Gracelyn Johanna Hoogland was born on July 21, 2014, to Jordan and Julie Hoogland of Maurice. She weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Her sisters who welcomed her home are Brooklyn (7), Sydney (5), and Rylee (3). Grandparents are Bernie and Nella Veenstra of New Sharon and Mary Hoogland and the...
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Isaac Matthew
Gwyn and Jake Ferguson of Norwalk are the parents of their second son, Isaac Matthew, born at 8:47 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. He weighed 9 pounds 6 ounces. His brother is David (2). Grandparents are Leon and Margaret Vander Weerdt of Sully and Joe and Kris Ferguson of New Sharon. Great-grandparents are Gerald...
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Van Weelden-Thornhill
Kaylee Rae Van Weelden and Scott Alan Thornhill exchanged marriage vows at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Kevin Harrison officiated.
Parents of the couple are Dwight and Jerilyn Van Weelden of Lynnville and Jeff and Dana Thornhill of St. Peters, MO.
Maid of honor was Lauren Radix of Blackearth, WI....
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Lester Van Der Wilt, 92
Lester Van Der Wilt, 92, of Pella went to his heavenly home on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, at the Cottages in Pella. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 5, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella. Interment was in Woodland Cemetery, Lynnville. Memorials have been designated for Wesley Life Hospice.
Lester Van Der Wilt was born...
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JoAnna Thomas, 46
JoAnna Lynn "JoJo" Thomas, 46, of Grinnell died July 31, 2014, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the First Friends Church in Grinnell with Pastors Todd Follette, Walt Claussen, and John Claussen officiating. Burial was in Our Silent City Cemetery in...
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Richard Gander, 45
The body of Rich Gander, 45, of Creston was recovered by divers about 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2014, on the southwest side of Twelve Mile Lake near Afton, 30 feet from the shore. Gander was reported missing at 6:15 p.m. July 28 when a fellow fisherman found an empty boat on the lake. Authorities...
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Maurine Van Der Kamp, 96
Maurine Van Der Kamp, 96, of Sully, passed away Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at The Cottages of Pella. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at Sully Community Church....
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