Ames, IA Obituaries

Elizabeth “Betty” Jean Chantland, age 93, of Ames, Iowa, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2025, at Bethany Life in Story City. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 11...

Sharon Jane Jenkins, 79, of Ames, Iowa, passed away on November 12, 2025. She was born on June 28, 1946, in Erie, Pennsylvania, to Jack C. Jenkins and Elizabeth (Betty) Jane Hoebreckx. Sharon grew up ...

Dr. Ann Huglin Dew passed away peacefully with friends and her pastor at her side at the Kavanaugh House in Des Moines, Iowa on September 18, 2025. Ann was born in Iowa on October 7, 1943. Her inter...

Mary Sue Duffy, age 78, of Ames, Iowa passed away on Friday, August 15, 2025, at Accura Healthcare of Ames. A visitation for Mary Sue will be held Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM a...

How does a Kansas farm boy come to love being on the water so much? Alan Wayne Johnson was born in Centralia, Kansas to Margaret (Farrar) Johnson and Verner Johnson on July 23, 1950. He died of kidney...

John "Jack" Linn Stevens, age 86, of Ames, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at the Iowa Veterans' Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. A visitation for Jack will be held Thursday, July 3, 2025, ...

Dawn Marie (Lehmann) Harris, 59, of Ames, IA, went to be with the Lord on June 13th, 2025. The visitation will be held on Friday, June 27, 2025, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Stonebrook Community Churc...

Helen E. (Chilzer) Riley, aged 98 of Merritt Island, Florida, formerly of Ames, Iowa, died peacefully on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Graveside Services will be held on Friday, June 13, 2025, at 11:00 a....

Gwendolyn “Gwen” Sue (Anderson) Thompson, age 88, of Gilbert, Iowa passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Independence Village of Ames, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, May 30, 2025...

Dolores Arleen (Hughes) Roland, age 95, of Ames passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at her home in Ames, Iowa surrounded by her family. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, May 2...

James Howard Sears, age 87, of Ames, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Accura Health Care in Ames. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Steven’s Memori...

Neil Craig Anderson, age 75, of Ames, Iowa, passed away on May 7, 2025. A visitation will be held May 14, 2025 from 5:00pm -7:00pm at Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames, Iowa. A memorial service for Neil...

Billy Lee Bents, 81, passed away at his home on April 4, 2025. Funeral services will be held at Christ Community Church in Ames, Iowa on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 11am. In lieu of a visitation, the ...

Myron “Mike” LeRoy Lindell, age 88, of Ames, Iowa was called home to the Lord on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at his home in Ames, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, April 4th, 2025, at 1...

Melanie Ann Lee passed away peacefully at home on March 7th, 2025. She was born to Walter and Phyllis Cottrill on October 6th, 1952, at MGMC. A family picnic will be held in Melanie’s honor on May 11t...

Robert Gerry Clark of Ames, Iowa, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2025, at the age of 68. A celebration of his life will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2025, at Christ Community ...

Michael Lee Deaton Sr, age 74, of Kelley Iowa passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at his home in Kelley, Iowa. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Michael Lee Deaton Sr. was bo...

Lloyd Edgar Anderson, age 94, of Ames, IA, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2025, at Mary Greeley Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Bethesda Lutheran...

David R. Boylan, 102, a resident of Ames for 65 years and Ankeny for 11 years, died Monday, January 20th, 2025 at Independence Village in Ankeny, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Jan...

Laura Mae Kingery, age 65, passed away on January 16, 2025. She was born on September 24, 1959 to George and Mertice (Baker) Kingery in Ames, IA. She attended Gilbert High School. After high school sh...

Le Roy Edward Eggleston has passed away on Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 in Ames, Iowa. He was born on October 28th, 1936 in Eldora, Iowa to Charles Dean Eggleston and Vadna Eggleston (Ziesman). A visi...

Frieda May Ingram, age 90, passed away on December 20, 2024. A funeral service will be held on January 4, 2025 at 12:00 pm at Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames, Iowa. A visitation will held one hour pr...

Betty Jeanne (Schertz) Ray, age 98 of Ames, died peacefully at Accura Healthcare of Ames, Saturday, December 7th, 2024. She was born January 17th, 1926 in Metamora, IL to Edna Elizabeth (Evey) and Le...

Catherine Louise Simmons passed away on November 30, 2024. She was born on July 9, 1952 to Robert Joseph Hartley and Helen Theresa Hartley (Kirkland) in Jacksonville, Florida. Catherine graduated fr...

Bruce E. Smith, age 81, passed away from breathing concerns on November 8th, 2024. A funeral service will be held at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Ames on December 6, 2024 at 2:00pm. There will be a vi...

