Larry Wignall was born in January 1936 in Des Moines, IA, and passed from this Earth on December 3, 2025, at Parkridge Specialty Care in Pleasant Hill after a prolonged illness.   Larry was a loving husband, brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.  A family man and good friend that would never shy away from helping anyone that needed it at the drop of a hat.  Larry was a jack of all trades and master of none, but a skilled craftsman, nonetheless.  He helped build homes for his...

Kathryn (Katie) M Anderson, 97, of Des Moines passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025.  Born on November 9, 1928, in Des Moines, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Mildred (Smalley) Voitel.  Her father had a life-long wish to be a farmer; thus, she grew up in a farming family that rented and moved several times during the depression before buying a farm north of Norwalk.  While attending Norwalk schools, she played basketball.  After graduating in 1946, she worked at Equitable Life...

R. John H. Badger Jr., of Norwalk, Iowa died peacefully at his home on Monday, December 1, 2025, attended by his loving wife of 50 years, Cindia.    John was born October 10, 1940, the son and youngest child of Robert J. H. “Doc” Badger Sr. and Dr. Mildred Badger, D.O., in the back room of their home in Montezuma, Iowa.  He graduated in 1958 from Montezuma High School, where he played multiple sports, played trumpet, and sang in choral music and school musicals. John earned a BS in Social...