Doug Shutts, age 68, of Grinnell, died on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at his home. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grinnell. Interment will be in Westfield Cemetery south of Grinnell. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church and the family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. A scripture service will be held...

A funeral service for Gladys will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 18, 2012 at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Burial will follow in Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell. Visitation will be held from 12 noon to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2012, with the family present from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday evening. Memorials may be directed to the Hidden Acres Christian Center, 3837 Union Avenue, Dayton, Iowa 50530. Gladys was born on January 24...

Mary E. Tomfeld, 85, of Grinnell, Iowa, died on Sunday, May 13, 2012, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. She is survived by two daughters, Alice (Steve) Andersen of Des Moines and Deborah Twito of Northfield, Minnesota.

Linda L. Diehm, 68, of 1500 First Avenue East, Newton, Iowa, died on Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2012, at the First Assembly of God Church in Newton with Don Hayes, pastor of the church, officiating. Music will be provided by Dorinda Diehm. Casket Bearers will be Ken Allsup, Dan Diehm, Joe Diehm, Craig Howard, Dan O'Halloran and Ron O...

Michael David Mintle, 62, of Victor, died on Friday, May 11, 2012, at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 11:00 a.m., on Friday, May 18, 2012, at the St. James Lutheran Church in Victor. The family will receive relatives and friends one hour prior to the service. Mike was born on February 23, 1950, to Max Earl and Margery Wilhelmine Rutz Mintle in Fairfield, Iowa. He was raised in Iowa City...

A funeral mass for Matt Van Waus, age 38, of Davenport, Iowa and formerly of Victor, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 17, 2012 at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Victor with Father Brian Shepley officiating. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Victor. The family will be present to greet friends from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening. Scripture service...

Bill Weeks, 83, of Grinnell died May 11, 2012, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. A memorial service has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Grinnell United Methodist Church with Rev. Len Eberhart officiating. Organist will be Terrence Blain and vocalist Lisa Henderson. Other music will be provided by Tim and Patrick Weeks. A family burial will be held on Wednesday at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell. Visitation with...

James H. Miller, 94, of Grinnell, Iowa, died on Sunday, May 6, 2012, at the Mayflower Health Care Center in Grinnell. Mass of the Resurrection will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 10, 2012, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Nick Adam, pastor of the church, officiating. Music will be provided by Marilyn Kriegel, organist and St. Mary's Choir. Casket Bearers will be Kelly, Sean, Colby, James and Jerred Miller, Harold "Pee Wee" Moyer...

Harry Ashby, 90, of Grinnell, died on Monday, April 30, 2012, at the Mayflower Health Care Center. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 3, 2012, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Rev. Kathryn Roys, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, and Muriel Johnannessen officiating. Casket Bearers will be his grandchildren. Interment will be at the Bethel Cemetery near Grinnell. Friends may call at funeral home beginning...

Katherine Sturtz, 76, of San Angelo, Texas and formerly of Gilman, Iowa died April 29, 2012, at Sagecrest in San Angelo. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell, with Craig Stadtmueller officiating. Pallbearers will be Cade and Cole Doss, Jordan Jost, Matt Knoll, and Brian and Bruce Tokle. Honorary bearers will be Frank Convery, Brandon Hyatt, Eric Ingvall, Chad Lenoch and Bill...