Deaths

Roy Darby Info Center pictures of residents who have passed away:

Death Notifications:

9/16/19: Earl Bachel, former resident of Winter Ranch, passed away on September 15th of lung cancer. His funeral will be on Friday, September 20th, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown Iowa. In lieu of flowers, he asked that contributions be made to Iowa River Hospice in Marshalltown, Iowa. Source: Linda Haskell.

7/6/19: Wilbur Jacobs, 85, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, with visitation from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Source: Bill Hobson and Pam Hoppe.

6/15/19: Sandy Winkels passed away last night from a massive stroke. They had just purchased Herman and Virginia’s place last February. She never got to sleep there. Source: Sue Woodard.

5/25/19: Victoria Ann Miller passed away at her home in Alamo at the age of 80. The family will have a memorial service on Friday, May31, 2019 at 2pm at Resurrection Catholic Church in Alamo. Source: Amador Funeral Home by Pam Hoppe.

4/8/19: Winter Ranch resident Cindy Gagnier passed away today from cancer. Cindy and her husband David are full time residents of the park. She was the daughter of park resident Judy Foley. No memorial services have been set at this time. There may be somethng later in Minnesota. Source: Winter Ranch Office Staff.

3/17/19: Past Winter Ranch resident Iowan Don Countryman passed away this week. He and Ross Craft started the Winter Ranch Country Jam 18 years ago. Source: Pam Hoppe.

2/15/2019: Former long time resident, Dee IDonnell, passed away Feb 14. Keep Ray, her husband, in your prayers during this difficult time. Source: Winter Ranch Church.

2/7/2019: Mickey Hazlett, a long time resident of Winter Ranch, passed away Feb. 6. Keep Mary and the family in your prayers. Source: Winter Ranch Church.

2/3/2019: Tom Beatty, a former Winter Ranch resident, passed away from cancer. Family needs our prayers. Source: Cathy Chapin.

1/27/2019: Frank Zieroth's sister passed away. Keep Frank in your prayers. Source: Winter Ranch.

1/20/2019: Joan Kimble's sister has passed away. Keep Joan and her family in your prayers. Source: WR Church.

