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The Des Moines Register Metro Edition Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Page 7B Obituaries Submit an obituary and search a database of recent obituaries at DesMoinesRegister.comobituaries. LILLY MARIE BR0ADIE VERNA DAK0VICH Des Moines GORDA SHAMBAUGH WALKER Windsor Heights LAWRENCE "LARRY" R. ESHELMAN Altoona ROBERT MARDIS Des Moines Robert I Charles Mar-, i 9 3, 1 passed away ys Monday- December 15 at Hospice Kavanagh House in West Des Moines. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, December 20 at lies Funeral Homes Westover Chapel.

His family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Restland Cemetery, Dallas, Texas. Robert is survived by his daughter, Shirley New-brough of West Des Moines; daughter-in-law, Bev Mardis of Des Moines; sisters, Mary Erickson of West Des Moines and Ruth Allen of Alaska; brother, Kenny Mardis of Dallas; grandchildren, Theresa Weaver, Becky Tuttle, Brad and Brent Mardis, Sheila Wilson and Bill Mardis, and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Irene; son, Robert; and nine brothers and sisters. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Hospice of Central Iowa, Kavanagh House on Grand.

ANNIS JONES Winlerset Funeral services for Annis Jones, 104, will be 10 a.m. at the Church of Christ in Murray. Open visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the Powers Funeral Home in Afton.

MARTHA MAGNUSON Ellsworth Martha Magnuson, age 99 of Ellsworth died Saturday, December 13, 2008 at Bethany Manor in Story City, Iowa. Funeral service is 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Lecember 17, 2008, at Trin- 1 ity Lutheran Church in Ellsworth, Iowa LOIS (FISHER) FRERICHS Formerly of Ackley Lois, 83, died Thursday in Seattle, WA. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the Sietsema Funeral Home in Ackley, burial in West Friesland Cemetery.

Visitation will be one hour before services on Thurs-day. LAVERN A. BIERMANN Waverly Lavern, 86, died on Sunday. Services are at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at St.

Paul's Lutheran Church, Artesian, niral Waverly, Iowa. Visitation is on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Kaiser-Cor-son Funeral Home, Waverly. HENRY BROWN, JR. Des Moines Henry Brown, Jr.

passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 1 1 a.m. Thursday, at Hamilton's Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Hamilton's NORMA JEAN BOLIN Des Moines Norma Jean Bolin, 84, died Saturday. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Hamilton's Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home.

Hamilton's BERNARD W. "BEN" TUNINK JR. Grand Junction Memorial Service is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Brown Funeral Home in Jefferson with burial at a later date. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday. Survivors are his wife, Carol and daughter, Jessi. MARJORIE CHRISTENSEN Rockwell City Services for Marjorie Christensen, 85, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Brown Funeral Home in Lohrville with burial in the Evergeen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

Friday at the funeral home. Johnston Lilly Marie Broadie, 87, passed away on Monday, I 1 i 3 ueuemuei iu, Tl 2 0 0 8 at Fk ZJ Mercy Hospice in Johnston. She was born in Alden, MN on September 28, 1921 to Thorvald and Laura (Hansen) Mogensen, and as a young girl she moved with her family to Des Moines. On June 11, 1949 she was united in marriage to Carroll Broadie at the Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in Des Moines. For many years Lilly worked at Pioneer Hi-Bred International in Johnston.

In her spare time she dearly loved to work on jigsaw puzzles, work with her flowers and do crafts. Lilly also enjoyed playing' cards on Wednesdays with her friends. First and foremost in her life was her family, she adored spending time with them. Her memory is cherished by her husband, Carroll; two daughters, Judy (Jim) Briles of Johnston and Cheryl Broadie of Des Moines; three grandchildren, Lisa (Rice) Terra-nova of Des Moines, Brian (Felicia) Moss, and Christopher (Jennifer) Briles, both of Johnston; and five great-grandchildren, Jonah and Eliza Terranova, and Stanzy, Jacquelyn, and Vivian Moss. Lilly was preceded in death by her parents and ten brothers and sisters.

