Category Archives: Obituaries

Donald Rus, 73, of Pella, passed away Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, at his residence. Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 29, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Interment followed in the Pella Oakwood Cemetery with military rites. The family prefers memorial contributions for the Luke Society or Mission India. Donald Rus, the fifth of seven children...

Cherine Schnelle, 60, of Laurel, passed away peace-fully at her home on the morning of Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, with her loving family by her side. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown with Chaplain Bob Spilger officiating. Cherine was born Sept. 23, 1955, in...

Abigail Anne Bohstedt, 25, of Highland, IN, and formerly of Grinnell, was killed in a multi-vehicular traffic accident on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, near Ottawa, IL. Her fiancé, Darrell Scott, Jr., was killed in the same accident; they were to be married Nov. 12. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6,...

Willis Dale Thiessen, 81, of Marion, IN, passed away July 25, 2016, in Norman, OK, where he was visiting family. Willis was born Feb. 20, 1935, to Abraham John and Marie Goertz Thiessen in Mt. View, OK, the fourth of five children: Older siblings Walter, Verna, and Dewey, and younger sister Lanita, all now deceased. After...

Gary Wayne Williams passed away peacefully at home on July 17, 2016, following a nine-month battle with cancer. Gary was born Aug. 23, 1945, on a farm near Reasnor, to Sam and Elsie (McCumber) Williams. He graduated from Monroe High School in 1963 and served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He earned...

Velma Sparks, 94, of Montezuma passed away peace-fully Saturday mor-ning, July 23, 2016, at Montezuma Spe-cialty Care. Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 27, at Lynnville Friends Church. Burial was in the Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lynnville Historical Society or Montezuma Specialty Care. Velma Irene Sparks,...

Lois Imogene Sevenbergen, 89, of Newton died Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Newton Healthcare. A memorial service was held July 25 at Foursquare Church in Newton. Memorials to the church may be left at the church or Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Lois, the daughter of Louie and Ada (Yates) Dickens, was born Apr. 7,...