Ed Delk’s playing days and coaching days are well behind him, but with his impending induction into the Topeka Shawnee County Sports Council Hall of Fame, all the memories have come flooding back.

Barbara Jean Delk was born January 13, 1933, in Boone, Iowa, to Mignonne M. and Forrest M. Grovier. She grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, where she attended school. She met her husband, Ira E. "Ed" Delk, ...

"(Barbara) always kidded me about my need to constantly learn new skills," Delk said of his wife, who died May 29, 2015, after more than 63 years of marriage. "But I told her you're never too old to ...

Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Hamilton's near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Ave., Des Moines, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be ...