Loren De Zwarte
Aug 1, 2026
Loren De Zwarte was born January 15, 1930, to James and Nettie (Verros) De Zwarte near Durham/Harvey, Iowa. He passed away at Westridge Specialty Care in Knoxville on August 1, 2026.
Loren grew up on a farm and attended Eureka Country Grade School. Loren was drafted in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. He also...
Joan Terlouw
Jul 25, 2026
Joan Arlene Versendaal was born, the youngest of six children, near Sully, Iowa on April 27, 1936 to Andrew and Johanna (Geenen) Versendaal. She attended Sully Christian Grade School, graduating from Sully High School in 1954.
On October 18, 1954, she married Louis H. Terlouw in Sully, Iowa. To this union five children were born: Cleo, Lila, Pamela, Carlene, and Rhonda.
Joan...
Marilyn Vos
Jul 19, 2026
Marilyn Faye (Bokhoven) Vos was born January 1, 1945, to Herman W. Bokhoven Jr. and Marie (Beyer) Bokhoven in the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Marilyn attended Peoria Christian Grade School and was a 1962 graduate of Pella Christian High School, where she was a basketball cheerleader. Marilyn started her career working as a secretary at Vermeer Manufacturing from 1962 –...
Engle Vander Veer, Jr.
Jul 19, 2026
Engle Vander Veer, Jr. was born August 11, 1947, to Engle and Hazel (Milledge) Vander Veer in Harvey, Iowa. He had a sheltered childhood, with quiet Sundays reading the Des Moines Register. His mom was glad to keep house and dad was a carpenter in Knoxville. When he was four years old, they moved to the east side of town....
Janie Hale
Jul 18, 2026
Martha Jane Hale was born on February 9th, 1940 to Harold and Lorraine (Hodges) Grindle in Council Bluffs, IA at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. She passed away July 18th, 2026 in Omaha, NE.
She attended a one-room country school from first grade through eighth grade and graduated Malvern High School in 1957. She graduated Peru State Teachers College in 1959.
Her first teaching...
Duane Van Maanen
Jul 18, 2026
Duane Lee Van Maanen was born to Henry and Everdena (Van De Kieft) Van Maanen on January 19, 1939, in Mahaska County. He attended various country schools and graduated from Pella Christian High School in 1956. Duane lived in the Pella area his entire life.
Duane met Janice Faye Rus in high school in 1957, and they were united in marriage...
Scott Stephens
Jul 17, 2026
Scott Allan Stephens, United States Veteran, beloved husband, son, father, uncle, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2026, in the loving presence of his family at the Comfort House in Pella, IA. Born on April 12, 1971, in Puyallup, Washington, Scott graced the world with his spirit, humor, and wisdom for 55 memorable years.
The cherished son of...
Gloria Trueblood
Jul 13, 2026
Gloria Jean Trueblood, the youngest of four girls, was born October 31, 1961, to Mervin and Evelyn (Vos) Trueblood in Pella, Iowa. She passed away at the University of Iowa Hospital on July 13, 2026, after many years of health issues. As her friends would say – “have you met Gloria?”.
Gloria was a 1980 graduate of Pella High School and...
Lee De Bruin
Jul 9, 2026
Leona “Lee” De Bruin, 88, of Pella, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. Born on April 4, 1938, on a farmhouse between Pella and Knoxville in Marion County, Iowa, Lee lived a life marked by faith, family, hard work, and devotion to her community.
Lee was preceded in death by her father,...
Dee Wassenaar
Jun 28, 2026
The journey of life for Dolores Swank began on March 22, 1931. Dee was born in a farmhouse east of Monroe, IA. She was the only child of Herman and Elizabeth (De Heer) Swank. She attended Cottage Grove Elementary school near her farm home in Monroe. Her family then purchased a farm and farm ground north of Pella. She graduated...
