Category Archives: Obituaries

Michael L. Hudnutt, 74, of Grinnell, died Sun-day, Mar. 20, 2022, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. A celebration of his life will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Mar. 24, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Pastor John Epperson officiating. A luncheon will follow at the Eagles in Grinnell. Memorials may be...

The Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Brinks, Sr., 72, of St. John, IN, went home to his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Mar. 8, 2022, following an 18-year battle with cancer. Following visitations in Dyer, IN, on Mar. 11, and in Grandville, MI, on Mar. 13, a funeral service was held Monday, Mar. 14, at MKD...

Mary Lou De Zwarte was born Apr. 6, 1938, to Gerrit L. and Jennie Grace (De Bruin) Vis at her parents’ home in Sully. She was the youngest of three children. Mary passed peacefully on Mar. 11, 2022, at Pella Comfort House surrounded by her family. Private interment was at 1 p.m. on Monday, Mar....

Jeremy Diers, 39, of Sully, died at his home on Sunday, Mar. 13, 2022. The family will greet friends and family from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Sully Community Church. A private family funeral service will be held. Memorial contributions can be made to the Diers Children’s College Fund. Langkamp Funeral Chapel...

  Norma Nunnikhoven, 84, passed away on Mar. 6, 2022, at The Cottages in Pella. Funeral service will be Thursday, Mar. 10, at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Reformed Church, Pella. Memorials have been designated for Wesley Life Hospice, Pella. Norma Jean Nunnikhoven was born Jan. 23, 1938, to Dick and Alice (VerMeer) Langstraat. June 20, 1957, she...

Dale Jansen, 90, passed away Mar. 6, 2022. Visitation with the family will be Sunday, Mar. 13, 2-5 p.m. at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella. Funeral services will be Monday, Mar. 14, at 10 a.m. at Second Reformed Church, Pella, followed by interment in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. The funeral service will be livestreamed on...

Dorothy Van Der Kamp, 97 A Celebration of Dorothy Van Der Kamp’s Life will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Apr. 8, at The Gathering Place of Sully First Reformed Church conducted by the Rev. Dr.  Daniel Jordan, chaplain at Newton Village in Newton. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. on Apr. 8 until...