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Harold Elmer Ober
Harold Elmer Ober, Jr. was born
in Nehalem, Oregon on September 8, 1920 to Harold, Sr. and Helen Ober. He grew up in Nehalem and attended Anderson Airplane School in Los Angeles. Following flight school, he served as a pilot in WWII.
Harold married
Ellen M. Quick on October 28, 1942 at the Little Country Church of Hollywood, CA. After the war, they moved to Ellen's home state of Iowa where they raised their 5 children.
Harold owned Ober Insurance Agency, and then Ober Construction Co. until his retirement in 1981. He served on the Polk County Zoning Board for 15 years, and was a charter member of Saylorville Baptist Church where he served in many positions.
Harold was also a ham radio operator connecting to people around the world, including many missionaries. He and Ellen loved to host missionaries in their home and they enjoyed traveling oversees and to Oregon to visit family.
Harold will be remembered for his cartoon drawings, sense of humor, his ability to fix anything broken or find a solution to a problem, and his deep love for God and family. He was assured of eternal life in heaven because of his trust in Jesus Christ as his Savior.
Harold is survived by his loving wife, Ellen, of 67 years, and sons Dennis (Diana), Dick (Lynn), of Des Moines; Sherm (Janet), Herb (Angie), and daughter Christine (Glen) Chapman of Salem, Oregon, sister Marjorie Parmley of St. Helens, Oregon, 15 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Carol Nygaard, brother Sherman Ober, and granddaughter Lori Pick.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 9th at 11:00 a.m. at Saylorville Baptist Church, 6429 NW 6th Drive, Des Moines. Memorial contributions may be made to Saylorville Baptist Church Missions.
John Arthur Moore
John Arthur Moore, 93 died Sunday, December 27, 2009 in Indianola from complications of alzheimers.
Visitation will be Wednesday, December 30, 2009 from 1-2 p.m., Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home with graveside services following at 2:30 p.m., Laurel Hill Cemetery.
John was born
on May 12, 1916 and raised in the Jefferson area. He joined the Iowa National Guard after high school and was a member of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division out of Camp Dodge; serving his country in North Africa and Italy during WW II. After the war, John married
Maryl Smith and together raised one daughter, Candice on the southside of Des Moines.
John is survived by his daughter, Candice (Rob) Foster; grandsons, Zeke and Frank Foster; siblings, Cy Moore, Eleanor Stanley, Lewis Moore and Virgil Moore.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Maryl; siblings, Esther Huggins, Lois Kennedy, Alberta McDonald, Roger Moore and Marlys Ury.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the family in memory of John.
Harry Haley
Harry W. Haley, Sr., 84, passed away December 28, 2009.
Harry is survived by his sons, David, Harry Jr. and Ernest Haley; and his grandsons, Danny and Bobby Haley. He was preceded in death by his wife and parents.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 4, 2010 at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
David Jobe
Dave Jobe passed away unexpectedly Monday evening, December 28, 2009, at his home. He was 59 years old.
Dave was born
to Clarence and Dorothy Jobe on his father’s birthday, February 6th, 1950. He grew up a proud southsider, graduating from Lincoln High School in 1968. He loved the fishing trips to Canada but had no desire to move away from his roots.
His proudest moment was when his son, Michael was born. He made every minute count with Michael, sharing interests and hobbies. Dave was driven to teach his son everything he needed to know about life from keeping his tennis shoes WHITE to making a good pot of spaghetti. Most importantly he taught Michael respect and love for family and others.
Dave was an independent contractor whose work can be seen all over Des Moines. To his credit Dave has built many of the stores in the Valley West, Merle Hay and Southridge Malls. For many years he has worked for Denny Arthur as a general contractor overseeing and maintaining clubs such as Stix in Windsor Heights, Denny Arthurs in Urbandale and Stix 2 in Ankeny.
Dave was a Master Craftsman whose wood working projects will be cherished for many years. His innate desire to strive for perfection made his quality of work far above others.
Dave was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence Sr. and Dorothy Jobe. He leaves behind his loving son, Michael; his devoted sister, Dorothy Bushman and a brother, Clarence Jr. and their families.
The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street in Des Moines. Cremation will follow the visitation and private inurnment will take place at a later date.
Dave was a simple person - he had no life insurance. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, a contribution to his funeral expense would be greatly appreciated.
Carol Armstrong
Carol Raye Armstrong, 65, passed away December 31, 2009 at Bright Kavanaugh House.
Carol was born
December 17, 1944 in Fort Dodge, IA to Carl and Berniece Pontius. She enjoyed bowling, being a bowling coach for special needs children and baking.
Carol is survived by her loving husband, Roger; sisters, Kathy (Greg) Teply and Mary Butrick; brother, Carl (Diane) Pontius; many aunts, uncles and other extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Sharon.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the family.
Dana Marie Ceretti
Dana Marie Ceretti, 30, was born
March 29, 1979 in Loveland, Colorado, the daughter of Jeff and Jodi King. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the University of Iowa Hospital.
Dana will be missed by her loving husband, Jason; their beautiful daughter, Abigail; her parents, Jeff and Jodi King; her brother Josh, his wife Kim and their boys, Carson and Carter; her grandfather, Richard King; Jason’s parents, Jody and Herb Wright and Dominic Ceretti; other loving relatives and many wonderful friends.