5/26/2017. Long time former resident Bill Howell passed away this week.
4/11/2017. Doyce Busch, 90, long time former resident of Winter Ranch passed away march 29th in Pierre SD
4/7/2017. It is with great sadness to inform you that former long time Winter Ranch resident and great friend to many of us, Francis Drake passed away peacefully today-- with Jane and their 2 daughters (Denise & Becky) by his side.
3/19/2017. Jim and Marge Peterson's son has died.
2/19/2017. Tom Robinson's mother passed away.
1/29/2017. Joey Gardner, a young man of 19, passed away suddenly. Prayers are requested for friends and family.
1/29/2017. Brother of Mack Mayes passed away.
1/29/2017. Wayne Overholser, Gene's brother, passed away in Florida due to heart failure.
1/18/2017. Carolyn (Carol) Stratman passed away today. Please keep her family in your prayers.
1/16/2017. Wendell Knight passed away today.
1/15/2017. Gerry Johnson's father passed away.
1/15/2017. Carol Estes, a formr resident, passed away.
1/1 2017. Helen Best, former resident and sister of Betty James, passed away recently.
12/28/2016. Jack Hulsey's daughter and H. B. Hulsey's niece, Bonnie, unexpectedly passed away today due to heart complications.
12/20/2016. Barb Steenrod’s sister recently passed away. Please keep the family in your prayers
12/6/2016. Ralph Olson passed away. Please keep Maggie and his family in your prayers.
11/28/2016. Gary Fulton's mother passed away today. Please keep her family in your prayers as they mourn her loss and as they travel from various states.
11/20/2016. Larry Chapin's father passed away. Please keep his family in your prayers.
11/17/2016. Harrell Hockenmeier's brother passed away. Keep the Hockenmeiers in your prayers.
11/15/2016. Patty Franek’s mother recently passed away. Please keep her family in your prayers.
11/6/2016. Bob Doddridge passed away. Please keep Kathy and their family in your prayers.
11/4/2016. Bill Ford a long time resident of Winter Ranch passed away 11/3/16. Please keep Bonnie and the family in your prayers.
10/22/2016. J. A. Carmack, a long time resident of Winter Ranch and Trophy Gardens passed away 10/22/16. Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.
10/18/2016. Candy Zierath passed away 10/18/16   Please keep Bob and Peggy in your prayers
10/8/2016. Richard Zrostlik passed away Oct. 6, 2016. Please keep Joanne and family in your prayers.
9/24/2016. Dave Langfield'si Dad passed away on September 16th.
8/28/2016. Mary Snead's brother, Randy Lefler, passed away Saturday, 8/27/16. Prayers would be appreciated for Mary, Wally and the family.
8/15/2016. Former resident, Joe Pudvay passed away Thursday Aug, 11, 2016 of a massive
heart attack. The funeral will be Friday Aug. 19, 2016 11:00 am at Stevenson-Wyman funeral home in Clare Michigan. Prayers would be appreciated for Dottie and family.
8/10/2016. Ross Craft, our faithful mailman, passed away early today. Please keep Sheryl and her family in your prayers.
8/4/2016. Bonnie Langfield's mother had a stroke on Sunday and died last night.
7/14/2016. Prayers for Rita Huether and Family on the death of her father. today July 14, 2016.
7/5/2016. Please keep Roger & Wanda Wheeler in your prayers on the death of their daughter Cindy on July 3, 2016.
6/22/2016. The office has received word that a former Winter Ranch resident Phil Plessner passed away on Fathers Day (6/19/16). Please keep Shirley and her family in your prayers.
6/20/2016. Prayers welcome for the family, friends and employee's of Mr. Maurice Wilder who passed away June 12, 2016.
6/14/2016. Former, longtime resident, Roland Muench passed away June 11, 2016. Asking prayer's for Ruby and her family.
5/25/2016. Former resident, Liz Hinrichsen passed away suddenly on March 1, 2016.
5/11/2016. Larry Graham's Mother passed away. Please keep Larry & his family in your prayers.
5/2/2016. Bob Wilson passed away today.
3/24/2016. A former resident Moe Hawn passed away.
3/16/2016. Kay Schultz's grandson, age 28, passed away.
3/13/2016. Richard Burgess' sister passed away.
3/13/2016. Patti Schoolcraft's niece passed away.
3/6/2016. Beverly Kelly, a friend of Bob Jones and former resident, passed away March 1.
3/4/2016. George Balbaugh, a long time resident of Winter Ranch, passed away on February 29, 2016.
2/28/2016. Jim Nealy's mother passed away at age 99.
2/28/2016. Ralph Davis, a former resident from Canada, has passed away.
2/14/2016. Kieth and Jeannie Jones have returned home due to their son passing away.
2/7/2016. Marcus and Mary Lawrence's son passed away Friday, at age 47.
1/30/2016. A former resident, Glenn Landis, passed away on January 18 at home with his wife and daughter by his side.
1/21/2016. Bob Tietz passed away January 20    He was a former resident.   You may remember him greatly involved in our Golf Course   Bobs spouse Mary can be reached at 3903 Westgate drive , St Joseph MO 64506.
1/10/2016. Janet Hodson's mother has passed away.
1/4/2016. John and Marge Caster's son,Jesse,age 55, passed away last evening. John and Marge left to go home by airplane this morning.. He was in the hospital for infection and talking to nurses and his wife thirty minutes before and then they aren't sure what happened but the doctors tried to revive him for 40 minutes to no avail.
