Category Archives: Obituaries

Daniel David Cross, the son of Donald and Janice (Jansen) Cross, was born July 16, 1966, in Newton. He graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School with the Class of 1984 and from Iowa State University in 1989. On Nov. 22, 1991, Dan was united in marriage with Mary Carol Hostert in Manchester. To this union, three children...

Cora Jansen was born Oct. 9, 1916, to Kors and Jennie (Nikkel) Harthoorn near Lynnville.  She passed away Jan. 27, 2018, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell at the age of 101. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Memorials have been designated for St. Francis Manor, Grinnell. Cora attended country...

Betty J. Earnhart, 65, of Grinnell and formerly of Searsboro, died Jan. 25, 2018, at her home. A Celebration of Life service is pending. Betty was born June 3, 1952, in Grinnell, the daughter of Maynard and Shirley Mendenhall Sears. She was raised in Searsboro and was a 1970 graduate of Lynnville-Sully High School. June 5, 1971, she...

Carmen Kay "Tootie" Cordes, 71, of Guernsey, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, with her family at her side. A funeral service was held Jan. 27 at Community Hope Church in Montezuma with the Rev. Matt Flanders officiating. Casketbearers were her grandchildren: Levi Cordes, Ashlan Cordes, Garrett Cordes, Coby Cordes, Tristan Hofer, Ethan Hofer, Aidan Hofer, Amelia...

Geneva Van Zee, 95, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, at The Cottages in Pella. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Newton Chris-tian Reformed Church. Memorials may be designated to Resonate Global Missions or Bethany Christian Services and may be left at the church or at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home. Geneva...

Wanda R. Willemsen, 87, went home to be with her Savior on Jan. 13, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A time of remembrance and celebration of life was at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 18, at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. As an expression of sympathy, memorials may be designated to the American...

Memorial services for Bonnye Varland, 69, of Grinnell will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Pence~Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Friends may greet the family from 9:30-11 a.m. before the service. Memorials may be designated to the Pregnancy Center of Central Iowa or Grinnell Regional Hospice and may be left at...