Dana graduated from Newton High School in 1997. She continued her education at the University of Northern Iowa and obtained her Masters Degree in Elementary Education. Dana was proud to return to her roots, teaching in the Newton school district at Thomas Jefferson Elementary. She had such a strong love for children and a natural-born instinct to help nurture their minds. Above all else, Dana’s biggest accomplishment and proudest moment in her life was being Abby’s mommy. She felt blessed to be able to stay home with Abby for the past three years, sharing many treasured memories with her daughter.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at the Altoona United Methodist Church, 602 5th Avenue SW. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at the church. Cremation will follow the funeral and private burial will take place at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Iowa Chapter, 1025 Ashworth Road, Suite 512, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265, in loving memory of Dana.
Hamilton’s Altoona Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Gayland Dale Kalar
Gayland Dale Kalar, 69, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, January 1, 2010 at Taylor House Hospice.
Gayland was born
July 24, 1940 in Iowa City to Charles and Minnie Mae Kalar. He was a retired used appliance dealer. He loved spending time with his family and watching NASCAR.
Gayland is survived by his children, Della Kalar (significant other, Richard Beagles), Tammy Kalar (significant other, Tony Martinez), Cindy (Dennis) Deaton, Ronnie Kalar, Carl (Krystal) Whisler, Dale Cummings, John Hopkins, Charles (Becky) Kalar, Michael (Jackie) Kalar, and Ricky Kalar; grandchildren, Daniel Kalar, Jamie Kalar, Kristi (Justin) Christianson, Lisa Kalar, Ashley Deaton, Dennis J.R. Deaton Jr., Cameron Whisler, CeJay Whisler, Corwyn Whisler, Harlie Hopkins, Joni Hopkins, Nikole Kalar, Chelsea Kalar, and Austin Kalar; great-grandchildren, Staesha, Caleb, and Ava Christianson, Brionna and Jace Kalar; sisters, Agnes “Aggie” Hall and Violet Swartz; and life time friend, Betty Kalar. He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Gaylord Dean Kalar; brothers, Everett and Jay Kalar; and sisters, Pauline Jergens; Opal Shelton; and June Whiller.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines, Iowa. The family will be present from 6 to 8 pm. Cremation to follow. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the Salvation Army Citadel, 1216 E. 25th Court, Des Moines, Iowa at 4:00 pm in the gymnasium.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Gayland’s family in his loving memory.
Vivian Mae Tingley
Vivian Mae (Walker) Tingley, 81, of rural Runnells, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 2, 2010 after suffering from complications of a heart attack in November.
Vivian was preceded in death by her loving husband of 54 years, Jack Tingley. She is survived by her sons, Bryan (Pam) Tingley and Thomas (M. Peggy) Tingley; four grandchildren, Luke (Heather), Kelci, Holly Jo and Cody; two great-grandchildren, Peyton and Noah; brother, Floyd Walker and sister, Doris Heaberlin.
Vivian was adored by everyone who knew her and her generous spirit will be missed by family, friends, those she worked with at Prairie Meadows and all of her bridge partners.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at Hamilton’s Altoona Funeral Home, 105 4th St. SW. with burial to follow at the Canfield Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, January 4, 2010 at the funeral home with the family present from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be directed toward the family in loving memory of Vivian.
Anthony Mortale
Our Beloved Father and Husband
Anthony “Tony” Arthur Mortale passed away of complications from a successful open heart surgery at 8:27 a.m., January 2, 2010.
Tony was born
on September 8, 1928 to Vito and Teresa Mortale who were Italian immigrants. He graduated from Tech High School, and worked at his father’s business Vito’s Grocery Store until he served in the Korean War.
Upon return from serving his country he married
Janet Joann Hucka on October 26, 1953 and became the sole proprietor of Vito’s Food Market. Janet and Tony were blessed with eight children. Janet died of cancer on February 16, 1969.
Tony was a popular and well respected business owner. In 1966 he converted his father’s grocery store to the well known Tony’s Lounge. While Tony was raising eight children and working at his new business he met the next love of his life Janet L. Brotherson. Tony and Jan married
on February 2, 1980. They would have been married
30 years this year. Over time, Jan became not only our friend, but later the mother we lost so early in life. Jan showed unconditional love to Dad and all eight children.
During their marriage there were many joys and sorrows. Tony was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 1997. Although “statistically” he should not have survived, Tony became a 13 year survivor of this deadly cancer. He even shot a hole in one his first time out golfing after surgery. He was our “miracle man”.
Tony retired to enjoy life with Jan, his children, grandchildren, and golfing with close friends. He also was an avid fan of the Hawkeyes and the N.Y. Yankees. Tony and Jan loved to travel and spent a month in Hawaii every year. Although Hawaii was their favorite travel destination, they also loved to explore other domestic and international places. Tony always loved to say he had been in every state but Alaska.
Tony was preceded in death by his first wife Janet; daughter Jenice Mortale; sisters, Catherine Mortale and Josephine Scigliano; brothers, Arman and Charles Mortale
Although Tony has physically left….his character, morals, and love for his family will continue through the lives of his beloved family. Surviving Tony in his death are his wife Jan; daughters, Nancy Durantini, Sandy Mortale, Julie (Tim) Chun, Charlene Mortale, Theresa (Garry Durnin) Mortale; sons, Jeff and Anthony A. (Kristen) Mortale, II; sister Julia Turner; son-in-law Marc van Aken; grandchildren, Paul and Jessica Hinz, Alex and Brandon Chun, A.J. and Abby Mortale, Benjamin and Harrison van Aken.
Tony had many “roles” in his life, but his favorite role was that of husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother and son. You will always be our “miracle man” Tony, Dad Grandpa…we miss you and will carry your love in our lives and hearts forever.
Visitation will be Wednesday, January 6, 2010 from 2 to 8 p.m. with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, IA with a rosary at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be on Thursday, January 7 at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will be at Glendale Cemetery. A memorial has been established in Tony’s loving memory and contributions may be left at Hamilton’s.
