Category Archives: Obituaries

Brad Braafhart, 57, passed peacefully at his home north of Lynnville on Friday morning, Feb. 13, 2026. Funeral service was at 10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 16, at Lynnville Friends Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions are preferred for Lynnville Friends Church or Hospice of Pella. Bradley Stewart Braafhart was born May 29, 1968, in...

Don Lewis, 89, of Kalona and formerly of Riverside, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at Halcyon House in Washington. A memorial visitation will be held 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Feb. 21, at Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial will be at a later date at Woodlawn Cemetery in Lynnville. A general memorial fund has been established. Don...

Wynona Ross, 103, passed away Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at Home Again Senior Living in Haviland, KS. A private family burial took place at Haviland Cemetery prior to the Celebration of Life at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, at Haviland Friends Church with Pastor Larry Kinser officiating. Memorials may be made to Haviland Friends...

Carlos Oliver Heatherly, Jr., 85, passed away Feb. 4, 2026. He will be dearly missed as a beloved family member and friend. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 14, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. The family will greet friends with a coffee time at the funeral...

Dean Alan Kool, 93, of Sylva, NC, died Nov. 9, 2025. Services will be at 11 a.m., May 2, 2026, at the Monroe cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to United Christian Ministries of Jackson County (P.O. Box 188, Sylva, NC 28779). Dean was the only child of Abram and Mabel Fudge Kool of...

Karen Bernice Pfantz, the daughter of Walter and Tressie (Van Wyk) Vander Zyl, was born Sept. 19, 1938, in rural Sully. Karen, age 87, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at her home in Newton. Karen had worked at Thombert Inc. in Newton for 25 years. She then worked for a time for Pyramid and Peck Daycare...