Obituary Listing

Dec 16, 2018

Kayli Renae Hrdlicka was born March 5, 1989, to Fred and Rhonda (Prahl) Hrdlicka, in Pella, Iowa.  She passed away on December 16, 2018, in Tallahassee, Florida.

Kayli attended school in Pella, and was a 2007 graduate of Pella Community High School.  She went on to Northwest Missouri State University to earn a degree in Food Nutrition/Dietetics. ...

Dec 15, 2018

Erma Mae De Jong, daughter of Bert E. and Nellie (Paltzer) De Jong, was born on July 4, 1930, on the family farm in the Sand Ridge area of Lake Prairie Township near Pella, Marion County, Iowa. Erma was baptized at the First Reformed Church of Pella, Iowa. In 1932, the family moved to Elk Creek Township in Jasper...

Dec 9, 2018

Blake Eric "Bubba" Schroder was born June 23, 1995, to Brian and Amanda (Van Dusseldorp) Schroder in Pella. He passed away on December 9, 2018.

Bubba grew up in Pella and was a 2013 graduate of Pella Community High School. He got his Associate's Degree in Agribusiness from DMACC and was currently employed at NuMark Buildings Company....

Nov 26, 2018

Jennette (Jen) Estelle Noordsy Andeweg was born on October 14, 1932, in Monroe, South Dakota, to Harvey and Bertha Noordsy. She was the second-oldest of four children.  She attended Central College in Pella where she graduated with her teaching certificate.  She taught for one year in Monroe, Iowa, and later became a substitute teacher for many years in the...

Nov 21, 2018

Debra Ann Buckler, 59, passed away on November 21, 2018 while she was being sung "Great is Thy Faithfulness" at the Comfort House in Pella, Iowa. She was born in Fayette, Missouri on August 29, 1959. Her parents, Ron and Wanda (Kitchen) Buckler, raised her on a farm house. She was the second oldest out of her three siblings:...

Nov 12, 2018

Willis Arvin Van Haaften was born April 21, 1930, on the family farm northeast of Leighton.  He was the first born son to Arie W. and Mabel (Korver) Van Haaften.  He passed away at his home in Leighton on November 12, 2018.

He attended Black Oak #6 for three years and finished in Pleasant Ridge grade school. ...

Nov 4, 2018

Paul Wesley Thompson was born November 20, 1933, to LeRoy and Mattie (Tusing) Thompson, in Albia, Iowa.  He passed away at The Cottages in Pella on November 4, 2018.

Paul attended school in Albia and Oskaloosa.  He enlisted in the Marines on February 15, 1952, attaining the rank of Lance Corporal.  He earned the National Defense Service...

Nov 4, 2018

Kenneth W. Heschke was born March 31, 1925, to Charles and Bessie (Moriarty) Heschke, in Truesdale, Iowa.  He passed away on November 4, 2018, at the Jefferson Place in Pella, Iowa.

Ken attended Storm Lake High School.  He met Sarah M. Davis at the Rexall Drug Store in Pella.  They were married on June 28, 1959, at...

Oct 31, 2018

Joshua Kyle Wooldridge was born October 1, 1985, to Steven and Sharon (Vos) Wooldridge, in Pella, Iowa.  Josh died in a farming related accident, on the family farm, doing what he loved, on October 31, 2018.

Josh attended Peoria Christian School, was a 2004 graduate of Pella Christian High School and a 2006 graduate of Muscatine Community...

Oct 30, 2018

Clarence Joseph Bennett was born November 11, 1928, the youngest child of William Harrison and Jessie Ann (Douglas) Bennett. Clarence was born on a farm southeast of Kirkville, Iowa, in Richland Township, Wapello County.  He passed away at home with family members around him.

Clarence enlisted in the 5th Army in 1946 and served until May 1949....

Oct 29, 2018

Paul Hackert of Sully, Iowa, was born February 7, 1945, to Carl and Christine (Ter Louw) Hackert at their home on Amsterdam Hill near Pella. He was the youngest of five children.

He graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School in 1963, and was united in marriage to Karen Albright on July 27, 1965, in Sully.  They were blessed...

Oct 13, 2018

Richard Arthur "Pops" Boehme, age 77, died peacefully at Pella Regional Hospital in Pella, Iowa, surrounded by his family on October 13, 2018.  He was born on August 30, 1941, in Brooklyn, New York.  He always had a passion for collecting anything and everything, from stamps to baseball cards.  He enjoyed building 3D puzzles, playing chess and watching wrestling. ...

Oct 10, 2018

Harriett Evelyn (Stek) Brand went to be with her Heavenly Father on October 10, 2018 at the age of ninety six.

Harriet was born on July 30, 1922 to William and Gertie (Heslinga) Stek on a farm southeast of Lacey, Iowa.  She attended Johnson No.5 country school, about 1.75 miles from her home.  It was there that...

Oct 4, 2018

Ruth Esther Eysink was born July 8, 1937, to Henry and Dorothy (Goemaat) De Zwarte, on the family farm south of Pella.  She passed away at The Cottages in Pella, on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at the age of 81.

Ruth was a graduate of Pella Community High School.  She worked in the banking industry for 27...

Sep 30, 2018

Allan Eugene Van Wyk was born September 4, 1947, to Raymond A. and Johanna (Harsselaar) Van Wyk, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.  He passed away on September 30, 2018, at his home on the farm near Lynnville.

Allan, or "Crazy Horse" as his friends called him, attended Sully Christian Grade School.  On November 16, 1965, he was united in...

Sep 25, 2018

Carl R. Gray was born March 14, 1940, to Roy and Helene Gray, in rural Lancaster County, Ceresco, Nebraska.  He passed away on September 25, 2018, at his home in Pella, Iowa.  Carl graduated from University High School in Lincoln Nebraska, and the Faith Baptist Bible College, in Ankeny, Iowa.  He was employed by Meadow Gold, State of Nebraska...

Sep 7, 2018

Johanna Van Der Hart was born on April 2, 1922, to Albertus and Elizabeth (Oliver) Vander Voort in Pella, Iowa. She died September 7, 2018, at the Pella Regional Health Center.

Johanna was educated in the Pella Schools.  On September 24, 1940, she married Gordon Van Der Hart.  To this union two children were born: Ron and...

Sep 2, 2018

Cornelia (Rolffs) Vos was born on May 10, 1931, south of Sully, Iowa, to Dick and Minnie Rolffs.

Cornelia attended several country schools, and graduated from Sully Christian School.  She attended high school three years, was baptized and made profession of faith in Sully Christian Reformed Church, and met Wilbur Vos at Sunday night Bible Study.

Aug 31, 2018

Gary Marvin Wouterse, the only child of John and Jennie (Rozenboom) Wouterse, was born November 23, 1942 in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Gary attended Amsterdam Country School and Pella Community High School. Gary was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1967.  He lived his entire life in the Pella area, and farmed south of Pella.  He worked for Pella...

Aug 29, 2018

Ralph John Van Wyk was born December 3, 1930, to William Gysbert and Johanna (De Jong) Van Wyk, on the family farm southeast of Sully.  He passed away on August 29, 2018, at the Comfort House in Pella.

Ralph attended country school through eighth grade and completed two years of high school in Sully.  He joined the...