Category Archives: Obituaries

Funeral services for Elizabeth Van Hemert, 91, of Pella and formerly of Sully, were held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, at Sully First Reformed Church following burial at 8:30 a.m. in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Sully First Reformed Church building projects. Elizabeth Wilhelmina Van Hemert was born Feb. 8, 1929, to...

Claire Edwin Butin, 99, of Monroe, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at Mercy One – Newton. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 17, at 11 a.m. at the Monroe United Methodist Church.  Burial was in Hewitt Cemetery. If so desired, memorials will be gifted to the PCM (Prairie City-Monroe) Science Departments. The son of Jesse...

Leona M. (Langstraat) De Vries, 87, of Peoria, passed away Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at Jefferson Place in Pella.   Funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, at Peoria Christian Reformed Church. Interment followed in the Peoria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested for the Peoria Christian School Foundation. Leona Mae (Langstraat) De Vries was born...

Merlin Dean Terlouw, 72, of Reasnor, passed away Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, at Park Centre in Newton. A celebration of Merlin's life will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Newton. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, at the funeral...

Ernie Engbers, 90, of Sun City, AZ, and formerly of Pella, died Feb. 3, 2020. Visitation with the family present was Feb. 11 at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home in Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Ernest Glen, the son of Arie and Gertrude (Bensink) Engbers, Sr., was born Aug. 2, 1931, in Pella. July 10,...

Ada Kay Van Maanen, 78, passed away on Jan. 29, 2020, at the Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 3, at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Bible League International and Lynnville Historical Society. Ada Kay Van Maanen was born Dec. 3, 1941,...

Russell Stravers, 77, of Lynnville died Jan. 24, 2020. Memorial service was held Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Sully Christian School or Mission India. Russell Lee Stravers was born May 9, 1942, to Gilbert and Jennie (Harthoorn) Stravers in Lynnville. Russ attended Black Oak...