All Obituaries


Shirley Cogley


Shirley Grace Cogley was born November 14, 1936, to Harold and Ruby (Hasselman) Klyn. Shirley grew up in Sully, Iowa, most of her life. She was a 1952 graduate of Sully High...

Barbara Sutton


Barbara Ann Sutton, age 68, of Pella, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023, at her home in Pella surrounded by her family and friends. Barbara A. (Kling) Sutton was born April 10, 1955, in...

Carlene Norris


Carlene Helen (Johnson) Norris was born to Carl and Helen (Borg) Johnson on November 30, 1932, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. She went home to be with her Lord...

Erma Umble


Erma Lee Umble was born May 9, 1930, to Orley and Clara (Kutcher) Meritt, in Hebron, Nebraska. As a child, her family moved around a lot. She attended school in Council Bluffs, Iowa. On September...

Michael Warth


Michael Frances David Warth was born to Henry Orville and RoseAnn (Girard) Warth in Burlington, Iowa. Those left to cherish his memory are his mother RoseAnn Warth, and his siblings: Kim (John)...

Elmer Hessing


Elmer Lee Hessing, son of J. Andrew Hessing and Jennie (Bloem) Hessing, was born on June 19, 1933. He was the fourth of five sons born to Andrew and Jennie. He passed away peacefully on Wednesday,...

William Ozinga


Bill’s Family: Stacy and Todd Atchison – Pella, Iowa           Harley, the late JT Ryan and Jessica Ozinga - O’Fallon,...

Frederick Koke


Frederick Joseph Koke was born November 27, 1939, to Frederick Adolf and Vernie (Krongard) Koke, in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Fred was a 1957 graduate of Harding High School and went on to...

Myrna Peterson


Myrna Lucille (Smith) Peterson was born December 29, 1939, to Clarence and Delma (Nugen) Smith at home in a farmhouse near Denmark, Iowa. She grew up in Donnellson, Iowa, and was a 1957 graduate...

Kari Roozeboom


Kari Lynn Roozeboom was born February 24, 1973. She grew up in Pella and was a 1991 graduate of Pella High School. On July 11, 1992, she was united in marriage to Jim Roozeboom at the First...