Ruth Burrows of Ankeny died Sept. 6, 2018 at Ramsey Village after a valiant fight against old age. Ruth was born Oct. 15, 1925 on the family farm outside Glen Haven, WI. She was the youngest of six children born to Matt and Anna (Ackermann) Vogt. Her father died when she was six. Raised during the depression, life was hard, but she had many great stories of "making due" with what they had. In 1946, Ruth traveled alone on the train to San...

Medha Petzenhauser Johnson was born on March 14, 1939 in Auburn Iowa. She was passionate about music, travel and collecting interesting rocks and semi precious stones. She is survived by her husband of 59 years James Johnson, a daughter, Medha Johnson, a son Shane Johnson and his wife Melanie along with four grandchildren, Rachel Johnson, Devin Johnson, Lydia Johnson and Zachary Johnson and one great grand daughter, Everly Johnson ...

Vyrlee (Lee) Faye Ahlberg (Crawford), 84, passed away on September 1, 2018 at Journey Senior Living Center of complications of Alzheimer's disease. A graveside service honoring her life will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Ankeny Memorial Gardens, 4208 North Ankeny Boulevard in Ankeny. A reception will follow the service. Lee Ahlberg was born on December 11, 1933 on a farm near Baxter, Iowa to Gladyce and Emory Perin. ...

Guido Sanger Sr., 89, of Carney passed away September 1, 2018. A funeral will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 6th at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (517 SW Des Moines St., Ankeny). A visitation will be held 5 to 7:00 p.m., Wed., Sept. 5th at Memorial Services of Iowa funeral home (4208 N Ankeny Blvd). Guido was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Carney, Iowa. He served with the United States Marine Corp, and after his honorable...

Gary Lee Cloud, 75, died August 31, 1018 at Bethany Manor in Story City. A Memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday September 5th at Ankeny Presbyterian Church, 317 SE Trilein Drive, Ankeny, Iowa. Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 4th from 5 – 7 p.m., also at the church. Gary was born December 8, 1942 in Dayton, Iowa to Harold and Mildred Cloud. He graduated in 1961 from high school in Storm Lake, Iowa and in 1965...

Elaine Mildred Wiese, 77, formerly of Ankeny put her trust in the Lord Aug. 29th and due to complications from surgery, she went to be with God her Savior, and Family. A visitation will be held 5 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, September 24, at Ankeny Memorial Funeral Chapel (4208 N Ankeny Blvd). A Memorial Service will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 25th, also at the funeral home. Elaine was born May 31, 1941 to Ruth Roinstad and Russell Tweed in...