If you haven’t experienced golf at the Diamond Trail Golf Club in Lynnville, or maybe just haven’t been out golfing for a few years, now is the time to hit the links at the DTGC. Spring is the perfect season for coming out with the family and checking out the course. The DTGC offers many...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers March 29, 2018
I have had the experience (and I’m not going to say if it is a good or bad experience) of being married to DZ, ZMAN, or Darrell Zegers.
Being married to this man has taught me a lot, some good, some terrible, but always interesting. It is finally my turn to write about him. He says...
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Jaci Eekhoff, 60
Jacqueline “Jaci” Eekhoff, 60, of Sioux Center, died Sunday, Mar. 18, 2018, at Sioux Center Health Hospital in Sioux Center.
A private family prayer service was held Thursday morning, Mar. 22, with burial following at Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center. A memorial service was held on Mar. 22 at 11:00 a.m. at Faith Christian Reformed...
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Marion Veenstra, 79
Marion Veenstra, 79, passed away Mar. 19, 2018, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services were held on Mar. 23 at Peoria Christian Reformed Church. Memorial donations may be given to World Renew or Iowa Veterans Home of Marshalltown.
Marion was born Sept. 9, 1938, to Richard and Gertie (Vander Molen) Veenstra, in Taintor....
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Rev. Kenneth L. Santee, 93
Kenneth Lee Santee was born Dec. 19, 1924, to Earl and Helen Santee in Damascus, OH. He died Mar. 18, 2018, at the age of 93 under hospice care at the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines.
Kenneth served in the Army before attending Marion College in Marion, IN. There he met Pauline Rayle while traveling with...
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Vernon Vander Leest, 88
Vernon Vander Leest, 88, of Grinnell and formerly of Montezuma, passed away Wednesday morning, Mar. 21, 2018, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. He left this earth with his cousin, Andrew Dunnick of the Brooklyn Nursing Home, who passed away the same time as Vernon. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Mar. 28, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home...
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Andrew N. Dunnick, 84
Andrew Dunnick, 84, of Grinnell, died Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2018, at Brooklyn Community Estates in Brooklyn. A funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, Mar. 24, at Grinnell Friends Church with the Rev. Steve Savage officiating. Interment with military honors was held at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated...
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