All Obituaries

Jerry Martin Hoover passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Kavanagh House in Des Moines.  Visitation will be held from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sunday, January 23rd with a Rosary at 3:45.  A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 am Monday, January 24th.   Both will be at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Norwalk. Jerry was born September 24, 1935 to Donivan G.  Hoover and Winifred (King) Hoover, the first of 9 children.  Jerry grew up and lived his...

Terry Kent Brown, of Des Moines, died Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 20th at O’Leary Funeral & Cremation Services in Norwalk, with visitation one hour prior. Terry was born March 19, 1958 to Robert and Patricia (Carper) Brown.  He was the youngest of eight children and grew up in the Norwalk/Cumming/Des Moines area, graduating from Norwalk High School. Following...

Paul Robert Funke died peacefully at EveryStep Kavanagh Hospice House on December 22, 2021.  Paul was born on June 12, 1956, in Cedar Rapids Iowa.  Paul married Kerry Joan Kimberley on December 30, 1978, in Ames, Iowa.  He graduated from Iowa State University in 1980. Paul and Kerry have resided in Norwalk, Iowa for 35 years and have also enjoyed a lake home in Sun Valley, Iowa for 20 years.  In addition to his wife Kerry, he is survived by his sons Andrew Eli and Kevin...

Cosie D. Daniel, age 53 of Norwalk, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Unity Point-Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A Celebration of Cosie’s life will be held in the spring of 2022.  (Date to be determined.) Cosie was born in Michigan City, Indiana to Cosie and Bernice Daniel.  He attended school in Michigan City, graduating from Elston High School in 1988.  He then attended Iowa Central Community College majoring in Criminal Justice. On October...

William “Billy” Emmett Moore-Groves passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021.  A visitation with the family will be held from 11:30-12:30 on Tuesday, December 21 at the New Life Church in Pleasant hill.  Private family services and burial will be held.   Billy was born June 2, 2020 to Anthony Groves and Ashley Moore. He was the center of the world for his parents and siblings.  He was a typical little boy, loved to run, play football, smile and laugh, and...

Kae Helen Smoldt, age 58, died Friday, December 10, 2021 at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston.  Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, December 16 with a funeral service starting at 10:30 a.m. on Friday.  Lunch will be served following the funeral.  Visitation and funeral services will be held at O’Leary Celebration of Life Center in Norwalk. Kae was born November18, 1963 to Edward and Irene (Leffel) Burkart in Wisconsin .  She graduated from high...

Richard Hook Guyer, age 76, passed away on December 5, 2021 at his home in Truro. Visitation will be held at O’Leary Funeral & Cremation Services on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  A funeral service will begin at 12:00 and burial will immediately follow at Elm Grove Cemetery in Des Moines. Richard was born on July 10, 1945 to Ernest and Alice (Hook) Guyer. He attended North High School where he played and later lettered in Golf. Following high...

Marcelina “Oming” Madriaga Colorado transitioned peacefully to her next life on December 5, 2021, at the age of 95.  Marcelina was born in the Philippines on November 18, 1926, the youngest of eight children, to Santiago and Alexandra Madriaga.  After graduating from high school, Marcelina attended a dressmaking school and graduated as valedictorian.  She was known for making wedding dresses and clergy robes.  She used her sewing to help support her family,...

Donald William Berry, age 91, of Indianola passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, December 3 at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston. Visitation will begin at 9:30 am on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at the Scotch Ridge Presbyterian Church, with a funeral service at 11:00.  Burial will immediately follow the service at the Scotch Ridge Cemetery. Don was born August 8, 1930, in Warren County Iowa to William Jess Berry and Letha May (Coon). He was raised with his siblings, Audrey,...

Carol Christine (Larson) Fugere-West went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 29th at 77 years young. Carol was born on October 28th, 1944 in Carroll County, rural Hampstead, MD, the daughter of Cornelia Nanny Barksdale and Carl Victor Larson.  She was delivered at home by her mother where she was welcomed by six sisters and four brothers.  She was reared there until the age of four when they went by train from Baltimore, MD to Oakes, ND to farm on her father’s...