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The Des Moines Register DesMoinesRegister.com State Edition Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Page 11A OBITUARIES Submit an obituary and search a database of recent obituaries at DesMoinesRegister.comobituaries MICHAEL CARPENTER West Des Moines WILLIAM H. STEPHEN Des Moines MOCKUS THERESA M. Urbandale JEREMY DAVID REICHART Des Moines TERI" 7 Jii. 4 7 1 V- Theresa Marie Mockus, age 70, passed away at home surrounded by family on Saturday, August 13, 2016, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Private family memorial services were held at Iles-Westover Chapel.

Teri was born August 15, 1945, in Baltimore, MD, to Patrick and Maxine (Comer) Tiernan. She married Gary Mockus on August 24, 1968 Jeremy David Reichart, 40, of Des Moines, Iowa, died Friday, August 12, 2016, in his home. He was born September 29, 1975, in Chestertown, MD the son of Paul and Myra Reichart. Less than a year later his family moved to Bradford, PA, where he lived until he went off to college. Reichart was a 1993 honors graduate of Bradford Area High School, where he played trumpet Teri was co-owner, secretary and treasurer for PBS Landscaping for 35 years, retiring in 2007.

Teri was an incredible woman who loved spending time with her family, friends and her dog Annie. She also enjoyed being outdoors, spending time at the lake, fishing, golfing and taking care of others. Most of all she loved cheering her children and grandchildren on during their athletic events. Her beautiful life will forever be cherished in the lives of her husband, Gary, her children, Jennifer Mockus of Urbandale, Kimberly Mockus of Des Moines, and Matt Mockus of Denver, CO; two granddaughters, Abigail and Alexandra Mockus; her brother Ed Tiernan of Bluffton, SC and her sister Judy Tiernan of Des Moines. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Patrick Tiernan.

Contributions may be made to the family for a memorial to be directed later. Online condolences will be welcomed at IlesCares.com. in the marching band. He then attended Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a bachelor's degree in December 1996. He was a semester ahead of his class, even though he also worked full time managing a restaurant in nearby Waterford, PA.

In 1997 Reichart moved to Des Moines to attend law school at Drake University, but after two years he left law school to pursue a full-time management position at the Hotel Fort Des Moines, where he had been working part-time. He later became vice president of Orchestrate Hospitality, which manages a variety of hotels and restaurants in the Des Moines area. In recent years he helped launch the popular Zombie Burger and Malo restaurants of which he was a co-owner. Besides his parents, who now live in Gettysburg, PA, Reichart is survived by a brother, Dr. Daniel Reichart and his wife Lois Ann of Hillsborough, NC; a sister, Emily Catherman and her fiance Matthew Fryar of Holly Springs, NC; one niece and three nephews; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

A visitation will be held from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Dunn's Funeral Home, 2121 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa. Another visitation will be held from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at Monahan Funeral Home, 125 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg, PA and on Monday, August 22, 2016 from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM. There will be a service on Monday starting at 11:00 AM. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in the memory of Jeremy be made to the charity of one's choice.

Online obituary and condolences available at monahanfuneralhome.com. William Harrison Stephen, 68, was born June 29, 1948 in Des Moines, Iowa. He passed away peacefully at home Monday, August 15, 2016 surrounded by his family. There will be a visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, at Hamilton's Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines.

Graveside committal service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, August 18 at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Full obituary at DONALD A. NORTON Indianola Services for Donald A. Norton, 66, who passed away Sunday, August 14, 2 0 16 in Colorado, will be held 10:30 a.m.

Monday, August 22 at Mt Calvary Lutheran Church in Indianola. He is survived by his wife, Linda; children, Anne (Scott) Bartels, Daniel (Amy) Norton and Benjamin (Sara) Norton; grandchildren, Ryan and Abby Bartels, Leah and Evan Norton; siblings, Henry and Charles Norton, Carol Greene and Betty Reyes. Visitation will be held 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday August 21 at Overton Funeral Home with family present from 2 to 4 p.m. Memorials may be given to Mt Calvary Lutheran Church in his name.

