Category Archives: Obituaries

  Iris Plummer, 75, of Sully, went home to be with the Lord a little after 7 p.m. Dec. 30, 2022, at The Comfort House in Pella surrounded by her family. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at Sully Community Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for The...

  Laurel Pollock, 59, of Independence, MO, and formerly of Grinnell, passed away at his home with his family by his side on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Grinnell Christian Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to...

Ray C. Allbee Jr.’s long battle with COPD/emphysema ended when the Lord took him home on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, at age 75. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 30, at Sully Community Church. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at Sully Community Church. In lieu...

Funeral services for Henry Vande Voort, 85, were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2020, at Peoria Christian Reformed Church with the Rev. Todd Rempe officiating. Interment was in Peoria Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Peoria Christian School or World Renew. Henry Louis "Hank" Vande Voort, son of Henry and Ella Vande Voort,...

Gordon Lewis, 87, of Lynnville, passed away peace-fully with his family by his side on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 19, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Interment was at Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. Memorials may be designated to the Searsboro Fire Department or to Wagaman...

Violet Helen (Roorda) Van Maanen, 89, of Lynnville, passed away Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, at The Cottages in Pella. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 11 a.m. at Lynnville Friends Church. Interment was in Woodland Cemetery, Lynnville. Memorials may be given for the Lynnville Historical Society (Wagaman Mill Museum) or The Gideons. Violet Helen...

Debbie Conover, 69 Deborah Joy Conover, the daughter of Bruce Thomas and Norma Jean (Schmidt) Con-over, was born May 16, 1953. She attended Lynnville-Sully School. Debbie loved animals, especially rabbits, horses, and her special dog Goldie. She enjoyed crocheting, playing games, watching people, and going on car rides.  Debbie especially loved all her Progress Industries family. Debbie...