Category Archives: Obituaries

Dee Williams, 61, of New Sharon, was called home to Heaven on Tuesday evening, Jan. 12, 2021, peacefully at her home after courageously battling cancer for nine years and achieving the ultimate healing through our Lord and Savior. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16, at New Sharon United Methodist Church. A...

Ron Kramer, 82, of Pella died at Pella Comfort House Jan. 14, 2021. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m. at Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorial contributions are suggested for Mobility Worldwide (PET). Ronald Carl Kramer was born Feb 7, 1938, at Ackley. He was...

Steve L. Hay, 76, of Sully, passed away  Sunday morning, Jan. 17, 2021, at Mercy One-Newton Medical Center. Visitation will be 2-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21, at Sully Community Church without family present. A family funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, at Sully Community Church. Memorials have been designated...

Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, Deloris McKeag, 83, of Sully passed away at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Memorial service was at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9, at Sully First Reformed Church. Memorial contributions are preferred for Hope Ministries or the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Deloris Fay Jansen was born  Dec. 19, 1937, on...

Erma Ver Ploeg, 87, passed away at her home in Sedona, AZ, on Jan. 8, 2021. Socially-distanced visitation with masks required will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella where a private family service will also be held. In lieu of flowers, please give to Alzheimer’s Disease...

After declining health, LaDonna Rooda, 87, of Newton, passed away on Jan. 9, 2021, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 15, at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home in Pella. Masks and social distancing are required. Memorials may be given to Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton. LaDonna Belle (Bieshaar) Rooda...

Stanley W. Hoogeveen, 95, of Pella and formerly of Sully, passed away Dec. 31, 2020. Family funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Memorials are designated for Sully Christian School and Megan’s Legacy, c/o Mike Hoogeveen, PO Box 343, Sully, IA 50251. Stanley Willis Hoogeveen was born...