Category Archives: Obituaries

Nov. 24, 2024, Norma Waters, 89, of rural Newton, was promoted to the Heavenly Choir to continue worship of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. A celebration of her life will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 29, at Lynnville Friends Church. Friends are also invited to join the family for lunch and continued...

A celebration of life was held for Geneva Rozenboom, 88, at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 26, at Peoria Christian Reformed Church preceded by burial in Peoria Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be designated for The Cottages in Pella. Geneva Jean Dahm was born Feb. 22, 1935, to Leonard and Gertrude Dahm at home near Taintor. She was...

Martha Lorene (Claypool) DeWitte, 93, was born Dec. 25, 1930, and died Nov. 21, 2024. A private family celebration of life is being planned at the Harmony Cemetery near Brooklyn on a later date. She was the fourth of seven children born to Kenneth and Cora (Holderness) Claypool. She will be deeply missed by her children: Laurie (Torrey)...

Geneva June Rozendaal, 96, of Pella, was embraced in the arms of her Lord on Nov. 14, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 21, at Covenant Reformed Church, Pella. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the funeral service. Interment will be in Sully Cemetery following the service. Memorials have...

Betty Ann Dop, 65, of Newton, died Wednesday, Nov, 6, 2024, at Accura Healthcare of New-ton. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 15, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service and again after the service...

Roger Roland, 87, of Grinnell, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, after having voted in the 2024 presidential election. He was surrounded by his closest family members until he went to Heaven. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell....

Lawrence “Larry” Johnson, 75, of Newton and formerly of Monroe, passed away Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. A funeral service was held 10 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Monroe First Baptist Church. Burial was in Silent City Cemetery at Monroe. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to  Sully Community Church or made out to...