Category Archives: Obituaries

Cornelia Den Adel, 89, of Pella passed away at Pella Comfort House on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 18 at Third Reformed Church, Pella. Family interment at the Oakwood Cemetery preceded the service. Memorials are suggested for the Hospice of Pella Comfort House or the Third Reformed Church in Pella. Cornelia...

Melvin Leroy Rouwenhorst was born May 16, 1929, in Prairie City to Everett and Jennie (De Graff) Rouwenhorst. He passed away Sept. 11, 2017, in Oskaloosa at the age of 88. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 14, at Prairie City First Reformed Church. Memorial donations may be given in his memory to Hospice...

Gary Van Sant, 63, formerly of Sully, died Sept. 9, 2017, in St. Charles, MO, where he was living. Graveside services were held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. Gary grew up in the Sully area. He was a...

Bruce E. Baarda, 82 Bruce E. Baarda, 82, of Sully, passed away of PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2017, at the Mayflower Community Health Care Center in Grinnell with his wife and children by his side. His wife, Shirley, faithfully cared for Bruce until his last breath! Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m....

Betty A. (Lanser) Nikkel, 93, of Pella and formerly of Sully, passed away Friday morning, Aug. 25, 2017, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 28, at 10:30 a.m. at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested for the Sully Christian School or...

Dwight Eric Vos, 55, of Newton died Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, at the Sully Christian Reformed Church. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton....

Leo Edwards Daniels, 80, of Reasnor died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials to the Killduff United Methodist Church may be left at the funeral home. Leo, the son...