Category Archives: Obituaries

Mattie Lou Lewis, 84, of Lynnville, passed away peacefully on Mar. 7, 2018, in the South Village at the Mayflower Com-munity Health Care Center, Grinnell. A celebration of life service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Mar. 10, at the Mayflower Community Carman Center. Burial will be at a later date in Lynnville Woodland...

Marvin “Gene” Nunnikhoven, 87, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, under hospice care at the MHP Hospital. Funeral services were Saturday, Mar. 3, in the Central Reformed Church in Oskaloosa with the Rev. Jon Nelson officiating. Burial was in the Friends Cemetery in Oskaloosa. Military honors were by members of the Pella Honor Guard. Memorials may...

Donna R. (Van Der Zyl) Baarda, 86, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Feb. 26, 2018, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Mar. 3, at Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton with the Rev. Jeff Keady officiating.  Burial was at Newton...

Carrol Beyer, 88, of Sully, died Feb. 12, 2018, at Jefferson Place in Pella. Funeral ser-vices were held Thursday, Feb. 15, at Lynnville Friends Church. Memorials have been designated for Lynnville Historical Society. Interment was in Woodland Cemetery, Lynnville. Carrol Gene Beyer was born May 20, 1929, to Gerrit and Gertie (Slycord) Beyer, at their county-line...

Helen Marie Ritter O’Connor of Woodstock, IL, died Feb. 3, 2018. Memorial services were held Friday, Feb. 9, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella. Memorials have been designated for Pella United Methodist Church and Killduff United Methodist Church. Helen was born Oct. 11, 1961, the daughter of Howard and Joyce (Otten) Ritter. She attended and...

George F. Johnson, 62, of rural Searsboro, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. As was his wish, his body has been cremated. Memorial services were held Friday, Feb. 9, at the Searsboro Community Church. George Francis Johnson was born Mar. 25, 1955, to Delno and...

Georgia Butcher, 73, of New Sharon passed away Sunday afternoon, Jan. 28, 2018, at her home in New Sharon. As was her wish, her body has been cremated. Memorial services were at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, at the New Sharon First Christian Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to...