Obituary Listing

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...

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...