Category Archives: Obituaries

Mark De Vries, 67, passed away July 17, 2022. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m., Friday, July 22, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home, Pella. Mark Allen De Vries was born Jan. 5, 1955, to Henry A. and Erma Helen (Roorda) De Vries in Oskaloosa. Mark grew up in Otley, was a 1972 graduate of Pella...

Harriet Van Zante, 100, of Pella passed away  July 21, 2022. Funeral service was held Monday, July 25, at 10 a.m. at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Sully Christian School. Harriet was born Mar. 7, 1922, to Jacob and Jeanette (Boertje) De Vries, south of Prairie City....

Wilma June Ver Woert, 87, of Newton died Tues-day, July 19, 2022, at MercyOne Newton Medical Center. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 30, at Newton Church of the Way. Memorials have been designated to Newton Church of the Way or to Tori’s Angels. June, the daughter of Martin and Marie (Maasdam)...

Raymond Veenstra, 87, formerly of Reasnor, passed away Saturday eve-ning, July 23, 2022, at The Cottages in Pella. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, at Cornerstone Church, Pella. Interment will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorial contributions are preferred for Pella Christian High School or the youth group at...

Kimberly Jo Hanson, 62, of Grinnell died July 21, 2022, at her home of natural causes. A Celebration of Life was held Monday, July 25, at the Arbor Lake Shelter House in Grinnell. Kim was born Dec. 27, 1959, in Newton, the daughter of Norman W. and Deloris F. (Banks) Vander Leest. She was raised on...

  Wiley Van Ommen, 72, of rural Searsboro, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 16, at Com-munity Hope Church in Monte-zuma. Burial was in Highland Cemetery in New Sharon. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Community Hope Church. Wiley Ray Van Ommen, the son...

Carl R. James, 80, of Searsboro, died peacefully on Friday, July 15, 2022, at Grinnell Healthcare Center. There will be a service at a later date. Memorials for Carl can be made out in his name and sent in care of Cox-Smith Funeral and Cremation Service, PO Box 163, Grinnell, IA 50112. Carl was born on...