Category Archives: Obituaries

Wilfred Renaud, 87, of Gresham, OR, and formerly of Sully, died May 3, 2017. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 12, at 3 p.m. at Gresham Memorial Chapel, 257 Southeast Roberts Avenue, Gresham, OR 97080. Private family interment with military honors was held at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR. Contributions in Wilfred’s name...

Bernard D. VanDer Pol, 77, passed away Saturday evening, Apr. 22, 2017, at his residence where he was born south of Sully. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Apr. 26, at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery with military honors by the Van Veen-Van Hemert American Legion Post No. 89 of Pella. Memorial contributions...

Larry Van Dalen, 73, of Monroe, passed away on Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A celebration of Larry’s life will be held on Friday, Apr. 21, from noon-2 p.m. at the Monroe American Legion. Per his wishes, Larry was cremated and a private family burial will take place at...

Dorothy Gose, 95, of Afton, passed away Monday, Apr. 10, 2017, at her home. Cele- bration of life memorial services were held Apr. 15 at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Private family burial will be at a later date at Greenlawn Cemetery in Afton. Memorials are to the Gibson Memorial Library. Online condol-ences can be...

Dorothy Colleen (Halterman) Smool, 90, of New-ton died Monday, Apr. 10, 2017, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Apr. 14, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Cremator, Newton. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 13, at the funeral home....

Joyce A. Brand, 83, of Newton, died Thursday eve-ning, Apr. 6, 2017, at Accura Health Care East in Newton. A time of remembrance and celebration of life was held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Apr. 10, at Sully First Reformed Church. Burial was in Sully Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy and in lieu of...

Quintin Zylstra, 90, of Pella, passed away late Friday evening, Mar. 31, 2017, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa, where he had been a resident since 2011. Funeral services with military honors were held Tuesday, Apr. 4, at 11 a.m. at Second Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Interment followed in the Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorial...