Leo Waggoner, 88, of Urbandale passed away peacefully at home on July 29, 2010. Leo was born on November 18, 1921 at Anamosa, IA. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1947 and was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. He served three years in the military during World War II and flew many missions as a co-pilot on the B17 Flying Fortress. He married Dorothy Marek (Dottie), the mother of their seven children, in Stone City, Iowa...

Mary Crise, 80, peacefully passed on July 25, 2010 at Kavanagh House on 56th Street from complications following a stroke. Mary was the second daughter born to Lewis and Elizabeth Meusburger on August 4, 1929 in Waukee. Mary graduated in 1945 from Waukee High School. She married Jack Crise on September 11, 1949 and together raised their family in Des Moines. Mary loved people and was always very active in many activities including playing...

Dale A. Bohall, age 60, of Linden, Iowa passed away at Methodist Medical Center, July 24 in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 30, 2010 at 10:30AM at Brooks Funeral Care, 7975 University Blvd. Clive, Iowa 50325. Interment will be at the Webb Cemetery in rural Norwalk, IA. Visitation is from 5 to 7PM on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the funeral home. Dale Bohall was born on April 29, 1950 in Des Moines,...

L. Kim West Johnston L. Kim West passed away on July 21, 2010 from complications of a stroke. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 25, at the West Des Moines Christian Church, 4501 Mills Civic Parkway, followed by a Funeral Service at 4 p.m., at the church. Kim was born Sept. 24, 1933 in Des Moines, Iowa to Margaret (Mason) and Worth West. He attended Grandview College and Drake University. He was a member of the...

Genevieve Loretta-Smith Johnson, 91, was welcomed by her heavenly father on Friday, July 16, 2010. Genevieve was called after a dedicated life of service ended by cancer while surrounded by her loving family at the Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Born to parents Charles Joseph and Mary Frances Smith in Cumming, Iowa on May 29, 1919, Genevieve graduated from Churchville School in 1936 and married John “Jack” Johnson, Sr. in...

Jo Anne Meier, passed away on July 5, 2010 at the Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Jo was born April 26, 1932 to Charles & Billie (Mitchell) Van Dyck. Jo was a lifelong resident of Des Moines. She worked at the Polk County Sheriff’s office and as a hostess at Maxie’s in West Des Moines for many years. A visitation will be held on Sunday, July 11th from 4 to 7 pm, and a funeral service on Monday at 10:30 am, both at the Brooks Funeral Care...

Logan Bryan Oglesbee, 17, died on July 2, 2010 from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident. Logan was born on August 30, 1992 in Des Moines. Logan graduated from Roosevelt High School with honors and was headed to Iowa State University. He was an accomplished mathlete and musician with a flare for fun and drama. He is survived by his parents, David & Sheila; sister, Celene; many uncles, aunts, and cousins, and a multitude of dear...

Edwin A. Kracht, 80, passed away June 28, 2010 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 30 at Merle Hay Funeral Home with burial at Iowa Veterans Cemetery at 12:30 p.m. The family will receive friends thirty minutes prior to the service. Ed was born November 15, 1929 in Des Moines and proudly served in the US Navy on the USS Wadleigh during the Korean War. He was employed with the Des Moines Police...

Gene Foster, 85, died on June 28, 2010 at Calvin Community in Des Moines. Mr. Foster was born on December 9, 1924 in Adams County to Dale and Cassie (Else) Foster. He graduated from Cromwell High School in 1941 and Drake University in 1976. He served in the U.S. Navy as a radio operator on the U.S.S. Sullivans. Gene was married in 1948 to Darlene Lucille Franklin. He retired from John Deere-Des Moines Works as a technical writer in 1982. ...

Helen P. Bishop, 81, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2010. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, June 28, at the West Des Moines Christian Church. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 29 at the church. Helen was born on September 15, 1928 in Dallas Center, Iowa to Eliza and Charles Sheets. She was a member of the West Des Moines Christian Church for over 60 years. She began her working career at...