Category Archives: Obituaries

John Ray Kool, 68, passed away peacefully at home in Lincoln, NE, on Apr. 28, 2023, from a long battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his wife, three children, son-in-law, and sister at the time of his passing. John will be dearly missed and always remembered. Services were held Saturday, May 6, in Lincoln,...

An open house with Marilyn Keenan Rozendaal’s family will take place Friday, May 12, from 5-8 p.m. at St. Francis Commun-ity Center in Grin-nell. A memorial service will be Saturday, May 13, at 10:30 a.m. at Grinnell United Methodist Church, followed by a luncheon. Family and friends are welcome. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...

Janice Arlene Strovers, 81, of Newton, died Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at MercyOne Newton Medical Center. A graveside service was held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 9, at Our Silent City Cemetery in Kellogg. Memorials to Jasper County Conservation or Kellogg Cemetery Association can be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in...

  David W. Winegar, 82, of Pella, passed May 7, 2023. Funeral service was held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10, at Sully First Re-formed Church. Interment was in Waveland Cemetery, Prairie City. Memorials have been designated for Sully First Reformed Church. Dave was born June 21, 1940, to Kenneth and Mildred (Van Dusseldorp) Winegar in...

Family graveside service was held Monday, May 1, 2023, at Graceland Cemetery in Pella for Edward A. Hoksbergen, 89, of Pella, who passed away Apr. 29. A celebration of life will be held at a later date at Trinity Reformed Church, Pella. Memorials have been designated for Lake View Camp, Pella. Edward Albert Hoksbergen was born...

  Mary Helen Verratti, 92, of Gasport, NY, passed away peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Apr. 28, 2023. Funeral service was Thursday, May 4, 11 a.m., at The Chapel, Lockport, NY. Interment was in Hartland Central Cemetery, Gasport, NY. She was the eleventh child born to Paul and Lydia Renaud of Sully...

Don Harthoorn, 78, of Sarasota, FL, passed away Apr. 9, 2023. Visitation with family present will be noon-1 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 21, at Sully First Reformed Church, followed by his funeral at 1:30 p.m. followed by burial and coffee time at the church. Those who attend are encouraged to wear their Iowa Hawkeye or...