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Memorial services for Ken Wisgerhof, 77, of Newton, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton. The family will greet friends following the service during lunch at the church. Memorials may be designated in Ken’s name to the Community Heights Alliance Church or the Izaak Walton...

Charles Kramer, of Lynnville, passed away late Monday evening, Jan. 23. Visitation will be with the family present 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, and the funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, both at Sully First Reformed Church....

“If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord” (Roman 14:8 NIV). Coupled with the babble of his grandson, Otto, these were the last words Dennis Duane Engle, 70, heard on Jan. 22, 2017. Denny, the son...

Henry R. Van Kooten, 90, of Pella, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at The Cottages in Pella. Funeral ser-vices were held Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Second Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorial contributions are encouraged for the Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Henry Raymond Van Kooten was the oldest...

Madelyn M. DeAngelo, 95, of Grinnell and former-ly of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Memorial services were held Jan. 21 at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating. Per Madelyn's wishes, her body has been donated to the University of Iowa to assist them...

Peter R. Jochems, 85, of Pella passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Funeral services will be Thursday, Jan. 26, at 10:30 a.m. at Peoria Christian Reformed Church with interment in the Peoria Cemetery. Pete, a retired farmer, is survived by his wife, Betty J. Jochems; their son, Gary...