Dorothy M. Smith, 93, of Colo passed away Monday, February 20, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Dorothy was born May 14, 1918, the daughter of Charles and Jennie (Hannah) Ward at Marshalltown, Iowa. She graduated valedictorian of the Albion Consolidated School. She attended Marshalltown Business College and worked as a secretary at Marshall Canning Company. On May 29, 1946, she married Ralph Smith and moved to the Colo area where...

Carol Chitty, 66, of Colo passed away Monday, February 13, 2012, at Prime Nursing and Rehab in Des Moines. Carol is survived by her son, James Chitty of Colo; her daughter, Mary Lou Chitty of Des Moines; her mother, Marilyn Geisler of Salem, OR; her brothers, Loren Hill of Contoocook, NH and Leslie (Audrey) Hill of Salem, OR; her sister, Cindy Hill of Carroll; and two grandchildren, Tim and Tiffany Nguyen of Des Moines. She was preceded in...

Edith Huffaker, 92, of Maxwell passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at her home in Maxwell. Edith was born October 9, 1919, in Des Moines to Floyd and Lina (Wickard) Carver. She graduated from Maxwell High School in 1937 and attended Iowa State University. Edith married Harold Huffaker on July 12, 1941. She was a homemaker and a member of the Maxwell United Methodist Church, the Maxwell Historical Society, Federated Women's Club and...

Imogene Thompson, 88, passed away at the Story County Medical Center on Monday, February 6, 2012. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Burial will be at the Roland Cemetery. Imogene Mae Halsted was born October 30, 1923 in Strawberry Point, IA to Romayne Lockwood Halsted and Ella Wax Halsted. She made her home in Nevada for over 60 years where she raised her children following the death of her husband, Harlan Thompson in 1956....

Alice "Louise" Hand, 85, of Maxwell died Sunday, January 29, 2012, at Rolling Green Village in Nevada. Louise was born November 5, 1926, at Farnhamville, Iowa, the daughter of Leonard and Flossie (Cleverley) Pearce. Louise graduated from Maxwell High School, the University of Northern Iowa and Drake University. She was united in marriage to Howard Keith Hand on August 3, 1946, in Maxwell, Iowa. Louise was an elementary school teacher for...

Edward "Eddie" Paul Hubbard, 82, of Maxwell passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. Ed was born April 7, 1929, to Bill and Minah (Meier) Ross and was later adopted by Louis and Ida Hubbard. He graduated from Maxwell High School in 1948, and served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Harry E. Hubbard destroyer during the Korean Conflict. After being discharged from the Navy in 1953, he made his...

Danny Lawrence, 64, of Maxwell passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at his home in Maxwell. Danny was born August 3, 1947, to Robert and Eva (Johnson) Lawrence. He served the county in the United States Navy until his honorable discharge in 1968 and was a member of the American Legion Post #249 in Maxwell. Danny enjoyed fishing, camping, gardening, hunting and spending time with his yellow lab, Jake. Danny is survived by his son, Jason...

Lila Hughes, 82, of Cambridge, formerly of Missouri Valley, passed away Monday, January 23, 2012, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Lila was born June 3, 1929, in Fremont County, Iowa to Arthur Foster and Jessie Isom. She graduated from Tabor High School in 1946, and married Louis Hughes in Hiawatha, Kansas on January 25, 1947. Lila graduated from Morningside College in 1963 with her B.S. degree and was a school teacher,...

Max E. Heintz, 82, of Nevada died Friday, January 20, 2012 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Max was born July 3, 1929 at Nevada, Iowa, the son of Harold and Elsie (Presnall) Heintz. He graduated from Shipley High School in 1947 and then served in the Navy for four years. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Jean Garrett on February 13, 1963 in Bethany, Missouri. He was a member of Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in Nevada and a...

Shirley Carmack, 77, of Nevada passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Shirley was born March 31, 1934, in Ames to Edward and Ethel (Wakeham) Opperman. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Nevada and the American Legion Auxiliary. Shirley enjoyed fishing, reading, computer games and being with her family. Shirley is survived by her sons, Bill (Kris) Caughey, Rick (Suk)...