Category Archives: Obituaries

Rachel Alma Thiessen, 80, of Warren, IN, passed away at 6:05 a.m. on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born in Charlotte, NC, on Saturday, July 25, 1942, to Llew and Alma (Orr) Cordle. June 17, 1967, she married Willis D. Thiessen who preceded her in...

Marilyn Hovda, 70, of Sully, died July 9, 2023. Private family grave-side service was 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 12, at Bethany Cemetery, Sully, followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. at Sully Community Church. Memorials have been designated for Many Hands For Haiti, 709 Main Street, Pella. Marilyn Sue Hovda was born Oct. 10, 1952,...

Lois Van Wyk, 83, of Pella, passed away July 1, 2023, at The Cottages in Pella. Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 5, at 10:30 a.m. at Covenant Reformed Church, Pella. Interment followed in the Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorial contributions are suggested for Pella Christian Schools. Lois Darlene Fopma was born Oct. 19, 1939, near Sully....

Wesley Alan “Wes” Lepley, 68, of Newton, died Sun-day, June 25, 2023, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 29, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Newton. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Wes’s family would...

Barbara A. (Lounsbury) Wilson of Newton passed June 16, 2023. A visitation was held from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, June 20, at Wallace Family Fu-neral and Crematory in Newton. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Jasper County Elderly Nutrition can be left at the funeral home. Barb, the daughter of Frederick and Eleanor (Hagen) Lounsbury, was born...

Wayne Richard Haworth, 96, of rural Searsboro, passed away Saturday evening, June 3, 2023, at MercyOne Newton Medical Center. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 9, 2023, at New Sharon United Methodist Church. Burial was in Stewart Cemetery near Taintor. Memorial contributions may be made to Wayne Haworth Memorial Fund and be used...

Carl D. Horman, 92, of Pella, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at  Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Funeral services were held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 13, at Trinity Reformed Church, Pella. Interment followed in the Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorial contributions are preferred for Gideons International or Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Carl Duane Horman was...