Category Archives: Obituaries

Marion Veenstra, 79, passed away Mar. 19, 2018, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services were held on Mar. 23 at Peoria Christian Reformed Church. Memorial donations may be given to World Renew or Iowa Veterans Home of Marshalltown. Marion was born Sept. 9, 1938, to Richard and Gertie (Vander Molen) Veenstra, in Taintor....

Kenneth Lee Santee was born Dec. 19, 1924, to Earl and Helen Santee in Damascus, OH. He died Mar. 18, 2018, at the age of 93 under hospice care at the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines. Kenneth served in the Army before attending Marion College in Marion, IN. There he met Pauline Rayle while traveling with...

Vernon Vander Leest, 88, of Grinnell and formerly of Montezuma, passed away Wednesday morning, Mar. 21, 2018, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. He left this earth with his cousin, Andrew Dunnick of the Brooklyn Nursing Home, who passed away the same time as Vernon. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Mar. 28, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home...

Andrew Dunnick, 84, of Grinnell, died Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2018, at Brooklyn Community Estates in Brooklyn. A funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, Mar. 24, at Grinnell Friends Church with the Rev. Steve Savage officiating. Interment with military honors was held at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated...

Robert Dean Nielsen was born Mar. 7, 1956, in Chariton to Henry and Genevieve (Fleming) Nielsen. He passed away Saturday, Mar. 3, 2018, at the age of 61 years. Robert grew up on the family farm near Williamson with his parents and siblings. He attended Chariton Community Schools through high school. After attending high school, Robert...

Dr. Lillian (Vande Krol) Breckenridge, 76, of Tulsa, OK, passed from this life on Saturday, Mar. 24, 2018. She and her husband, James, were seminary professors with Oral Roberts University for 29 years. In addition to her teaching, Lillian had also been an assistant to the dean and was instrumental in creating several helpful programs. Dr....

Don Milburn, 87, of Grinnell, died Saturday, Mar.  17, 2018, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. A memorial service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 20, at the Grinnell United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dave Crow officiating. Interment will be held at a later date at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell. Memorials may...