Category Archives: Obituaries

Cecelia Kuiper, 81, of Montezuma passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, Apr. 19, 2016, at her home at Lake Ponderosa. Funeral services were held Friday, Apr. 22, at the First Presbyterian Evangelical Church in Montezuma. Burial was in the Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Evangelical Family Center. Cecelia Delores Kuiper, the...

Elizabeth "Liz" Renaud, 90, of Pella and formerly of Sully, passed away Apr. 20, 2016, at the Comfort House in Pella. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Apr. 23, at Sully First Reformed Church. Memorials have been designated for Pella Early Learning Center and Hospice of Pella. Elizabeth “Liz” Marie De Jong was...

Weston Dene Antle, 70, of Newton, formerly of Killduff, died on Sunday, Apr. 10, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Apr. 15, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials...

Robert E. "Bob" Winchell, 56, of Grinnell, died on Friday, Apr. 8, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Apr.13, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Pastor Walt Claussen and Pastor John Claussen officiating. Military honors were presented by the Iowa Army National Guard....

Rande Henkle, 56, of Monte-zuma passed away peacefully Saturday, Mar. 26, 2016, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center with his family by his side. Funeral services were Mar. 30 at Montezuma United Methodist Church. Burial was in Jackson Township Cemetery in Montezuma. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Montezuma Fire Department. Randell...

Lynn Arthur Kleinendorst, 94, of Newton, passed from this life on Wednes-day morning, Mar. 23, 2016, at Careage of Newton. A time of remembrance and the funeral services will be at a later date at the Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton. Visitation will be at the church following the funeral services, with a lunch...

Harold Hoksbergen, 86, of Pella, left to join his Lord on Mar. 23, 2016, at Jefferson Place, Pella. Funeral services were held Saturday, Mar. 26, at Faith Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Memorials have been designated for Wesley Life Hospice. Harold Edwin Hoksbergen was born Mar. 31, 1929, to Ray and Johanna (Van Haaften) Hoksbergen at the...