Danelle Rus was born August 24, 1983, to Gary and Kim (Rose) Hysell, in Pella.

Danelle attended school in Knoxville and was a 2001 graduate of Knoxville High School. On April 20, 2002, she was united in marriage to Aaron Rus at the Second Reformed Church in Pella. They were blessed with three sons: Devin, Zaylor and Korbyn. She has worked at various place as a receptionist and for the Coffee Connection in Knoxville. Danelle enjoyed cooking, being outside, fishing and repurposing furniture. She loved her boys and her family and would do anything for them! She will be missed for her sense of humor and her smile that could light up a room!

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband Aaron, her sons: Devin, Zaylor and Korbyn, her parents, Kim and Gary Hysell of Knoxville, her parents-in-law, Steve and Laura Rus of Tracy, and her sister, Cassie (Tyler) De Moss of Knoxville and their children: Charlie, Evelyn and Vivian; Aaron's siblings: Annie (Nathan) Knipper of Pella and their children Conner and Summer, Nathan (Jana) Rus of Pella and their children Reagan, Henry, Isaiah, and Ruby, and Jeremy Rus of Denver, Colorado. She is also survived by her grandparents Mildred Lanser, and John and Frances Rus.

Danelle was preceded in death by her grandparents Bob and Donna Rose, and Elmer and Charlotte Hysell and her grandfather-in-law Louis Lanser.

Pella Christian Schools to be designated for her sons' education
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