Services will be held on Friday, December 19, at 10 a.m. at St. James Lutheran Church in Johnston, with burial to follow at Chapel Hill Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday, December 18, at Merle Hay Funeral Home from 4 to 7 p.m. Memorials may be directed to St.

James Lutheran Church in Johnston. Merle Hay Funeral Home JANYCE K. MEADOWS Stoughton, WI Janyce K. Meadows, age 90, of Stoughton, formerly of Spirit Lake, IA, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at Stoughton Hospital. She was born on March 25, 1918, in Rockwell City, Iowa, the daughter of Fre-derick and Ortincy Beachamp.

Janyce attended Rockwell City High School and Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. She taught school for a year and a half, before marrying Roy W. Meadows on May 18, 1940. They lived in New York City, Richmond, VA. and Washington D.

before returning to Grimes, Iowa. Janyce is survived by two sons, Brian (Michelle Huber) Meadows of Centennial, CO. and Kim (Nancy) Meadows of Madison, three grandchildren, Kaye Aswegen of King George, David (Kristin) Meadows of Naperville, IL. and Lee (Joe) LaRue of Little Rock, and two great-grandchildren, Ethan and Gwen Meadows of Naperville, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy.

A gathering of family and friends will be held at Skaalen Home Chapel, 400 N. Morris Stoughton, from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, December 19, 2008. Burial will be at Sunny Hill Cemetery, Grimes, Iowa, at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 22, 2008.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Skaalen Home Foundation or American Cancer Society. Gunderson Stoughton, Funeral and Cremation Center, Hwy. 51 North at Jackson St. Stoughton, WI. (608)8734590 Online condolences may be made to www.gundersonfh.

com BARBARA BRANIGAN Boone Barbara Branigan, 92, formerly of Pocahontas, died, December 15. Services 10 a.m., Wednesday, at Central Christian Church. Visitation 9 a.m. to service time. Walter Schroeder Funeral Home, Boone a Shambaugh Walker passed away in her sleep at the age of 63 from heart failure on Sunday December 14.

The funeral will be held 11 a.m., Friday, December 19, 2008, at First Assembly of God in Des Moines followed by a luncheon at the church and a graveside interment at the Masonic Cemetery. Gorda was born July 6, 1945 in Rochester, Minnesota, at the Mayo Clinic, and was brought home to Des Moines, Iowa. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1963. After high school she attended Milwaukee Downer Women's College in Wisconsin until it closed and then attended the University of Iowa. After college Gorda spent ten years living in Florida.

While in Florida she was a partner in a PR firm and helped run the public relations for the Jimmy Carter campaign. After the campaign she spent time working for the Democratic Party even though later in life she became a Republican. Gorda also spent time as a professional chef and spent many years as a supervisor for HomeCare Homemakers Service. Gorda was a long time friend of Bill W. and Dr.

Bob. On December 16, 1976 Gorda married Blake R. Walker Jr. During their 32 year marriage Gorda spent many years as a stay at home mother and volunteering. Part of her volunteer work included founding the Bernie Lorenz Recovery Center for Women, one of the first in Iowa and delivering for Meals on Wheels.

She was the President of the PTA at Des Moines Christian School for three years and worked on various projects through First Assembly of God Church and Westminster Presbyterian Church. At Westminster, Gorda was an ordained elder and represented the church at the Presbytery as well as being a life long member of the church. Gorda also was a member of Questers, P.E.O. and the Des Moines Historical Society. She worked for Mary Kay Cosmetics for over 10 years.

