Obituary Listing

Feb 5, 2024

Michael James Norman was born June 1, 1970, in Mason City, Iowa. He passed away on February 5, 2024, at the Comfort House in Pella.

Mike attended elementary school in Iowa City, and Ackley-Geneva and was a 1988 graduate of Hampton High School, where he met Sheila Maise. They were married on April 5, 1991, and had...

Feb 4, 2024

Donald Mead Vander Schel passed into the presence of Jesus on Sunday, February 4, 2024.

Don was born on November 6, 1930, in Prairie City, to George and Esther (Mead) Vander Schel at their home, which was a gas station/house on the Jasper/Polk County line west of Prairie City which is now on Highway 163. He attended...

Feb 1, 2024

Mildred Jean Groen was born in Aubry – Stilwell, Kansas, on August 6, 1933 to Fred and Marguerite Brenner.  She attended school in Stilwell, and graduated from high school in Santa Ana, California.  She graduated from Northwestern University, in Evanston,  Illinois.  She met Carroll Groen when she was doing her internship with Iowa State Extension.  They married on June...

Jan 25, 2024

Derek Scheepers was born September 16, 1964, to Ivan and Rina Scheepers in New Jersey. He grew up in South Africa and attended schools there.

Derek was a semi-driver for Geetings, Inc. in Pella, Iowa, for most of his life. His favorite hobby was golfing, and he was a member of Pella Golf and Country Club. He...

Jan 24, 2024

Marilyn Joyce Van Gorp was born December 21, 1935, to Robert and Henrietta (Van Wyk) Sopher. She passed away on January 24, 2024, in Pella, Iowa.

Marilyn was a 1954 graduate of Oskaloosa High School. On January 18, 1957, she was united in marriage to Verlan Van Gorp at the First Christian Reformed Church in Oskaloosa.  To...

Jan 21, 2024

Victoria Ann "Nauny" De Haan was born December 19, 1959, to Robert and Carole Traft, at the Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Victoria was a 1978 graduate of the last graduating class of Fairchance - Georges High School in Pennsylvania.  She went on to nursing school at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. ...

Jan 20, 2024

Sharolyn Jeanne VanDerHart went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 20th, 2024. Sharolyn was born September 4, 1942, to Ralph H. and Netha M. (James) Shaffer in Douglas, Nebraska. She passed away at Valley View Village in Des Moines.

Sharolyn was a dedicated homemaker all her life, and was a devoted Mother, Grandmother,...

Jan 19, 2024

Velma Lucille Numedahl was born October 6, 1926, to  Joseph and Leola (Eppens) Staley, in Calmar, Iowa.

On December 27, 1945, she was united in marriage to Vernon Numedahl. To this union, they were blessed with three children: Gail, Larry, and Edith.

Those who will cherish her memory are her children: Gail Huerter and husband...

Jan 13, 2024

Anna Mae Vander Wiel was born near Otley, Iowa, on October 11, 1929. She was the fifth child born to Gerrit and Anna (Stam) Vander Wiel. Anna Mae was baptized in the Otley Christian Reformed Church. She attended the country school just east of Prairie City and graduated from the country school east of Vandalia, Iowa. She attended Prairie...

Jan 8, 2024

Jean Maggie Costache was born November 23, 1934, to Cornelius and Cora (Van Roekel) Schimmel, in Tracy, Iowa.

Jean grew up in the Tracy area and was a 1952 graduate of Tracy High School. Jean worked as an office manager in Chicago until 1959, when she moved to California to work in a real estate office. On...

Jan 4, 2024

Anna Mae (De Vries) Rouw was born May 10, 1933, near Pella, the sixth child of seven to Jacob S. De Vries and Jeanette (Boertje) De Vries. After  a brief time at Crystal Heights Care Center, she passed away on January 4, 2024, of congestive heart failure.

Anna Mae  graduated from Pella Christian High School with the...

Jan 3, 2024

Laurence Albert Breuklander was born July 20, 1946, to John Edward and Rowena Margaret (Elwood) Breuklander in Iowa City, Iowa.

Larry grew up in Pella, and was a 1964 graduate of Pella High School.

On September 18, 1964, he was united in marriage to Becky De Heer in the Baptist Church in Pella. To this...

Jan 2, 2024

Lowell J Sneller was born on August 30, 1956, in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Henry and Deretha (De Goey) Sneller. Moving about in his younger years, he attended primary school in Colfax, Searsboro and Sully. His senior year, 1976, he attended and graduated from Newton High School. Lowell made many friends along the way.

Lowell was united in...

Dec 25, 2023

Diana Ruth Van Den Baard was, the fourth of five children, born June 21, 1945, to Cornelius "Cornie" and Mary Ruth "Ruth" (Jansen), in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

They lived on the "elevator" road south of Pella where Diana went to Pleasant Grove School through 7th grade, Webster School for 8th grade and then graduated from Pella Community High...

Dec 24, 2023

Nicholas Charles McCarrick was born March 23, 1965, to Marvin and Doris (Delzell) McCarrick, in Burlington, Iowa.  Nick grew up in Morning Sun, Iowa, where he graduated from high school in 1983.  He graduated from Central College in Pella with a degree in Psychology in 1987.  He met Brenda Leonard while working at Central Iowa Residential Services, Inc. in...

Dec 7, 2023

Sergeant Logan Carl Boshell was born April 21, 1997, to Chris Heath and Teka Boshell, in Wisconsin.

Following high school graduation in 2015, Logan studied at Northern Virginia Community College.

He was united in marriage to Melody Cienki, in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania.

On November 15, 2022, Sergeant Logan Boshell took his last walk out...

Dec 5, 2023

Robert Keith Van De Krol was born October 9, 1933, to Harry and Harriet (Vander Kamp) Van De Krol, near Lynnville, Iowa. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at a very young age.

Robert lived on a farm south of Lynnville most of his life and area farms near Lynnville. On April 1, 1955,...

Nov 29, 2023

Colleen Bovenkamp Castorf was born May 15, 1924, to Henry and Daisy (Shelton) Bovenkamp in Galesburg, Iowa.

Colleen was a graduate of Newton High School. She acquired her teachers license and taught at several rural schools.

On September 21, 1945, she was united in marriage to Carroll Castorf. To this union two daughters were born:...

Nov 28, 2023

Stanley Howard Mulder was born January 25, 1929, to William and Hattie (Frens) Mulder, in Reeman, Michigan. He passed away at The Village in Indianola, on November 28, 2023.

Stan was a 1946 high school graduate and was the first class to have a "Skip Trip" during WWII.

Stan met Margaret Tibboel at a family...

Nov 23, 2023

Wayne Arthur Whitham of Pella, IA and Queen Creek, AZ, died Thursday, November 23, 2023, after a courageous battle with laryngeal cancer and related complications. He was born in Washington, IA on September 16th, 1953, to Milton "Irvin" Whitham and Norma (Davis) Whitham. The youngest of 4 siblings, Wayne lived the majority of his first 50 years of life...