Category Archives: Obituaries

Edwin E. Jansen, 82, of Grand Rapids, MI, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. The family will greet visitors at First Cutlerville Christian Reformed Church, 1425 68th Street SW in Grand Rapids, MI, on Friday, Dec. 2, from 1-3 and 5-8 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m....

Dorothy Van Wyk, 77, of Pella, passed away Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Pella Comfort House. Funeral services were Tuesday, Nov. 22, at Covenant Reformed Church, Pella. Memorials have been designated to Pella Christian High School or Hospice of Pella. Dorothy Jean Van Englehoven was born Feb. 11, 1939, to John and Della Van Englehoven in...

Wilhelmina “Billie” Monsma, 96, of Pella passed away Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Memorial services were held Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Trinity Reformed Church, Pella. Family committal service preceded the service at Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorials are suggested for Hospice of Pella or Lynnville Historical Society. Wilhelmina Terpstra was born...

Gertrude (Jansen) Schnell, 91, of Pella and formerly of Sully, passed away Saturday morning, Nov. 12, 2016, at Grinnell Health Care Center. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 1:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church west of Sully. Family committal service preceded the service at St. Andrew’s Cemetery. Memorials are suggested for the St....

Velma Mae Nelson, 83, of Grinnell and formerly of Searsboro, died Oct. 31, 2016, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. A memorial service was held at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7, at Searsboro Community Church with the Rev. Mike Johnson officiating. Burial was in the Searsboro Community Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Velma...

Danny D. “Bud” Bishop, 55, of Iowa City died Fri-day, Oct. 21, 2016. Memorial services were held Oct. 26 at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, The Danny “Bud” Bishop Memorial Fund has been established. Bud was born Oct. 25, 1960, in Newton, the son of Coy and Judith Parsons Bishop....

Leslie Garnett Proudfit, 54, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born Nov. 17, 1961. He attended school at Lynnville-Sully. Leslie worked several places throughout his life, including McDonald’s, Oak Tree Villas, and a pallet company in Jefferson City, MO. When he moved to Iowa,...