Category Archives: Obituaries

Keith E. Schwartz, 86, of Reasnor, passed from this life on Sunday morning, Oct. 11, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Community Heights Alliance Church. A time of remembrance and memorial services will be at 1 p.m. at the church,...

Jean E. Septer, 90, of Pleasant Hill and formerly of Grinnell died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at Courtyard Estates in Pleasant Hill. Funeral services were held Oct. 16 at Lynnville Friends Church. Burial was in West Liberty Cemetery near Montezuma. Memorial contributions may be designated in her name to the upkeep of the West Liberty Cemetery or...

Keith E. Schwartz, 68, of Reasnor, passed from this life on Sunday morning, Oct. 11, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Community Heights Alliance Church. A time of remembrance and memorial services will be at 1 p.m. at the church,...

Marjorie M. Sneller, 92, of Jefferson City, MO, was promoted to glory surrounded by her family on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, at SSM Health - St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born Nov. 7, 1922, in Killduff, a daughter of the late Melis and Marie (Van Gilst) Otten. She was a 1941 graduate of Sully High...

Leo D. Nikkel, 83, of Pella passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Committal service at the Peoria Cemetery preceded the memorial service. The family prefers memorial donations be designated for the Pella Christian High...

Herbert “Herb” Charles Macy, 90, died, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at his home in Prescott, AZ, after a long battle with COPD. A time of remembrances and the interment for him will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Lynnville Friends Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been designated in his...

Dear Editor, Amidst new academic ventures that come with the new school year, let’s not forget that schools are also a place for youth to learn life lessons about respect for themselves and others. Unfortunately, high rates of sexual assault and dating violence in our high schools and colleges indicate we need to be reinforcing healthy...