Stella Meulpolder
Jul 8, 2020
Stella Jacoba Meulpolder was born December 10, 1922, to Benjamin and Marie (Schep) Rozendaal, on the family farm north of Sully.
Stella attended country school through eighth grade in Jasper County. She later moved to Denver, Colorado, for five years where she attended business college for two years and worked for the Overall Factory there. When she...
Judy L. De Vries
Jul 4, 2020
Judy Lynne De Vries was born January 8, 1942, to Clarence William and Engelyn "Angie" (Van Ringelestein) Van Steenis on the family farm near Flagler, Iowa. In 1956 her family moved to Pella. Judy was a 1960 graduate of Pella High School.
Judy met Rodney De Vries at Marion County Bank where she was his favorite teller....
Cynthia Langstraat
Jun 30, 2020
Cynthia Langstraat was born the youngest of seven children on October 3, 1942, to Floris and Marie (Fynaardt) Vander Schaaf, in Mahaska County, Iowa.
She grew up on the family farm southeast of Oskaloosa where Cynthia attended Red Country School, the Oskaloosa Christian Grade School, and  graduated in 1960 from Pella Christian High School. Cynthia was baptized...
Patricia Filippini
Jun 22, 2020
Patricia Marie Filippini of Pella, Iowa, died on June 22, 2020, at the Comfort House in Pella. Born in Illinois, she grew up in Beecher, Illinois. Her parents, Robert Squier and Inger Jensen Squier, precede her in death. She has three brothers;  Steve (Vickie), Richard, Robert (Denise), and a sister Kathleen Reeves (Trey). She attended Beecher High School, then...
George Ware
Jun 16, 2020
George Edmund Ware was born March 8, 1941, to Lawrence and Doris (Scully) Ware, in Ottumwa, Iowa. He may have been an only child, but he had over 100 (foster) brothers and sisters. He passed away at Wesley Life - Park Centre in Newton, on June 16, 2020.
George graduated from Ottumwa High School. He was united...
Darlene Beyer
Jun 13, 2020
Darlene Louise Beyer was born December 29, 1939, to Jacob and Telida (Verros) Monster, in Marion County, Iowa.
Darlene attended North Flagler School through eighth grade and Pella Community High School.
On January 27, 1959, she was united in marriage to Stanley Beyer at the Third Reformed Church in Pella. To this union they were...
Craig Olson
Jun 10, 2020
Craig Louis Olson was born December 21, 1947, to C. Franklin and Bertha Jane (Olson) Olson, in Waterloo, Iowa. He was a 1966 graduate of West Waterloo High School. He went on to earn his bachelor's degree in fish and wildlife biology and his master's degree in limnology.
On August 29, 1970, he was united in marriage...
Bonnie Rouw
Jun 10, 2020
Bonnie Marie Rouw was born March 29, 1936, to Richard H. and Thelma (Alley) Smith, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Thelma passed away when Bonnie was only four months old. Richard then married Martha Ada, and together they raised their family.  Bonnie passed away on June 10, 2020, at the Comfort House in Pella.
On March 23, 1956 she...
Marjorie Vander Werff
Jun 6, 2020
Marjorie Lucille (Sytsma) Vander Werff, age 93, died peacefully on June 6, 2020. Marjorie was born on October 29, 1926, to Dannie and Lena (De Hamer) Sytsma. Marge, her parents and four siblings grew up on a farm near Tracy, Iowa. She helped her dad plant and harvest crops with horses, do chores and everything involved with farming. Marge...
Margaret Zondervan
Jun 2, 2020
Margaret Louise (Netz) Zondervan, 73, went home to be with her beloved Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 2, 2020. There will be no visitation or funeral service, only a graveside service with close family.
Margaret was born on May 8, 1947, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was lovingly adopted into a nurturing and faith-filled home...
Laurie Lukens
May 26, 2020
Laurie June Lukens, 58, of Pella, Iowa died May 26, 2020 at Mercy Hospital Des Moines, Iowa. She was born February 7, 1962, to Dale and Laurel (Michaels) Lukens, in Burlington, Iowa.
Laurie grew up on the family farm near Gladstone, Illinois, attended the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton, Iowa, through high school and...
Kenneth Van Wyk
May 23, 2020
Kenneth Dean Van Wyk was born on July 23, 1945, as the third child of Laurens and Carrie (Van Roekel) Van Wyk of Leighton, Iowa. He joined his two older siblings Luella Marie and John Henry and later welcomed three younger siblings Carol Jean, Laurens Jr., and Shirley Ruth. Kenneth attended Burr Oak Country School and Pella Christian. He...
James Rietveld
May 21, 2020
James Alvin Rietveld was born to Alvin and Betty (Kool) Rietveld September 12, 1951, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was the youngest of four children, and the only boy. Jim grew up on a small farm outside of Otley, Iowa, and attended Otley Elementary School. He attended Pella High School, and later was proud to surprise his kids when he...
Wallace Kooyman
May 10, 2020
Wallace "Wally" A. Kooyman, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Moline, died Sunday, May 10, 2020, visiting family at Pella, Iowa. Cremation rights were afforded per his wishes, with a memorial service and burial to be held at Church of the Palms in Sarasota at a future date.
Wally was born June 6, 1930, to Simon A. Kooyman...
Irvin Vander Leest
May 6, 2020
Private funeral services for Irvin Vander Leest, age 78, of Sully, will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, May 11, at the First Reformed Church in Sully. Immediate family only will be able to be in attendance. The church will provide hand sanitizers and please use a mask at your own discretion. The service will be live-streamed on the...
Timothy Nelson
May 5, 2020
Timothy Mark Nelson, 67, of Muscatine, Iowa went to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. Tim was born June 19, 1952 in Lexington, Nebraska, the son of Raymond and Margaret Nelson. He graduated from East High School with the class of 1970. Tim went on to study business at...
Gary Schminke
May 5, 2020
Gary Glen Schminke was born December 4, 1948, to Victor and Hazel (Price) Schminke in Van Horne, Iowa. He passed away on May 5, 2020, at the Comfort House in Pella, with wife Linda, daughter Cindy and a special nurse, Barb Van Gorp, by his side.
Gary was a 1967 graduate of Vinton High School, and Area...
Luetta Slagter
May 5, 2020
Luetta Carol (Clark) Slagter passed away May 5, 2020, in Pella. Luetta was born October 10, 1933. She was the third child born to (Thomas) Wilson and Carrie (Verros) Clark in Harvey, Iowa.
On June 9, 1954, she was married to Don Slagter in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Luetta was a housekeeper and did some home cleaning. On July...
Lois Vander Schel
Apr 20, 2020
Lois Pauline (Brush) Vander Schel, 93, was born May 13, 1926 near Lynnville, Iowa. Â She passed away peacefully on Monday, April 20, at the Cottages Hospice Care in Pella.
Lois graduated from Lynnville High School in 1944, where she played basketball and was Salutatorian of her class.
In 1946, Lois was united in marriage to...
Connie Brouwer
Apr 16, 2020
Connie Elaine Brouwer was born October 25,1943 in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Her parents, Henry and Anna Van Haaften Sedrel, lived in Leighton, Iowa. Connie was raised in Leighton, along with her older sister Carol. She went to school in Leighton through the eighth grade. While in grade school, Connie was a writer for the Pella Chronicle. She walked...
