Category Archives: Obituaries

“If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord” (Roman 14:8 NIV). Coupled with the babble of his grandson, Otto, these were the last words Dennis Duane Engle, 70, heard on Jan. 22, 2017. Denny, the son...

Henry R. Van Kooten, 90, of Pella, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at The Cottages in Pella. Funeral ser-vices were held Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Second Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorial contributions are encouraged for the Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Henry Raymond Van Kooten was the oldest...

Madelyn M. DeAngelo, 95, of Grinnell and former-ly of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Memorial services were held Jan. 21 at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating. Per Madelyn's wishes, her body has been donated to the University of Iowa to assist them...

Peter R. Jochems, 85, of Pella passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Funeral services will be Thursday, Jan. 26, at 10:30 a.m. at Peoria Christian Reformed Church with interment in the Peoria Cemetery. Pete, a retired farmer, is survived by his wife, Betty J. Jochems; their son, Gary...

Glen L. Jones, 77, of Newton, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, at his home. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 6, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials to Mercy Hospice in Glen’s name may be left at the funeral home. Glen, the son of Ralph and Pearl...

Jerry Fawcett, 78, of New Sharon, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, Dec. 28, 2016, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House. Memorial services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31, at Union Mills Christian Church. Burial with military honors will be held at a later date at the Union Mills Cemetery. Jerry Ray...

Nola Emmert, 96, died Dec. 24, 2016, in Pella. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella. Memorials have been designated for Liberty Evangelical Free Church – Building Fund and Pella Historical Society. Nola Fern Monsma was born to Dirk and Anna Elscott Monsma on a farm south of Lynnville...