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Casimir “Casey” Koza was born in Manchester, New Hampshire on February 1, 1924 to Joseph and MaryAnna Koza. He died on July 29, 2018 at The Cottages in Pella, Iowa at the age of 94. After graduating from Manchester West High School in 1941, Casey joined the U S Navy and served as a radioman during World War II in North Africa; Anzio, Italy; South America; the Philippines; and Shanghai from 1943 to 1946. He married Elnore Lovely in Concord, NH in 1951, and they had two daughters,...
Casimir “Casey” Koza was born in Manchester, New Hampshire on February 1, 1924 to Joseph and MaryAnna Koza. He died on July 29, 2018 at The Cottages in Pella, Iowa at the age of 94....
Celeste Ruth Gerstma was born to Andrew and Dora (Kooistra) Gertsma June 7, 1917 on a farm north of Lynnville, Iowa. Her family eventually settled on and purchased a farm south of Lynnville when Ruth, as she was aways called, was eleven years old. She had a very happy childhood with a fun-loving mother and a kind and helpful father. She also enjoyed the company of many Kooistra cousins and eventually welcomed to the family her one and only sibling, a brother, Merlyn Bruce, in 1922 when Ruth...
Celeste Ruth Gerstma was born to Andrew and Dora (Kooistra) Gertsma June 7, 1917 on a farm north of Lynnville, Iowa. Her family eventually settled on and purchased a farm south of Lynnville when...
Bel was born on March 6, 1933, in the early morning to A.T. and Jennie (Van Heukelom) Ver Meer in Pella. She graduated from Pella Christian High School in 1951. Bel started dating Dale Vos in 1950, and married him April 16, 1954, one month after he returned from Korea. To this union, three boys were born: Michael Dale, Mark Edwin, and Nick Allen.
Through the years, Bel worked as a waitress, a typist at the Rolscreen and a psych nurse. After the birth of her boys, she returned to work...
Bel was born on March 6, 1933, in the early morning to A.T. and Jennie (Van Heukelom) Ver Meer in Pella. She graduated from Pella Christian High School in 1951. Bel started dating Dale Vos in...
Daisy Marcella Winwood was born May 24, 1922, in Hampton, Iowa, to William and Irma (Elphic) Rozevink. She passed away on July 20, 2018, at The Cottages in Pella, Iowa, at the age of 96.
She graduated from Hampton Community Schools. On March 7, 1945, she was united in marriage to Kenneth A. Winwood, and together they worked the family farm near Alexander, Iowa. To this union they were blessed with two children, David and Gloria. After retirement they continued to...
Daisy Marcella Winwood was born May 24, 1922, in Hampton, Iowa, to William and Irma (Elphic) Rozevink. She passed away on July 20, 2018, at The Cottages in Pella, Iowa, at the age of...
Ursula Dembski was born December 21, 1931, to Albert Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Armbruster and Hildegard Armbruster. She passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Comfort House, in Pella, Iowa. She was 86. Her husband, William J. Dembski, preceded her in death by nine months.
Ursula’s parents were German. In 1924, after WWI and after the German hyperinflation of 1923, they emigrated to Shanghai, China, where Ursula was born. They resided in a German community and lived very well there....
Ursula Dembski was born December 21, 1931, to Albert Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Armbruster and Hildegard Armbruster. She passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Comfort House, in Pella, Iowa. She...
Alfred Lee Van Maaren was the youngest of ten children born to Gerrit Cornelius “G.C.” and Sarah (Boender) Van Maaren, on November 7, 1936, in Newton, Iowa. He passed away at the Cottages in Pella on July 11, 2018.
Alfred attended elementary school in Newton and Pella and graduated from Pella Community High School.
On August 7, 1957, he was united in marriage to Carolyn Roorda in the Trinity Reformed Church parsonage in Pella. To this union they were blessed...
Alfred Lee Van Maaren was the youngest of ten children born to Gerrit Cornelius “G.C.” and Sarah (Boender) Van Maaren, on November 7, 1936, in Newton, Iowa. He passed away...
Michael Eugene De Zwarte was born September 1, 1955, to Marvin and Mary (Vis) De Zwarte, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He passed away at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines on July 7, 2018, at the age of 62.
Mike lived in the Pella area his whole life. He attended Pella Christian Grade School and was a 1973 graduate of Pella Community High School.
Mike was united in marriage to Melissa Wyma on April 28, 1995, in Sully, Iowa. Together they raised three daughters: Julie,...
Michael Eugene De Zwarte was born September 1, 1955, to Marvin and Mary (Vis) De Zwarte, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He passed away at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines on July 7, 2018, at the...
Mary Ann Veenendaal was born on Christmas day in 1930, to Andrew and Margaret (Van Gilst) Samson, at her parent’s home near Newton, Iowa. She attended country school near Reasnor, Iowa, and she graduated from Newton High School in 1949.
On March 8, 1950, she married Jerry Veenendaal. She met her husband at Newton Christian Reformed Church in the front row of the balcony, and as she handed him a hymn book, it was love at first sight. Mary Ann and Jerry were blessed with two...
Mary Ann Veenendaal was born on Christmas day in 1930, to Andrew and Margaret (Van Gilst) Samson, at her parent’s home near Newton, Iowa. She attended country school near Reasnor, Iowa, and...
Patricia Diann Wolfe was born in Osceola, Iowa, on December 31, 1948. She was the first child of Verda May Bright Wolfe and Donald Dean Wolfe. The family lived on a farm between Osceola and Murray. Patricia had friends in both towns.
As a little girl, Patricia loved playing with her “dollies” and took them to bed with her. If there wasn’t enough room for all of them, she worried about hurting the feelings of the ones left out. Her father put up a tree swing and a trapeze...
Patricia Diann Wolfe was born in Osceola, Iowa, on December 31, 1948. She was the first child of Verda May Bright Wolfe and Donald Dean Wolfe. The family lived on a farm between Osceola and...
Robert Willis Van Hal was born October 20, 1930, to William and Wilma (Wichhart) Van Hal, at their home near Tracy, Iowa. He passed away at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, on June 21, 2018.
Bob was a 1951 graduate of Pella Community High School and went on to graduate from Central College. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and played in the Army band.
Music and flying were Bob’s passions. When he was young, he would ferry airplanes and he also built a small...
Robert Willis Van Hal was born October 20, 1930, to William and Wilma (Wichhart) Van Hal, at their home near Tracy, Iowa. He passed away at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, on June 21,...
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