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Johanna was the eighth of ten children born to Cornelius and Johanna Henrietta (Vande Kieft) Stam, on August 14, 1925.
She grew up in the Tracy and Beacon areas on the farm. When she got the cows for milking time she would take her harmonica along and learned to play it. After 8th grade she stayed home to help her mother. When she was 16, she worked at the Overall Factory in Oskaloosa.
She married William De Graaf on June 8, 1949. They moved to a farm by Prairie City where he was from....
Johanna was the eighth of ten children born to Cornelius and Johanna Henrietta (Vande Kieft) Stam, on August 14, 1925.
She grew up in the Tracy and Beacon areas on the farm. When she got the cows...
Ilene Louise Beyer was born on June 14, 1950, to Arie and Evelyn (Mathes) Beyer in the Leighton, Iowa area. She grew up on the farm in the Monroe area and later she and her family moved to a farm just outside of Otley. She graduated from Pella Community High School in 1968. Then she attended La James Cosmetology School and became a hairdresser in Oskaloosa. Later she worked in the factory of the Pella Rolscreen company. Following her time there, she served as a...
Ilene Louise Beyer was born on June 14, 1950, to Arie and Evelyn (Mathes) Beyer in the Leighton, Iowa area. She grew up on the farm in the Monroe area and later she and her family moved to a...
It is with heavy hearts that we say good-bye to our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, William (Bill) Hartman, Jr. Born to William Sr. and Jennie (Otte) Hartman on September 29, 1939, he grew up with his five siblings in Oostburg, Wisconsin. Attending Calvin Christian College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, his chosen career path was education. He enjoyed 48 years of teaching young junior high minds the joys of Bible and Social Studies. He taught in Wisconsin for 13 years, then moved his...
It is with heavy hearts that we say good-bye to our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, William (Bill) Hartman, Jr. Born to William Sr. and Jennie (Otte) Hartman on September 29, 1939, he...
Adalynn Hope Strand was born November 5, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Kenny and Wendy (Van Wyk) Strand. She was welcomed into this world by her two big brothers and her big sister. Adalynn was born at 5 lbs. 2 oz., 16 inches long, with lots of pretty dark hair. Her siblings were very excited and told everyone constantly that mommy was pregnant!
Those left to cherish her memory are her parents Kenny and Wendy Strand, her siblings: Ayden, Ayron, and Lillian; her grandparents: Ward...
Adalynn Hope Strand was born November 5, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Kenny and Wendy (Van Wyk) Strand. She was welcomed into this world by her two big brothers and her big sister. Adalynn was...
Brenda Renee Reineke was born on October 10, 1973, to Larry and Siegrid (Pusch) Vander Linden in Springfield, Illinois.
Brenda was a 1991 graduate of Greenview High School in Illinois and also a graduate of Lincoln Land Community College.
On October 1, 2005, she was united in marriage to Seth Thomas Reineke at her parents’ farm in Tracy, Iowa. To this union they were blessed with two children: Kyle Andrew and Emily Grace.
Brenda was a homemaker and a church secretary for...
Brenda Renee Reineke was born on October 10, 1973, to Larry and Siegrid (Pusch) Vander Linden in Springfield, Illinois.
Brenda was a 1991 graduate of Greenview High School in Illinois and...
Bertha (Stuursma) Roose, the fifth of five children born to Jan J and Dirkje (Postma) Stuursma, was born May 22, 1918 in Peoria, Iowa. She passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the age of 101.
She grew up in Peoria, Iowa. At the time of her birth the Peoria Christian Reformed Church was a young church comprised of Dutch immigrants, who worshipped in the Dutch language. On June 13, 1918, the church was burned to the ground by arsonists who feared that the Dutch language speakers were...
Bertha (Stuursma) Roose, the fifth of five children born to Jan J and Dirkje (Postma) Stuursma, was born May 22, 1918 in Peoria, Iowa. She passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the age of...
Barbara Jo Kroes was born June 23, 1941, to Robert Ellis and Adrena (De Jong) Mitchell, in Iowa City, Iowa.
Barbara attended country school south of Pella, and was a 1960 graduate of Pella Community High School. She worked as a waitress, police dispatcher and was a mother and housewife.
On October 6, 1960, she was united in marriage to Evert J. Kroes in Pella. They have three children: Carrie, Joseph and John.
Barbara is survived by her husband Evert, her daughter Carrie...
Barbara Jo Kroes was born June 23, 1941, to Robert Ellis and Adrena (De Jong) Mitchell, in Iowa City, Iowa.
Barbara attended country school south of Pella, and was a 1960 graduate of Pella...
Charlotta Ruby Schakel Baumann was born on April 17, 1933, to Leendert and Gertrude Lela (Sels) Schakel, in Spring Creek Township in Mahaska County, Iowa.
Char graduated from Pella High School in 1951, where she played basketball. In 1956, she was united in marriage to Irvin Baumann.
Char worked for Pella Corporation for 36 years. She attended Lutheran church in Knoxville and the First Baptist Church in Pella where she participated in many women’s groups. Throughout her life,...
Charlotta Ruby Schakel Baumann was born on April 17, 1933, to Leendert and Gertrude Lela (Sels) Schakel, in Spring Creek Township in Mahaska County, Iowa.
Char graduated from Pella High School in...
Dick Kraayenbrink was born on May 8, 1937, in Sioux Center, Iowa, son of Ben and Jeanette (Van Roekel) Kraayenbrink. He attended country schools for the first eight years. He attended Sioux Center High and played on the 1955 team that went to the State Tournament. After school he enlisted in the U.S. Army and went to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, for basic training. Later, he was at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.
Dick met Virginia Mae Overlander at the Sieperda skating rink, and they...
Dick Kraayenbrink was born on May 8, 1937, in Sioux Center, Iowa, son of Ben and Jeanette (Van Roekel) Kraayenbrink. He attended country schools for the first eight years. He attended Sioux...
Adam Charles Blunck of Loveland, Colorado, left this world to be with Jesus on Sunday, September 29.
Adam was born on October 12, 1986, to Rodney and Janice (Arentsen) Blunck, in Pella, Iowa. He attended Pella Christian Grade School and Pella Christian High School where he graduated in 2005. He was on Pella Christian’s first football team and played on state tennis tournament doubles competition. Adam enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2005 and served until 2010. Adam...
Adam Charles Blunck of Loveland, Colorado, left this world to be with Jesus on Sunday, September 29.
Adam was born on October 12, 1986, to Rodney and Janice (Arentsen) Blunck, in Pella, Iowa....
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