Monthly Archives: September 2021

The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Sept. 2, 2021

  There is more trouble in my life than just the desert heat. I still have daughters, a granddaughter, four cats, and what barks like a dog living with me. One of the daughters turns the air conditioning on 62 degrees. She and I fight and turn that thermostat back and forth ten times a night when she...
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Rodney Meyer, 72

  Rodney Meyer, 72, of Killduff died Aug. 26, 2021. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 31, at 10:30 a.m. at  Sully Community Church. Rodney Alan Meyer was born Jan. 19, 1949, to Gerald and Alice (Swalwell) Meyer and grew up on the family farm near Newton. Rod attended Newton High School and graduated in 1967. He then...
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Doyle Harsselaar, 55,

Doyle Lee Harsselaar, 55, of Milaca, MN, passed away Friday evening, Aug. 27, 2021, at Pella Regional Health Center in Pella. Funeral services were Thursday, Sept. 2, at 5 p.m. at Federated Fellowship Church in Pella. Memorial contributions are preferred for Total Outdoorsman. Doyle Lee Harsselaar was born Sept. 20, 1965, in Oskaloosa. He was the...
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John McGinley, 71

  John Michael McGinley, 71, the son of Earnest W. and Betty June (Hood) McGinley, was born June 20, 1950, in Newton. He was a graduate of Newton Senior High Class of 1968. He had served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. May 4, 1973, John was united in marriage with Cordelia Joy...
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