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Johnny De Vries, 60

                John De Vries, 60, of Pella, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019. Graveside services were held Saturday, June 8, at Hewitt Cemetery near Gales-burg in Jasper County.

                The journey of life for John De Vries began on Aug. 19, 1958, in Des Moines. His parents, Jacob and Berniece (Boersma) De Vries, had...

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Gorman Rozendaal, 88

                Gorman Rozendaal, 88, passed away June 2, 2019, at his home in Sully.  Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7, at Lynnville Friends Church. Memorials have been designated for Newton Cowboy Church, Lynnville Friends Church, or Hospice of Pella.

                Gorman “Pete” Duane Rozendaal was born Feb. 3, 1931, to...

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Ruth Rus, 84

                Ruth Rus was born Feb. 14, 1935, the daughter of Carl and Gertrude Kramer in Ackley. She passed away in Phoenix, AZ, on June 4, 2019, at the age of 84. A celebration of life was held Monday, June 10, at the Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, Phoenix, AZ.

                Ruth...

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Ezra Charles

                Ezra Charles was born May 31, 2019, to Cameron and Hilary Van Zante of Norwalk. He weighed 8 pounds 8 ounces and measured 19-1/4 inches long. His brother is Silas, age 2 1/2.

                Grandparents are Brad Van Zante of Grinnell, Becky and George O'Gorman of Grosse Ile, MI, and Ken and...

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Everlea Jo

                Barry and Kelsie Van Haaften of Pella are the parents of a baby girl. Everlea Jo was born on Saturday, June 1, 2019. She weighed 8 pounds 9.4 ounces and has two sisters, Addison age 4-1/2 and Emmalea age 2-1/2.

                Grandparents are Kevin and Brenda Van Kooten of Lynnville and David Van...

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Community rallies around Agan family to the tune of nearly $65,000

                Hundreds of people gathered at Sully Community Church on Saturday evening, June 1, and generously opened up their wallets to show support to Alison Agan and her three young boys. The benefit was organized by family and friends following the unexpected death of the family’s husband and father, Shelby, at the age of 38 in late...

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Loyal veterinarian retires after nearly four decades

After 38 years of taking care of area animals, Dr. Alden Frischmeyer has retired from the Grinnell and Lynnville-Sully Veterinary Clinics.

                On average, veterinarians work at three locations over the course of their career. Frischmeyer, however, spent the entirety of his veterinarian career at the Grinnell clinic and its branch location in Sully....

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