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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 8/7/14

I have had another heck of a week. This stupid retirement is going to kill me. I’ve never worked any harder. My daughter still owns two vehicles stored in Minnesota. I borrowed my Uncle Bill’s pickup and 28-foot flat bed trailer. I looked the unit over before we left. A friend of mine went along. I...
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Isaac James

Isaac James was born on July 29, 2014, to Ryan and Amber Kinner of Casper, WY. He weighed 5 pounds 9 ounces. Welcoming him home are his two brothers, David (4) and Elijah (2). Grandparents are Alvin and Mary Fopma of Grinnell, Chris Kinner of Casper, WY, and Debra Fetter of Phoenix, AZ. Great-grandparents are...
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Gracelyn Johanna

Gracelyn Johanna Hoogland was born on July 21, 2014, to Jordan and Julie Hoogland of Maurice. She weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Her sisters who welcomed her home are Brooklyn (7), Sydney (5), and Rylee (3). Grandparents are Bernie and Nella Veenstra of New Sharon and Mary Hoogland and the...
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Isaac Matthew

Gwyn and Jake Ferguson of Norwalk are the parents of their second son, Isaac Matthew, born at 8:47 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. He weighed 9 pounds 6 ounces. His brother is David (2). Grandparents are Leon and Margaret Vander Weerdt of Sully and Joe and Kris Ferguson of New Sharon. Great-grandparents are Gerald...
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Van Weelden-Thornhill

Kaylee Rae Van Weelden and Scott Alan Thornhill exchanged marriage vows at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Kevin Harrison officiated. Parents of the couple are Dwight and Jerilyn Van Weelden of Lynnville and Jeff and Dana Thornhill of St. Peters, MO. Maid of honor was Lauren Radix of Blackearth, WI....
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Lester Van Der Wilt, 92

Lester Van Der Wilt, 92, of Pella went to his heavenly home on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, at the Cottages in Pella. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 5, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella. Interment was in Woodland Cemetery, Lynnville. Memorials have been designated for Wesley Life Hospice. Lester Van Der Wilt was born...
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JoAnna Thomas, 46

JoAnna Lynn "JoJo" Thomas, 46, of Grinnell died July 31, 2014, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the First Friends Church in Grinnell with Pastors Todd Follette, Walt Claussen, and John Claussen officiating. Burial was in Our Silent City Cemetery in...
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