Category Archives: Obituaries

Voyian LaVaun (Northcutt) Richards, 96, of Mondovi, WI, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Graveside services were held June 6 at the Friends Cemetery in New Sharon. The daughter of Clark Earl and Susa Kathleen (Hull) Northcutt, she was born Apr. 26, 1919, in her parents’ farmhouse near Taintor. She lived on the family farm and...

Sally Vander Leest, 63, of Spirit Lake, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at a hospital in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Visitation will be Friday, June 5, from 3-7 p.m. with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at the Turner-Jenness Funeral Home, 1302 Hill Ave., Spirit Lake, IA 51360. Funeral service will be Saturday, June 6, at 10:30...

Lucille Watson, 102, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday morning, May 26, 2015, at her home in Montezuma. Funeral services were held May 30 at the Searsboro Community Church. Burial was in the West Liberty Cemetery east of Montezuma. Memorial contributions may be made to the Searsboro Community Church or Hospice of...

Dwight Triplett, 62, of Searsboro, passed away peace-fully on Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A funeral service was held May 15 at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Interment with military honors was in Searsboro Cemetery. Memorials may be designated to the Dwight Triplett Memorial Fund, mailed in care...

Marie Lender, 88, of Grinnell and formerly of Searsboro, died Sunday, May 10, 2015, at the Mayflower Health Care Center in Grinnell. Funeral services were held May 15 at Calvary Baptist Church in Grinnell. Burial was in the Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to Grinnell Regional Public Health Loan Closet. Marie was the daughter...

Dwight Triplett, 62, of Searsboro, died Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 15, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Interment will be in Searsboro Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday at Smith Funeral Home. Memorials may be designated to...

Marie Lender, 88, of Grinnell and formerly of Searsboro, died Sunday, May 10, 2015, at the Mayflower Health Care Center in Grinnell. Visitation with the family present will be 10-11 a.m. before the funeral at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 15, at Calvary Baptist Church in Grinnell. Interment will be in Sully Cemetery....