Monthly Archives: November 2019

The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Nov. 21, 2019

I’ve been terribly lazy this week and didn’t do much. I’m sitting around this morning thinking about a few things that happened to me early in my 50-year truck driving career. I remember my dad bought an old worn-out 860 GMC truck tractor. He got it home, and I immediately started scrubbing on it. It was a mess. The...
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Doris Bryan, 94

Doris Bryan, 94, of Lynnville, passed away on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell under the care of UnityPoint Grinnell Regional Hospice. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with the Rev. John Epperson officiating.  Interment was at Woodland Cemetery in...
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Dan Van Wyk, 87

Daniel Van Wyk, 87, of Pella, passed away Thursday evening, Nov. 14, 2019, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Funeral ser-vices were held Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 10:30 a.m. at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery in Pella with military honors by the Van Veen- Van Hemert American Legion...
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Miriam Schultz, 86

Miriam Kaye Schultz, 86, of Lynnville, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, at Mayflower Health Care Center in Grinnell. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials to Lynnville Friends Cemetery may be left at Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton. Miriam Kaye Schultz, the daughter of Wilbur and Mabel (Van...
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Kenneth Van Maanen, 84

Kenneth L. Van Maanen, 84, of Sully, passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 10:30 a.m. at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Interment followed in Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested for the Bible League or Hospice of Pella. Kenneth was a loving husband...
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Lucas Gene

Alex and Kenzie Huyser of Sully are the parents of a son, Lucas Gene, born at 12:43 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. He weighed 8 pounds 12.5 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. His sister is Hailey, age 2. Grandparents are Doyle and Linda Huyser of Lynnville, KC Rottinghaus of Urbandale, and Mark Rottinghaus of...
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