William Canavan

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Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory - Urbandale Chapel

Posted events

November 5, 2025

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Visitation

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

St. Theresa Catholic Church

1230 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50311

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Service

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

St. Theresa Catholic Church

1230 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50311

Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory - Urbandale Chapel

Posted an obituary

November 5, 2025

William Canavan Obituary

William Canavan, of Des Moines, passed away on November 6, 2025, at the age of 69. He was born in Dubuque, Iowa on February 18, 1956 to Donald and Bernice (Dietzle) Canavan.William grew up in Dubuque, where he graduated from Dubuque Hempstead... Read William Canavan's Obituary