Category Archives: Obituaries

John E. Onstot, 68, of Newton and formerly of Madrid, died Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at Hospice of Pella Comfort House. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 15, at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Newton. Memorials have been designated for Iowa Donor Network. John, the son of Robert E. and Evelyn...

Loretta Mae Cooper, 90, of Grinnell, passed away July 4, 2026, at Brooklyn Community Estates. Memorials may be designated to Blake Cooper mailed c/o Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 368, Grinnell, IA 50112. Loretta was born June 24, 1936, to Howard F. and Vivian (Miller) Lowry near Searsboro. She graduated from Grinnell High School with the...

Austin J. Larson, 20, of Newton and formerly of Lynnville, died Thursday, July 2, 2026. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 16, at the Lynnville-Sully High School gymnasium. The family will be available to greet friends at the school directly following the service. Following the services, a luncheon will be...

Pheryl Wiltse, 85, formerly of Lynnville, passed away Satur-day, July 11, 2026 at River Valley Place of Ottumwa. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 14, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home of New Sharon. A private family burial was in Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. Memorial contributions may be made to Stephen's Memorial Animal Shelter. Pheryl Jean...

Carroll A. DePenning, 78, of Newton, died Thursday, July 2, 2026, at MercyOne Newton Medical Cen-ter. A memorial ser-vice was held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, at the Newton Church of the Way. In lieu of flowers, memorials are for MercyOne Newton ER Capital Campaign, ABC of Iowa Apprenticeship and Training Trust to be...

Memorial services for Wendall “Wink” Zylstra, 90, of Texas and formerly of Sully, will be held on Friday, July 17, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Sully Christian Reformed Church. God took him home to his reward on Sept. 17, 2025, at the McAllen Heart Hospital. Wendall Lee Zylstra, better known as Wink, was born Mar. 26,...

Carrol Bandstra, 84, passed away June 28, 2026. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 3, at Peoria Christian Reformed Church. Memorials may be given to Peoria Christian Reformed Church - Youth Mission Project or Christian Opportunity Center. Carrol Ray Bandstra was born Nov. 23, 1941, to Gerdena (Van Ryswyk) and Dick Bandstra on...