Daniel David Cross, the son of Donald and Janice (Jansen) Cross, was born July 16, 1966, in Newton. He graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School with the Class of 1984 and from Iowa State University in 1989.
On Nov. 22, 1991, Dan was united in marriage with Mary Carol Hostert in Manchester. To this union, three children...
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Cora Jansen, 101
Cora Jansen was born Oct. 9, 1916, to Kors and Jennie (Nikkel) Harthoorn near Lynnville. She passed away Jan. 27, 2018, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell at the age of 101. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Memorials have been designated for St. Francis Manor, Grinnell.
Cora attended country...
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Betty Jean Earnhart, 65
Betty J. Earnhart, 65, of Grinnell and formerly of Searsboro, died Jan. 25, 2018, at her home.
A Celebration of Life service is pending.
Betty was born June 3, 1952, in Grinnell, the daughter of Maynard and Shirley Mendenhall Sears. She was raised in Searsboro and was a 1970 graduate of Lynnville-Sully High School.
June 5, 1971, she...
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Carmen “Tootie” Cordes, 71
Carmen Kay "Tootie" Cordes, 71, of Guernsey, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, with her family at her side.
A funeral service was held Jan. 27 at Community Hope Church in Montezuma with the Rev. Matt Flanders officiating. Casketbearers were her grandchildren: Levi Cordes, Ashlan Cordes, Garrett Cordes, Coby Cordes, Tristan Hofer, Ethan Hofer, Aidan Hofer, Amelia...
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Geneva Van Zee, 95
Geneva Van Zee, 95, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, at The Cottages in Pella. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Newton Chris-tian Reformed Church. Memorials may be designated to Resonate Global Missions or Bethany Christian Services and may be left at the church or at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home.
Geneva...
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Three Hawk wrestlers earn milestone wins
Three Lynnville-Sully High School wrestlers – Cayden Johnson, Josh Dunsbergen, and Carson Dunsbergen – picked up their 100th career wins during the past week of wrestling. Another L-S senior wrestler, Sage Zylstra, is just one win away from hitting the milestone victory.
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Lynnville-Sully senior Cayden...
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Lynnville-Sully senior Cayden...
Mother Nature delivers warm temperatures, January rain
Mother Nature continued her unpredictable and unseasonable shift with a 40-plus degree upswing in January temperatures in one short week. Last Tuesday, Jan. 16, schools were delayed due to dangerously cold wind chills. Just a few short days later, the mercury rose to the 40-degree range, allowing area residents to enjoy everything the warmer temperatures...
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