Category Archives: Obituaries

Ida D. (Van Kooten) Harsselaar, 88, formerly of Sully, passed away Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at her residence in The Cottages in Pella. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions are preferred for Sully Christian School per Ida’s request. Ida Dorothy Van Kooten was a...

Henry W. De Jong, 95, died Sept. 15, 2016, at the Oskaloosa Care Center. Funeral services were held Sept. 19 at Second Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Memorials have been designated for Pella Christian Grade School and Pella Christian High School. Henry was born Jan. 28, 1921, to Martin and Marie (Van Wyngarden) De Jong near Leighton....

Ruby M. Cowman, 94, of Malcom, died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, surrounded by her family at her home in Malcom. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Friday at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. A service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Malcom with...

Harry Van Der Hart, 77, of Pella died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral service was Sept. 14 at Liberty Evangelical Free Church, Pella. Memorials have been designated for Bible Truth Publishers. Harry Van Der Hart was born March 5, 1939, to William Henry and Jennie (Wielard) Van Der...

Gary D. Ratcliff, 63, of Sergeant Bluff, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at a Sioux City hospital. Services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Waterbury Funeral Service of Sioux City. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, in Lynnville Friends Cemetery. Gary D. Ratcliff was born Sept. 11, 1952, to Ross and...

Dale Ritter, 61, of Newton died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 9, at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials may be designated to Newton Foursquare Church or Jasper County Animal Rescue League and may be left at the funeral home. Dale Francis Ritter,...

Russell “Russ” William Gause, 73, of Pasadena, TX, passed away Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. He was born in Oskaloosa on Apr. 22, 1943, to the late Lory W. and Helen D. Gause. Russ graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School in 1961 and received a bachelor’s degree in finance and a master’s degree in economics from The University...