Category Archives: Obituaries

Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, Bertha Schut, 96, of Pella,  entered her eternal home from The Cottages in Pella where she had been a resident since Aug-ust 2019. Memorial service was at 11 a.m. Thursday, Mar. 5, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella preceded by the committal service at Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. For those desiring,...

Funeral services for Logan Terpstra, 74, of Sully were held Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2020, at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Harris Lee Terpstra Scholarship Fund, 413 East Street PO Box 187, Lynnville, IA 50153. Logan Dwain Terpstra was born Jan. 19, 1946, to Cornie and Corrie (Vonk)...

Don Meredith, 85, of Grinnell died Mar. 6, 2020, at UnityPoint Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A celebration of life service was held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Mar. 10, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with the Rev. John Epperson officiating. Burial was in Union Cemetery in Newton. Memorial contributions may be designated to the Iowa Lung Association...

Tom Martin, 59, died Feb. 20, 2020, at his home in Lynnville. Tom’s family will greet friends from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb.  28, at Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton to celebrate his life. A private family burial will be held at the Hewitt Cemetery in rural Reasnor at a later date. In lieu...

Funeral services for Elizabeth Van Hemert, 91, of Pella and formerly of Sully, were held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, at Sully First Reformed Church following burial at 8:30 a.m. in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Sully First Reformed Church building projects. Elizabeth Wilhelmina Van Hemert was born Feb. 8, 1929, to...

Claire Edwin Butin, 99, of Monroe, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at Mercy One – Newton. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 17, at 11 a.m. at the Monroe United Methodist Church.  Burial was in Hewitt Cemetery. If so desired, memorials will be gifted to the PCM (Prairie City-Monroe) Science Departments. The son of Jesse...

Leona M. (Langstraat) De Vries, 87, of Peoria, passed away Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at Jefferson Place in Pella.   Funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, at Peoria Christian Reformed Church. Interment followed in the Peoria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested for the Peoria Christian School Foundation. Leona Mae (Langstraat) De Vries was born...