Marvin Sents
Nov 19, 2021
Marvin is survived by his wife Judy of Pella.
There are no services planned.
Lois Alexander
Nov 19, 2021
Lois Arlene Alexander, was born January 5, 1943, to Clifford and Artie (Veerman) Van Arkel, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Clifford passed away when Lois was young, and she was raised by her mother and her stepfather Otto Van Roekel, Sr.
Lois grew up in Oskaloosa and attended schools there. In 1961, Lois married Bob Leydens. To this union...
David Landon
Nov 15, 2021
David Jay Landon was born May 28, 1958, to John and Judith (Carmean) Landon, in Rochester, Michigan.
He was a 1977 graduate of Bay Senior High in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and a 1981 graduate from LeTourneau University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with a Welding emphasis. He most recently was the manager of...
James Danks
Nov 14, 2021
James Ralph Danks was born on July 26, 1942, to Ralph and Ellen (Gustafson) Danks. He passed away on November 14, 2021, after a ten-month battle with cancer.
Jim grew up on the family farm near Runnells, Iowa. He graduated from Central College in 1964 and Drake University in 1969. Early in his career Jim taught and...
Janice "Jan" Kay Kelpe
Nov 13, 2021
Janice "Jan" Kay Kelpe was born November 6, 1945, to John T. and Beth Briscoe in Sterling, Kansas.   Jan met Don E. Kelpe while working at the Dillons Food Store in Dodge City, Kansas. A courtship of water-skiing and letter writing led to marriage on November 27, 1966. After living in Germany where Don was stationed, they settled in...
Carrie Van Walbeek
Nov 11, 2021
Carrie Kay Van Walbeek was born as Gerritje Verhoef on January 8, 1932, as the youngest of 8 children to Willem III and Jannetje (van der Lee) Verhoef, in Baambrugge, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Carrie grew up on a dairy farm and attended the Christian School in Baambrugge plus studied home economics in Amsterdam. Later she completed Red Cross training,...
Marilyn Weyers
Nov 10, 2021
Gertrude Marilyn Weyers was born May 16, 1939, to Marion and Gertrude (Bezemer) Van Houweling in Pella, Iowa. She passed away at Pella Regional Health Center, Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at the age of eighty-two.
Marilyn was a 1958 graduate of Pella Community High School. On May 13, 1959, she was united in marriage with Theodore Carl...
Michael Munoz
Nov 2, 2021
Michael Phillip Munoz was born May 9, 1970, to Felix and Stella (Wevers) Munoz, in Fort Madison, Iowa.
Mike was a 1988 graduate of Fort Madison High School and attended auto mechanic school in Quincy, Illinois. Mike proudly served in the Army National Guard and completed two tours in Iraq. He worked for Pella Corp. for many...
Michael De Vries
Oct 30, 2021
Michael Wayne De Vries was born August 29, 1961, to Bernie and Delores "Dody" (Sampson) De Vries, in Pella, Iowa. Â Mike grew up in the Pella area and was a graduate of Pella Community High School.
Early in his career, Mike worked for the Pella Power Plant, then moved to Seattle, and then Columbia, Missouri in 1994....
Edith Oltmann
Oct 23, 2021
Edith Ann Oltmann was born November 19, 1936, to Alfred and Anna (Voigts) Heuer, in Greene, Iowa. Edie attended Brushy Mound Country School, was a 1956 graduate of Bristow High School and attended Allen School of Nursing.
On September 7, 1958, she was united in marriage to Wendell Oltmann at St. John's Lutheran Church Vilmar in Greene,...
Doris Hendricks
Oct 23, 2021
Doris Lucille Hendricks was born December 20, 1934, to Robert Melvin and E. Lucille (Heishman) May, on the family farm, northeast of Grinnell, Iowa. She grew up in the Grinnell area and was a 1952 graduate of Grinnell High School.
On February 14, 1964, she was united in marriage to Lee Hendricks at the Sheridan Methodist Church...
Maria Morales
Oct 19, 2021
Maria Ivette Morales was born May 12, 1950, to Inocencio Morales and Estebania Agosto, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. She passed away on October 19, 2021, in Pella, Iowa.
Maria was a strong and private woman. She loved the Lord and wanted all to know Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. She didn't shy away from a new...
Benjamin Van Dyke
Oct 14, 2021
Benjamin Ray Van Dyke was born December 30, 1971, to Alvin and Milly (Van Sant) Van Dyke in Pella, Iowa. He passed away on October 14, 2021, at Northern Mahaska Specialty Care in Oskaloosa.
Ben married Rita Kay Olson/Sherman on August 24, 1994. To this union, Darrick Ray Van Dyke was born on August 26, 1997.
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Mike Mcdonald
Oct 11, 2021
Services for Mike McDonald, age 77, of Pella, will be held at a later date in Ripley, New York.
Mike is survived by his wife Barbara, and his family:Â Michael Robert McDonald (Sandi Shuster) of Akron, Ohio, Scott Alan McDonald (Amy Parker) of Pella, two great granddaughters: Josephine Florence and Cora Grace; and his siblings: Martha (Steve)...
Sandy Vandenberg
Sep 30, 2021
Sandra Sue Vandenberg was born July 29, 1951, the  fourth daughter of John and Harriet (Lemkuil) Vandenberg. She passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on September 30, 2021. Sandy attended Lincoln Elementary and graduated from Pella High School and Central College. Sandy retired in 2010 from Iowa Workforce Development where she made many lifelong friends. Sandy loved music...
Sean Gerdes
Sep 30, 2021
Sean Eric Gerdes was born September 13, 1973, son of Stan and Sonja (Oldenburger) Gerdes.
Sean grew up in the Waterloo area, graduated from West High School, and Hawkeye Community College.
Sean was an artistic soul, who was extremely gifted. He loved to paint, draw, and played many instruments. He participated in marching band and...
Chet Mathes
Sep 21, 2021
Chester Lee Mathes was born December 9, 1944, to Lloyd and Bessie Mae (Bogaards) Mathes in Otley, Iowa.
Chet attended Greely Grade School and graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 1963. He married Linda Hummel in November 1965 in Pella, Iowa and they were blessed with two children: Brenda and Brian; they later divorced. In December 1986,...
James Van Engelenhoven
Sep 20, 2021
James Lee Van Engelenhoven was born September 8, 1943, to Everett J. and Jeanette (Vander Linden) Van Engelenhoven, in Mahaska County, Iowa. He attended school in Oskaloosa and graduated Oskaloosa High School in 1961.
On June 16, 1965, he was united in marriage to Carol Ver Meer at the First Christian Reformed Church in Oskaloosa. To this...
Stan Harms
Sep 19, 2021
Stanley Evan Harms was born February 5, 1948, to Victor and Lenora (Jantz) Harms, in Newton, Kansas. He grew up on a farm in Kansas and was a 1966 graduate of Goessel High School.
After moving to Pella, Stan owned and operated Stan's Drywall since 1969. Stan loved Pella and was an avid Pella Dutch sports fan....
Lloyd Brand
Sep 16, 2021
Lloyd Henry Brand was born May 29, 1932, to Jacob and Mabel (Renaud) Brand. He passed away at Park Centre in Newton on September 16, 2021.
On January 1, 1952, he was united in marriage to Arlene Beyer in The Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. To this union they were blessed with three children: Gale, Dale,...