After raising her children, Gorda worked part time for eight years at Wellspring Parable Christian Bookstore, where she was known as the "Bible She is preceded in death by her parents Dr. G.I.G. and Frances Shambaugh, as well as her older sister, Frances (Frannie). She is survived by her husband, Blake R. Walker, Jr.

and children, Meghan Shambaugh Walker, Sarah Shambaugh Walker, Kim-berly Walker Ilardison and Christopher R. Walker. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Alexander Evans, Ethan Evans, Keisha Ilardison, Kirstee Ilardison and Katlyn Ilardison. There will be a visitation from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Westover Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Bernie Lorenz Recovery, 4018 Kingman Blvd in Des Moines, Iowa 50311.

1LES Westover Chapel 6337 Hickman Road SANDRA L. CLIPPINGER Altoona Sandra L. Clippinger, age 72 of Altoona, died Monday, December 15, 2008 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2008, at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax from 3 to 6 p.m. Burial will take place in the spring.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Sandra L. Clippinger Memorial Fund. iLuklals, Larry was called home to heaven November 23, 2008. after 'Jjjjl struggling since February 2004, with complications from a catastrophic stroke. Larry is survived by his wife, Harriet Kay Eshel-man, and his son, Eric Eshelman, of Ankeny, Iowa.

Larry was born at home on September 18, 1932, in Altoona, Iowa, to Ralph and Veronica Eshelman and lived in and around Altoona for the remainder of his life. Larry attended Grand-view College and graduated from Simpson College with a degree in chemistry and education. He taught school in both Legrand and Earlham, Iowa until 1965 when he married Harriet. He began working for Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. in 1965 as a chemist.

He retired from Firestone in 1985 and took a position teaching in the chemistry lab at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. He left his teaching position with Drake University in 1990 and worked as a substitute teacher in the Des Moines, Southeast Polk and Ankeny school districts until he suffered his stroke in 2004. During the late 1970's and throughout the 1980's, Larry maintained fifteen acres of strawberries at his farm in Altoona and every June would open the field to the public where he would sell strawberries by the pound. Larry loved planting fruit tree orchards, rows upon rows of raspberry plants and growing acres of vegetables on his farm in Altoona. He enjoyed selling the produce he raised at the Des Moines Downtown Farmers' Market and in more recent years selling flowers at the Farmers' Market with his wife, Kay.

Family and friends are invited to help celebrate Larry's life at a memorial service which will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2008, 10 a.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Cross in Altoona, 1701 8th Street S.W., Altoona, Iowa. A luncheon will follow the ser- DEWAYNE MCCARTY Knoxville rr1 Funeral Ser- uewayne McCarty age 82 of Knoxville will be held on Thursday at 1 1 a.m. at Bybee and Davis Funeral Home. DeWayne farmed, operated heavy equipment and worked at Maytag before being employed by the V.A.

Medical Center. Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Joyce; two children, David McCarty of Marshalltown and Pain Prichard (Clyde, Jr.) of Knoxville; two grandchildren, Sonny and Shanna Prichard and his sister, Mary Kathryn Clark of New London and many other family members and friends. Visitation will begin after 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Bybee and Davis Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to S.O.S., the First United Methodist Church or to the N.A.R.F.E.

Online condolences may be made to In Memory Ot Donna Mae Anthony Sept. 1. 10-18- Dec. 17,2007 To a wonderful wife, sister, mother, grandma and friend. been one long year since we lost you, and we think of you every day! We will miss your smile, laugh and love forever! fS Pryi Verna Dak- ovich, 84, died Monday, December 15, 2008, at her home.

Funeral ser vices will be 11 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2008, at lies Grandview Park Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Verna was born July 4, 1924, in Floyd County, Iowa. She moved to Des Moines in 1942 and had worked for Look Magazine and the Traffic Department of the City of Des Moines.

