Category Archives: Obituaries

Clazina Gertrude Hoksbergen was born June 25, 1929, to Everett and Allie (De Kock) De Jong, at the family farm south of Sully. She left to join the Lord on Dec. 20, 2018, at Jefferson Place in Pella. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 27, at the Oakwood Cemetery; and memorial services...

James Joseph Billingsley, 74, of Prairie City, passed away Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at his home with his family by his side. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Jan. 5, at 11 a.m. at the Prairie City United Methodist Church. Military rites will be provided by the Iowa National Guard Honor Team. The family will...

Gysbertha Ver Meer was born Mar. 27, 1926, in Pella, daughter of A.T. and Jennie (Van Heukelom) VerMeer. She would later be known as Bertha, Berts, Mrs. Brouwer, and ended her days on earth as Bertie to many and as Gramma Great by my grandchildren and as Great Nanny by Jerry’s. I called her Mom. My...

Dennis “Denny” Ray Williams, 72, of Newton died Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A memorial service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, at the First Baptist Church in Newton. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the First Baptist Church or the Newton Booster...

Larry “Butch” McVay, 69, of Searsboro, passed away Sunday after-noon, Nov. 25, 2018, at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Memorial services were held Wednesday, Nov. 28, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon. Larry “Butch” Joe McVay, the son of Joseph and Dorothy (Moore) McVay, was born Sept. 16, 1949, in Oskaloosa. He graduated...

Ted Fisk, 98, of New Sharon, passed away Monday morning, Nov. 26, 2018, at the North Mahaska Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oskaloosa. Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 30, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon. Burial was in the Friends Cemetery in New Sharon. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made...