Category Archives: Obituaries

Gary Tice, 74, of Lynnville, passed away Saturday morning, July 19, 2025, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 23, at Lynnville Friends Church. Burial was in Woodland Cemetery at Lynnville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Blakely Stevens American Legion Post #169...

Carroll Hoksbergen, 69, of rural Lynnville, passed away peacefully at his home July 4, 2025. A private family grave-side service was planned in the Stewart Cemetery near Taintor. A celebration of life will be held on his 70th birthday on Sept. 12, 2025, at Federated Fellowship Church in Pella beginning at 2 p.m. The service...

Connie Jo Wilcox, 60, of Newton, died Monday, July 7, 2025, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Cen-ter. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, July 18, at First Christian Church in Newton. The family will greet friends after the service with a lunch at the church. Memorials in Connie’s name (checks made...

Carl Steenhoek, 98, of Monroe, passed away into the arms of Jesus on July 10, 2025, at The Cottages in Pella, surrounded by his children and many of his family. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 21, at Monroe United Methodist Church with burial following at Silent City Cemetery. The family...

Jack Dale Horn, 88, of Newton, died Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Park Centre, Newton. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, July 11, at Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton. The family will greet friends after the service with a lunch at the church. Memorials in Jack’s name (checks made payable...

Marcia Landuyt, 78, of Grinnell, passed away  Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A memorial service was held at 4 p.m., Monday, July 7, at Smith Funeral Home with private family burial at Ivy Hill Cemetery, Malcom. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be designated to the family. Marcia was...

Colleen Guinever Arthur, 100, passed away peace-fully on July 2, 2025, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshall-town. A graveside service will be held at a later date at Jackson Township Cemetery in Montezuma. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grinnell Friends Church in memory of Colleen. Colleen was born Oct. 25, 1924, in...