Obituary Listing

Jul 6, 2019

Marjorie Florence Gatton Blom was born on May 9, 1937, to Kelly and Beulah (Fuller) Gatton at her family's farm home near Rose Hill, Iowa.  She received her early education in the Lacey schools, and graduated from the Lacey High School. She then attended Drake University and graduated from the Iowa Methodist School of Nursing as a registered nurse....

Jul 4, 2019

Doris Jean Boer was born on July 9, 1950, to Richard and Annette (Olthoff) Kooy in Cicero, Illinois. She entered into glory on July 4, 2019, in Pella, Iowa, at age 68, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

Dori and her husband, Paul, met at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and were married on May...

Jul 4, 2019

David H. Melhus passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa.  In his final moments, Dave battled a heart condition to give his family a final gift: an opportunity to say goodbye.

Dave was born in Clarion, Iowa to Patricia Marie (Peterson) and Lawrence Edward Melhus.  He was close with...

Jul 3, 2019

Lisa Renee Jansen was born August 14, 1967, to Lloyd and Arlene (Beyer) Brand.  She passed away at the Comfort House of Pella on July 3, 2019.

Lisa grew up in the Sully community and graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School with the class of 1985. She then attended the American Institute of Business in Des Moines.  Later,...

Jul 2, 2019

Sarah M. Davis was born August 18, 1937, to Harvey and Ethel (Taylor) Davis in Pella at her parents' home, which was a railroad car. She was a foster child who grew up in the Pella and Ottumwa areas. At age ten, she went to live with Henry and Tena Van Rees and was later adopted by them. Sarah...

Jul 1, 2019

Lester Laverman was born April 5, 1934, near Sully. He always joked that it was a dry year and he wasn't very big.  His parents, Katie (Fopma)) and John Laverman, had three other children: Betty (Nikkel), Wilford Laverman, and Charlene (Vander Hart). They lived in the vicinity of Sully, Iowa.

As a boy, Lester loved sneaking off...

Jun 26, 2019

Earl Roy Duinink was born at his family farm home near Reasnor, Iowa, on January 20, 1947. He was the seventh and youngest child of Leonard and Henrietta (Beyer) Duinink.

He graduated from the eighth grade at Monroe Community Schools in 1961. Shortly after that he began working as a farm hand for several area farmers. Then...

Jun 25, 2019

Jaybe Cornelius Steenhoek was born March 23, 1926, to Simon and Wilhelmina "Winnie" (Mol) Steenhoek, in Pella.  He passed away on June 25, 2019, at Northern Mahaska Specialty Care in Oskaloosa.

Jaybe attended Flint Ridge Country School. On March 2, 1946, he was united in marriage to Ada De Haan in Pella. They shared the next 71...

Jun 23, 2019

Gary Lee Vander Wilt was born October 14, 1945, to Floyd and Luella (Guerts) Vander Wilt. He was united in marriage to Delores Jansen on December 5, 1969, at the First Reformed Church in Sully. To this union four children were born: Shawna, Robin, Alison and Trevor. Gary passed peacefully June 23, 2019, at the Comfort House in Pella,...

Jun 22, 2019

Rhonda Rae Ross, of Pella, Iowa, passed away on June 22, 2019, at the age of 62. Rhonda was born to Bill and Alberta Ryerson on April 14, 1957, in Knoxville, Iowa. She grew up as the youngest of two children and attended Knoxville High School.

Rhonda married Steven VandeKraats and the couple had two children during...

Jun 20, 2019

Logan Stanley Andeweg was born on April 25, 1933, to LeRoy and Wilma (Van Gorp) Andeweg in Pella, Iowa.  He attended school in Pella and graduated from Central College in 1955, with a Business major.  He was awarded The Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award.  While there, he met his future wife, Jennette Noordsy, who was the love of...

Jun 17, 2019

Junella Mae Verros was born on January 3, 1926, to Bert and Hilda (De Cook) Van Haaften, at the family farm near Pella, Iowa.  She passed away Monday, June 17, 2019, at Zuid Holland-The Cottages in Pella, Iowa, at the age of ninety-three.

As a young girl, she and her siblings walked to Black Oak Center School,...

Jun 16, 2019

Virginia Van Gorp was born to Carl Robert and Marie M. (Simmons) Blythe, in Mendota, Iowa.  She attended country school and high school in Knoxville, Iowa.

On March 1, 1969, Virginia was united in marriage to Donald J. Van Gorp, in Yukon, Oklahoma.

Virginia was devoted to her husband and career. She assisted Bert Bandstra...

Jun 6, 2019

Teresa Joice Bultsma was born May 9, 1959, to Rex and Madelyn Joice (Standley) Fuller, in Waterloo, Iowa. She passed away at Comfort House in Pella, on June 6, 2019.

On August 25, 2001, Teresa was united in marriage to Orville Bultsma in Cedar Falls, Iowa.  Together they fostered and adopted two daughters: Tessa Joy and Kaylee...

Jun 2, 2019

Gorman "Pete" Duane Rozendaal was born February 3, 1931, to Peter and Henrietta "Dolly" (Vander Wilt) Rozendaal, in his parents home in Sully, Iowa.

He attended school through the eighth grade in Sully.  Gorman met LaDonna Schuring who was a waitress at her parents restaurant in Sully. Gorman was demanding to be waited on with a firm...

May 18, 2019

Henry Schutte was born May 2, 1934, to Albertus and Petronella (Van Harten) Schutte, in Zuidlaren, Drente, The Netherlands.  He passed away at The Comfort House in Pella, Iowa, on May 18, 2019.

Henry attended grade school and barber trade school in the Netherlands. He came to America in 1953, and went to barber school in Des...

May 11, 2019

Lenora was born on May 30, 1928, to Antonie and Josie (Ver Ploeg) Blom on the family farm south of Pella.  She received her education at the North Porterville country school and Pella Christian High.

Lenora met her future husband, Albert Pleima, at church.  They were married on Feb. 18, 1948, at the home of her parents. ...

May 11, 2019

Marjorie Fae Boot was born January 13, 1925, on a farm near Otley, Iowa. She was the daughter of Frank E. and Anna C. Rietveld Boot. Marjorie attended the Bunker Hill School in Marion County and graduated from Pella High School. She became a member of First Reformed Church, Pella.

Marj attended Central College for one year...

May 8, 2019

Richard Eugene Hawkins was born April 10, 1958, to Lorraine and Irene "Bunny" Hawkins, in Newton, Iowa.  He passed away at the Comfort House in Pella on May 8, 2019.

Dick attended Reasnor Elementary School and was a 1976 graduate of the New Monroe School District.  He was a paint tech at Pella Corporation for almost 36...

May 5, 2019

Gregory Jay Ferguson was born June 29, 1947, to Robert W. and Virginia Mae (Parnham) Ferguson, in Los Angeles, California. He passed away on May 5, 2019, at the Comfort House in Pella.

Greg was a 1965 graduate of Roosevelt High School. Greg enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was honorably discharged.  After returning from the...