Category Archives: Obituaries

Timothy Wayne Van Sant was born Jan. 6, 1963, at Grinnell. He was the youngest of two sons born to Willis and Berdine (Slings) Van Sant. Tim received his elementary education at Sully Christian School and graduated from Pella Christian High School in 1981. Tim lived most of his life in Sully. Tim worked for Precision...

Donald “Don” David Cross, 81, of rural Newton, died Sunday, Mar. 9, 2025, at MercyOne Newton Medical Center. A funeral service was held at 1 p.m., Friday, Mar. 14, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Aiming For A Cure or Outdoors Without Boundaries may be left...

Georgia R. Varga of Mt. Juliet, TN, passed peacefully into the arms of her loving savior Jesus Christ on Mar. 13, 2025, at the age of 82. Georgia, the daughter of Clarence and Sylvia Renaud, was born Dec. 24, 1942, in Sully, and graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School. She attended Bryan College in Dayton, TN, where...

Nancy (Jeffrie) Northcutt, 84, of New Sharon, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2025, at Monroe County Hospital in Albia surrounded by family and a caring staff. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m., Saturday, Mar. 22, at New Life Fellowship in New Sharon. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service...

Jerry Hackert, 82, of Sully, passed away Mar. 5, 2025. Memorial ser-vices were at 11 a.m., Saturday, Mar. 8, at Sully Community Church A private family interment was held at Sully Cemetery prior to the memorial service. Jerry was born March 2, 1943, to Carl and Christine (Terlouw) Hackert. He attended Lynnville-Sully School and graduated with...

Dennis “Denny” Lee Machin, 76, of rural Kellogg, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at MercyOne Des Moines. A funeral service was at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, on Mike and Sue Beukema’s farm, 5333 Hwy. 6E, Newton. Memorials to Kellogg Fire and Ambulance may be left at Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. Denny, the son...

Helen "Joane" Cline was born to Enoch and Helen Rexroat on Mar. 21, 1951, the youngest sister to Harold, Ronald, Jim, and Joyce. Joane grew up in Newton and spent many summers at her grandparents’ resort in Minnesota. Joane graduated from the Newton High School with the Class of 1969 and then started her first job...