Category Archives: Obituaries

Caleb Eugene Schultz, 20, of What Cheer, passed away in a rollover crash around 1 a.m., Sunday, May 17, 2026. Caleb was born Sept. 16, 2005, and was born and raised in What Cheer. A visitation was held Friday, May 22, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in What Cheer. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Caleb...

Joey Johnson, 45 Joseph Justin “Joey” Johnson, 45, of Iowa City, passed away Jan. 2, 2026. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 16, at Agency Community Church, Agency. Joey was a Lynnville-Sully graduate with the Class of 1999. Joey was born Apr. 16, 1980, to Dave and Jodi (Diana Joan Swanson) Johnson at...

Dorothy Jean Sherratt, 101, of Newton, died Mon-day, May 11, 2026, at Newton Village. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m., Monday, May 18, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Newton. Memorials to an Animal Rescue League of the donor’s choice may be left at the funeral home. Dorothy, the daughter of Arie and...

Laverne “Jr.” Van Gorp, 79, of Newton, passed away on May 15, 2026, at Park Centre in Newton. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 21, at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Interment will take place at Sully Cemetery followed by a lunch at Sully First Reformed Church. Memorials may be designated to...

Marian Hood, 85, passed away May 7, 2026, at The Cottages in Pella. Funeral Mass was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 12, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Pella. Burial will take place at a later date in Calvary Cemetery in Pocahontas. Memorials may be given to Hospice of Pella. Marian Frances Hood, daughter of...

Joseph Justin Johnson, 45, of Iowa City, passed away Jan. 2, 2026. Visitation will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 16, followed by a funeral service at 2 p.m., both at Agency Community Church, Agency. Joe was a Lynnville-Sully graduate with the Class of 1999. Among survivors are his parents Dave and Jodi Johnson of Lynnville,...

Delores A. Van Rees, 88, of Pella and formerly of Sully, passed away Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, at the Comfort House in Pella. Visitation begins at 2 p.m., Friday, May 1, at Covenant Reformed Church in Pella with the family present 5-7 p.m. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 2, at Covenant...