Category Archives: Obituaries

Lois Lanser, 89, of Pella, passed away Dec. 28, 2024, at The Cottages. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 3, at Faith Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. The family prefers memorial contributions for Freedom Bible Camp in Chariton or World RENEW. Lois Elaine Blom, the oldest of five...

Linda Sue (Clemens) Hotger, 82, of rural Kellogg, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, at Unity Point Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Kellogg Fire and Ambulance or Pink Ribbon Support...

Kenneth L. Mergen, 86, of Grinnell and formerly of Sully, passed away Jan. 2, 2025, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. A memorial service was held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Grinnell. Memorials may be made payable to Immanuel Lutheran Church, mailed in c/o Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 368, Grinnell,...

Fredrick Earl Criswell, of Newnan, GA, and formerly of Grinnell, passed away peace-fully on Dec. 11, 2024. Born in Grinnell on Jan. 12, 1947, Fred was the son of Raymond Earl Criswell and Leone Cress Dohrn. Fred married Margie Young on Oct. 6, 1973, and shared over 50 years of love and devotion with her. Together,...

Roy James, 80, of Lynnville, passed away Thurs-day evening, Dec. 26, 2024, at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 3, at Heart of Worship Church near Lynnville. A private family burial will take place in the Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville at a later...

Timothy “Tim” Terrance Kelly, 70, of Newton died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, at his home. A celebration of life visitation will be held 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 18, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.  In lieu of flowers, memorials to St Jude Children’s Hospital or Newton Booster Club may be left at...

Wayne Nellis Tripp was freed from this earthly body and with joy entered the arms of Jesus Christ on the evening of Dec. 22, 2024, at the age of 94. Wayne was born to Clifford and Hilda (Nellis) Tripp on Dec. 18, 1930, in Wayne’s grandparents' house near Kingsbury, NY, at the foothills of the Adirondack...