Online condolences may be made at www.over-tonfunerals.com. OVERTON FUNERAL HOWE Indianola, Iowa BOBBY "BOB" FRITZ Florence, AL cr ILES Westover Chapel 63:37 Hickiria.n Road www.IlesCares.com TERRY RUFFRIDGE Fort Dodge Terry Ruf-fridge, 67, of Fort Dodge, died August 12, 2016 at the Gowrie Care Center. Survivors include his son Jason Ruffridge, grandchildren Olnario and Reyna, his stepsons Robert, Jesse and Forest Spidle and his friend Elena Fairman. Gunderson Funeral Home Cremation Services are entrusted with arrangements and services will be held at a later date. To submit Memorials and Cards of Thanks Please visit us online for more information at www.DesMoinesRegister.com PAULA GRIFFITH Mt.

Pleasant Michael Christian Carpenter of West Des Moines passed away peacefully at Mercy Hospice of Johnston on August 12, 2016. Born on June 7, 1976 to Michael and Colleen (Herbold) Carpenter, he was the third of four boys. He is survived by his children, Madison and Kaitlyn Carpenter of Grimes, IA; his mother, Colleen Carpenter of Urbandale; his brothers, Jerry (Kelly) Carpenter of West Des Moines, Scott (Kate) Carpenter of Bondurant; and five nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father, Michael Carpenter; his brother William Carpenter; and his grandparents, Gerald Celeste Herbold. The family will greet friends from 4-7pm Thursday, Aug.

18, at Westover Chapel in Des Moines during visitation. A Rosary will begin at 7pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, Aug. 19, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Elkhart, IA, followed by interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, near Farrar, LA.

Please join the family for a luncheon at the church immediately following burial. Memorials may be made to the Michael Carpenter Memorial Fund, proceeds to go to his children. ILES Westover Cliapel 6337 Hickma.n Road www.IlesCares.com HENNING Bobby (Bob) Fritz Henning died 81016. DODuy was oorn Des Moines. Iowa December 23, 1930.

Preceding him in death were his parents Adolph and Marjorie Henning, his wife Maureen Henning brother Melvin Henning and son Kurt Henning. Bobby was proclaimed Iowa's youngest ornithologist and expert on birds at age 5 by the Des Moines Register and Funeral Home Surls Monahan Gunderson Caldwell Parrish Hamilton's Rasmusson-Bacon MARYJO WELCH Des Moines formerly of Nevada Maryjo Welch, 79, of Des Moines, formerly of Nevada, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Home in Indianola. Maryjo was born June 15, 1937, in Thomas, Oklahoma, the daughter of Harry Richard and Helen Evelyn (Kline) Myers. She graduated from Maxwell High School in 1955 and had worked over 50 years as an administrative assistant for the State of Iowa. Maryjo had served on the Planning and Zoning Commission for the city of Clive and was a member of Valley United Methodist Church.

She enjoyed antiques, traveling and Iowa history. Maryjo is survived by her son, Merle Welch of West Des Moines; and two grandchildren: Grace and Hannah Welch. She was preceded in death by her parents. Per her wishes, Maryjo has been cremated and no services are planned. Private inurnment of cremated remains will be at Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery near Nevada.

Rasmusson-Bacon Funeral Home in Nevada is handling arrangements. www.rasmussonfh.com campaign staffers provide campaign materials, hold meetings and conduct phone banking and canvassing activities from the offices. Opening parties will be held at each new location in the coming weeks, the party said. 877 424 0225 Hamilton's Funeral Services Hww.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com Hamilton's 605 Lyon Street 243-5221 Dominic L. Rivas 1 1 AM Wednesday at Our Lady of the Americas Visitation Catholic Church Hamilton's Near Highland Memory Gardens 121 NW 60th Avenue 289-2442 Norma E.

Gross 3 PM Wednesday at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery Hamilton's Altoona 105 4th St. SW 967-4272 Daniel Flanders 10 AM Wednesday at the funeral home Information Elmer Higdon Deacon Curtis Jackson Arthur Nemeth Helen Norris Christopher Poulson Online condolences may be made www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com Paula R. Griffith, 59, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, formerly of Des Moines, died Sun, Aug. 14, 2016 at the of I Hospital in Iowa City.

Services will be 10AM Aug. 19 at the Faith Christian Outreach Church, 1302 E. Washington Mt. Pleasant. Burial will be at 3 PM at the Pleasant View Cemetery, Aplington, IA.

