Category Archives: Obituaries

Ronald L. Gruver, 72, of Lynnville passed away June 18, 2014, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Funeral services  were held Monday, June 23, at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Grinnell Regional Hospice or Sully Fire and Ambulance. Ronald Leo Gruver was born June 27, 1941, in...

Wanda Belle Lamb, 91, of Reasnor passed away June 12, 2014, two days before her 72nd wedding anniversary, at her home in Reasnor with her loving husband and son by her side. Funeral services for were Wednesday, June 18, at the Reasnor United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to the Reasnor...

William J. Zylstra, 87, passed over into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Wednesday morning, June 11, 2014, at his residence in Sully. Funeral services were held June 16 at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials in his memory may be designated for The Gideon’s International. William John Zylstra was...

John R. Meyer, 79, former pastor of the Sully Com-munity Church from July 1973-1975, passed away in Woodburn, OR, on May 4, 2014. He was born Mar. 30, 1935, in Spades, IN. His memory will be cherished by his wife, Edith; and their three children: John Jr. (Randy) and their three children Alicia, Bill, and Kelsey;...

J. Carroll Boot, 79, of Pella passed away at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House on June 1, 2014. Funeral services were held June 5 at Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to PET Project - Leighton or Cary, Mississippi Mission Project. J. Carroll Boot was born on...

Funeral services for George Van Vark, 97, of Pella were held Wed-nesday, June 4, 2014, at Heartland Reformed Church, Pella. Interment was in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pella. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his memory may be designated for HCI Care Services (Hospice of Central Iowa) or the Heartland Reformed Church in Pella....

Steven Lehrl Fritz was born Mar. 19, 1948, to Lehrl and Lucile Hays Fritz. He grew up on a farm near Lynnville and attended Grinnell High School. After graduating, he attended Simpson College in Indianola where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and sang tenor in the Simpson College Madrigal. Following graduation,...