Carrol Bandstra
Jun 28, 2026
Carrol Ray Bandstra was born November 23, 1941, to Gerdena (Van Ryswyk) and Dick Bandstra on their farm near Searsboro. Carrol often noted that his parents chose his middle name because they believed he was “a ray of sunshine,” a fact disputed by his siblings. He grew up on the farm of his birthplace, milking cows by hand and being...
Carl Mulder
Jun 26, 2026
Carl Jay Mulder was the youngest of three sons, born February 13, 1961, to Stanley H. and Margaret (Tibboel) Mulder, in Iowa. He grew up and attended school in the Monroe, Iowa area.
Carl started his career as a mechanic for Hewitt’s Service Center in Monroe and was the first machinery hauler for The Underground where he worked for 35 years....
Alice Booze
Jun 18, 2026
Alice Jean Davis Boozé, age 95, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2026, at The Cottages in Pella, Iowa, surrounded by her loved ones.
Alice was born on October 16, 1930, in Fremont, Iowa, to Charles Emory Davis I and Edith Blanche (Brown) Davis. She was the eighth child in the family and the last surviving of her siblings.
Alice graduated from...
Joel Veenstra
Jun 6, 2026
Joel Robert Veenstra was born October 10, 1969, to Jerry and Rita Veenstra in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Joel attended Peoria Christian School, was a 1988 graduate of Pella Christian High School, and also attended Cornell College and Central College.
On July 13, 1991, he was united in marriage to Lynda Engbers. To this union they were blessed with three children: Andrew, Alex and...
Jeanne Ryun
Jun 6, 2026
Jeanne Marie Ryun was born May 8, 1963, to William Lewis and Harriet (Wallace) Ryun in Knoxville, Iowa.
Jeanne was a graduate of Pella High School and the American Institute of Business in Des Moines. She worked for Farm Bureau in Des Moines for many years before retiring in 2020.
Jeanne enjoyed reading, puzzles, and word-search, but she loved Goofy, birdwatching and...
Vicky Engstrom-Trujillo
May 31, 2026
Vicky Lynn Engstrom-Trujillo, 68, of Knoxville, Iowa, departed this earthly life for heavenly peace on Sunday, May 31, 2026 at her home in Knoxville, Iowa. She was born on February 28, 1958 in Marion County, Iowa to Linda Mae Rickabaugh and Norman Edward Engstrom. She later gained a bonus father, Robert (Jim) Rickabaugh Sr., when her mother remarried. Throughout her...
Galen Huff
May 26, 2026
Galen Harold Huff was born September 16, 1939, to Harold and Genevieve (Erickson) Huff in Nevada, Iowa.
Galen attended school in Nevada, was a 1957 graduate of Nevada High School, and a 1963 graduate of Simpson College with a B.A. in business. He was active in high school singing in choirs, playing tight end in football four years, catcher in baseball...
Phyllis Zwank
May 23, 2026
Phyllis Zwank, a dedicated educator and cherished member of her community, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2026, at Pella Regional Health Center. Born on June 15, 1944, to Bill and Velma (Brezo) Ahnen. Phyllis spent her life cultivating a love of learning and nurturing young minds, primarily through her teaching career in Alden Schools.
Phyllis’s journey in education began with...
Kjierstan Schut
May 23, 2026
Kjierstan Ann Marcia Schut, a beloved mother, daughter, sister, and cherished friend, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2026. Born on March 20, 1995, Kjierstan lived her life with an open heart and an infectious spirit, touching the lives of all who knew her.
A proud graduate of Prairie City Monroe High School’s Class of 2013, Kjierstan embarked on a path...
Mavis Vos
May 22, 2026
Mavis Vos was born September 13, 1939, to Gerrit J. and Grace (Wanders) Vande Kieft, in Tracy, Iowa.
Mavis attended Richland Country School west of Otley and was a 1958 graduate of Pella Christian High School.
On August 31, 1960, she was united in marriage to Ivan Vos at the First Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Mavis and Ivan were married for...
