Category Archives: Obituaries

Michael Eugene De Zwarte was born Sept. 1, 1955, to Marvin and Mary (Vis) De Zwarte in Oskaloosa. He passed away at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines on July 7, 2018, at the age of 62. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 12, at 10:30 a.m. at Scholte Church, 507 Franklin Street, Pella. Mike lived...

Willus “Bill” DeGoey, 87, of Oskaloosa and formerly of rural New Sharon, died Saturday, June 30, 2018, at Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab Center in Oskaloosa. Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 4, at 10:30 a.m. at Ebenezer Reformed Church in Leighton with the Rev. Todd Rempe officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery near Leighton. Graveside...

Christina Steenhoek, 81, passed away at The Cottages in Pella on Thursday morning, June 21, 2018. Funeral services were held Monday, June 25, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery at Leighton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are preferred for the Calvary Christian Reformed Church or Wesley Life Hospice. Christina...

Darla Jean Baarda, 60, died unexpectedly at her home in Newton on Sunday, July 1, 2018. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Memorials...

Bertha G. (Fopma) Zylstra, 93, of Sully, passed away Thursday evening, June 21, 2018, at Newton Village Health Care Center in Newton where she had been a resident since May 2018. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 26, at 10:30 a.m. at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Interment was in the Sully Cemetery. Memorials in her...

Dorothy Jane Lane was born Feb. 15, 1925, to Mary (Ver Steegt) and Neal Vander Leest, in a rural farmhouse in Jasper County. She passed away June 11, 2018, at Windsor Manor in Grinnell. Funeral services were held June 15 at Sully Community Church. Memorial donations may be given to the Sully Community Church Missions...

Harold Ray Brown, 80, of Newton died Saturday, June 9, 2018, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 22, at the Newton Church of the Way. The family will greet friends from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Memorials to Mercy Hospice...