Keith E. Schwartz, 68, of Reasnor, passed from this life on Sunday morning, Oct. 11, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Visitation will be 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Community Heights Alliance Church. A time of remembrance and memorial services will be at 1 p.m. at the church,...
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Marjorie M. Sneller, 92
Marjorie M. Sneller, 92, of Jefferson City, MO, was promoted to glory surrounded by her family on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, at SSM Health - St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born Nov. 7, 1922, in Killduff, a daughter of the late Melis and Marie (Van Gilst) Otten. She was a 1941 graduate of Sully High...
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Leo Nikkel, 83
Leo D. Nikkel, 83, of Pella passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Committal service at the Peoria Cemetery preceded the memorial service. The family prefers memorial donations be designated for the Pella Christian High...
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Sully Fire Dept. supper, fire truck rides, and more Saturday night
Saturday, Oct. 17, the Sully Fire and Ambulance Department will host an event at Sully Community Center. Supper will be served 5-7 p.m. for a freewill donation for beefburgers, baked beans, chips, bars, and beverage. Be sure to sign up for door prizes. They will also have Jaws of Life demonstration, fire truck rides, SAFE...
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Hinley Jean
Tyler and Ryanne Jansen of Searsboro are the parents of a daughter, Hinley Jean, born Oct. 11, 2015. She weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Grandparents are Joel and Deann Jansen of Kellogg, Randy and Sandy Naaktgeboren of Knoxville, and Sam Briseno of Des Moines. Great-grandparents are Carroll and Norma Harthoorn...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 10/8/15
It was a chilly night. It was a “let’s light a fire, sit there, and stuff our faces with aioli sauce” kind of night. It was a “it’s been a long week, let’s make burgers with beer” kind of night. It was a “let’s let the toddlers run around outside to burn energy” kind of night. Really, it was the best...
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Pastor’s Pen: I Do Solemnly Swear…
Some eschatologists speak of the antichrist as a person whose advent on earth is yet to come. This term is used by the Bible only in the letters of John and there, antichrist is referred to as a spiritual contagion that is not only coming but already here (1 John 2:18; 4:3; 2 John 7)....
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