Funeral Homes in Des Moines, IA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Corey Taylor (singer and musician), Bill Bryson (writer and science writer), Jim Nussle (politician), Ronda Storms (politician and attorneys in the united states), Matt McCoy (politician), Jared Clauss (american football player), and Hugh Millen (american football player).

Des Moines /dɨˈmɔɪn/ is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is named after the Des Moines River, which may have been adapted from the French Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 203,433 as of the 2010 census. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 91st in terms of population in the United States with 599,789 residents according to the 2013 estimate by the United States Census Bureau.Des Moines is a major center of the U.S. insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. In fact, Des Moines was credited as the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies" in a Business Wire article and named the third largest "insurance capital" of the world. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group, Athene USA insurance, the Meredith Corporation, Ruan Transportation, EMC Insurance Companies, and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Other major corporations such as Wells Fargo, Voya Financial, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, ACE Limited, Marsh, Monsanto and Pioneer Hi-Bred have large operations in or near the metro area. In recent years Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and Facebook have established data processing and logistical facilities in the Des Moines metro. Forbes magazine ranked Des Moines as the "Best Place for Business" in both 2010 and 2013. In 2014, NBC ranked Des Moines as the "Wealthiest City in America" according to its criteria.Des Moines is an important city in U.S. presidential politics because it is the capital of Iowa, which is home to the first caucuses of the presidential primary cycle. Hence, many presidential candidates set up campaign headquarters in Des Moines. A 2007 article in The New York Times stated "if you have any desire to witness presidential candidates in the most close-up and intimate of settings, there is arguably no better place to go than Des Moines".

Des Moines Obituaries

It was revealed by New Haven Register on May 15th, 2022 that Ronald R "Ron" Treanor perished in Connecticut.  Treanor was 84 years old and was born in Des Moines, IA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Ronald R "Ron"'s life.

It was revealed by Des Moines Register on May 10th, 2022 that Jerry Lynn Barnes passed on in Des Moines, Iowa.  Barnes was 83 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Jerry Lynn's life.

It was revealed by Des Moines Register on May 5th, 2022 that Gary Bissig passed away in Des Moines, Iowa.  Bissig was 34 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Gary's life.

It was noted by Des Moines Register on May 4th, 2022 that Buck Bos passed away in Des Moines, Iowa.  Bos was 63 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Buck's life.

It was reported by Des Moines Register on April 27th, 2022 that Caren Joe Robuck died in Des Moines, Iowa.  Robuck was 78 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Caren Joe's life.

It was revealed by Des Moines Register on April 26th, 2022 that Jimmy Dale Dixon passed away in Des Moines, Iowa.  Dixon was 81 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Jimmy Dale's life.

It was written by Des Moines Register on April 23rd, 2022 that Grant R Bunce died in Des Moines, Iowa.  Bunce was 62 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Grant R's life.

It was written by Des Moines Register on April 23rd, 2022 that Todd Lage died in Des Moines, Iowa.  Lage was 57 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Todd's life.

It was noted by Des Moines Register on April 23rd, 2022 that Paul Thomas Riggs perished in Des Moines, Iowa.  Riggs was 82 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Paul Thomas's life.

It was written by Des Moines Register on April 23rd, 2022 that Frank A Sable died in Des Moines, Iowa.  Sable was 80 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Frank A's life.

History

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Des Moines' origins began with the creation of a fort located at the junction Des Moines River, and Raccoon River. Originally the fort was going to receive the name Fort Raccoon, but the US War Department named it Fort Des Moines. There are a number of theories about the derivation of the name Des Moines. The most popular idea is that it was named after French monks who lived near the river, as Des Moines means "of the monks" in French.

The official website for the city of Des Moines is https://www.dsm.city/.