Obituary Listing

Aug 26, 2021

Rodney Alan Meyer was born January 19, 1949, to Gerald and Alice (Swalwell) Meyer, and grew up on the family farm near Newton, Iowa.

Rod attended Newton High School and graduated in 1967. He then went on to Muscatine Jr. College and the Southern Illinois University before enlisting in the U.S. Navy, where he proudly served for...

Aug 24, 2021

Glen John Vander Werf was born February 5, 1946, to John and Erma (Koopmans) Vander Werf. Known as "Hubcap" from an early age, Glen spent almost his entire life in Pella.

Glen attended Pella High and graduated in 1964. He went on to attend Northwest Missouri State and graduated in 1968 with a degree in Mathematics. He...

Aug 23, 2021

Etta Joyce Huisman was born March 26, 1938, to Arie and Alice (Booy) Huisman, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Joyce was a graduate of Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended the University of Minnesota and Central College, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree. She received her Master's degree from the University of Iowa, and her...

Aug 17, 2021

Erma Jean Vos was born August 12, 1935, to Cornie and Henrietta (Swank) Vos, at their home north of Sully.

Erma attended the American School of Correspondence, Reformed Bible College, University of New Mexico, Nova University, Oglala Lakota College in South Dakota, and the University of South Dakota, studying special education and early childhood education. She was...

Aug 13, 2021

John Mark DeCook was a loving family man whose focus in life was to pass on his faith and caregiving spirit to his family.  He learned "Jesus Loves Me" early on from his parents, John O and Aletta Rus DeCook and it remained in his memory until the end of his earthly journey. Raised on a farm in Mahaska...

Aug 13, 2021

Violet G. (Conrad) Riffle, 95, of Pella, Iowa, passed away August 13, 2021, at home from colon cancer. Violet was born January 29, 1926, to Harold and Cora (Shuler) Conrad in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

On July 17, 1945, she was united in marriage to Warren Dale Riffle from Ashtabula, Ohio. They later moved to Ohio and raised their...

Jul 27, 2021

Kathy Denise Vitullo was born June 2, 1953, to Darwin and Dorothy (Parker) Samuelson, in Des Moines, Iowa. She passed away on July 27, 2021, at the Comfort House in Pella.

Kathy graduated from Valley High School in West Des Moines, and attended Central College majoring in elementary education.

On September 8, 1979, she was...

Jul 22, 2021

Howard Adrian Renaud was born October 10, 1927, to Aaron James and Lena (Ver Steegh) Renaud, in Iowa.

On March 21, 1951, Howard was united in marriage to Alice Ludvicek, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. To this union they were blessed with six children: Alvin Dean, Doris JoAnn, Duane Howard, Allen John, Susann Elaine, and Timothy Paul. Howard...

Jul 11, 2021

Richard James Meinders was the firstborn son born August 19, 1959, to Clarence W. and Wilma Jean (De Graaf) Meinders, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He grew up on an acreage north of Pella with his four brothers. Richard graduated from Pella Christian High School in 1978.

Richard loved being outdoors, hunting, trapping and fishing. He was employed briefly...

Jul 11, 2021

Paulette West died to this life on July 11, 2021, at the age of 71.  Born on February 17, 1950, she was the daughter of Paul and Luwilda (Rosedale) Parker and grew up on the family farm near Newburg, Iowa.  She attended school at Newburg, and graduated from high school in Grinnell, Iowa.  After graduation she married Cloyce West. ...

Jul 10, 2021

Alan James Newell was born November 7, 1962, to Carroll and Anna Belle (Monroe) Newell, in Albia, Iowa.

Alan grew up in the Eddyville area and attended school there through the sixth grade.  He was a 1981 graduate of Oskaloosa High School. He was very involved with the marching band and drum line. During that time, he...

Jul 7, 2021

Janice Uitermarkt was born September 27, 1943, to Henry and Anna (Van Oonen) De Jong, in Mahaska County, Iowa.  She passed away at The Cottages in Pella, on July 7, 2021.

Janice was a graduate of Pella Christian High School. On September 6, 1968, she was united in marriage to Adrian Henry Uitermarkt at the First Christian...

Jul 4, 2021

Timothy Kent Hoskins, Pella, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 4, 2021 at the Comfort House in Pella. Tim died due to complications from an out-patient heart procedure. Tim was born in Marshalltown, Iowa on August 14, 1949 to Harold and Josephine (Griswold) Hoskins. He spent his childhood years in Tama, Iowa, and graduated from South...

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,...