Category Archives: Obituaries

Ernie Engbers, 90, of Sun City, AZ, and formerly of Pella, died Feb. 3, 2020. Visitation with the family present was Feb. 11 at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home in Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Ernest Glen, the son of Arie and Gertrude (Bensink) Engbers, Sr., was born Aug. 2, 1931, in Pella. July 10,...

Ada Kay Van Maanen, 78, passed away on Jan. 29, 2020, at the Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 3, at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Bible League International and Lynnville Historical Society. Ada Kay Van Maanen was born Dec. 3, 1941,...

Russell Stravers, 77, of Lynnville died Jan. 24, 2020. Memorial service was held Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Sully Christian School or Mission India. Russell Lee Stravers was born May 9, 1942, to Gilbert and Jennie (Harthoorn) Stravers in Lynnville. Russ attended Black Oak...

Robert “Bob” Jon Guthrie, 56, of rural Newton died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 3, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Newton. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service on Monday at the funeral home....

John Roger Conn, 77, of Sully, died on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Newton Health Care Center. The family will greet friends from noon-2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, at the Lynnville Friends Church FCC Building in Lynnville. Memorials to the Sully Lions Club may be left at the church during the visitation or at...

Larry A. Weter, 67, passed away Thursday evening, Jan. 2, 2020, in Altoona. A time of remembrance and celebration of life will be at a later date at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Burial will be in Newton Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to Larry’s family or to...

Barbara J. Van Wyngarden, 69, of Newton, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 8, 2020, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines. A time of remembrance and celebration of life was held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Newton Church of the Way. Burial was in Newton Union Cemetery. Barb was born the daughter of Wilbur...