Category Archives: Obituaries

Dennis Ashby, 65, of Grinnell and formerly of Des Moines, passed away Sept. 7, 2021, at UnityPoint Taylor House in Johnston. A funeral mass will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Grinnell. Interment will be at Bethel Cemetery north of Lynnville. A luncheon will follow at Elks...

Marion Terpstra, 77, of New Sharon died Sept 1, 2021. Funeral ser-vices were at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at Peoria Christian Reformed Church. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorials have been designated for Hope Ministries and SWIM (Safe Water International Ministries). Marion Wayne Terpstra was born Feb. 10, 1944, to Cecil and Elsie...

  Rodney Meyer, 72, of Killduff died Aug. 26, 2021. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 31, at 10:30 a.m. at  Sully Community Church. Rodney Alan Meyer was born Jan. 19, 1949, to Gerald and Alice (Swalwell) Meyer and grew up on the family farm near Newton. Rod attended Newton High School and graduated in 1967. He then...

Doyle Lee Harsselaar, 55, of Milaca, MN, passed away Friday evening, Aug. 27, 2021, at Pella Regional Health Center in Pella. Funeral services were Thursday, Sept. 2, at 5 p.m. at Federated Fellowship Church in Pella. Memorial contributions are preferred for Total Outdoorsman. Doyle Lee Harsselaar was born Sept. 20, 1965, in Oskaloosa. He was the...

  John Michael McGinley, 71, the son of Earnest W. and Betty June (Hood) McGinley, was born June 20, 1950, in Newton. He was a graduate of Newton Senior High Class of 1968. He had served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. May 4, 1973, John was united in marriage with Cordelia Joy...

Marvin Renaud, 78, of Grinnell, died Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, at Unity-Point Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, at Grinnell Christian Church. Interment was in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery north of Grinnell. Memorial contributions may be designated to the Marvin Renaud Memorial Fund, mailed in care...

  Donna R. Hakken, 88, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband Rev. Bernard D. Hakken who served Sully First Reformed Church from 1978-1992. She will be lovingly remembered by her children: Ruth (Douglas) Roosien, John (Susan) Hakken, Daniel (Lynda) Hakken, Timothy...