Category Archives: Obituaries

Carmen Kay "Tootie" Cordes, 71, of Guernsey, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, with her family at her side. A funeral service was held Jan. 27 at Community Hope Church in Montezuma with the Rev. Matt Flanders officiating. Casketbearers were her grandchildren: Levi Cordes, Ashlan Cordes, Garrett Cordes, Coby Cordes, Tristan Hofer, Ethan Hofer, Aidan Hofer, Amelia...

Geneva Van Zee, 95, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, at The Cottages in Pella. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Newton Chris-tian Reformed Church. Memorials may be designated to Resonate Global Missions or Bethany Christian Services and may be left at the church or at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home. Geneva...

Wanda R. Willemsen, 87, went home to be with her Savior on Jan. 13, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A time of remembrance and celebration of life was at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 18, at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. As an expression of sympathy, memorials may be designated to the American...

Memorial services for Bonnye Varland, 69, of Grinnell will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Pence~Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Friends may greet the family from 9:30-11 a.m. before the service. Memorials may be designated to the Pregnancy Center of Central Iowa or Grinnell Regional Hospice and may be left at...

Lizzy Lynn O’Dell, the newborn daughter of David and Amber O’Dell of Newton, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A visitation was held from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 7, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Lizzy is survived by her parents, David...

Abraham Verhey, 69, of Lynnville, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, at Pella Regional Health Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 11, at 1:30 p.m. in the FCC Building of Lynnville Friends Church. Interment with military honors will be at Woodland Cemetery. Family respectfully suggests memorial contributions be designated for either the...

Alice Sparks, 94, of Newton and formerly of Lynnville, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017, at Accura Healthcare of Newton West. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Lynnville Friends Church. Memorials may be directed to the Lynnville Historical Society. Alice, the daughter of Harold and Charlotte (Groves) Ratcliff, was born...