Category Archives: Obituaries

Helen Arlene Miller Renaud, 86, of Grinnell, passed away Jan. 12, 2026, at UnityPoint - Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 23, 2026, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. A visitation will be held 1:30-3 p.m. prior to the memorial service at Smith Funeral Home. Memorials...

Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, Donald Van Rees of Pella passed on peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior. Funeral service was held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 28, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Memorials may be given to the Sully Christian School or Hospice of Pella. Donald Eugene Van Rees was the oldest of four...

David Bradley “Brad” Musgrove was born July 24, 1959, to Donavon and Audrey (Van Dee) Musgrove in Newton. Brad passed away Jan. 18, 2026, at the Comfort House in Pella, at the age of 66, after a courageous six-year battle with cancer. A private family service was held at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella...

Helen Schmidt, 94, of Grinnell, passed away Jan. 21, 2026. Funeral ser-vices were held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 26, at Sully Community Church. Memorials may be given to East Iowa Bible Camp or Sully Community Church Missions. Helen Jean Schmidt was born Oct. 29, 1931, to Cornelius and Mary (Ver Steegt) Vander Leest in rural...

Darlene L. Scull, 85, of Grinnell and formerly of Lynnville, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, under the care of Wesley Life Hospice at The Cottages in Pella. Memorials may be designated to the Darlene Scull Memorial Fund and mailed in care of LeAnn Pederson, PO Box 111, Lynnville, IA 50153. A celebration of life will...

John G. Van Wyk, 96, of Oskaloosa, died Sun-day, Jan. 25, 2026, at MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. Funeral services will be held Friday, Jan. 30, at 10:30 a.m. in Central Church in Oskaloosa with the Rev. Al Bandstra officiating. Burial will be in Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa. Visitation will begin Thursday, Jan. 29, after noon...

Steven Wayne Plate, 69, of Grinnell, died un-expectedly Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, at UnityPoint - Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Grinnell Christian Church with Pastor Anthony Nieuwsma (Grinnell Friends Church) officiating. Interment was led by Pastor Ron Bryan (Grinnell Friends Church) at Bethel Cemetery...