Obituary Listing

Feb 26, 2021

Beverly (Vander Ploeg) Romick, age 75, passed away on Feb 26, 2021, due to cancer.  Bev was born on Sept 26, 1945 to Edwin and Cornelia Vander Ploeg.  Bev was raised on her family farm between Monroe and Otley, Iowa.  She is the eldest of her three siblings:  sister Dale Kingery, sister Ruth McConeghey, and brother Lynn Vander Ploeg. ...

Feb 26, 2021

Barry Davis Van Haaften was born September 4, 1990, to David and Amber (Macdonald) Van Haaften in Pella, Iowa.  Barry lived in the Pella area his entire life. He attended Pella Community Schools and Indian Hills Community College for the diesel mechanic program.

On June 16, 2012, he was united in marriage to Kelsie Van Kooten at...

Feb 17, 2021

Laurel Wayne Vander Pol was born December 3, 1932, to Christopher and Tena (Roorda) Vander Pol, at his parents' home in rural Monroe.

Laurel attended country school and graduated from high school in Monroe in 1951. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1953, attained the rank of Corporal, and was honorably discharged in 1955.

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Feb 11, 2021

Edith Wilma Van Zee, daughter of Jacob and Emma (Boot) Spoelstra, was born October 23, 1930, near Leighton, Iowa. She was the fourth of five children.

In the early years, her parents rented the farms where they lived. Her family lived in the Peoria area when she was a baby. They were members of the Peoria Christian...

Jan 24, 2021

Max was named for his uncle, William Max Squires, who died in WWII; he inherited the fighting spirit as well as the name. Max was born on June 19, 1951 to Charles and Carol Squires of Strawberry Point, Iowa. Mischievous from the get-go, Max loved to tell the story of pranking his mom's morning coffee and running under the...

Jan 22, 2021

Margaret June Mulder was born June 1, 1931 to Martin and Maggie (Stam) Tibboel, in Menlo, Iowa. She passed away at The Village in Indianola, on January 22, 2021.

Margaret grew up in the Prairie City area and attended  Warren Grove country school. She went to Rehoboth, New Mexico, where she served on the Navajo reservation. From...

Jan 16, 2021

Robert Gene Steenhoek was born November 4, 1944, to Hubert and Johanna (Kamerick) Steenhoek, south of Pella. He passed away on January 16, 2021, at the Pella Regional Heath Center.

Robert is survived by his brother Wayne Steenhoek. He was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings: Ronald Steenhoek who died in infancy, Gladys Steenhoek,...

Jan 8, 2021

Erma Jean Ver Ploeg was born August 5, 1933 to Rennier and Sarah (Vander Leest) Dieleman in Killduff, Iowa. She passed away at her home in Sedona, Arizona on January 8, 2021.

Erma was just two years old when her father passed away and her mother died when she was nine. She grew up in the Sully...

Jan 5, 2021

Lena was born in Prairie City, Iowa, on March 26, 1922, to James and Winnie (Louwsma) Nugteren. She was baptized at Prairie City Christian Reformed Church. She received her education in the Prairie City schools through sophomore year in high school. The family moved to Pella/Knoxville rural area in 1937 and the last two years of high school were...

Jan 3, 2021

Dorothy Christine "Chris" Branderhorst, the daughter of Gerrit "Bud" and Dorothy (Vande Kieft) Arkema, was born February 26, 1956 in Tracy, Iowa.  Chris attended Tracy Elementary School, Twin Cedars School and was a 1974 graduate of Pella High School.

On October 3, 1974, she was united in marriage to Jerry Branderhorst in Pella. To this union they...

Jan 2, 2021

Most of the summer of 1928, her mother Alice (Baarda) Vonk sat in front of a block of ice, placed in a metal wash tub with a fan blowing over it, keeping cool during her pregnancy. No air conditioning in those days, and it was a hot summer. On the very last Day of 1928, December 31st, she gave...

Dec 31, 2020

Stanley Willis Hoogeveen was born August 5, 1925, to Henry and Gertrude (Roelofs) Hoogeveen, in Prinsburg, Minnesota. Stan grew up in the Prinsburg area, attended Calvin College, and received his Masters from Drake University.

On March 14, 1946, he was united in marriage to Clara Van Hove at the Emden Christian Reformed Church of Renville, Minnesota. To...

Dec 27, 2020

Margaret Jane Gordin was born March 20, 1931, to Lewis and Ruth (Hammersley) Crumes in Ottumwa, Iowa.  She passed away on December 27, 2020, at The Cottages in Pella.

On July 28, 1956, she was united in marriage to Arlin Gordin, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. They had three daughters: Pamela, RoxAnn, and Lori. Margaret was a loving mother...

Dec 26, 2020

Abraham "Abe" Willems was born on October 23, 1929 in Grand Rapids, MI to Henry and Theresa (Lugtigheid) Willems, who had immigrated from the Netherlands.  Dutch was his first language.  He entered the gates of Heaven on December 26, 2020 in Cedar Rapids, IA, succumbing to Alzheimer's disease with complications from covid.  The fourth child of five, he was...

Dec 17, 2020

Herman C. Rook was born on April 20, 1930 to Cornelius (Case) and Ella (Stehr) Rook, near Indianola, Iowa.

At age four, the family moved to a farm in the Sandridge community near Pella.  Herman attended country school at Sandridge and later Pella Community High School.

On January 17, 1956 Herman was united in marriage...

Dec 10, 2020

Dwain Edwin Russell was born January 11, 1962, to Larry and Betty (Wilton) Russell, in St. Albans City, Vermont. He passed away on December 10, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa.

On May 11, 1985, he was united in marriage to Linda M. Edstrom. To this union they were blessed with two sons: Derek and Dustin.

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Dec 2, 2020

Calvin Eugene Vande Voort was born September 13, 1963, to Gerritt and Leona (Memmelaar) Vande Voort, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Calvin was a 1982 graduate of Pella Christian High School, and farmed his entire life. He enjoyed fishing, four-wheeling, water skiing, snow skiing, and canoeing the Skunk River, Des Moines River and the Boundary Waters.  He also enjoyed...

Dec 1, 2020

Jeanette Roose was born October 30, 1937, to Age and Alice (Veenstra) Westra. She grew up near Fifield, Iowa, and attended Centennial and Pella Christian Schools. She also grew up on a farm northwest of Leighton. She lived mostly farm life until her late teens when her family moved to town. She worked at Pella Rolscreen until she quit...

Dec 1, 2020

Virginia "Ginny" May Russ Frendt was born on May 4, 1926, to Paul and Amanda (Mueller) Russ, in Mount Clemens, Michigan. She left this earthly life, moving on to her permanent address, HEAVEN, on December 1, 2020.

She grew up on a farm near Mt. Clemens and Richmond, Michigan, as the youngest child in a family of...

Dec 1, 2020

Pauline Gertrude Branderhorst, the daughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Van Gilst) Kloosterman, was born January 20, 1932, near Leighton, Iowa.  She attended Black Oak Country School and Pella Christian Grade School.

Pauline made profession of faith at an early age at Second Christian Reformed Church and was currently a member of Covenant Reformed Church in Pella.