Obituary Listing

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...

Apr 20, 2020

Lois Pauline (Brush) Vander Schel, 93, was born May 13, 1926 near Lynnville, Iowa.  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...

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...

Apr 14, 2020

Lois Virginia (DeJong) Van Genderen was born September 26, 1944 to Floris Walter DeJong and Doris (Monsma) DeJong. She passed away unexpected, but peacefully, of a heart attack early Tuesday morning, April 14, 2020. She attended Maple Grove Country School through 6th grade and was very active in 4-H. She graduated from Prairie City High School in 1962. She...

Apr 13, 2020

Dorothy was the fourth of seven children born to Ray and Johanna (Van Haaften) Hoksbergen, on May 17, 1935, on a farm northeast of Leighton, Iowa.   She was baptized at Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella.  Her father bought a farm northwest of Taintor and the family moved there in April of 1937.  They became members of Peoria Christian...

Apr 12, 2020

Glen Ray Chapman was the sixth of ten children, born February 5, 1959, to Ivan and Carolyn (Klein) Chapman, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Glen attended North Mahaska School in New Sharon, and was a 1977 graduate of  Lynnville-Sully High School.  As a young boy he attended the Lower Grove Church and he enjoyed his first job junking with...

Apr 9, 2020

Wilma Reva Bensink was born April 24, 1930, to John and Cora (Fortuin) De Kruyff, on the family farm northeast of Sully.  She grew up on a farm and attended Battle Ridge country school, Lynnville School, and graduated from New Sharon High School.

On June 8, 1949, she was united in marriage with Gradus Bensink in Sully,...

Apr 6, 2020

Wilma Florence (Eckhoff) Rozendaal was the sixth of nine children born to Peter G. and Johanna G. (Timmermans) Eckhoff, on August 17, 1916, in Platte, South Dakota.

In 1925, she moved with her family to Hollandale, Minnesota. After graduating from Albert Lea High School in 1933, she did housework for others, including Adrian Rozendaal's sister, Pearl Reynen....

Mar 28, 2020

Ronald Eugene Evans was born on January 24, 1933, to Cecil and Inez (Bowman) Evans in Maquoketa, Iowa.

Ron met his wife, Doris, in Maquoketa, Iowa and were married in 1956. They were blessed with two children: Douglas and Cheryl.

Ron was a devoted police officer and spent many years as the Maquoketa Chief of...

Mar 25, 2020

William Harold Schimmel was born at home near Tracy, Iowa, on June 4, 1923, to Dick and Hattie (Van Hal) Schimmel. He was the third son of seven children, and baptized at the Tracy Christian Reformed Church. Bill received his elementary education at the Union School located next to the farm where he lived. In 1938, the family moved...

Mar 13, 2020

Leroy Donald Den Adel, son of  Isaac Den Adel and Shealynn Uitermark was born on March 13, 2020 at the Pella Regional Health Center.  At 23 weeks into the pregnancy, Leroy was born a beautiful boy who was born too early and too small for this world. Leroy will be greatly missed by his mom, dad, and his big...

Mar 9, 2020

Wilbur Dick Vos was born the oldest of five children to Cornie and Henrietta (Swank) Vos on October 20, 1931, at their home north of Sully.

He was educated at three different country schools and graduated from the eighth grade from McKinney School near Galesburg. Wilbur worked on the family farm raising registered Hereford cattle in addition...

Mar 8, 2020

Jeffrey Dean "Beek" Vander Beek was born April 30, 1970, to Lambert "Beek" and Karen (Dahm) Vander Beek, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Jeff grew up in the Prairie City area and was a 1988 graduate of Prairie City High School. In 2003, he was united in marriage to Michelle Klein.

Throughout Jeff's career, he worked...

Mar 5, 2020

Logan Dwain Terpstra was born January 19, 1946, to Cornie and Corrie (Vonk) Terpstra, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He passed away Thursday, March 5, at the Pella Regional Health Center in Pella at the age of 74.

Logan grew up in the Sully area and was a graduate of Lynnville-Sully High School. On October 6, 1966, he was...

Feb 27, 2020

Aleida De Boer was born August 6, 1929, to Hendrik Johan and Grada (Bulten) Heersink, in Laren,  Gelderland, Netherlands. She passed away February 27, 2020, at The Cottages in Pella.

Aleida grew up in the Netherlands and attended school there. She came to the United States when she was 18, with her family and settled in Alamosa,...

Feb 27, 2020

Harry Kroll, Jr. was born June 13, 1951, to Harry and Ruth (Kelsheimer) Kroll, in Westfield, Iowa. He was united in marriage to Sek Pav in 2005. Harry worked for IBP Packing House for 14 years, Vermeer Manufacturing, Pella Schools as a bus driver, and most recently for Midwest Sanitation. He was a member of Liberty Evangelical Free Church...

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...

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:...

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...

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...