Category Archives: Obituaries

Merlin Hite, 69

                Merlin Hite, 69, of New Sharon passed away peace-fully Monday morning, June 3, 2019, at Oskaloosa Care Center. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 6, at New Sharon United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery in New Sharon. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be...

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Harold H. De Vries, 89

                Harold H. De Vries, 89, of Peoria, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Pella Regional Health Center. Funeral services were held Saturday, May 25, at 10:30 a.m. at Peoria Christian Reformed Church. Interment with military honors by Van Veen-Van Hemert American Legion Post No. 89 of Pella was at the Peoria...

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Darren W. Fischer, 59

                Darren W. Fischer, 59, of Newark, NJ, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, May 12, 2019, after a battle with cancer. Thursday, May 16, a funeral service was held at 7:30 p.m. at Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff, NJ.

                Contributions in Darren’s memory may be made to the...

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Darren W. Fischer, 59

            Darren W. Fischer, 59, of Newark, NJ, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019, after a battle with cancer. Among survivors are his parents-in-law, David and Garnet Gertsma of Lynnville, his brother-in-law and his family, Bruce Gertsma of Lynnville, and his sister-in-law and her family, Mark and Sarah Scholten of Lynnville. Visitation will be...

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Verla Jansen, 83

                Verla Joy Jansen, 83, of Sully, passed away Wednesday morning, Apr. 24, 2019, at Park Centre in Newton.

                Funeral services were held Monday, Apr. 29, at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested for Sully First Reformed Church Phase 2 Sanctuary Renovation.

Merril Barnhart, 97

                Merril Barnhart, 97, of Portland, OR, and formerly of Searsboro, died Sun-day, Apr. 21, 2019, in Portland.

                A visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m. on Friday, May 3, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday at the Searsboro...

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Shelby Agan, 38

                Shelby Eugene Agan of Sully was born June 13, 1980, to Earl and Paula (Steinbach) Agan in Des Moines. He passed away Apr. 17, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Apr. 23, at Sully Community Church. Memorial donations may be made to Agan Boys’ Education Fund at...

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