John Patrick McCarthy

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Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory - Urbandale Chapel

Posted events

January 31, 2026

Feb

Visitation

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory Urbandale

8201 Hickman Rd, Urbandale, IA 50322

Feb

Rosary

7:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.

Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory

8201 Hickman Rd, Urbandale, IA 50322

Feb

Service

11:00 a.m.

Ss John & Paul Catholic Church

1401 1st Ave S, Altoona, IA 50009

Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory - Urbandale Chapel

Posted an obituary

January 31, 2026

John McCarthy Obituary

John Patrick McCarthy, 54, of West Des Moines, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at the EveryStep Kavanagh House in Des Moines, Iowa.Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday... Read John McCarthy's Obituary