Category Archives: Obituaries

Marjorie M. Sneller, 92, of Jefferson City, MO, was promoted to glory surrounded by her family on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, at SSM Health - St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born Nov. 7, 1922, in Killduff, a daughter of the late Melis and Marie (Van Gilst) Otten. She was a 1941 graduate of Sully High...

Leo D. Nikkel, 83, of Pella passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Committal service at the Peoria Cemetery preceded the memorial service. The family prefers memorial donations be designated for the Pella Christian High...

Herbert “Herb” Charles Macy, 90, died, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at his home in Prescott, AZ, after a long battle with COPD. A time of remembrances and the interment for him will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Lynnville Friends Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been designated in his...

Dear Editor, Amidst new academic ventures that come with the new school year, let’s not forget that schools are also a place for youth to learn life lessons about respect for themselves and others. Unfortunately, high rates of sexual assault and dating violence in our high schools and colleges indicate we need to be reinforcing healthy...

Kathryn Mae Samson, 86, of Reasnor, died Sept. 17, 2015, at Newton Healthcare Center. Funeral services were Monday, Sept. 21, at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials may be designated to the Mary-Martha Circle at Newton Christian Reformed Church or to Cary Christian Conference Center in Cary, MS, and may be left at...

Howard J. Pothoven, 71, died Sept. 12, 2015, in Pella. A private family burial will occur prior to the service at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, at Trinity Reformed Church in Pella. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at Trinity Reformed Church in Pella. Howard...

Keith W. Emmert, 93, of Pella, passed away at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House on Sept. 10, 2015. Keith believed and trusted in Jesus Christ and the Good News of eternal life made available by Jesus' sacrificial death and miraculous resurrection. Inurnment was in Our Silent City Cemetery, Kellogg. Memorials have been designated for...