Iowa death records

Database: Des Moines Register (Iowa), Obituaries, 1990-99

Headline: Obituaries
Publication Date: March 24, 1999
Source: The Des Moines Register
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Obituary: Veronica Kelso, 84, of 5933 Cottage Drive died of a heart ailment Sunday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, of which she was a member. Burial will be at Glendale Cemetery.
Mrs. Kelso was born in Mason City and lived in Des Moines since
1955. She was a retired executive secretary with the YMCA.
Survivors include two sons, Gary of Minneapolis and Doug of Eden Prairie, Minn.; two daughters, Sue Hill of Urbandale and Barbara Struyk of Wayzata, Minn.; two sisters, Eleanor O'Bryon of San Jose, Calif., and Mary Lou Garms of Waterloo; and eight grandchildren.
The family will greet friends after 4 p.m. Thursday at Dunn's Funeral Home, where a rosary will be recited at 5 p.m. and a vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to her church.

Headline: OBITUARIES
Publication Date: September 18, 1991
Source: The Des Moines Register
Page: 5
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Region: Iowa
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AMES, IA. -- Services for Doyle D. Kelso of Ames will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church of Ames, of which he was a member. Burial will be at the Ames Municipal Cemetery. Mr. Kelso died of a heart ailment Monday at home. He was 71.
Mr. Kelso was born in Galva and lived in Ames since 1948. He was the retired owner of KASI radio and was also the owner of Kelso Radio and TV. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans and the Golden K Kiwanis.
Survivors include his wife, Lenore; a son, Dennis of Juneau, Alaska; a daughter, Sherilyn Hitch of Iowa Falls; a brother, Marion of Iowa Falls; and two grandchildren.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at Adams Funeral Home, where the family will be present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to his church, the Senior Citizens Day Care Center or Hospice of Ames.

Headline: OBITUARIES
Publication Date: August 15, 1991
Source: The Des Moines Register
Page: 3
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Region: Iowa
Obituary: Russell V. Kelso, 78, of 5933 Cottage Drive died of pneumonia Tuesday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, of which he was a member, and burial will be in Glendale Cemetery.
Mr. Kelso was born in Mount Grove, Mo., and moved to Des
Moines 36 years ago after living in Davenport, Mason City, Burlington, Belmond, Galva and Williams. He retired after 36 years as state supervisor for the Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, was an Army veteran of World War II and had been a member of Izaak Walton League and Retired Civil Service Employees.
Among survivors are his wife, Veronica; two sons, Douglas of Chaska, Minn., and Gary of Wayzata, Minn.; two daughters, Barbara Struyk of Orono, Minn., and Sue Hill of Des Moines; two brothers, Doyle of Ames and Marion of Iowa Falls; and six grandchildren.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at Dunn's Funeral Home, where a vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Ostomy Association of Des Moines or for cancer research.

Headline: OBITUARIES
Publication Date: August 15, 1991
Source: The Des Moines Register
Page: 3
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Region: Iowa
Obituary: Russell V. Kelso, 78, of 5933 Cottage Drive died of pneumonia Tuesday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, of which he was a member, and burial will be in Glendale Cemetery.
Mr. Kelso was born in Mount Grove, Mo., and moved to Des Moines 36 years ago after living in Davenport, Mason City, Burlington, Belmond, Galva and Williams. He retired after 36 years as state supervisor for the Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, was an Army veteran of World War II and had been a member of Izaak Walton League and Retired Civil Service Employees.
Among survivors are his wife, Veronica; two sons, Douglas of Chaska, Minn., and Gary of Wayzata, Minn.; two daughters, Barbara Struyk of Orono, Minn., and Sue Hill of Des Moines; two brothers, Doyle of Ames and Marion of Iowa Falls; and six grandchildren.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at Dunn's Funeral Home, where a vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Ostomy Association of Des Moines or for cancer research. CAPT: RUSSELL V. KELSO GERALD GIMRE The Register's Iowa News Service

Headline: OBITUARIES
Publication Date: September 18, 1991
Source: The Des Moines Register
Page: 5
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Region: Iowa
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AMES, IA. -- Services for Doyle D. Kelso of Ames will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church of Ames, of which he was a member. Burial will be at the Ames Municipal Cemetery. Mr.
Kelso died of a heart ailment Monday at home. He was 71.
Mr. Kelso was born in Galva and lived in Ames since 1948. He was the retired owner of KASI radio and was also the owner of Kelso Radio and TV. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans and the Golden K Kiwanis.
Survivors include his wife, Lenore; a son, Dennis of Juneau, Alaska; a daughter, Sherilyn Hitch of Iowa Falls; a brother, Marion of Iowa Falls; and two grandchildren.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at Adams Funeral Home, where the family will be present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to his church, the Senior Citizens Day Care Center or Hospice of Ames.

Headline: OBITUARIES
Publication Date: September 25, 1993
Source: The Des Moines Register
Page: 5
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Region: Iowa
Obituary: Evelyn Illian Kelso, 62, of Albion, Neb., died of an apparent heart attack Thursday at home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the Albion United Methodist Church, with burial at Dublin Cemetery in Primrose, Neb.
Mrs. Kelso was born in Primrose and lived in Des Moines until about 10 years ago. She was a retired grain merchandiser for Continental Grain Co.
Survivors include her husband, Clair; two stepsons, Larry Kelso of Minnetonka, Minn., and Paul Kelso of Dallas, Texas; her mother, Ethel Illian of Albion; two sisters, Lorraine Shepherd of Tubac, Ariz., and Elaine Anderson of Surfside Beach, Texas; a brother, Doyle Illian of Grand Island, Neb.; and four grandchildren.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday at Levander Funeral Home in Albion. Memorial contributions may be made to Boone County Senior Citizen Center.

Headline: Obituaries
Publication Date: July 21, 1992
Source: The Des Moines Register
Page: 5
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Region: Iowa
Obituary: Zelpha R. Burris, 80, of Riverview Care Center, 701 Riverview Drive, died of a heart attack Saturday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hamilton's Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery.
Mrs. Burris lived in Des Moines all her life and retired as a housekeeper five years ago.
A son, Robert Kelso of Des Moines, survives.
Friends may call after 1:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Headline: Obituaries
Publication Date: October 28, 1992
Source: The Des Moines Register
Page: 7
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Region: Iowa
Obituary: Ruth Kelso, 94, of Prairie City died of a heart ailment Tuesday at Clearview Manor, where she was a resident for eight years. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton's Funeral Home. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery.
Mrs. Kelso, a homemaker, lived in Des Moines most of her life and was a member of Order of the Eastern Star.
Among survivors are a son, Harry of Key Largo, Fla.; a daughter, Natalie Klauk of Palm Coast, Fla.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Friends may call after noon today at the funeral home.