Beulah De Graaf
Feb 21, 2020
Beulah Margerite was born to George and Bertha (Hollander) De Groot on February 16, 1928. She was the third of nine children. She grew up on a farm by Rose Hill, Iowa. From K through 7th grade, Beulah attended Brush College School. Beulah recalled that the school was over 2 miles away and they usually walked. Her 8th grade...
Elizabeth Van Hemert
Feb 12, 2020
Elizabeth Wilhelmina Van Hemert was born February 8, 1929, to Bert and Jennie (DeKoning) Harselaar, in Jasper County, Iowa. She passed away on February 12, 2020, at the Cottages in Pella.
In 1948, Liz met Gerald Allen Van Hemert and the two were married on February 21, 1950, in Newton. To this union two children were born:...
Kathryn Braafhart
Feb 9, 2020
Kathryn Mae Braafhart was born January 10, 1924, to Gysbert and Ethel (Van Engelenhoven) Menninga, at their home north of Otley.
Kathryn attended Valley View school through eighth grade. She met Nicholas Braafhart, Jr. while working at Rolscreen. They were united in marriage on May 31, 1947, at her parents' farm near Otley. To this union they...
Terry Bandstra
Feb 8, 2020
Terry James Bandstra was born December 27, 1950, to James Everett and Tena Mae (Van Wyngarden) Bandstra, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
As a child, Terry attended Peoria Christian School and the Peoria Christian Reformed Church. He decided to go to Pella High School  as a freshman so he could play football. After graduating in 1968, Terry attended Marshalltown...
Donald J. Baker
Feb 3, 2020
Donald J. Baker was born to Sheldon J. Baker and Leona M. (Winter) Baker at home in Sutherland, Iowa, on April 27, 1930. He passed away on February 3, 2020, at Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of 89. He attended Sutherland School until the family moved to Estherville where he completed high school. While still in...
Ada Kay Van Maanen
Jan 29, 2020
Ada Kay Van Maanen was born December 3, 1941, to Dick and Martha (De Kraai) Van Wyk, in Rose Hill, Iowa. She passed away on January 29, 2020, at the Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.
Ada grew up in the Monroe area, attended country school north of New Sharon, Monroe Elementary School and was a graduate of...
Michael Van Weelden
Jan 27, 2020
Michael Eugene Van Weelden was born July 13, 1952, to John and Magdeline (Rozenberg) Van Weelden, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Mike attended school in Pella. Throughout his career, he worked for Feed Energy, and he retired from Riverhead Resources, where he was a customer service manager.
On December 29, 2004, he was united in marriage to...
Jesus Munoz
Jan 25, 2020
In Loving Memory of Jesus Humberto Munoz, also known as 'Suess', 22 years old, residing in Bakersfield, CA. Jesus departed this world for heaven on January 25, 2020, in his place of birth, Omaha, Nebraska, due to medical stress. Jesus was born on May 19, 1997 to Jesus (Beto) and Gina Munoz.
For the first years of...
Wilhelmina "Mimi" Rodigas
Jan 25, 2020
Husband:Â The late Leonard Rodigas
Daughters:Â Myra and John Wolf of Wentzville, Missouri
Mona and Kevin Gibson of Des Moines, Iowa
Russell Stravers
Jan 24, 2020
Russell Lee Stravers was born May 9, 1942, to Gilbert and Jennie (Harthoorn) Stravers, in Lynnville, Iowa.
Russ attended Black Oak Country School, Sully Christian School and graduated from Pella Christian High School.
On February 23, 1962, he was united in marriage to Gladys Viola Lanser at the Sully Christian Reformed Church. To this union...
Gerald Hoekstra
Jan 11, 2020
Gerald Henry Hoekstra was born August 28, 1930, to Henry and Jennie (Klein) Hoekstra, at Leighton, Iowa.
Gerald attended Centennial Country School, and earned his GED while overseas in the Army. He was drafted in the Army on August 20, 1952, earned the rank of PFC, and was honorably discharged on July 30, 1954.
On...
Wilbur R. Veenstra
Jan 7, 2020
Wilbur R. Veenstra was born June 15, 1929, to Richard and Gertie (Vander Molen) Veenstra in Mahaska County.
Wilbur was a graduate of Peoria Christian Grade School, then worked as a hired hand for farmers in the Peoria area. Later he was a truck driver for Peoria Stockyards.
He made profession of faith as a...
Dick Ver Heul
Jan 5, 2020
Dick H. Ver Heul passed away on January 5, at Iowa Methodist Hospital. He was born to Dick and Jeanette Ver Heul on January 26, 1934, in Pella, Iowa.
He attended Pella grade schools and graduated from Pella High School in 1952. He then attended Central College. After one year he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He...
Edna Ozinga
Jan 2, 2020
Edna Lucille Ozinga was born November 5, 1919, in Mahaska County on the County Line farm, six miles south of Sully.  Edna was the second of ten children (three boys and seven girls) born to Neal and Hilda Grandia Van Wyk.  When Edna was living, she was the oldest living  descendent of Willem Van Wyk (1849-1917).
Edna...
Joan Felton
Dec 25, 2019
Joan K. (Van Den Baard) Felton, age 75, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 25, 2019, at the Pella Comfort House. She was born January 10, 1944, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Mary Ruth and Cornelius Van Den Baard.
Joni was a 1962 graduate of Pella High School. She married Nelson Van Hulzen in January 1962. Out of...
Naomi Deann Phillips
Dec 24, 2019
Naomi DeeAnn Phillips daughter of Jared and Jessica (Williams) Phillips was born December 22, in Pella, Iowa, and passed away on December 24, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Those left to cherish her memory are her parents Jared and Jess, and her brothers: Liam (5) and Micah (3), who were so excited to have a sibling and...
Harry L. Hartgers
Dec 22, 2019
Harry Lee Hartgers was born on December 29, 1935, to Tunis and Cora (Olsthoorn) Hartgers north of Sully, Iowa.
On October 11, 1957, he was united in marriage to Marlene Terpstra at the Third Reformed Church in Pella. To this union they were blessed with three children: Debra, Danny and Diane.
Harry worked for Midwest...
Loren Witzenburg
Dec 16, 2019
On a cool Sunday in Bismark, North Dakota, Loren was the second child born to Gerrit and Ethel Witzenburg on June 9, 1937. Due to the Depression Era economy, the family soon moved to Iowa to live with cousins. This may have been the beginning of Loren's love for adventure.
The family lived in Otley and Loren...
Marlys De Wild
Dec 14, 2019
Marlys Jean De Wild was the fourth of six children born to Henry and Grace (Muyskens) Korver on June 28, 1935 on a farm near Alton, Iowa. Marlys attended Floyd Independent Country School and graduated from Newkirk High School in 1952. She went on to earn her bachelor's degree in home economics from Central College in 1956.
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Franni Vermeer
Dec 9, 2019
Frances Mae Vermeer was born on January 12, 1959, to Joseph and Ginny Pearl (Young) Staley, in Barberton, Ohio.
Franni graduated from high school in Sanford, Florida, in 1977, and went on to attend culinary school at Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island. She was a chef in Orlando at Hilton and Hyatt Hotels. After meeting...
