Shirley Baarda, 84, of Sully, passed away peace-fully on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, surrounded by family after a three-year battle with cancer. Shirley was a member of Sully First Reformed Church. Her faith was an important part of her life.
A funeral service was held Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Sully First Reformed...
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Myron Fraker, 70
Myron Leslie Fraker, 70, of Searsboro, passed away unexpectedly at his home Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022.
As was his wish, his body has been cremated. A Celebration of Life will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at Community Hope Church in Montezuma. Visitation will be held 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home...
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Dan Churchill, 65
Daniel Churchill, 65, of Grinnell, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at his home south of Grinnell.
A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 17, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Interment was in Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell. A reception was held in the Heritage Room at Smith Funeral Home.
Memorials may be directed...
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Brooks Joshua
Colton and Nicole James of Grinnell welcomed a son, Brooks Joshua, on Dec. 28, 2021, weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces and measuring 22.25 inches long.
Grandparents are Dennis and Anita James of Sully and Scott and Linda Fisher of Conrad.
Great-grandparents include Joyce James of Sully, Margaret Houser of Grinnell, and Carmen Fisher of Conrad....
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Chet Curtis
Chet Curtis was born on Jan. 13, 2022, to Josh and Aimee Nikkel of Lynnville. He weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 21 inches long. His big brother is Camden Dean, age 21 months.
Grandparents are Scott and Valerie Rolffs of Lynnville and Rick and Cheryl Nikkel of Sully.
Great-grandparents are Shirley Baarda of Sully, Ken...
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Remembering veterans we’ve lost
Sadly, the Lynnville-Sully area lost a number of veterans in the last few months of 2021. To posthumously honor their service, the Hometown Press compiled pieces of their stories, which are included on the following two pages. We may never know the full stories of their years in the United States military; however, we know...
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Area large employers relieved by Iowa OSHA statement on vaccine mandate
With President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 employees or more set to launch on Jan. 10, two large employers in the Lynnville-Sully area were relieved to hear Iowa’s labor commission say the state will not enforce the mandate. Last week, Lynnville-Sully School Board held a special emergency meeting on Thursday, Jan. 6,...
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