Obituary Listing

Dale Vos

Nov 17, 2020

Dale Vos was born July 9, 1931, to Nic A. and Hattie (Swank) Vos, at their home in Tracy, Iowa.

Dale lived in Pella his whole life, he attended Pella Community Schools, and was a member of the Church of the Open Bible. He started dating Bel Ver Meer in 1950, and married her April 16, 1954,...

Eli Van Zee

Nov 15, 2020

Eli Douglas Van Zee, son of  Scott and Brittany (Coleman) Van Zee was born on November 15, 2020,  at the University of Iowa Hospital.  Eli will always be loved and greatly missed by his mom, dad, and his big brothers: Ivan and Evan.

Eli is survived by his grandparents: Doug and Marilyn Van Zee,  and George Welch;...

Camden Duinink

Nov 15, 2020

State of Iowa mandates require face masks and social distancing guidelines.

Camden Lee Duinink was born October 22, 2001, to Sarah (Van Dyk) Hileman and Jesse Duinink, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Camden graduated from Pella Community High School in 2020, and worked for Eagle Electric in Pella for one month.

Camden was a...

Esther De Prenger

Nov 14, 2020

Per the Governor's Mandate, this visitation has been CANCELLED. The funeral will still be open to the public and held on Saturday at 11 am. Masks are required and social distancing must be practiced. Thank you for your understanding during this difficult time.

The service will be livestreamed on the Garden Chapel FaceBook page at 11:00 am....

Pamela Brown

Nov 12, 2020

Pamela Elaine Brown was born on September 5, 1957, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

She died on November 12, 2020, at the West Ridge Nursing Home in Knoxville, Iowa.

There are no public services being held at this time.

Gertrude Wassink

Nov 10, 2020

Gertrude Dorothy (Roose) Wassink was born on December 19, 1922, the fourth child born to Wm. J. and Gertie (Hollander) Roose near Leighton, Iowa. She spoke only the Dutch language before she went to school. She was baptized and made profession of faith in the Leighton Christian Reformed Church.

Gertrude received her education from Burr Oak School...

Ward Van Wyk

Nov 1, 2020

UPDATE: Masks are REQUIRED for attendance at a visitation or funeral, per the Governor's mandate.

Ward Eugene Van Wyk was born January 10, 1964, to Walter and Harriet (Olsthoorn) Van Wyk.

He grew up in the Sully/Pella area and was a member of the Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Ward attended Sully Christian School...

Ruby Van Wyk

Oct 31, 2020

Ruby Maxine Van Wyk was born November 16, 1924, to Paul and Gertie (Van Genderen) Van Der Kamp in Sully, Iowa. She passed away on October 31, 2020, at the St. Francis Nursing Home in Grinnell, Iowa.

Ruby lived in the Sully area her entire life, and attended country schools through the eighth grade. When she was...

Nova Millmier

Oct 29, 2020

Nova Rae Millmier, daughter of Kiara Schnoebelen and Ethan Millmier was born October 29, 2020, at the Pella Regional Health Center.

Nova is survived by her parents, her maternal grandparents Mindy and Dan Schnoebelen of Pella, aunts and uncles: Cameron and Maegan Schnoebelen of Pella and their daughter Delta, and Hunter Schnoebelen of Pella; and great grandparents:...

Esther Van Wyk

Oct 18, 2020

Esther Mae Van Wyk was born January 20, 1928, to Peter and Dorothy (Verwers) Van Gent, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.  She passed away on October 18, 2020, at the Mayflower Home in Grinnell, Iowa.

Esther grew up in the Lynnville and Killduff areas, and attended school at Fair Oaks in Cordova, Iowa. On January 23, 1948, she was...

Douglas Witzenburg

Oct 16, 2020

Douglas Jon Witzenburg, 50, of Pella, Iowa, passed away of sudden cardiac arrest on October 16, 2020. He was born in Pella on October 31, 1969, to Loren and Alma (Hoksbergen) Witzenburg.

How do you sum up a life?  Douglas was a loving and faithful husband to Loretta, his wife of thirty years.  He worked hard and...

Ileen Zegers

Oct 14, 2020

Ileen Joyce Vander Zyl Zegers, a lifetime resident of Sully, Iowa, went home to her Lord Jesus Christ on October 14, 2020. Ileen was born in Jasper County on January 20, 1938, to Ralph and Frances (Harthoorn) Vander Zyl. Ileen attended Sully school and graduated from Sully High School in 1955. Ileen attended the Iowa Methodist School of Nursing...

Zachary Van Donselaar

Oct 13, 2020

Zachary Dean Van Donselaar was born January 23, 1999, to Bruce and Candi (Garden) Van Donselaar, in Pella, Iowa. He passed away unexpectedly at the University of Iowa Hospital on October 13, 2020.

Zach was homeschooled and graduated high school in 2017.  Following high school, he worked for Vermeer with the construction crew for a year. Zach...

Dorothy B. Vander Linden

Oct 10, 2020

Dorothy Beatrice (Van Gilst) Vander Linden was born on August 5, 1926 near Pella, IA to Dora (Van Ommen) and Hubert Van Gilst. She passed away peacefully at the Comfort House in Pella on October 10, 2020.  She attended Pleasant Grove and Pleasant View country schools. After graduating from the 8th grade she stayed at home to care for...

Ila Ozinga

Oct 8, 2020

Ila Marjorie Ozinga was born October 5, 1926, to Lambert  and Bertha (Vos) Van Wyk, in New Sharon, Iowa. Ila received her grade school education from Garden Hall Country School, and was baptized and made confession of faith in the Peoria Christian Reformed Church.

On January 23, 1947, she was united in marriage to Harold Ozinga. To...

Arietta De Graaf

Oct 7, 2020

Arietta Mae De Graaf  was born on November 28, 1923, to  Gerrit and Wilhelmina (Vander Wilt) De Graaf on the family farm southeast of Prairie City.

Arietta graduated from Pella Christian High School in 1943, and was a member of the third graduating class. She earned her bachelor's degree from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Henrietta Van Engelenhoven

Oct 5, 2020

Henrietta Agnes "Henri" Van Engelenhoven was born May 20, 1929. She was the first born of Louis and Hattie (Kelderman) Schuring. She was raised, along with her seven siblings, in -and-around the Pella, area. She was married to Kenneth Junior Wineland on April 5, 1947. They lived for a brief period after their marriage in Knoxville, before moving to...

Ed De Joode

Oct 4, 2020

John Edward "Ed" De Joode was born April 23, 1936, to John and Lavon (Abrahamson) De Joode, north of Knoxville, Iowa.

Ed grew up on two different farms northwest of Knoxville. He attended country schools through eighth grade, and was a 1955 graduate of Knoxville High School. He worked different jobs after graduating, and worked for Rolscreen...

Amy Van Roekel

Oct 4, 2020

Amy Lynn Van Roekel was born January 19, 1970, to Ralph and Walleta (De Reus) Van Roekel as the youngest child of five in Oskaloosa, Iowa. When Amy was just 2 ½ years old, her mother unexpectedly passed away, leaving Amy's care to her father and older siblings. Just before Amy turned five, Ralph remarried Lillian Stursma, beginning a...

Thomas Rigg

Sep 24, 2020

Thomas "Tom" Eugene Rigg was born January 22, 1950, to Robert and Lorrean (Kilgore) Rigg in Moberly, Missouri.

Tom was a 1968 graduate of William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri. He joined the ROTC in high school and immediately after graduation he joined the Army.

On March 10, 1973, he was united in marriage...