Besides being an excellent homemaker and mother, Verna enjoyed playing cards, bowling, fishing and going to Prairie Meadows. Survivors include her son, Terry Dakovich of Eagan, MN; daughter, Lucinda (Brandon Pounds of Clive; grandchildren: Shawn Dakovich, Jodi (Dave) Van Rossum, Chad (Reeve) Swertfager; great grandchildren: Shawn Dakovich, Jordan Lumley, Kendall Swertfager, and Kyler Swertfager. Verna was preceded in death by her husband, Milenko "Doc" Dakovich and two brothers. Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at lies Grand-view Park Funeral Homes.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association. ILES Grandview Park Chapel 3211 Hubbell Ave. LE0NA K. P0LSER Chariton Xy Funeral ser-A vices for Leona Polser, 96, will be Thursday, December 18, 2008, at 11 a.m. at the Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Chariton.

Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Pier-schbacher Funeral' Home in Chariton on Wednesday evening. Memorials to the Chariton Public Library, Community of Christ Church, or the Christian Church Disciples of Christ. Online condolences may be made to www.pierschbacherfu-neralliome.com Leona passed away December 14, 2008, at the Lucas County Health Center in Chariton. She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings: Berniece Bixby, May Leeper, Jessie Moore "Jack" Kirkhart, Pat Meade, and Betty Poynter; and her son-in-law Dan Shipley.

She is survived by her daughter Sharon Shipley; granddaughter Susan (Jason) Lemke and two great grandsons: Riley and Cole Lemke of Bellevue, NE; a sister-in-law Dorothea Polser of Chariton; sister-in-law Cora Polser of CA; brother-in-law Gordon Leverson of CA; and nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Piersohbacher Funeral Home and Cremation Services LOIS MAXWELL Adel Funeral services for Lois Maxwell, 61, formerly of Manning and Lytton will be 10 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2008, at Sacred Heart Church in Manilla. Visitation is Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 5 p.m. at Ohde Funeral Home in Manilla.

Burial will be at Nishnabotna Cemetery. Lois is survived by her husband Dick Maxwell of Adel, daughter Beth Kutchen of Ames, sons Thomas Maxwell of Iowa City and Ed Maxwell of Adel and six grandchildren; sisters, Marilyn Hilter-brand of Yuma AZ, Rosalie Macumber of Manilla, Pat Nemitz of Waukee and Pam Lane of Des Moines; brothers, Max Siemer of Princeton, MO, Rex Siemer of Spickard, MO, Gail Siemer of Trenton, MO, Dean Siemer of Nixa, MO and David Siemer of Chariton. I ii ILES Westover Chapel 6337 Hickman Road VIRGINIA L. MCANINCH Azle, TX Virginia L. McAninch, 81, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2008.

Graveside services 1 p.m. Thursday in Azleland Memorial Park in Azle, TX. Virginia was born November 14, 1927, in Des Moines, Iowa, where she lived most of life before moving to Azle in 1999. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ruth and Forrest McAninch; brothers, Harry, Virlan and Robert McAninch; and two nephews. She is survived by her sister, Wanda Blanchard and her husband, Elbert, of Azle, TX; niece, Susan Webb and her husband, David, of Haltom City, TX; nephews, Randy Blanchard and Dennis Blanchard and wife, Danetta, all of Azle, TX; and numerous other nieces and nephews in Iowa.

Biggers Funeral Home 6100 Azle Lake Worth, TX 76135, (817) 237-3341. Hamilton's Funeral Services wwn.HamiltonsFuneralHonie.com Hamilton's 605 Lyon Street 243-5221 Wallace (Owen Glover 2:30 PM Wednesday at the funeral home John Peters 1 PM Wednesday at the funeral home Hamilton's Altoona 1 05 4th St. S.W. 967-4272 Elvin Bailey 1 1 AM Wednesday at Bondurant Federated Church Hamilton's near Highland Gardens I2l NW 60th Avenue 281-2442 Harold R. Belieu 2 PM Wednesday at the funeral home Yen Quang 4 PM Wednesday at the funeral home Intormation- 243-5221 ha Jean Bolin 1 Hnry Brown Naomi Heineman Donna Lawrence EnjceJSernice "Bunny" Smith Eunice Bern Online condolences may be made www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com 8 Lmt I 1 jJbsl' J.

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