Jo Ella DeForest

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Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory - Winterset Chapel

Posted event

December 22, 2025

Jan

Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home - Winterset Chapel

1823 N John Wayne Dr, Winterset, IA 50273

Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory - Winterset Chapel

Posted an obituary

December 22, 2025

Jo DeForest Obituary

Jo DeForest, age 84, of Ankeny, Iowa, formerly of Winterset, Iowa, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2025, at her residence.Jo was born on April 4, 1941, in Tipton, Iowa, the daughter of C. Grant and Selma (Kellerhals) Albaugh. She attended... Read Jo DeForest's Obituary