Jane Anderson
Nov 24, 2025
April Janella Anderson, 96, formerly of Pella, died Monday, November 24th, at the Good Samaritan Society in Ottumwa.
She was born April 14, 1929 in Grindstone, South Dakota, to George and Laura Reid. Jane married Wendell Anderson on September 21, 1958, in Christiansburg, Iowa.
Jane graduated from Moravia High School in 1947 and later worked briefly at John Morrell and Co.
Jane was...
Mark Schnell
Nov 22, 2025
Mark Brian Schnell was born May 1, 1969, to Richard and Linda (Van Weelden) Schnell.
Mark grew up in the Sully area and was a 1987 graduate of Lynnville-Sully High School. He went on to study radiation technology at DMACC and the University of Iowa.
Mark was married to Sheila Terlouw and together they welcomed two children: Mikayla and Austin. They later...
Wilma Ver Ploeg
Nov 21, 2025
Wilma Ver Ploeg was born October 17, 1922, to James and Gertie (Marks) Steenhoek in Jasper County, Iowa.
Wilma attended European School District #2 in Lake Prairie Township through eighth grade, and earned her G.E.D. in 1972.
On February 12, 1947, she was united in marriage with Logan Ver Ploeg in the Methodist Church near Reasnor, Iowa. To this union three children...
Randy Gabrielson
Nov 19, 2025
Randal Scot Gabrielson was born August 31, 1960, to Gary and Charlotte (Raber) Gabrielson, in Belmond, Iowa.
Randy was a 1978 graduate of Belmond High School, and earned a Master of Science & Manufacturing from General Motors Institute in 1996.
On September 4, 1982, he was united in marriage to Tracy Hadley in Rowan, Iowa. To this union they were blessed with...
Jeffrey Groenenboom
Nov 16, 2025
Jeffrey Lee Groenenboom was born February 26, 1973, in the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was the oldest of four children of Robert and Linda (Bennink) Groenenboom. Jeff was baptized in the Leighton Christian Reformed Church on April 9, 1973.
While Jeff lived at home for 18 years, he attended Pella Christian Grade School and Pella Christian High School. Following...
Dale Deur
Nov 14, 2025
Dale Allen Deur was born on Mother’s Day, May 13, 1956, to Melvin E. and Charlotte “Chum” (De Jong) Deur in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was the youngest of four children and joined his sisters Phyllis and Grace and brother Robert “Bob” at home in Peoria, Iowa. Dale lived in Peoria until he was five years old, when his family moved...
Sandy Beyer
Nov 10, 2025
Alice Darlene (Sandy) Beyer was born October 8, 1925 in Dayton, Iowa to Harry and Frances (Lundberg) Sandholm. Sandy passed away on November 10, 2025, at the Comfort House in Pella, at the age of 100 years. Called Darlene by her family, Sandy grew up with her seven siblings on a farm outside of Dayton.
Shortly after high school graduation and...
Donald Slagter
Nov 10, 2025
Don Lee Slagter was born on September 7, 1933, to John and Anna (Louwsma) Slagter in rural Mahaska County, Iowa. He passed away November 10, 2025, in Pella, Iowa.
On June 9, 1954, he was united in marriage to Luetta Clark in Oskaloosa, Iowa. To this union they were blessed with two daughters: Donna Lou on July 14, 1955, and Carol...
Linda Rozendaal
Nov 6, 2025
Linda Lou Rozendaal was born September 24, 1938, to Marcelis and Annie (Baarda) Nikkel on the family farm near Sully, Iowa. Linda lived in the Lynnville-Sully area her entire life and attended schools there.
On March 18, 1955 she was united in marriage to Maurice Rozendaal at the Christian Reformed Church parsonage in Sully. To this union...
Henry Vande Voort
Nov 3, 2025
Henry John Vande Voort (Hank) was the youngest of four children born on his grandfather Vande Voort's farm near Galesburg on September 18, 1933, to Gerrit and Cornelia (Willemsen) Vande Voort. Hank and his older siblings Everett, Jennie, and Greta grew up in Pella, Iowa attending Pella Community Schools. As a boy, he delivered papers and as a teenager...
Javone Buseman
Oct 29, 2025
Javone Edna (Schoneman) Buseman was born on August 17, 1929, in rural Aplington, Iowa, to Folkert and Augusta (Maifield) Schoneman.
Javone grew up on her family farm in Aplington and was a graduate of Aplington High School. After high school, she worked for the Rath Packing Company in Waterloo, Iowa as a switchboard operator. While making trips...
Tunis Van Walbeek
Oct 29, 2025
Tunis (Teunis) Van Walbeek was born May 5, 1927, on the family dairy and cheese farmstead along the Dwarskade road outside of Abcoude near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He was the oldest of eleven children born to Cornelis and Wilhelmina Catharina (van Dien) van Walbeek.
Tunis' early education was at the Waver Christian School; he then continued...
Elva Vos
Oct 28, 2025
Elva June Vos was born August 12, 1935, to Cornie and Henrietta (Swank) Vos, at their home north of Sully.
Elva attended various country schools, Sully Christian Grade School. And the American School of Correspondence, while helping on the farm. She worked at Sully Co-op Creamery and at Pine Rest Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Elva also...
June Van Haaften
Oct 26, 2025
Ellen June was born on June 3, 1932, on the family farm three miles west of Leighton. She was the oldest of three daughters born to Ernest and Bess (De Prenger) De Cook. June liked sharing that her dad and the doctor would sit outside and have coffee and cookies waiting for Bess to be ready to deliver. Ernest...
Betty Menninga
Oct 26, 2025
Betty Ann Menninga was born May 24, 1932, to Carl Herman and Ida Johanna (Will) Bernahl, on the farm west of Thorton, Iowa.
Betty attended school in Knoxville and was a 1949 graduate of Knoxville High School.
On June 11, 1950, she was united in marriage to Arvan John Menninga in the Lutheran Church. To...
Dennis Hausner
Oct 14, 2025
Dennis William Hausner, 84, of Pella, Iowa, died on October 14, 2025.
Dennis was born on May 8, 1941, to William B and Velma L. Hausner in Kankakee, Illinois. He graduated from Kankakee Senior High School in 1959, received his BS degree from Illinois State Normal University in Normal, Illinois, in 1962, and completed his MS degree...
Alan Stursma
Oct 13, 2025
Alan Eugene Stursma was born on February 28, 1955 to William and Hermina (Van Kooten) Stursma in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was baptized at Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella.
Alan attended Pella Community High School where he wrestled and played football. His love of football continued throughout his life. He was a loyal Minnesota Vikings fan.
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Lola Mae Klein
Oct 3, 2025
Lola Mae Klein, age 101, died peacefully on October 3, 2025 in Pella, Iowa. During her final days, she looked forward to the joyful journey to her heavenly home. Lola was preceded in death by her parents: Louis and Henrietta Jansen, and her siblings: Harris Jansen, Wayne Jansen, Dale Jansen, Lowell Jansen and Norma Bartlow. She was also preceded...
