Category Archives: Obituaries

  William Roy “Will” James, 50, the son of Winston Roy and Betty Marie (Walls) James, was born Oct. 20, 1970, in Newton. He graduated from the Lynnville-Sully High School, Class of 1987. Will passed away June 9, 2021, at his home in Newton. He was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, his aunts Bonnie Trimm...

  Dixie Lynn (Fleck) Lorenz, 74, passed away Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Knoxville Hospital and Clinics in Knoxville. Dixie’s wishes were to be cremated. A Celebration of Life was held on Tuesday, June 15, at Winfield Funeral Home in Knoxville from 4-6 p.m. with Dixie’s family present to greet friends and relatives. Dixie was born Mar....

  Carol Davis, 72, of Clive, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at Unity Point Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A Celebration of Life  and visitation was held Sunday, June 6, at Des Moines Golf and Country Club. A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 7, at  Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville....

Rebecca “Becca” Imhoff, 36, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 2, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in Montezuma at 10:30 a.m. Burial was in Pleasant Township Cemetery at Ewart. Memorials may be directed to the family. Becca was born June 23, 1984,  the daughter...

Rose Mary Schmidt was born June 15, 1937, the oldest of two children born to Earl and Fern Louise (Carter) Boyd. She attended and graduated New Sharon High School in New Sharon with the Class of 1955. Following graduation, Rose Mary Boyd was united in marriage with Sammie Lee Schmidt Oct. 20, 1955. To this...

Julia Sue was the third of four daughters born to Milo and Vera (Van Wyk) Kruseman. She was born Dec. 16, 1944, on the family farm south of Sully. Julia began her education at the Junction Country School. Julia graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School in Sully with the Class of 1963. She and Steve LeRoy...

Mark Ray Sukkel, 56, died at home on Friday, Apr. 23, 2021, of complications from recent surgery. Mark was born May 21, 1964, in Grinnell and was a lifelong resident of the Reasnor/Monroe area. Mark was a 1983 graduate of PCM and spent his early years farming with his father near Reasnor. He held a...