Obituary Listing

Feb 7, 2018

Doyle Ditzenberger, Pella, Iowa, answered the call of his Lord on February 7, 2018, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Debra, sons Jeffrey (Tonya) Ditzenberger of Des Moines, Mark Ditzenberger of Blue Springs, Missouri, and a daughter Barbara (Jeff) Anderson of Rockwell City, Iowa, two grandsons, Andrew Scheier and Jeffrey Ditzenberger, and a brother Roger (Judy)...

Feb 5, 2018

Calvin was born at home near Otley, Iowa.  He attended Pella Christian Grade School, was a 1965 graduate of Pella Christian High, and attended Iowa State University and earned his degree.

Cal and Deb met while she was caring for his dad in the hospital, and they married on May 19, 1984 in Pella, Iowa.  Together they...

Feb 3, 2018

Helen Marie Ritter O'Connor of Woodstock, Illinois, was born October 11, 1961, the daughter of Howard and Joyce (Otten) Ritter.  She attended and graduated from Monroe High School in 1980, from DMACC in Ankeny, Iowa, and the University of Columbia, Missouri earning a B.A. in business.  Helen was a member of the United Methodist Church in Killduff, Iowa, and...

Feb 2, 2018

Carol Lynn Schulte was born November 24, 1967, to Roger and Lenora (Van Zee) Van Norden, in Pella.  She passed away on February 2, 2018, at the Comfort House in Pella.

Carol grew up in Pella and attended Pella Christian Grade School and Pella Christian High School.  She graduated from Dordt College in two years so she...

Feb 1, 2018

Bernie J. Van Roekel was born March 15, 1923, to John and Blanche (Witzenburg) Van Roekel, at his parent's home east of Otley.  He lived in that area until he retired and moved to Pella in 1995.  He passed away February 1, 2018, with his family by his side.

Bernie attended Richland School east of Otley. After...

Feb 1, 2018

Leo Vande Krol was born November 24, 1927, to John and Lillian (Kruseman) Vande Krol, south of Lynnville.  He attended Ludwick country school near Lynnville.

Leo was united in marriage with Nellie Beyer on April 6, 1951, in the First Reformed Church parsonage in Sully.  Leo trucked most of his life. He was in partnership with his...

Jan 29, 2018

An obituary is not available at this time for Elmer Zylstra. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jan 27, 2018

Clifford A. Riggs, Jr, 78, recently of Pella, IA, passed away Saturday January 27, 2018.  He was surrounded by family in Pella, IA.  Previously of Grantville, PA where he lived with his wife from 1974 until retirement in 2010.   He was born on July 18, 1939 in Gunnison, CO, the son of the late Clifford A. and Thelma S....

Jan 27, 2018

Cora Jansen was born October 9, 1916, to Kors and Jennie (Nikkel) Harthoorn, near Lynnville, Iowa.  She passed away on January 27, 2018, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell, Iowa.

Cora attended country school near Lynnville and lived in the Lynnville – Sully area her entire life.

On July 19, 1938, she was united in...

Jan 7, 2018

Stanley Lensing, age 79, of Pella, Iowa passed away peacefully at his home after a long battle with cancer on Sunday, January 7, 2018 surrounded by his loving wife, Marlys, of 54 years and his immediate family.

Stanley (Stan) Jerome Lensing was born December 5, 1938 to Hugo and Mathilda (Schrandt) on the family farm in Festina,...

Jan 4, 2018

An obituary is not available at this time for Rosemary Reed. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Dec 31, 2017

Ada Marie Steenhoek was born on August 1, 1925, the second of two children born to Dingeman and Katherine (Van Waardhuizen) De Haan.  She passed away on December 31, 2017, at the Pella Regional Health Center.

Ada was born on her grandfather's farm west of Pella.  She attended Webster School in Pella. When in second grade, she...

Dec 31, 2017

Gilbert Roozeboom was born to Gysbert and Johanna (Hol) Roozeboom on June 18, 1927, near Olivet, Iowa. When he was six months old, he and two older brothers contracted polio. Henry John died on December 1, 1927, but John and Gilbert survived. From the time Gil was a little child, he loved God, people, and horses.

Dec 29, 2017

Leonard Peter Pol passed away Friday, December 29,2017, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa, Iowa, at the age of 89.  He was born on May 2, 1928, to Peter Pol and Irene (Langstraat) Pol.

Leonard grew up in the Otley area where he attended school through the 8th grade. He helped his father on...

Dec 16, 2017

Gerdena Faye Stursma was born January 21, 1937, to Will D. and Nellie (Bruxvoort) Van Wyk in Jasper County, Iowa.  She passed away December 16, 2017, at the Comfort House in Pella.

Gerdena completed the eighth grade in Sully.  On June 12, 1956, she was united in marriage with Charles Stursma at the Sully Christian Reformed Church. ...

Dec 14, 2017

Frances was born April 15, 1915, in the city of Giesendam, province of South Holland, Netherlands. She was the second of three children born to Cornelius "Case" and Lyntje Baardman Koorevaar Ver Heul.  Her mother, Lyntje, had three children by a previous marriage:  Marie, Irene and Arie Koorevaar.  Fran immigrated to the United States with her parents, brother and...

Dec 5, 2017

Gary W. Gezel of Pella, Iowa, died peacefully early Tuesday morning December 5, 2017, at Jefferson Place, Pella.  Gary was 99 years old having just celebrated his birthday on November 11, 2017.

Gary was the husband of the late Dorothy (Findlay) Gezel who died on September 4, 2004.  Gary met Dorothy on a train to Scotland in...

Nov 27, 2017

Hendrika Johanna Matilda Zegers was born January 19, 1918, to Willem and Mary (Van Kolfscholten) Zegers in Woudenberg, Netherlands.   She passed away on November 27, 2017, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell, Iowa.

Hendrika and her family came to the United States in 1924, when she was seven years old.  They made their home on the Maytag...

Nov 25, 2017

Arthur Henry Meppelink was born April 23, 1925, to Herman and Ella (Veldhuizen) Meppelink, in Leighton, Iowa.  He passed away November 25, 2017, at the Cottages in Pella. Art was a graduate of Pella Christian High School and grew up in the Leighton area.  He was united in marriage to Edith Jonker on June 3, 1948, in Peoria.  To...

Nov 12, 2017

Bertha Rozendaal was born January 30, 1919, to John and Johanna (Terlouw) Rowenhorst in rural Knoxville, Iowa. She passed away November 12, 2017, at the Sunny View Care Center in Ankeny, Iowa.

Bertha graduated from Pella Community High School in 1936, and went on to take summer courses at UNI in Cedar Falls.  She taught school in...