Category Archives: Obituaries

Glen Chapman, 61

                Glen Chapman, 61, of Pella died Apr. 12, 2020. A family inurnment graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 17, at the Oakwood Ceme-tery in Pella. Family must stay in their cars at the cemetery. The service will be live-streamed from the Garden Chapel Facebook page. A public...

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Colleen De Hoedt, 80

                Colleen De Hoedt, 80, of rural Barnes City, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, Mar. 31, 2020, at  Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Me-morial services will be held at a later date. Private family burial was at the Barnes City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to...

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Wilma Rozendaal, 103

                Wilma Rozendaal, 103, of Pella and formerly of Sully, died Apr. 6, 2020. Private interment for immediate family was held Tuesday, Apr. 7 at Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Sully First Reformed Church and Wesley Life Hospice.

                Wilma Florence (Eckhoff) Rozendaal was the sixth of nine children...

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Ed Rozendaal, 84

                Edward N. Rozendaal, 84, of Newton and formerly of Sully, State Center, and Colo, died peacefully in his sleep on Mar. 25, 2020, at Park Centre in Newton from complications of ALS.

                Services will be delayed to a later time due to the COVID-19 restrictions.  In lieu of flowers, cards...

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Mildred Stanley, 95

                Mildred Jean (Kruseman) Stanley, 95, of Newton and former-ly of Lynnville, died Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2020, at her home in Park Centre in Newton.

                Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family will not be having a public memorial at this time....

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Arlene R. Craver, 95

                Arlene R. Craver, 95, of Newton died Thursday, Mar. 19, 2020, at Accura Healthcare of New-ton. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. 

                Arlene, the daughter of Arlie and Amy (McDowell) Binegar, was born June 14, 1924, in Grinnell. She grew up in Searsboro and graduated from Searsboro...

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Larry G. Sparks, 75

                Larry G. Sparks, 75, of Lynnville died Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. A private family graveside service and military honors was held Monday, Mar. 23, at Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. The graveside service was livestreamed on the funeral home’s Facebook page. A public visitation was held Mar....

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