Category Archives: Obituaries

Dennis Bouma, 80, of New Sharon, passed away Wednesday evening, Sept. 30, 2026, at his home in New Sharon under hospice care. A Celebration of Life/Visitation was held 4-7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to MHP Hospice Serenity House. Clifford Dennis...

Margaret Ellen (Shipman) Wells, 91, of Newton, passed away peacefully on Oct. 1, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Sully Community Church. Margaret was born Feb. 23, 1935, to Roy Lewis and Opal Irene (Griggs) Shipman. She grew up in Bussey, where the values...

Shirley Van Hal, 94, passed away Sept. 13, 2026. Funeral service was held at noon, Thursday, Sept. 17, at Cornerstone Church, Pella, preceded by interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Leighton. Shirley La Voe Van Hal, the middle daughter of Ernest and Anna (Jelsma) Van Der Kamp, was born July 13, 1932. Shirley graduated from eighth grade from Ironclad...

Hermina Stursma, 93, passed away Sept. 13, 2026.; Funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 18, at Corner-stone Church, Pella. Hermina Lucille Stursma was born Aug. 19, 1933, the fourth of seven children to Pete and Jennie (Swank) Van Kooten, north of Lynnville. She was baptized as a young child at Sully Christian Reformed...

Alice “Marilyn” (Brown) Schwartz, 95, formerly of Reasnor, passed away peacefully on Sept. 17, 2026, surrounded by her family at her home in Park Centre, Newton. A memorial service for Marilyn will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 26, at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. A visitation with the family will be held one...

Ron R. Toppenberg, 86, of Newton, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Park Centre, Newton.  A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 26, at Community Heights Alliance Church, Newton. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Memorials to Community Heights Alliance Church...

Tim Northcutt, 72, of Lynnville, passed away Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, at Pella Regional Health Cen-ter. A Celebration of Life will begin at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 27, at Taintor Community Church with an ice cream social to follow in the fellowship hall. Timothy Lee Northcutt, son of Gordon and Marilyn (Hinmon) Northcutt, was born Sept....