Category Archives: Obituaries

Charles L. Renaud, 71, of Middle Amana and formerly of Lynnville, died peacefully in his home on Mar. 30, 2017. Charles, son of Edward and Alice (Jones) Renaud, was born Oct. 6, 1945, in Artesia, CA. The family moved back to Lynnville in 1949 where Charles attended and graduated from the Lynnville-Sully school system. He...

Barbara Joan (Schroeder) Frye, 72, of Lincoln, NE, passed away, June 3, 2017, from Idio-pathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. A memorial service was held at St. Mark's Methodist Chapel, Lincoln, NE, on Tuesday, June 6. Barbara requested memorial contributions be directed to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 East Ohio Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL, 60611. Barbara was...

Dale J. Wallace, 88, formerly of Lynnville, was born Dec. 2, 1928. He passed away Sept. 17, 2016, at his home in Estero, FL. A Celebration of Life will be held from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, at the Isaak Walton League, 889 Highway F 36 W, Newton. At 3 p.m., a Military Rite...

Duane C. Rozendaal, 64, of Newton and formerly of Sully, died Friday, May 26, 2017, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A funeral service was held Wednesday, May 31, at Sully First Reformed Church. Duane, the son of Gorman and LaDonna (Schuring) Rozendaal, was born Mar. 21, 1953, in Newton. He grew up in...

Hazel Maxine (Brouwer) Hamilton, 92, formerly of Barnes City and Lynnville, died Mon-day, May 22, 2017, at The Cottages in Pella. A funeral service was held Friday, May 26, at the Barnes City Community Christian Church. Memorials in Hazel’s name are to be used for veterans. Hazel, the daughter of Andrew and Antoinette “Nettie” (Van Helten)...

Charlene Cekis Stoika, 64, of Pigeon Forge, TN, and formerly of Athens, TN, and Sully, died Apr. 14, 2017, at Pigeon Forge Care and Rehab Center. Funeral services were held Apr. 18 at Ziegler Funeral Home in Athens, TN. Burial followed in McMinn Memory Gardens. A native of Chicago, IL, and longtime resident of McMinn County,...

Hazel Hamilton, 92, formerly of Lynnville, died May 22. Funeral arrangements are in the care of Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton. Among survivors are a daughter, Joyce Beyer of Lynnville....