Category Archives: Obituaries

Edmund Renaud, 87, of Iowa Falls, passed away Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at Heritage Care Center in Iowa Falls with his family by his side. Funeral services were held Aug. 13 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Iowa Falls with burial in Union Cemetery. Ed was born to Paul H. and Lydia (Van Der Pol) Renaud in...

Donald Vander Molen, 80, of Peoria died Aug. 27, 2015, in Oskaloosa. A private family burial was held prior to the funeral on Aug. 31 at Peoria Christian Reformed Church. Memorials are for Peoria Christian School and Zuni Christian School in New Mexico. Donald was born at his family's farm on Oct. 8, 1934, to Gerrit...

Vickie Blain, 65, of Newton died Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. A funeral service was held Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials in Vickie’s name may be left at the funeral home. Vickie, the daughter of Max and Rosetta (Maletta) Meldrem, was born May...

Byron Carl Vander Molen, 64, of Pella passed away Saturday afternoon, Aug. 15, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City from complications related to lifelong digestive issues. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 19, at Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment followed in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pella. Byron requested...

Byron Carl Vander Molen, 64, of Pella passed away Saturday afternoon, Aug. 15, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City from complications related to lifelong digestive issues. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 19, at Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment followed in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pella. Byron requested...

Ruth E. DeVries, 78, passed away peacefully at home in Prescott, AZ, on July 23, 2015. Ruth was born in Peoria, Iowa, to Henry and Minnie Dahm on Sept. 3, 1936. She graduated from Pella Christian High School in 1954, and after graduating, she went to work for Vermeer Manufacturing in the bookkeeping department. Aug. 12, 1955,...

Allen J. Latcham, 62, of Lynnville, died Sat-urday, Aug. 8, 2015, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center with his family by his side. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, at Grinnell Christian Church. Interment will be held privately at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell on Friday, Aug. 14. Memorials may...