Hermina Stursma
Sep 13, 2026
Hermina Lucille Stursma was the fourth of seven children born August 19, 1933, to Pete and Jennie (Swank) Van Kooten, north of Lynnville, Iowa. She was baptized as a young child at the Sully Christian Reformed Church. Her parents moved west of Oskaloosa when she was a year old. She attended Brushy Street School through the fifth grade. Her parents...
Shirley Van Hal
Sep 13, 2026
Shirley La Voe Van Hal the middle daughter of Ernest and Anna (Jelsma) Van Der Kamp was born July 13, 1932.
Shirley graduated from eighth grade from Ironclad Country School on the Jasper County Line. She also graduated from Sully High School in 1950. She then went to work in the office of the Sully Cooperative Exchange Elevator. After marriage she...
Rev. John Van Den Berg
Sep 11, 2026
On September 11, 2026, John Dean Van Den Berg, age 90, of Pella, Iowa, stepped from this life into the arms of his Savior Jesus.
John was born November 25, 1935, the youngest of eight children to Joe and Alpha Van Den Berg. At 18, he met the love of his life, Rosie, and they were soon married. John's dream had...
Linda Hoff
Sep 7, 2026
Linda Lou Hoff was born October 24, 1947, to Orlin Harry and Margie Joyce (Robbins) Hummel.
Linda grew up in Newton, Iowa, until she was eight, and her family moved to Pella. She was a graduate of Pella High School. She married Chet Mathes in 1965, and they were blessed with two children: Brenda and Brian. She later married Clayton Hoff...
Daniel Rothfuss
Aug 28, 2026
Daniel Arthur Rothfuss was born May 3, 1956, to Arthur and Alta (Lint) Rothfuss, in Vinton, Iowa.
Daniel was a 1974 graduate of Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, a 1978 Cum Laude graduate of Anderson College in Anderson, Indiana, and received his M.D. in 1982 at Indiana University School of Medicine. He was a general doctor at Indiana Reformatory...
Barbara Van Zante
Aug 18, 2026
Barbara Joyce McDonough was born on September 8, 1945, to Glenn and Almira (Nieman) McDonough in Grinnell, Iowa.
Barbara grew up northeast of Grinnell, where she attended a country elementary school and was a graduate of Grinnell-Newburg High School in 1963. She continued her education and graduated from the American Academy of Beauty in 1964 and the College of Automation in...
Mary Pothoven
Aug 18, 2026
Mary Louise (Armstrong) Pothoven was born August 24, 1931, to Glenn E. and Wilma (Kommer) Armstrong at home in Pella, Iowa. She peacefully passed away at home on August 18, 2026, at the age of 94.
Mary received her early education in Des Moines and Newton and moved to Pella in the 5th grade. She graduated from Pella High School in...
David De Kock
Aug 6, 2026
David Wayne De Kock was born June 25, 1959, to Abraham and Gertrude (Van Zee) De Kock, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
David grew up in Pella and attended Pella Community Schools. He worked for Boomsma Produce, 43 years at Pella Corporation, and set up Pella Windows displays for Home Depot stores around the country.
David was handy with carpentry and electrical work and...
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 "Janie" Hale was born on February 9, 1940, to Harold and A. Lorraine (Hodges) Grindle at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She passed away on July 18, 2026, in Omaha, Nebraska.
Janie attended a one-room country school through the eighth grade before graduating from Malvern High School in Malvern, Iowa, in 1957. She earned her teaching diploma...
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....
