Obituary Listing

Jul 4, 2021

Loretta Mae Van Zee was born March 26, 1924, to Andrew and Ella (Roorda) Boat, at her parents' home in Pella. She attended country schools in Marion and Jasper County, and was a 1943 graduate of Monroe High School.

On November 22, 1943, Loretta was united in marriage with Clarence M. Van Zee at the Otley Reformed...

Jun 8, 2021

Susan Joy Zollar was born October 17, 1946, to Robert and Esther (Meyer) Shockley in Fairmont, Minnesota.  She passed away June 8, 2021, at the Comfort House in Pella, Iowa.

Susan was a 1964 graduate of Burnsville High School and earned a bachelors degree in home economics at Minnesota State University in Mankato.

On September...

May 31, 2021

Carol Lorraine (Voskuil) Terlouw, age 88 of Pella, Iowa, passed away on May 31, 2021, at the Comfort House. She was born to Edward and Alice (Simelink) Voskuil in Baldwin, Wisconsin on August 30, 1932. Carol grew up there with her five sisters and one brother. She attended several rural schools and graduated from Baldwin High School in 1950....

May 30, 2021

Wayne Greving was born on a farm outside of Prairie View, Kansas on October 2, 1928, to his parents Garried and Josie Greving who were children of Dutch immigrants. During his childhood in this humble farm community, his family made their way through the great depression, the dust bowl and countless other struggles with determination and grit. Although their...

May 27, 2021

John Milton Burghorn III was born June 17, 1946 in Lafayette, Indiana, to John Milton Burghorn, Jr. and Florence (Vander Ploeg) Burghorn. John graduated from Klondike High School and joined the U.S. Navy in 1964.

During his teen years, John spent his summers working at the Vander Ploeg family farm in Otley, Iowa, and his grandparents' estate...

May 26, 2021

Carol D. Meyers, age 57, passed away at her home in Pella on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Funeral services will take place at the Gatling's Funeral Chapel of Chicago.

May 22, 2021

Shellie Marie Klein Hawkins of Pella was born in Oskaloosa on October 23, 1960, to Carolyn Crozier Klein and Perry Glen Klein, Sr. The second of three children, she was known in her family for her refusal to follow her older brother's instructions and determination to keep her younger sister in line. She began working in her mother's restaurant,...

May 11, 2021

John Wayne DeRooi was born August 11, 1933, to Joseph and Effie (Van Engelenhoven) DeRooi, at his parents' home in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

John was an only child who grew up on what would become a century farm.  He attended Prine Country School through eighth grade. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1954 and was honorably discharged...

May 10, 2021

Marian L. Mundy, age 100, of Pella, passed away on May 10, 2021, at The Cottages. No public services to be held at this time.

May 10, 2021

Monte Lowell Bernhagen was born June 2, 1959, to Keith and Patricia (Lindbloom) Bernhagen in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Monte spent his childhood in Nebraska. He attended Dana College in Blair, went to medical school at the University of Nebraska Omaha, and did his residency at Creighton University. Monte was most recently employed at Heartland Christian Counseling.

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May 3, 2021

Stephen Andrew Dykstra was born April 12, 1993, to Mike and Anna (Brackin) Dykstra in Pella.

Stephen attended Pella Christian Grade School and was a 2012 graduate of Pella Christian High School. Stephen played percussion in the marching band, was on student council, served as co-captain of the football team, and was the class speaker at graduation....

May 2, 2021

Margaret Esther De Zwarte was born February 14, 1927, on a farm south of Pella, Iowa. She was the third of four children born to John and Marie (Goemaat) De Zwarte. Margaret received a grade school education at the Pleasant Grove Country School near her birthplace south of Pella. On February 14, 1947, she was united in marriage to...

Apr 22, 2021

Ronald Calvin Vande Voort was born July 17, 1939, to Everett and Harriet (Dieleman) Vande Voort in Newton, Iowa. He passed away at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 22, 2021, at the age of  81.

Ron attended Jasper County Public Schools, Sully Christian Grade School, and was a 1958 graduate of Lynnville Sully...

Apr 3, 2021

Troy Lynn Shaffer was born April 24, 1968, to Stan and Sharon (Schupbach) Shaffer, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. When Troy was four, his family moved to Elgin. He was a 1986 graduate of Valley High School, he went on to attend University of Sioux Falls, then grad school at North American Baptist Seminary.

On August 18, 2001,...

Mar 28, 2021

Lloyd Ray Van Zante was born February 12, 1957, to Wilbur and Harriet (De Vries) Van Zante in the Skiff Hospital, Newton, Iowa. He died on March 28, 2021, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended Lynnville Sully Schools and Sully Christian School.

Lloyd enjoyed working outside on the farm and around...

Mar 25, 2021

Linda Mae Slykhuis born March 12, 1951, to Elmer and Gertrude (Dykens) Slykhuis, in New Sharon, Iowa, and attended North Mahaska schools.

Linda retired from Pella Corp after working there for more than 20 years, and then worked for Walmart in Altoona for more than ten years. Linda enjoyed sharing stories of her childhood on the farm,...

Mar 22, 2021

Linda Lou (Bowers) Zegers was born January 13, 1944, to Dean and Nora Belle (Smith) Stacy.  She passed away on March 22, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.

Linda grew up in Newton and was a graduate of Newton High School. On July 6, 1963, she was united in marriage to Darrell Gene Zegers in Newton,...

Mar 21, 2021

Gerald Paul Van Sant was the first-born son of William "Bill" Van't Sant and Grace Matilda Van Donselaar. He was born on October 22, 1933, near Galesburg, Iowa,  in a farm house located  on the Marion/Jasper County line road. He grew up with farming knowledge all his life.

Gerald attended Peoria Christian Grade School. After graduating from...

Mar 21, 2021

There once was a tiny Dutch woman who lived at the edge of a golf course. But before that she was a farmer's wife and she loved her time spent on the family farm east of Prairie City. She liked to keep things simple and her favorite hobbies were camping, fishing, cross word puzzles and word searches. She enjoyed...

Feb 28, 2021

Charles "Chuck" William Skarda Sr., a man many remember for his quick smile, helping hand, and love of nature and of his family; passed away quietly in his sleep on Sunday February 28, 2021, at the age 88 at Pella Regional Health Center.

Chuck born in 1932 to Louis and Josephine (Hanousek) Skarda. He was the youngest...