Colin and Auburn Van Kooten of Pella are the parents of Blaine Nicholas born Aug. 24, 2014. He weighed 8 pounds and was 20.25 inches long. Grandparents are Sheila Van Wyhe of West Des Moines, Harlan Van Wyhe of Sully, and Kent and Val Van Kooten of Pella. Great-grandparents are Thomas Earp of Sully, Jake...
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Rylee Elizabeth
Rylee Elizabeth was born to Nick and Megan Cross of Pella at 3:15 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. She weighed 8 pounds 8 ounces and her brother is Brayden, age 2-1/2.
Grandparents are Marty and Deb Cross of Newton and Mike and Sandy Ryan of New Sharon....
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Roozeboom-Doane
Katelyn Roozeboom and Bryce Doane exchanged marriage vows at 4 p.m. on June 21, 2014, at Sully First Reformed Church. Pastor Wayne Sneller officiated.
Parents of the couple are John and Julie Roozeboom of Kellogg and Carla Doane of New Sharon. Grandparents are Dennis and Linda Van Maanen, Dennis and Tena Roozeboom, Darrel and Connie Lamb,...
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Bowman-Vanden Hoek
Jake Bowman and Kelsi Vanden Hoek will exchange marriage vows Sept. 6 at Sully First Reformed Church. Their parents are Tim and Marsha Vanden Hoek of Lynnville and Ron and Nancy Bowman of Coon Rapids.
Kelsi is a 2012 Lynnville-Sully High School graduate and a 2014 DMACC graduate with a liberal arts degree. She works for...
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More ballpark improvements planned by Lynnville Chamber
The Lynnville Chamber held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Aug 20, at Lynnville City Hall with ZIP IN pizza served. Ballpark improvements and the future of the Diamond Lights Festival were on the agenda.
During last month’s meeting, Chamber members toured the ballpark area and made a list of areas that could be improved. The...
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Nellie Harthoorn, 101
Funeral services for Cornelia “Nellie” Harthoorn, 101, of Pella and formerly of Sully, will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, with family present 5-7 p.m. at Pella Garden Chapel Funeral Home. Memorials have been designated for Sully Christian...
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Ruth Swihart
Ruth Ann (Vos) Swihart died at her home in Kalamazoo, MI, on Aug. 19, 2014, after a lingering illness. Ruth was born Dec. 9, 1958, and at the age of three months was welcomed into the home of Paul and Marjorie (Vanden Berg) Vos. She enjoyed her family and growing up on the farm in...
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