Category Archives: Obituaries

Wilma Rachel Manning, 99, of Newton, died Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at Park Centre. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m., Monday, July 19, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Newton. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Lynnville Historical Society, First Presbyterian Church, or Gigi’s Playhouse may be left at the...

Carolyn Hoffstetter, 75, of Searsboro, died at Iowa Methodist Medical Center on Sun-day, July 18, 2021. A private family burial will take place at Searsboro Cemetery. Memorials in Carolyn’s name may be sent in care of Cox-Smith Funeral and Cremation Service, PO Box 163, Grinnell, IA 50112. Carolyn was born Feb. 26, 1946, to Fred and Ruth...

Eloise A. (Van Gennep) Collins, 81, of Sully, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021, at West Ridge Specialty Care in Knoxville. Funeral services were held Thursday, July 8, at 10 a.m. at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Interment followed in the Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested for Care Initiatives Hospice. Eloise Arlene Van Gennep was the daughter...

  Frances Enyart, 93, of Covington, GA, formerly of Zebulon, GA, passed away July 7, 2021, at her daughter’s home. She was born in Lynnville, daughter of the late John and Carrie (Van Wyk) Braaksma. Enyart was a special education teacher of 30 years, retiring from the Henry County school system. She was a long-time member...

  Alan “AJ” Newell, 58, of Sully passed away on July 10, 2021, while vacationing in Tennessee. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 16, at Sully First Reformed Church. Memorials have been designated for Sully Lions Club and LSCEF (Lynnville-Sully...

  Richard Meinders, 61, of Pella and formerly of Sully, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021, at Hospice Comfort House in Pella. Visitation will be Friday, July 16, from 3-7 p.m. with the family present 5-7 p.m. at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 17, at...

  Richard (Rick) Harrison Linn, 76, of Montezuma, died June 30, 2021, at his home. Rick, the son of Frank and Jewel Linn, was  born June 12, 1945, in Bremerton, WA. He attended school in New Sharon and Montezuma. He graduated with the Montezuma Class of 1963. He went on to attend and graduate from  Ellsworth...