Category Archives: Births

Jaden and Hailey Rolffs of Gate City, VA, are the parents of a baby girl, Kensington Kay, born at 12:33 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. She weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Grandparents are Bob and Diana Scandridge of Sully and Brad and Erin Rolffs of Pella. Great-grandparents are Randy and Aleda...

  Tyler and Sara Rolffs of Altoona are the parents of a baby daughter, Nora Ann, born Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. She weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and measured 19 inches long. She has two brothers: Theo, age 6; and Jack, age 4. Grandparents are Brent and Brenda Rolffs of Sully and Jim and Roxanne Hugley of...

Eric De Jong and Caitlin Rasmussen of Beaverdale are the proud parents of a daughter, Betty Ruthanne, born Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. She weighed 8 pounds 4.3 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Grandparents are Bryan and Carna De Jong of Lynnville, the late Maureen Rasmussen, and Kevin and Jean Rasmussen of Ankeny. Great-grandparents are Henry Zuidema...

Kyle and Ashlynn Kramer of Newton are the parents of a baby girl, Reagan Royal, born Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. She weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents are John and Jennifer Kramer of Lynnville and Devin and Megan Niday of Pleasantville. Great-grandparents are Marjorie Kramer of Newton, Larry and Nancy Niday, and Pat Cox....

Skyler and Nicki Redding of Buffalo, MO, are the parents of a son born at 11:10 a.m., Aug. 10, 2024. He weighed 9 pounds 5 ounces and measured 22.5 inches long. Grandparents are Jim and Louise Redding of Lynnville and Nick and DeAnne Bergstrom of Benton, PA. Great-grandparents are Joan Eysink of Sully, Tom and Gay Redding...

Tom and Martha Renaud of Rochester, MN, are the parents of a baby girl, Ruth Ann, born Friday, July 26, 2024. She weighed 8 pounds 14 ounces and measured 20.25 inches long. Her siblings are Mary, 5; Isaac, 3; and Stephen, 2. Grandparents are Dean and Sharon Renaud of Sully and Paul and Mary Krienke of...

Jesse and Jennifer Nicodemus of Sully are the proud parents of a baby girl, Ava Victoria, born Thursday, July 11, 2024. She weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Grandparents are Arlyn and Julie Van Maanen of Lynnville and Dale Nicodemus of Monroe. Great-grandparents are LeRoy and Ruth Van Maanen of Grinnell and Arene...