12/13/2016. Pat Kenkel passed away at home.
11/17/2015. Jim Cutler passed away. Jim and his wife were long time residents at the Park. Jim was very active in the bike club for years. He was 89.
11/11/2015. The office received word that former resident Norbert Hoffman passed away Nov. 5, 2015. Lucille Hoffman's address: Apartment 316, 401 South Hill St. Marshall, MN 56258.
10/7/2015. We received word today 10/7/15 that Gene Boerman passed away yesterday 10/6/15. Prayers would be appreciated.
10/5/2015. Sadly we have lost a long time member of our Winter Ranch Family. Sylvia Short passed away at home yesterday. Please keep Don and the family in your prayers.
9/11/2015. Jim & Margo Peterson's son Douglas (52) passed away suddenly today. Please pray for Jim, Margo and the family.
8/30/2015. Russ Eberhardt passed away yesterday, August 29th. Please keep his family and friends in your prayers.
7/24/2015. Sue Swicke's Mother passed away.
7/16/2015. Maggie Elsberry, a former resident, passed away July 6th after a battle with cancer and several other complications. Please keep Merle and their family in your prayers.
6/25/2015. Lonnie Sommers passed away today. Please keep Carolyn & family in your prayers.
6/2/2015. The Winter Ranch has received word that one of our former long time residents,Wanda Reed. passed away on April 3, 2015 at the age of 92, she would have been 93 in June.
5/24/2015. Dave Bender, a former resident, passed away this morning. Please keep the family in your prayers.
5/18/2015. Emmaline Hall (former resident) mother of Sandy Tester (former resident) passed away today. Please keep Sandy & Ray and all of their families in your prayers.
5/3/2015. Kenny Allison passed away Saturday, May 2nd. Please keep Sandy and their family in your prayers.
4/16/2015. Lee Miska passed away this evening about 8 pm. Please keep Marlene and their family in your prayers.
4/3/2015. Dave Langfield's mother passed away on March 27th. Please keep Dave and his family in your prayers.
4/2/2015. Nancy Crow, a former resident of Winter Ranch, passed away this week.   Please keep Bob and Nancy's family in your prayers
3/22/2015. Joyce Brandt passed away last night.
3/13/2015. Arlo Whitman passed away last evening after only being in hospice about 10 days Jean's address 607 Truman Street, Lisban, Iowa. 52253. They found a brain tumor last September but chemotherapy didn't work.
3/13/2015. Roger Howes, a former park resident, had passed away March 6th. When he was in the park he was very active with the wood shop. Shirley Howes address is 933 Walnut Court, Oshawa, ON, L1H 2H8, Canada.
2/192015. Barb Lashbrook’s mother passed away last night. Barb & Rick had gone home to be with her a couple of weeks ago. They plan to return here next week sometime.
2/12/2015. Carltion Descamp passed away today.
2/12/2015. Harvey Neel passed away this week after a long illness. Please keep Shirley and their family in your prayers.
2/11/2015. Larry Nyson, a former resident, passed away.
2/8/2015. Reba Waterall, a former resident passed away January 14, 2015 after a brief illness.
12/19/2014. Lonnie Brush's brother, Danny Wells, has passed away.
10/9/2014. Wayne Strickland passed away this afternoon. Please keep his family in your prayers.
9/17/2014. Bud Ham, a former resident, passed away 09/17/14. Keep them in your prayers.
8/30/2014. Former resident Betty Gaskin has passed away this week, please keep Doc and family in your prayers.
7/18/2014. Charles Smith passed away early this morning, in the hospital at Liberty Missouri. Prayers and heartfelt sympathy for Betty and their family, as they grieve, from all their friends at Winter Ranch.
7/17/2014. Theresa Zimmerman's brother passed away.
7/14/2014. Dawn Nabrozy passed away yesterday after suffering a massive heart attach. Please keep Gerald and their family in your prayers.
6/24/2014. Don Hudgins Mother passed away June 23.
6/9/2014. Eileen Anderson Jaspersen, long time resident, passed away June 8th. Her memorial service will be Sunday June 29th at 2 PM at Christ Lutheran Church in Cottonwood, MN. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12 to 1:45 PM and a light lunch will follow.
6/3/2014. Former resident, Bonnie Billings, passed away recently after a brief battle with cancer. She Left us to be with The Lord on June 1. Jim and Family Appreciate all your prayers and thoughts.
6/2/2014. Carroll Ann Green's mother passed away Sunday, June 1st.
5/16/2014. Chuck Pierson's bother passed away June 13th.
3/31/2014. Millie Howell passed away 3/27/2014.
3/31/2014. Jo Kinkead's sister passed away.
3/17/2014. Ginni Westby's mother passed away this morning. The Westbys were able to be at her bedside. Please keep Ginni and her family in your prayers.
3/8/2014. Fran Knight passed away today. She was a long time resident and will be missed by all. Please keep Wendell and their family in your prayers
3/3/2014. Former resident Beulah Hummel passed away March 2nd 2014. She had been suffering with cancer and her death came suddenly.
1/4/2014. Clem Lawrence, brother of Marcus Lawrence passed away.