Obituary Listing

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...

Jun 3, 2018

Rebecca Wright Madden was born September 27, 1955, to Robert Maurice and Marjorie Wright in London, England.  She passed away on June 3, 2018, in Pella, Iowa.

Rebecca married Richard Madden on November 20, 1981, in London, England.  She moved to Pella in 1994 upon her husband's retirement from the Navy.  She worked in the T &...

May 25, 2018

Wilhelmina Catherina Hol was born January 29, 1926, the sixth child of eight to Willem and Marie Hol. She was born near Tracy and attended the Bluff Creek School. She attended Pella Community High School for three years and graduated from Pella Christian High School.  In 1940 her family moved to the Lunt farm east of Peoria. She worked...

May 22, 2018

Robert Ray Van Waardhuizen was born October 2, 1947, to Harry and Cleora (Carpenter) Van Waardhuizen, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.  He passed away at Comfort House in Pella, on May 22, 2018.

Bob grew up on the family farm near Reasnor.  He attended Pella schools, graduating from Pella Community High School in 1965, and from AIB (American Institute...

May 10, 2018

Mary J. Vande Noord was born July 7, 1952, to Ralph and Freda (Hoeksema) Wisse, in Pella, Iowa.  She passed away in Pella, on May 10, 2018, after a five month battle with cancer.

Mary was a 1970 graduate of Pella Community High School.  She went on to earn her RN degree from Iowa Lutheran Nursing program...

May 9, 2018

LaDonna Louise Ware was born February 11, 1943, to William Versal and Grace LaVon (Ridgway) Miller, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.  She passed away at Jefferson Place in Pella, on May 9, 2018.

LaDonna was a 1961 graduate of Albia High School.  She was united in marriage to George E. Ware on September 2, 1962 at The church of...

May 8, 2018

Cornie Van Wyngarden was born on January 2, 1922, on the family farm in the Lower Grove area. He was the second of seven children born to his parents Walter and Sadie (Stursma) Van Wyngarden.

As a child, he attended Peoria CRC and graduated from Peoria Christian Grade School. He didn't attend high school because he was...

Apr 30, 2018

Kristin Renee Tighe was born October 21, 1975, to Robert and Martha "Faye" (Roozeboom) Verschuure, in Pella, Iowa.  She passed away at Comfort House on April 30, 2018, with her family by her side.

Kristi grew up in Pella where she attended Pella Christian Grade School and was a 1994 graduate of Pella Christian High School.

Apr 11, 2018

Doris Margaret Steenhoek was born December 2, 1924, in their farmhouse near Harvey, Iowa, to Gerrit and Lena  (Steenhoek) Verros.

In 1929, her family moved to a farm southwest of Otley, then in 1938, they moved to a farm northeast of Leighton.  Doris attended school in Marion and Mahaska counties.  She worked in the shipping department at...

Apr 6, 2018

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Mar 29, 2018

Thyrza Faye (Hackert) Steward, age 89, of Pella, died March 29, 2018.  The daughter of Henry and Sarah (Van Zee) Hackert, Thyrza was born on March 4, 1929, at the family home near Leighton, Iowa. An older sister, Edythe, welcomed her home.  Thyrza spent her childhood on their farm where they raised turkeys, silver fox, and operated a hatchery. ...

Mar 24, 2018

My Cup Runneth Over

By Nelda Pealer and Dave

"Shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life." Philippians 2:15

"The darkness is passing and the true light is already shining."   1 John 2:8

"The mystery of why God gave me so much. I don't know...

Mar 20, 2018

Doris Letha McConeghey was born to Roy and Olive (Woody) Marshall, at their home seven miles east of Monroe, January 1, 1919.  She passed away March 20, 2018, at the age of 99, in Pella, Iowa.

Doris graduated from eighth grade at Enterprise Country School.  On March 17, 1945, she married Earl Gray.  Except for the first...