Funeral services for Joyce Ver Ploeg, 92, of Pella and formerly of Sully, were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment followed in Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions are preferred for the building fund of Sully First Reformed Church or for Gideon Living Memorial Plan.
Joyce Vyrlee Van Genderen was...
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Diana Rozendaal, 65
Diana Lynn Rozendaal was born Feb. 7, 1958, to William J. and Geneve June (Arkema) Rozendaal. She died at her home in Killduff on Oct. 30, 2023. A memorial will be held at a later date.
Diana attended Sully Christian School and was a 1976 graduate of Pella Christian High School and the Des Moines Area...
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Deloris Wallace, 89
Deloris Anne Wallace, 89, of Estero, FL, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at her daughter’s home in rural Newton. No services are being held at this time. Memorials to Red Haw State Park to replace trees may be left at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Newton.
Deloris, the daughter of Arie and Jennie (Swank) Van...
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Mike Johnson, 71
Michael Johnson, 71, of Lynnville, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, Nov. 2, 2023, at Des Moines VA Medical Center. As was his wish, his body has been cremated. A private family graveside service was in the West Liberty Cemetery near Montezuma.
Michael Wayne Johnson was born Jan. 8, 1952, to Delno and Nira (Schneider) Johnson...
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Keegan Rose
Dustin and Amanda Veenstra of Carroll are the parents of a daughter, Keegan Rose, born Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. She weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces and measured 19 inches long.
Grandparents are Kevin and June Veenstra of Grinnell and Geno and Deb Grade of Glidden.
Great-grandparents are Tom Christensen of Gladbrook and Dan and Kathy Schamel of...
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Archer Case
Adam and Megan Pothoven of Sully are the parents of a son, Archer Case, born Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at 2:13 p.m. He weighed 9 pounds 12 ounces and measured 21-3/4 inches long. He was welcomed by his siblings Hayden, age 3, and Blair, age 1.
Grandparents are Ed and Shawna Goemaat and Jody and Sharlene...
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Cold spell sets up chilly Halloween fun
EJ and Nash Tompkins, sons of Mason and Bailey Tompkins, and Brock Slater, son of Alea Slater sitting in the middle, enjoy a hayride during Lynnville's Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct 28.
After a mild fall, wintry weather moved into Iowa just in time for Halloween. Colder air and brisk winds meant area ghosts and goblins...
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