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Eva Mae Proudfit, 81, of Grinnell and formerly of Sully, died Monday, Mar. 6, 2017, at the Mayflower Community Health Care Center in Grinnell. A private family service was held Wednesday, Mar. 8. Interment was in Sully Cemetery.  ...

Former pastor of Searsboro Friends Church, Irene S. Weitert, 90, passed away in her sleep around midnight on Mar. 2, 2017. For her final three days, she was being cared for at MHP Hospice Serenity House, Oskaloosa. Prior to this, she was living at Homestead Assisted Living, Oskaloosa, for several years. Friends, family, and others whose...

Shelly (Fleener) Van De Krol, 61, of Lynnville, died Friday, Mar. 3, 2017, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 9, at Lynnville Friends Church. The family will greet friends from 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, Mar. 8, at the church. Memorials in Shelly’s name may be left at...

Curtis “Curt” J. Lamb, 97, of Newton died Thurs-day, Mar. 2, 2017, at Newton Health Care Center. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Mar. 7, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials to the Newton Cardinals Booster Club may be left at the funeral home. Curt, the son of Jay...