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Jeff Robertson
1960-01-27 2020-04-21
Jeffrey Allen Robertson
BIRTH: 27 Jan 1960
DEATH: 21 Apr 2020 (aged 60)
BURIAL: Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
PLOT: Section: Sermon on the Mount Plot: 3 SubLot: 27B Grave: 4
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209420568/jeffrey-allen-robertson
Elizabeth Anne Rohm (Rohm)
1979-01-16
ELIZABETH ANNE ROHM
Memorial services for Elizabeth Anne Rohm, 18, of 2612 Thornton Drive, who died of cancer Tuesday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Westminster United Presbyterian Church. The body will be cremated.
A Des Moines native, Miss Rohm graduated from Lincoln High School in 1978 and attended Drake University.
She was a member of Westminster United Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Rohm of Des Moines; a sister, Barbara at home; paternal grandmother, Mrs. John T. Rohm of Denver, Colo.; and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Harbison of Indianapolis, Ind.
The Westover...
Jack Edward Rush
1960-03-13 2010-11-08
Jack Edward Rush, 50, passed away Monday, November 8, 2010, surrounded by family at his home. A Funeral mass will be held 10 a.m. Friday, November 12, 2010, at Christ the King Church in Des Moines. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home in Des Moines with a vigil service at 7 p.m.
Jack was born on March 13, 1960, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of James and Roberta Rush. He graduated from Des Moines Lincoln High School in 1978 and attended Central College in Pella where he played football and competed in field events on the track team. During his freshman year, at the age of 19, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He was successful...
Charles Franklin Shockley
1959-11-08 2020-05-18
Chuck (Charles Franklin) Shockley, 60, passed away May 18, 2020 under the care of St. Croix
Hospice at Grandview Heights Rehab and Healthcare in Marshalltown, IA. He was born
November 8, 1959 in Des Moines, IA to parents Audrey Beatrice Burnham Shockley and Robert
Harry Shockley.
He was schooled in Des Moines graduating from Lincoln High School in 1978. He attended
Grandview College (University) from 1978 - 1983 where he met his wife Evelyn Mae Moore.
They were wed on July 11, 1982.
He knew since he was twelve years old that broadcasting was his passion. While in college,
Chuck worked on the college radio station which aired over KDPS...
Hillary Sinopoli
1960-04-30 2020-01-17
Born in Des Moines Hillary lived in Las Vegas since 2001 working as Lead Engineer in 402 Command Fire and Life Safety at Caesars Palace.
Hillary is survived by brothers Thor (Michele) Donovan, Roald (Tracey) Sinopoli. Sisters Nancy Sinopoli, Rossan Smith (Barry), Linda (David) Ray. She was ALL of our kids Favorite Auntie. A piece of ALL our hearts went with her to Heaven where she is once again with our parents, Vic and Dorothy and our beloved brother, Peary.
Godspeed Sister.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207015468/hillary-eileen-sinopoli
Kelly Eginoire (Solem)
1960-08-08 2016-07-17
Kelly Eginoire, of Norwalk, passed away on Sunday, July17, 2016 at Methodist Hospital in DesMoines.
Kelly Ann was born in IowaCity, IA. To Marianne (Raper) and Robert Solem on August 8, 1960.
Kelly married Ty Eginoire on November 27, 1993 and they raised three children.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400SW 9th Street. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20th at the funeral home. She will be laid to rest at Iowa Veterans Cemetery, following the service in Van Meter, Iowa.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband Ty; children, Matthew Gaalaas, Nich...
Arthur Stepp
1960-01-17 1989-03-17
Arthur E. Stepp, 29, of 1236 65th St. died at home Friday of asphyxiation by carbon monoxide poisoning. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary of Nazareth Catholic Church, and burial will be in Glendale Cemetery. The death was ruled a suicide by Dr. R.C. Wooters, Polk County medical examiner.
Mr. Stepp was a lifelong Des Moines resident and was a sales consultant for Des Moines Chrysler Plymouth. He had been a member of the Catholic Church and Izaak Walton League.
Surviving are his wife, Denise; his mother. Bernice Stepp, and a sister, Linda Peterson, both of Des Moines, and five brothers, Eugene. Charles, Danny and David, all of Des Moines, and Wil...
Larry Stratton
1960-08-21 1988-06-13
Larry L. Stratton, 27, of 1310 Wade St. died Monday at S.E. 14th Street and Park Avenue of injuries suffered in a motorcycle-auto accident. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Southtown Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery in West Des Moines. Mr. Stratton was born in Portland, Ore., and lived in Des Moines most of his life. He was a night stockman for Dahl's Foods on Ingersoll Avenue and was active in a recreational softball league.
Surviving are a daughter, Tiffany Marie Stratton, and his parents, Jer-ald and Erma Stratton, all of Des Moines; three brothers, Terry of Houston, Texas, Jerry of Des Moines and Garry of Norwalk; a sister, Tammy Stratton of Des Moi...
Jerry Thacker
1960-01-01 2014-01-22
Jerry Thacker, Jr., 54, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at his home in Norwalk. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th St. in Des Moines. Family will greet friends an hour prior to the service.
Jerry is survived by his children: Jennifer, Brian, and James Thacker; his siblings: Tammy, Tina, Kim; and his father, Jerry. He was preceded in death by his mother, Rebecca.
https://www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com/services/services_detail.aspx?rid=15632
Robert White
1961-01-03 2022-05-17
Robert Edward White III fondly known as Bobby passed away on May 17, 2022.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 3, 1961, Bobby was preceded in death by his father, Robert Edward White, Jr., and Step-Father Larry Carter. He is survived by his mother, Linda Carter-Lewis; his wife of 27 years Gina White; son, Christopher O'banion; daughters, Melissa Sprung, Melinda and Scott Shipley; brothers, Steven White and wife Kim, Christopher Carter; 6 grandchildren, Katelynn and Justin Shipley, Madelyn, Emily and Paul Martinez, children of extended son and daughter in-law, Adrian and Jenny Martinez, Julian and JuWan Clayton son of Lovey Clayton; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extend...