018 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Ernst Funeral Home, Waukee. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 10:00 AM at...

Aug 21, 2018

Jun 22, 2018

Dixie Ann Terronez, who was born June 1, 1933 in Cedar Rapids, IA to Elmer and Helen (Keith) Sanford, passed away at Fleur Heights Care Center on June 22, 2018 in Des Moines, IA. She is survived by her son Mathew Terronez of Johnston, IA. Graveside Services will be held Tuesday June 26, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at the Glendale...

May 4, 2018

Dean A. Beninga, 61, of Ankeny, formerly of Dike, died Friday, May 4, 2018 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. Dean was born on May 23, 1956, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, son of Bernard and Betty (Webrand) Beninga. He graduated from Dike High School in 1974. Dean owned The Skyway restaurant in Reinbeck, Iowa for many years before owning...

Apr 28, 2018

When our mother heard dad was getting tired of waiting for her, she decided to take his hand and go home to his arms in heaven. Our beloved mother, Hilda Johnson, joined her loving husband, Axel, in heaven on April 28, 2018. She was 87 years young. Hilda Johnson was preceded in death by her parents, John and Elizabeth Leigh,...

Mar 31, 2018

Nelson Michael Chaya, who was born to Stanley & Mary Chaya in Cleveland, OH, went to be with his Heavenly Father after a brief battle with lung cancer on March 31, 2018 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA. Nelson married the love of his life, Nora in Adel, IA on July 3, 1989. Nelson worked as a custodian for Firestone...

Mar 26, 2018

Bob was born on June 19, 1922, in Putnam County, Missouri, to Marshall Walter and Elsie Olive Wright. After his graduation from Mt. Ayr High School, Bob hitchhiked across the country holding jobs to keep going. He worked at Boeing Air in Washington State with his sister and mother building aircraft during WWII. Bob was married to Eva Jean Greimann...

Mar 20, 2018

Richard "Dick" George Smith passed away at the age of 83 on March 20, 2018 at the VA Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. Dick was born to Frank Edward and Rosalie (McFadden) Smith on January 29, 1935 in Storm Lake, IA. Dick graduated from Britt H.S. before attending Buena Vista College. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and proudly...

Feb 12, 2018

Karl August Kanzok was born on November 16, 1928, in Wippendorf, Germany. He died on February 12, 2018, of respiratory failure. He generously donated his body to Des Moines University. Karl came from Germany to work with his Uncle in Marshalltown, IA., becoming a US Citizen on July 11, 1955. He was then accepted as an electrician apprentice with IBEW,...

Jan 9, 2018

Dennis Gene Waller, who was born to Cecil and Lois Waller in Creston, Iowa on April 26, 1948, passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, IA on January 9, 2018. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 11, 2018 from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held Friday, January 12, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., both at...

Jan 4, 2018

Denman Monroe Jarvis, who was born in Des Moines, Iowa on September 4, 1943, passed away at the VA Medical Center, CLC on January 4, 2018. A remembrance gathering and visitation will be held on Monday, January 8, 2018 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ernst Funeral Home in Waukee. Interment will be held at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in...

Dec 25, 2017

Cheryl Lynn Taylor-Rodriguez 59, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at her home. Cherylsuffered from Diabetes and was undergoing Dialysis treatments 2-3 times weekly.Cheryl Lynn Taylor-Rodriguez 59, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at her home. Cherylsuffered from Diabetes and was undergoing Dialysis treatments 2-3 times weekly. Cheryl Lynn Taylor-Rodriguez 59, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at her home....

Dec 1, 2017

Donald Robert Burns, Jr, 81, of Marshalltown, formerly of Adel, passed away on December 1, 2017 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. A memorial service will be held Monday, December 11, 2017 at 1:00 p.m., with visitation beginning one hour prior at 12:00 p.m., both at Ernst Funeral Home. Interment to follow at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery. Don was...

Nov 28, 2017

Betty Jean Howe, who was born on December 22, 1933 in Moneta, Iowa, passed away at Christopher House Hospice in Austin, TX on November 28, 2017. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Ernst Funeral Home in Waukee. Private interment at Waukee Cemetery. Betty married the love of her life, Don Howe,...

Nov 27, 2017

Cameron Riley Fabritz, 19, earned his angel wings on Monday, November 27,2017 after a brief battle with pneumonia, complicated by ongoing treatment for Leukemia. Visitation will be held Thursday, November 30, 2017 from 5-7 p.m. at Ernst Funeral Home in Waukee and a Celebration of Life will be held Friday, December 1, 2017 at 10 a.m. at the Lutheran Church...

Nov 27, 2017

Steven Wayne Hoogeveen, age 63, died peacefully in his home surrounded by family on November 27, 2017, after a two-year fight with gastric cancer. He is survived by his parents, Stan and Clara; the wife he cherished for 43 years, Connie (Kelderman); three children whom he dearly loved, Anne (Dan) Jasper, Laurie (Sean) Covington, and John (Erika), 14 grandchildren, and...