I went to a fish fry Saturday night in Mitchellville at an old friend’s I had met years ago in Des Moines at Overnight Freight System.
He invites me every year but I haven’t gone for a couple years. But this year, he called twice because it was his birthday.
My memory has become awful from age....
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Marvin Renaud, 78
Marvin Renaud, 78, of Grinnell, died Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, at Unity-Point Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, at Grinnell Christian Church. Interment was in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery north of Grinnell. Memorial contributions may be designated to the Marvin Renaud Memorial Fund, mailed in care...
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Donna Hakken, 88
Donna R. Hakken, 88, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband Rev. Bernard D. Hakken who served Sully First Reformed Church from 1978-1992. She will be lovingly remembered by her children: Ruth (Douglas) Roosien, John (Susan) Hakken, Daniel (Lynda) Hakken, Timothy...
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Gerdena (De Hoedt) Brown, 85
Gerdena Marie (De Hoedt) Brown, 85, died Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, surrounded by the love of her family at her home in Kellogg. Gerdena’s funeral service was at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 24, at the Newton Church of The Way. Burial was at Our Silent City Cemetery in Kellogg. Memorials have been designated to Kellogg...
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Erma Vos, 86
Erma Vos, 86, died Aug. 17, 2021. Funeral service was held Saturday, Aug. 21, at 10:30 a.m. at Calvary Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Hospice of Pella and Christian Reformed World Missions (Resonate Global Mission), Grand Rapids, MI.
Erma Jean Vos was born Aug. 12, 1935, to...
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L-S Return to Learn
Return to Learn
By Matt Dunsbergen, superintendent We hope you are as eager to begin the 2021-22 school year as we are. The health, safety, and education of our students is the foundation of our important work. The rapidly changing COVID-19 pandemic presents a challenge for educators everywhere as we prepare to bring students back...Sully Fire Department honors three retirees with over 115 cumulative years of service
Arie Scholten, Ed Van Kooten, and Ervin Nikkel were honored by the Sully Fire Department for their many years of dedicated community service.
Decades ago, three men answered a call to serve. Recently, their community thanked them.
Ed Van Kooten, Arie Scholten, and Ervin Nikkel were recently honored for their years of service to the Sully...
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