Category Archives: Obituaries

Mrs. Arnold (Geraldine Veldhuizen) Dykhuis, 75, was found unresponsive by her daughter, Deborah Anderson, on Monday afternoon, Apr. 14, at her farm home north of Pella. Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home is handling funeral arrangements. Among survivors are a brother, Henry Veldhuizen of Sully....

Loren E. Roorda, 82, of Montezuma passed away Monday, Apr. 7, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services were held Apr. 10 at the First Presbyterian Evangelical Church in Montezuma. Burial was in the Jackson Township Cemetery in Montezuma. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Evangelical Church or to...

Gail Latcham, 87, of Montezuma passed away Satur-day, Mar. 29, 2014, at the Montezuma Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services were held Apr. 2 at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in Montezuma. Burial was at the Jackson Township Cemetery in Montezuma. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Montezuma Fire Department or the...

On Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014, Jerry Renaud of rural Grinnell passed away at Unity Point (formerly Iowa Methodist) Medical Center. After a valiant fight throughout the years, he lost a 17-year battle with lymphoma. Funeral services were held Apr. 2, at the Grinnell Christian Church with Pastor Andre Norman and John Epperson officiating. Burial was in...

Clifford Eugene Saboe, 90, of Marshalltown and formerly of West Union, died Mar. 25, 2014, at the Iowa Veterans Home. A graveside memorial service will be held at the West Union Cemetery on Saturday, Apr. 5, at 11 a.m. for family and friends. Following the service, the family will be present for visitation at the Fayette...

Freddy Watson, 75, of Montezuma passed away Sunday, Mar. 23, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services were held Mar. 26 at the Montezuma First Presbyterian Evangelical Church. Freddy Clark Watson, the son of Lewis and Lucille (Bryan) Watson, was born on Dec. 30, 1938, in Grinnell. Growing up, Freddy attended the Searsboro...

Funeral services for Lowell Gene Jansen, 71, of Chickasha, OK, were held Mar. 5, 2014, at the Sevier Funeral Home Chapel, Chickasha. Interment in the Ft. Sill National Cemetery, Elgin. Lowell Gene Jansen was born Aug. 23, 1942, in Killduff to Louis and Henrietta (Elscott) Jansen. He passed away on Saturday, Mar. 1, in Lawton, OK. He...