Category Archives: Obituaries

Thomas Edward Earp, 101, of Sully, died Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at The Cottages in Pella. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at  Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials have been designated for Killduff United Methodist Church. Thomas, the son of Charles and Bertha (Briggs) Earp, was...

Judith R. Baarda, the daughter of Clarence and Sylvia Renaud, was born Oct. 30, 1940, in Sully. She was the first child among three daughters and three sons. Her family resided in Sully and also enjoyed two years living in Phoenix, AZ, during the late 1940s before returning to Iowa.  Judith graduated from Lynnville-Sully High...

Roger A. Vander Velden, 78, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully late Thursday evening, Jan. 21, 2021, with his wife Betty at his side at his family’s home in Galesburg. A family funeral service was held Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 10:30 a.m. at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home, Pella. Interment will be made at a later date....

Tom Sheets, 56, of New Sharon, passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 24, 2021, at his home in New Sharon. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at Community Hope Church in Montezuma. Memorial contributions may be made to Montezuma Shooting Sports, Montezuma Fire Department, or Pella Hospice. Thomas Bernard Sheets, the son of...

Dee Williams, 61, of New Sharon, was called home to Heaven on Tuesday evening, Jan. 12, 2021, peacefully at her home after courageously battling cancer for nine years and achieving the ultimate healing through our Lord and Savior. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16, at New Sharon United Methodist Church. A...

Ron Kramer, 82, of Pella died at Pella Comfort House Jan. 14, 2021. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m. at Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorial contributions are suggested for Mobility Worldwide (PET). Ronald Carl Kramer was born Feb 7, 1938, at Ackley. He was...

Steve L. Hay, 76, of Sully, passed away  Sunday morning, Jan. 17, 2021, at Mercy One-Newton Medical Center. Visitation will be 2-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21, at Sully Community Church without family present. A family funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, at Sully Community Church. Memorials have been designated...