Category Archives: Births

Halle Lynn Ross was born to Matt and Megan Ross of Sully on Dec. 29, 2022. She weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. Her brothers are Beckett-6 and Hunter-5. Grandparents are Pete and Sandy Ross of Montezuma and Scott and Deb Van Kooten of Lynnville. Great-grandparents are Dwight and Judy Ver...

Michael and Haley Bruck of Sully are the parents of a son, Peyton Wade, born Dec. 28, 2022. He weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and measured 21 inches long. His siblings are Lailah age 7, Emery age 5, and Wyatt age 3. Grandparents are Denny and Kris Vos of Sully and John and Janet Bruck of...

David and Amber O’Dell of North English are the parents of a daughter, Lexi Makayla, born Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. She weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces and measured 19.75 inches long. She has twin 15-year-old brothers Gunner and Kayden, a six-year-old brother Joel, and a two-year-old sister Amlynn. Grandparents are Peggy and Dennis Kooyman of Huxley...

Bart and Kasey Zylstra of Pleasant Hill are the parents of a daughter, Klein Patricia, born Dec. 2, 2022. She weighed 8.5 pounds. Grandparents are Clint and Kris Vonk of Sully and Tim and Lori Zylstra of Sully. Great-grandparents are Carolyn Vonk of Sully and Duke Zylstra of Sully....

Taytum Jo was born on Dec. 6, 2022, to Javon Collins and Tammy De Cook of Kellogg. She weighed 7.1 pounds. Her three brothers are Javion age 10, Jayton age 6, and Jasiah age 3. Grandparents are Mark and Karla De Cook of Sully, Nila De Cook of Newton, LaNitra Collins of Austin, TX, and Trevino...

Jovie Beck was born Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, to Cole and Leah Rolffs of West Des Moines. She weighed 4 pounds 12 ounces and measured 18 inches long. She has a brother Perry, age 2. Grandparents are Scott and Valerie Rolffs of Lynnville and Randy and Brenda Poe of Oskaloosa. Great-grandparents are Joyce Cline and Roy Poe, both...

Oliver Dean Freese was born Oct 1, 2022, to Bryan and Abby Freese of Waterloo. He weighed 7 pounds 2.3 ounces and measured 19.5 inches long. Grandparents are Joel and Heidi Van Wyk of Sully and Steve and Sheila Freese of Grundy Center. Great-grandparents are Ken and Verna Hackert of Lynnville, Sarah Jonella Van Wyk of Sully,...