Category Archives: Obituaries

Norma Conover, 95, of rural Lynnville, passed away peacefully Tues-day morning, Jan. 23, 2024, at Traditions Memory Care of Newton. Services will be held at a later date, and her body has been donated to the University of Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Progress Industries, 202 North 3rd Avenue...

Larry LeRoy Thomas, 81, of Newton (formerly of Killduff) died  Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Newton Health Care Center. A memorial service was at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Newton. Memorials in Larry’s name (checks made payable to Julie Dodds) may be left at the funeral home. Larry was...

Mike Latcham, 73, of Newton and formerly of Lynnville, passed away Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in Mesa, AZ. Services are pending at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home in Newton....

Patricia Wichhart, 88, of Pella, passed away peace-fully in her sleep Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at The Cottages. Funeral services were held at noon, Saturday, Jan. 27, in the auditorium of Third Church, Pella. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Leighton. Memorials may be designated for Third Church or Pella Food Shelf. Patricia Gladys Jewell was born...

Phyllis Phipps, 78, of Grinnell, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, at her home. The family will receive friends at the visitation held 4-7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 25, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 26, at Grinnell Friends Church. A luncheon will follow the service...

Rusty J. Wilcox, 38, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A Celebration of Life was held at 2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 22, at First Christian Church, Newton. Memorials may be made out to Amy Wilcox and sent in care of Cox-Smith Funeral and Cremation Service, PO Box 163,...

Henrietta Terpstra, 87, of Sully, passed away Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, Feb. 5, at Sully First Reformed Church. Visitation will be Sunday, Feb. 4, with the family present 3-5 p.m. Interment will be in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for American...