Category Archives: Obituaries

Clair Fenner, 85, of Grinnell, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Mar, 3, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with the Rev. John Epperson officiating. Interment was in Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. Memorials may be designated to Lynnville Wagaman Mill...

  Howard Dean Huyser, the son of Gerrit and Anna Marie (DeJong) Huyser, was born Nov. 29, 1930, at home on the farm near Sully. He was baptized at Sully First Reformed Church where he continued to attend throughout his lifetime. Howard lived on the family farm with his father and stepmother and helped with the farming...

  Nora Jean (Bowers) Sandrock Shively, 75, of Newton died Tues-day, Feb. 16, 2021, at Accura Health Care of Newton East. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, Mar. 4, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association may be left at the funeral home. Nora Jean, the daughter of Dean...

Mary Ruby Simbro, 76, of Reasnor, died Tues-day, Feb. 2, 2021, at her home. A funeral service was held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Newton. Memorials can be made to the Reasnor Fire Department or the Reasnor Park Fund. Mary, the daughter of John M. and Ruby Dora...

Alberta Davis, 97, of rural Searsboro, passed away Friday evening, Feb. 5, 2021, at UnityPoint Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at a later date. A private burial will be held at the Stewart Cemetery near Taintor. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Searsboro Community Church or Lynnville...

Beverly Thompson, 90, of New Sharon and formerly of Lynnville, passed away Saturday evening, Feb. 6, 2021, at her home under hospice care. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon. Burial was in Friends Cemetery in New Sharon. Memorials may be made to the Harvest...

Thomas Edward Earp, 101, of Sully, died Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at The Cottages in Pella. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at  Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials have been designated for Killduff United Methodist Church. Thomas, the son of Charles and Bertha (Briggs) Earp, was...