Category Archives: Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial for Mary E. Sommar, 90, and Paul Sommar, 97, will be Saturday, June 27, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Melcher-Dallas. Interment will be at the Sacred Heart Cemetery following the service. The service may also be viewed on the Pierschbacher Funeral Home Facebook page beginning at...

Paul Sommar, 97, of Melcher-Dallas, passed away at Knoxville Area Community Hospital on Apr. 14, 2020. A private family service was held Saturday, Apr. 18. Burial was at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Melcher-Dallas. Paul was born July 25, 1922, to Edward and Elizabeth (Ripperger) Sommar at the family farm east of Bauer. He was united in...

                David Smith, 70, of rural New Sharon, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.

                A Celebration Memorial will be held Saturday, July 4, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Villa, 2800 133rd St., New Sharon, hosted by his family. Social/lunch time will be 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m., and...

                William Dean Bush, 84, of Newton, died Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Newton Village Health Care Center. A visitation will be held from 12-2 p.m., Friday, June 19, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Following the visitation, a graveside service will be held at Newton Memorial Park Cemetery....

                Katherine Arment, 81, of Grinnell, died Thurs-day, May 14, 2020, at Mayflower Commun-ity Health Care Center in Grinnell. A public graveside service was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell with the Rev. John Epperson officiating. Memorials may be designated to University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s...

                Roger Bryce Van Wyk, 76, of Akron, NY, died May 10, 2020. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at the convenience of the family.

                Roger was born Nov. 1, 1943, to Gysbert “Bert” and Pauline (Ver Steegt) Van Wyk in rural Jasper County and raised in Sully. He...

                Marilyn Swanson, 80, of North Platte, NE, passed away at Centennial Park Retirement Village on Saturday, Apr. 25, 2020. A private family burial was in Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Marilyn was born to Delmon and Lucille Van Zante on Mar. 8, 1940, in Lynnville. She grew up in and graduated high school...