Category Archives: Obituaries

Esther M. (Dorothy) Alexander, 84, of Oskaloosa, passed away Oct. 27, 2019, at MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa. She was born Sept.  8, 1935, to Raymond and Edna Parrot Dorothy of rural Douds. She later moved to Stockport where she spent her childhood. She attended the Friends Church and was saved at the age...

Kenneth Hunt, 89, of Lacey, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2019.  Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 10:30 a.m. in the Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa with Rev. Jon Nelson officiating. Burial was in the Forest Cemetery, Oskaloosa. Kenneth was born Jan. 8, 1930, in Lower Grove to George and Wilma Beckman Hunt. He attended...

Dale W. Moomaw, 80, of Fairfield Bay, AR, and formerly of Lynnville, passed away Oct. 6, 2019, at Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab in Clinton, AR. He was the son of Melvin Loren and Helen Grace (Zachary) Moomaw, born Aug. 13, 1939, in Prairie City. He graduated from Prairie City High School in 1957 and...

Services for Bessie Lee “Peggy” Garbison, of Indian-ola, who celebrated her one hundredth year on Nov. 11, 2018, will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, at Fairview Community Church in rural Indianola. Burial of cremains will be in the Belmont Cemetery, Milo. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. at the church followed by...

Ronald Lee Van Manen, 78, of rural Kellogg, died Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at MercyOne Newton Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 17, at Newton Church of the Way. Memorials have been designated for Gideons International or Kellogg Fire Department. Ron, the son of John and Leona (DeZwarte) Van...

Scott W. Van Ryswyk, 46, of Grinnell and formerly of Taintor, died at his residence in Grinnell on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. A celebration of his life will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Grinnell Estates, 2020 West Street in Grinnell. The service will be officiated by his uncle, Bill Saville. In lieu...

I moved into the age group of “Geezer” sometime ago. I have now moved past the Geezer group into the I.H.O.L.I.T.G.A.T.O.O.A.B.P. group. That stands for, “I Have One Leg In The Grave And The Other On A Banana Peel.” My family tells me I should put away childish things. They might be right, but it’s hard...