Ready to Assemble
Am I the only man that is married to a woman that buys entertainment centers, dressers, shelves, cabinets, etc. in boxes so they need to be put together in the home?
Her last purchase of such an unassembled contraption was a thing called an armoire. She bought this dresser-cabinet-closet type piece of wood at...
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Janice Savage Bailey, 86
Janice Savage Bailey, 86, was born Jan. 30, 1936, in Lynnville. She died in Fredericksburg, VA, on Aug. 31, 2022. Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, at Lynnville Friends Church. Interment will be in Lynnville Friends Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Lynnville Friends Church and Lynnville Friends Cemetery.
Janice graduated...
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Louise Van Woerkom, 90
Louise Van Woerkom, 90, of Pella, died Aug. 31, 2022. Funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, at Cornerstone Church, Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorials have been designated for Hospice of Pella and Pella Christian High School.
Louise Joan Van Woerkom was born Oct. 18, 1931, to Walter and Marie (Groenendyk)...
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Barb Antle, 74
Barbara “Barb” Mae (Dearinger) Antle, 74, of Newton, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Accura Healthcare of Newton East. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials in Barb’s name (checks made payable to Carrie Gilbert) may be left at the funeral...
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Sawyer Brooks
Sawyer Brooks was born Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, to Zach and Brooke Dunsbergen. He weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and measured 21 inches long. His big brothers are Hudson 3 and Barrett 21 months.
Grandparents are Dan and Sharla Dunsbergen and Robin Cheek.
Great-grandparents are Ron and Julie Dunsbergen, Melvin and Wanda Lanser, and Melvin Moyer....
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Smoke on the Water raises $20,500 for DeWitt family
The DeWitt family – Keegan, Kaylee, Kooper, Josh, and Emily – is overcome with emotion after receiving a check for $20,500 at the end of Saturday’s Smoke on the Water BBQ competition and benefit. The money raised will help the family pay medical bills following Emily’s complications from paraesophageal hernia surgery and extended hospitalizations. This year...
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Christian education supporters raise $42,000 at SCS Hostess Supper
Sully Christian School’s first week of the 2022-23 school year culminated with the school hosting one of its largest fundraisers of the year, the annual Hostess Supper, on Saturday, Aug. 27. Nearly 200 supporters of Christian education joined forces on Saturday and raised $42,000 for the school’s general fund and future building projects while enjoying...
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