My one and only grandson is 16 and, of course, ready for an automobile.
He and I get along fairly well. We have both been run over by female relatives.
He has two sisters and a mother. I have four daughters, six granddaughters, and a wife. So, we have been living in a disastrous minority of 14...
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Denny Williams, 72
Dennis “Denny” Ray Williams, 72, of Newton died Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A memorial service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, at the First Baptist Church in Newton. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the First Baptist Church or the Newton Booster...
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Butch McVay, 69
Larry “Butch” McVay, 69, of Searsboro, passed away Sunday after-noon, Nov. 25, 2018, at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Memorial services were held Wednesday, Nov. 28, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon.
Larry “Butch” Joe McVay, the son of Joseph and Dorothy (Moore) McVay, was born Sept. 16, 1949, in Oskaloosa. He graduated...
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Ted Fisk, 98
Ted Fisk, 98, of New Sharon, passed away Monday morning, Nov. 26, 2018, at the North Mahaska Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oskaloosa. Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 30, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon. Burial was in the Friends Cemetery in New Sharon. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made...
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Ethan Gene
Eric and Amy Rozendaal of Tracy are the parents of a son, Ethan Gene. He was born Nov. 28, 2018, weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces. His brothers are William (4) and Aaron (2).
Grandparents are Bryan and Myra Rozendaal of Sully and Elmer and Kayla Kolnes of Spring Hill.
Great-grandparents are Maurice and Linda Rozendaal of Lynnville,...
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Elias Jay
Elias Jay was born to Ryan and Jana Laverman of Lynnville on Dec. 3, 2018. He weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and has a sister, Lydia, 23 months.
Grandparents are Paul and Shirley Van Donselaar of Oskaloosa and Wes and Cindy Laverman of Sully.
Great-grandmother is Henrietta Laverman of Pella....
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Dean Jeffrey
Brooke and Benjamin Baarda of Corvallis, OR, are the parents of a son, Dean Jeffrey, born Nov. 25, 2018, weighing seven pounds.
Grandparents are Jeff and Yvette Jordan of Kalispell, MT, and Vance and Sarah Baarda of Lyndon, UT.
Great-grandparent is Judith Baarda of Provo, UT, and the late Dean P. Baarda....
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