Obituary Listing

Oct 31, 2022

Grayson Keith Zernhelt was born March 15, 2022, to Jake and Ciera (Kooyman) Zernhelt, in Omaha, Nebraska. He passed away peacefully in his parent's arms on October 31, 2022. Grayson was a Heart Warrior who spent his life fighting Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). Though his time with his family was short, he touched many lives and was loved...

Oct 28, 2022

Keith Allen Larvick was born January 19, 1981, to Terry and Susan (Schmit) Larvick in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.   He passed away on October 28, 2022, in Pella, Iowa.

Keith attended Jackson Elementary in Jackson, Wisconsin, Badger Middle School in West Bend, Wisconsin, was a graduate of Pella High School, DMACC and Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. While...

Oct 19, 2022

Erma De Zwarte Steenhoek was born April 5, 1925, to James and Nettie (Verros) De Zwarte, on a farm south of Pella.

Erma attended Eureka Country School, through eighth grade. She worked for a few years at Pella Rolscreen before she married Gilford Steenhoek in Pella, on  June 12, 1945. They made their first home together on...

Oct 18, 2022

Betty Ann Pol passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at The Cottages in Pella, Iowa, at the age of 92.  She was born September 19, 1930, to  Edward Lukas and Wilhelmina "Minnie" (Van Zee) Vander Linden, near Tracy, Iowa. Betty received her education at the Tracy School.

On April 15, 1953, she was united in marriage to...

Oct 17, 2022

Margaret Elaine Cingle was born January 1, 1947, to Evan and Georgette (Lorimer) Davenport, in Creston, Iowa. On November 28, 1968, she was united in marriage to Kenneth Cingle, in Des Moines, Iowa. Elaine was a teacher and librarian at Twin Cedars schools for many years. She died on October 17, 2022, at Crystal Heights Care Center, in Oskaloosa....

Oct 6, 2022

Richard "Dick" Dean Dickinson was born on September 19, 1945, in Fairfield, Iowa, to Irene (Adam) and Charles Dickinson.  He passed away at the Cottages – Hearthstone of Pella on October 6, 2022, at the age of 77. Dick grew up in rural Birmingham, Iowa, and graduated from Van Buren Community Schools and attended college at Northeast Missouri State...

Sep 23, 2022

Joel Lee De Ronde, age 70, of Leatherwood Road, Salt Lick, Kentucky, husband of Beverly De Ronde, passed away Friday, September 23, 2022, at his home.

Born June 1, 1952, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, he was a son of Neal De Ronde and Wilma (Van Den Berg) De Ronde. He was preceded in death by his parents and...

Sep 23, 2022

Tena Willene (Kuiper) Frederick, the oldest child of Ralph J. Kuiper and Hattie (Langstraat) Kuiper was born on May 15, 1929, at their home in Beacon, Iowa.  Tena attended Union country school (Mahaska Co.), Jefferson school (Oskaloosa), Beacon schools, Plain View school (Marion Co.) and graduated in 1943 from eighth grade at the old Webster School in Pella.

Sep 23, 2022

Melvin Eugene Brummel was born November 12, 1950, to Melvin C. and Ruth (Van Dyk) Brummel in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He passed away on September 23, 2022, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.  Gene grew up in Leighton, Iowa, graduated from Pella Community High School in 1968, and attended Grandview College.

On September 12, 1970, he was united in marriage to...

Sep 20, 2022

Robert "Bob" De Jong was born on April 4, 1939, to Cornie and Elizabeth De Jong in Leighton, Iowa.  Bob passed away on September 20, 2022, in Red Wing, Minnesota.  Bob grew up in bucolic Leighton, Iowa, and graduated from Pella Christian High School.

Bob met Jean Malloy through friends, and they were married on March 23,...

Sep 14, 2022

Derrill Laverne Cook was born June 13, 1937, to Lloyd and Lola Cook, on the family farm near Oskaloosa, Iowa.  He passed away on September 14, 2022, in Pella, Iowa.

Derrill grew up in the Oskaloosa area, attended Oskaloosa High School and joined the Marine reserves. He worked for Pella Corporation over 40 years.

Derrill...

Sep 10, 2022

Henry Langstraat Jr. was born August 15, 1938, to  Henry and Nellie (Kelderman) Langstraat in Mahaska County, Iowa.

Junior grew up on the family farm near Oskaloosa, and graduated Oskaloosa High School in 1957.

Junior met Cynthia Vander Schaaf around the square in Osky on a Sunday night.  The two were married  November 11, 1960,...

Aug 31, 2022

C. Janice Savage Bailey was born January 30, 1936, in Lynnville, Iowa. She died in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on August 31, 2022.

Janice graduated from North High School in Des Moines in 1954 and Drake University in 1958 with a  Degree in Elementary Education. She married her high school sweetheart after graduation. He joined the Air Force and...

Aug 31, 2022

Louise Joan Van Woerkom was born October 18, 1931, to Walter and Marie (Groenendyk) Newendorp.  She grew up on a farm between Leighton and Oskaloosa. Louise was baptized in Ebenezer Reformed Church in Leighton. She attended West Weaver Country School through the eighth grade. When Louise was 16, she went to work at Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa as a...

Aug 30, 2022

Kathleen "Kathy" De Haan went to be with Jesus, her Savior, at the age of 87. She was born November 28, 1934, to Ted and Tena (Slagter) De Haan, near Oskaloosa and grew up in Mahaska and Monroe Counties. The family later moved to a farm near Pella. At the age of 21, she left home and enrolled in...

Aug 29, 2022

Sharon went home to heaven and was welcomed into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, August 29, 2022.

Sharon was born November 23, 1955 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to loving parents, Jerome V. "Jerry" and Deloris "Dee" Kopveiler. She attended Edina public schools and was a part of the Edina band program.

Aug 23, 2022

London Grace Rozendaal was born September 30, 2021, to Zachary and Jennafer (Uitermarkt) Rozendaal in Des Moines.

London loved bath time and loved to cuddle. Her favorite spot was snuggled up on her daddy's chest. She enjoyed listening to music. She truly was her mommy's world and her daddy's girl. She brought so much joy and love...

Aug 21, 2022

Joyce Nelson was born on November 27, 1937, to Dick and Agnes (White) Kean, in Chardon, Ohio. In her youth, she and her family moved to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. Joyce attended Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, and completed her degree in Home Economics at Northwest Missouri State College in Maryville, Missouri. She later earned a degree in Psychology....

Aug 20, 2022

Logan Vander Leest was born in Monroe, Iowa, to Dick and Janet (Den Hartog) Vander Leest September 10, 1928. Logan graduated from Pella High School in 1946 and Central College in 1951 with a B.A. in Economics. He also participated in choir at Central.

Logan was united in marriage with Marcie Valster on December 21, 1951. Married...

Aug 18, 2022

Vernon Delmar Menninga was born on January 9, 1927, on a farm north of Pella, Iowa. He was the second of three children born to John S. and Margaret (Den Burger) Menninga.  Vernon received a grade school education at the Battle Ridge Country School near his birthplace north of Pella.

On February 14, 1947, he was united...