Matthew Charles Booth, a cherished son, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on November 3, 2024, in his hometown of Ames, Iowa, at the age of 53. Born on December 6, 1970, in Ames, Matthew embodie...

Cheryl LaRae Opheim (Bravick), age 71, passed away on October 21, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held on November 9, 2024 from 2:00pm-5:00pm at Stevens Memorial Chapel. She was born on May 30, ...

Robert T Smith, 92, of Marshalltown Iowa passed away on October 20, 2024. Services will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday November 2, at the First Presbyterian Church, Marshalltown IA. Lunch will follow. ...

David LeRoy Bangs, 83, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2024 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. Bangs was born 8-15-1941 on a dairy farm in Allamakee County, Iowa, to parents Irvin C...

Dolores Jeanette Byriel, 91, passed Thursday, Oct 10th, 2024 at Israel Family Hospice House surrounded by her family. Dolores was born June 6th, 1933 in Omaha, Nebraska to Jens Peter and Pauline Margr...

Kathleen (aka Kathy) Mary (Kielusiak) Larson, 77, of Ames, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, October 5th, 2024 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 8...

Barbara Gene Peterson, 66, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at her home in Ames. Barbara was born August, 31, 1958 to Donald Gene Peterson and Patricia Earlene Peterson (Bachman) in Ames, Iowa...

On Kiojai (Vanhkham), 72 years of age, passed away on September 27, 2024. On was born on August 16, 1952 in Sainyabuli, Laos to Khio Vanhkham and Nam Bounphanh. On attended high school in Laos. After...

Alan Keith Lockhart, age 69, passed away on September 6, 2024 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. He was born in Ames, Iowa on May 1, 1955 to Dr. William Russell and Barbara Enid (Powers) Lo...

Tammy Lou Tope passed away on August 24th, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held at Brookside Park Hickory Shelter (1325 6th Street, Ames, by the old firetruck) on S...

John P. Anderson, 84, of Ames, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2024. John was born on February 12, 1940 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. John was the 2nd of six children born to Ed and Allie Mae (Johnson...

Angela Kaye Anderson has lost her battle with liver disease on July, 24, 2024. Angela was born on April, 23, 1967 to Jack Edward DePew and Linda Kaye DePew (Lemons) in Toledo, Ohio. She was adopted by...

Rosemary A. (Roeder), (Scott), Stemler, age 73, passed away from cancer at Israel Family Hospice House July 24th, 2024. A celebration of life will be held on August 24, 2024 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at...

Andrew Hook Ward, age 70, passed away on July 2, 2024. A memorial service will be held on July 27 at 10 am at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Ames. A visitation will be held July 26 at Homewood ...

Fern Margaret (Stensland) Ostrem, age 105 of Ames, died peacefully at Israel Family Hospice House, Friday, June 28th, 2024. She was born March 17th, 1919 in Lamberton, MN to Jennie (Hausken) and Knut...

MEDINA, Patricia Leanne, "Patti", passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024 on her 39th birthday in Santa Monica, California. Patricia graduated Everest College with a Medical Assistant degree and worke...

Jerry Lee Rogers, 81 years of age, entered Eternity in Heaven with God on June 3, 2024, at his home in Ames, Iowa. Jerry, fourth of six children to Clifford A. and Florence J. (Templeton) Rogers, ...

Thomas Frances West, Jr., age 98, was born on May 28, 1926 and passed away of natural causes at Bickford of Ames, Iowa on June 25, 2024. Tom was a WWII Navy veteran and served on the USS Pargo (SS-2...

Kenneth Burnice Thompson, age 90, of Gilbert, Iowa passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. A Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 fr...

Robert E Hamman Jr., age 79, of Des Moines, Iowa passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2024.

Treva Lavonne Martsching passed the morning of June 9th at the age of 97 in the home she had lived in for 63 years. She had progressive hereditary neuropathy for more than 45 years and in recent years...

William (Bill) Sidney Barrie, age 91, passed away Thursday, June 6, in Ames, Iowa. A celebration of life for family and friends will be held Saturday, June 15, at Stevens Memorial Chapel, 607 28th St,...

In Loving Memory Tequaia Monique Chairse was born January 30, 1983 to Ellen Chairse (preceded in death) and Frank Wilson. Tequaia departed this place called Earth on June 5, 2024. Tequaia attended ...

Stephen Leo Bohlen, age 71, passed away on June 2, 2024 at the Israel Family Hospice House after his battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 7, 2024 at 11 AM at Cornerstone...

Christy Lynn Hardacre (Wilkinson) passed away Saturday May 25, 2024 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. Memorial Services will be held on Friday May 31st at 1:00 pm at First Presbyterian Ch...