Friends may call from 12 Noon to 9PM on Thur. at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 Funeral Home lies Westover Kimzey Elkins Celebrate Life Iowa lles-Westover Overton Iowa Dems announce 7 new offices, now have 24 statewide JASON NOBLE JNOBLE2DMREG.COM Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the Iowa Democratic Party announced the opening of seven new campaign offices Monday, increasing their physical presence to 24 locations across the state. The new offices will be located in Clinton, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Ottumwa, Mason City, Waterloo and Waukee, giving the campaigns a heavier presence in central and northern Iowa. The coordinated Democratic campaign's previously announced offices are spread across the state, but lie heavily in eastern Iowa which is seen as the key battleground between Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump and especially the state's northeast corner, where Democrat Monica Vernon is challenging incumbent GOP U.S. Rep.

Rod Blum. Those offices are located in Ames, Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Charles City, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Dec-orah, Dubuque, Elkader, Fort Madison, Marshall-town, Maquoketa, Marion, Muscatine, Oelwein, Osage and Sioux City. "With just 45 days until voting begins in Iowa, the Hillary Clinton campaign is working in close coordination with the Iowa Democratic Party to fight for every vote in this election," Clinton campaign state director Kane Miller said. Volunteers and paid To subscribe call 1 1 fv Tribune and America's Parade of Youth, May 17, 1936. He ran in the Drake Relays on a grade school track team, was on a cross-country track team and baseball team in high school.

He played on several Softball teams that won city championships in Des Moines, IA and Florence, AL. He played on regimental baseball and soccer teams with the 505th Airborne Regimental Army teams and with the Ranger Baseball team. Bob was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division and an airborne ranger of 7th and 9th Ranger Company during the Korean conflict. He married Maureen McMillen in a Ranger Chapel at Ft. Benning, Georgia August 19, 1951.

They had two children Kurt and Candace. Bob graduated from Iowa State College in 1956 and moved to Florence, Alabama where he began work with the Alloys Plant of Reynolds Metals Company. Bob worked in various jobs in Personnel and Production while at Alloys for 16 years and was transferred to the McCook plant where he worked for 17 years as rolling superintendent, area plant superintendent and human resource developmental manager. Bob was president of North Florence Kiwanis Club, member of the Muscle Shoals Mental Health Committee, member of the Muscle Shoals Wage Administration Committee, president of Reynolds Metals Industrial Management Club. He was a youth director for ten years at Community Presbyterian Church in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, and elder at Westminster Presbyterian and First Presbyterian Churches in Florence, Al.

He was vice president of the board of directors at the Moorings Country Club in Naples, FL as well as golf chairman. He was a member of Turtle Point Club Country Club for ten years as well as a member of the Florence Rotary Club for ten years. He is survived by daughter Candace Lewis (Mike), grandchildren Ryan Gibson (Jessica), Taylor and Lindsey Lewis, great grandchildren Sierra, Jacob and Colton Gibson. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday August 20, at First Presbyterian Church in Florence, with the Rev.

Brandon E. Miles officiating. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. in the church library. In lieu of flowers please make contributions to First Presbyterian Church, 224 E.

Mobile St. Florence, AL. 35630, or Hospice of the Shoals, 115 Fairground Rd. Florence, AL 35630. N.

Main Mt. Pleasant. The family will be present to receive friends from 5-8 PM. Memorials may be directed to the Pulmonary Hypertension Association and the Scleroderma Association. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfu-neralhome.com Paula was born March 19, 1957 in Des Moines, the daughter of Benny and Pauline (Self) Oglevie.

She attended Hoover High School and graduated in January of 1977 from Roosevelt High School. On Aug. 27, 1977, Paula married Robert "Bob" Griffith. Paula was a nurse's aide at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Grundy Center and the Mt. Pleasant Mental Health Institute.

She later worked for the Owl's Nest Daycare Center and the Shear Advantage Hair Salon. Survivors include her husband, Bob of Mt. Pleasant; 2 sisters, Pam (Jack) Vance of Bondurant and Barb (Ray) Bettis of Knoxville; her mother-in-law, Betty (Harold) Reed of Urbandale and a sister in law, Carlene Griffith of Lenexa, KS Her parents and a brother precede Paula in death. Name Carpenter, Michael Griffith, Paula Henning, Bobby "Bob" Holmes, Barbara Mockus, Theresa "Teri" Norton, Donald City West Mt. Florence, Des Urbandale Indianola I Name City Pommrehn-Jass, Morgan Reichart, Jeremy Ruffridge, Terry Sieleman, James Stephen, William Welch, Maryjo Alden Des Fort Urbandale Des Des Des Moines Pleasant AL Moines Moines Dodge Moines Moines.