Obituary Listing

Aug 28, 2018

Mary Lou Beyer was born May 25, 1934, to A.W. and Thelma (Mitchell) Garrett, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.  She passed away at The Comfort House in Pella, on August 28, 2018.

Mary Lou attended Oskaloosa Grade School and was a 1952 graduate of Oskaloosa High School.

On October 14, 1954, she was united in marriage to...

Aug 24, 2018

Henrietta Leona TerLouw was born February 27, 1916, to John F. and Maggie (Visser) Hiemstra, at her parents' home on Valley View Farm near Otley. Leona was the youngest of eleven children.

Leona had the typical chores of a farm girl. She would pick up corn cobs from the hog lot to burn in their woodstove.  Some...

Aug 20, 2018

Vernon Hoskins, 89, joined his wife in heaven on Monday, August 20, 2018, at the Cottages in Pella, IA.

Vernon was born in Salina, Kansas to Lydia (Schuber) and Paul Hoskins on November 16, 1928.  He graduated from Brown-Mackie School of Business.

Vernon Hoskins and his high school crush, Rene Dugan, were married on June...

Aug 19, 2018

Oliver Simon Neary, son of Shannon and Eliza (Franzen) Neary, was born on Sunday, August 19, 2018, at the Pella Regional Health Center. Oliver was called to Heaven shortly before his family got a chance to meet him.

Oliver will be greatly missed by his big brothers, who he looked a lot like, minus their red hair....

Aug 19, 2018

Arthur Schuring was born October 9, 1932, to Nick and Mintie (Van Zee) Schuring, in Marion County, Iowa.

Art attended schools in Jasper County, and went on to join the U.S. Army in 1953.  He attained the rank of sergeant and was honorably discharged in 1954.   On June 1, 1956, he was united in marriage to LouAnn...

Aug 17, 2018

Gerrit Van Hal was born April 16, 1932, to Jacob and Dena (Spoelstra) Van Hal, on the family farm near Sully, Iowa, where he grew up.  He received his education at Sully Christian Grade School where he graduated from the 8th grade in 1946. After this he helped on the farm and worked as a hired hand for some...

Aug 17, 2018

We lost our mom, grandma, and great-grandma this week.  She had a way of filling a room with laughter.  She never met a stranger and her phone calls, cards and prayers gave joy to many.

Marcia Joy De Prenger was born May 4, 1931, to Fred and Irene (Van Steenis) Van Maanen, in the Mahaska Hospital in...

Jul 29, 2018

Casimir "Casey" Koza was born in Manchester, New Hampshire on February 1, 1924 to Joseph and MaryAnna Koza. He died on July 29, 2018 at The Cottages in Pella, Iowa at the age of 94. After graduating from Manchester West High School in 1941, Casey joined the U S Navy and served as a radioman during World War II...

Jul 27, 2018

Celeste Ruth Gerstma was born to Andrew and Dora (Kooistra) Gertsma June 7, 1917 on a farm north of Lynnville, Iowa. Her family eventually settled on and purchased a farm south of Lynnville when Ruth, as she was aways called, was eleven years old. She had a very happy childhood with a fun-loving mother and a kind and helpful...

Jul 26, 2018

Bel was born on March 6, 1933, in the early morning to A.T. and Jennie (Van Heukelom) Ver Meer in Pella. She graduated from Pella Christian High School in 1951. Bel started dating Dale Vos in 1950, and married him April 16, 1954, one month after he returned from Korea.  To this union, three boys were born: Michael Dale,...

Jul 20, 2018

Daisy Marcella Winwood was born May 24, 1922, in Hampton, Iowa, to William and Irma (Elphic) Rozevink.  She passed away on July 20, 2018, at The Cottages in Pella, Iowa, at the age of 96.

She graduated from Hampton Community Schools.  On March 7, 1945, she was united in marriage to Kenneth A. Winwood, and together they...

Jul 15, 2018

Ursula Dembski was born December 21, 1931, to Albert Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Armbruster and Hildegard Armbruster.  She passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Comfort House, in Pella, Iowa. She was 86. Her husband, William J. Dembski, preceded her in death by nine months.

Ursula's parents were German. In 1924, after WWI and after the German hyperinflation...

Jul 11, 2018

Alfred Lee Van Maaren was the youngest of ten children born to Gerrit Cornelius "G.C." and Sarah (Boender) Van Maaren, on November 7, 1936,  in Newton, Iowa.  He passed away at the Cottages in Pella on July 11, 2018.

Alfred attended elementary school in Newton and Pella and graduated from Pella Community High School.

On...

Jul 7, 2018

Michael Eugene De Zwarte was born September 1, 1955, to Marvin and Mary (Vis) De Zwarte, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.  He passed away at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines on July 7, 2018, at the age of 62.

Mike lived in the Pella area his whole life. He attended Pella Christian Grade School and was a 1973...

Jul 4, 2018

Mary Ann Veenendaal was born on Christmas day in 1930, to Andrew and Margaret (Van Gilst) Samson, at her parent's home near Newton, Iowa. She attended country school near Reasnor, Iowa, and she graduated from Newton High School in 1949.

On March 8, 1950, she married Jerry Veenendaal.  She met her husband at Newton Christian Reformed Church...

Jun 23, 2018

Patricia Diann Wolfe was born in Osceola, Iowa, on December 31, 1948. She was the first child of Verda May Bright Wolfe and Donald Dean Wolfe. The family lived on a farm between Osceola and Murray. Patricia had friends in both towns.

As a little girl, Patricia loved playing with her "dollies" and took them to bed...

Jun 21, 2018

Robert Willis Van Hal was born October 20, 1930, to William and Wilma (Wichhart) Van Hal, at their home near Tracy, Iowa.  He passed away at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, on June 21, 2018.

Bob was a 1951 graduate of Pella Community High School and went on to graduate from Central College.  He was drafted into...

Jun 17, 2018

Edna Jean "E.J." Goemaat was born June 20, 1928, to Tunis and Alice (Rouw) Goemaat, at home, in Kirkville, Iowa.  At the age of five, her mother died. Edna, her older brother, Alvin, and younger sister Sylvia, lived with relatives along with their father 2½ miles west of Leighton, Iowa. A couple of years later, her father married a...

Jun 16, 2018

Gerald "Jerry" Frederick Hummel was born May 25, 1941, to Fred and Ruth (Wharton) Hummel, in Dubuque, Iowa.  He passed away at the Comfort House in Pella on June 16, 2018.

Jerry was raised in the Newton and Monroe area.  He earned his G.E.D. and joined the U.S. Army in 1957.  He attained the rank of Sergeant...

Jun 11, 2018

Dorothy Jane Lane was born February 15, 1925, to Mary (Ver Steegt) and Neal Vander Leest, in a rural farmhouse in Jasper County, Iowa. She passed away June 11, 2018, at the Windsor Manor in Grinnell, Iowa.

When Dorothy was in eighth grade, rural kids had to go to Newton to take a test in order to...