Category Archives: Obituaries

Keith L. Goodyk, 56, of Pella, passed away Tuesday night, Feb. 17, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 21, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for the Za-Ga-Zig Shrine in Altoona. Keith Lugene Goodyk was born Dec. 8, 1958,...

Glenn W. Phipps, 56, of Grinnell died Feb. 11, 2015. Graveside service was held Monday, Feb. 16, at Rock Creek Cemetery, Kellogg. Memorials may be designated to the Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children's Hospital, or to the Association for Retarded Citizens, mailed in care of the Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 368, Grinnell, IA...

Geurt Van Sant, 89, of Pella and formerly of Sully, died Feb. 5, 205, at Jefferson Place in Pella. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 10, at Sully First Reformed Church. Memorials have been designated for Wesley Life – Jefferson Place. Geurt John Van Sant was born on a farm near Leighton on July 14, 1925,...

Amy H. Ver Steegt, 92, of Newton died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at Park Centre. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 14, at St. Andrews Lutheran Church in rural Sully. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in...

Steven C. Terpstra, 55, of Cedar Rapids passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services were held Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories with Certified Celebrant Jim Parton. Burial was held at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Steven Clark Terpstra was born Ap. 24, 1959, to Arnold and Ruth (Harris)...

Catherine Marie DePenning, 92, passed from this life on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at Skiff Medical Center. A funeral service was held Monday, Feb. 9, at Sully First Reformed Church. Catherine was born June 28, 1922, on a farm east of Sully where she lived for 19 years. She was the oldest of three children born...

Donna Lee Arment, 78 of Grinnell and formerly of Lynnville, died Jan. 29, 2015, at Windsor Manor in Grinnell. Funeral services were held Feb. 3 at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Burial was in Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell. Memorial contributions may be directed to Windsor Manor or to the Alzheimer's Association. Donna was born Aug. 9,...