Obituary Listing

Nov 1, 2017

Esther Mae Goodyk was born January 3, 1924, to Hiram and Ruth (Morgon) Sutton, in Jasper County, Iowa.  She passed away on November 1, 2017, at Jefferson Place in Pella.

Esther grew up in the Prairie City and Pleasant Hill area and attended the Pleasant Hill Community School where she graduated from 8th grade.  Esther and her...

Oct 30, 2017

Lois Elaine (Vande Brake) Byker was born November 21, 1935, to Eibert and Agnes (Den Ouden) Vande Brake, on the family farm where Sioux Preme Packing is located today.  She passed away on October 30, 2017, at The Cottages in Pella, Iowa.

Lois's parents taught her hospitality at an early age as they sheltered hobos in their...

Oct 29, 2017

Vernon Marvin Vanden Hoek was born December 22, 1946, to Martin and Marie (Maasdam) Vanden Hoek in Grinnell, Iowa.  He passed away October 29, 2017, at Comfort House in Pella.

Vernon grew up in the Kellogg area where he attended a country school.  He was a graduate of Lynnville-Sully High School.  It was here that he wrote...

Oct 24, 2017

Marjorie Van Genderen was born September 22, 1923, to Marinus J. and Maggie (Goemaat) De Zwarte in Taintor, Iowa. She passed away at The Cottages in Pella on October 24, 2017.

Marjorie grew up in the Lynnville area and attended Reiter Country School in southern Jasper County.  Marjorie married her next door neighbor, Lester Paul Van Genderen...

Oct 23, 2017

Barbara Elaine Snodgrass was born August 7, 1958.  She passed away at Pella Regional Health Center on October 23, 2017.

Barbara spent most of her childhood in Newton and was a 1976 graduate of Grinnell Community Senior High School.  She went on to attend Missouri Methodist School of Nursing.  Most of her life, she worked as a...

Oct 22, 2017

Ronnie Dale Beller was born February 15, 1949, to Roy and Nadine (Horney) Beller in Adel, Iowa.  He passed away October 22, 2017, at his home in Pella.

Ronnie grew up in the Adel area and later moved to Pella where he worked for Van Gorp Manufacturing from 1970 to 2009, when he retired.  Ronnie proudly served...

Oct 19, 2017

Jacob J. "Jerry" Tschetter, was born July 8, 1948, in Huron, South Dakota, to Paul and Mary J. (Hofer) Tschetter.  He passed away October 19, 2017, at the Comfort House in Pella.

Jerry graduated from James Valley Christian High School in Huron, South Dakota, and attended Vennard College in University Park, Iowa.  He met Lola Vander Schel...

Oct 18, 2017

Anna Mae Steenhoek, 96, passed away October 18, 2017, at Comfort House, Pella, Iowa.  Memorial services will be held 11:00 A.M., October 26, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home, Pella, Iowa.  Private family interment services will be held prior to the memorial service.

Anna Mae is survived by her children:  Linda (Dick) Bruxvoort of Montezuma; Ron (Jan) Steenhoek...

Oct 17, 2017

William Joseph Dembski was born July 1, 1923, to Boleslav and Mary (nee Mlynek) Dembski in Fairview, Louisiana.  He passed away October 17, 2017, in Green Valley, Arizona.

William received his early education in the Chicago public schools. He earned his high school diploma through the accelerated program of the G.I. Bill after WWII, in 1947.  He...

Sep 30, 2017

Robert Lee Rozendaal was born June 2, 1933, to John and Jerena (Willemsen) Rozendaal in Jasper County, Iowa.  He passed away September 30, 2017, in Grinnell, Iowa.

Bob attended grade school at Richland #6 in Jasper County and was a 1951 graduate of Sully High School.  He enlisted in the U.S. Army on March 10, 1954, and...

Sep 20, 2017

Madeline Janet West was born January 4, 1925, to Henry and Cornelia (Hiemstra) Vriezelaar, on Locustdale Farm, Otley, Iowa.  She went to be with the Savior she loved and served on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at Comfort House in Pella.

Madeline went to Summit Country School and graduated from Monroe High School in 1942. She went on...

Sep 11, 2017

Melvin Leroy Rouwenhorst, was born May 16, 1929, in Prairie City, Iowa, to Everett and Jennie (De Graff) Rouwenhorst.  He passed away September 11, 2017, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, at the age of 88.

Melvin was a 1947 graduate of Prairie City High School.  He served two years in the U.S. Army where he was awarded...

Sep 9, 2017

Gary Eugene Van Sant was born September 19, 1953, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Geurt and Leona (Plate) Van Sant. He passed away on September 9, 2017, in Saint Charles, Missouri.

Gary grew up in the Sully area where he attended Lynnville-Sully Elementary School. He was a 1971 graduate of Lynnville-Sully High School, and went on to...

Aug 30, 2017

Roberta Coleen Kerger was born September 3, 1941, to Martin and Artie (Hols) Stouwie in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She passed away August 30, 2017, surrounded by her family in Pella.

Roberta grew up in Oskaloosa and attended Webster Elementary and was a 1959 graduate of Oskaloosa High School. She met Kenneth Kerger at a dance in 1964, and...

Aug 29, 2017

Aberlene Lou Ver Heul Kinart was born on October 22, 1941, in Pella, Iowa, to Dick and Jeanette (Synhorst) Ver Heul. She was educated in Pella, first at Lincoln Elementary, later at Webster School, and she graduated from Pella Community High School with the class of 1959.

Aberlene worked as the greeter at the Knoxville WalMart for...

Aug 15, 2017

Donna Darlene Modlin was the oldest child born to Bonnie (Verwers) and Hoy Modlin in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on August 14, 1959.

Donna grew up in the Pella area and was a 1977 graduate of Twin Cedars High School. After high school she enlisted in the Army, where she served for four years. She went on to work...

Aug 10, 2017

Marlene (Hutchison) Madden was born August 23, 1935, to Frank Hutchison and Marjorie "Marge" (Twaddle) Hutchison on the family farm near Coin, Iowa. The third of four children, Marlene graduated from New Market High School in 1953. Upon graduation she attended Clarinda Junior College. Upon receiving her teaching certificate she taught country school. She started writing letters to John...

Aug 5, 2017

Clifford Joseph Morton, 78, born February 16, 1939 passed away peacefully at his home on August 5, 2017 surrounded by his family.

He is survived by his wife Anita Luoma Morton, M.D. of Pella, IA and his daughters and sons-in-law: Mary and Charles Strey (Pella, IA), Linda and Marty Verhun (Ann Arbor, MI), Deborah and Alan Burdette...

Aug 2, 2017

Phyllis Elaine Cottington was born October 2, 1947, to Henry and Johanna (Vanden Berg) Hackert, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She passed away with her family by her side on August 2, 2017, at Comfort House in Pella.

Phyllis grew up in Pella and was a life-long resident. She was a 1965 graduate of Pella Community High School. She...

Jul 21, 2017

Carrie Mae (Van Wyck) DeWinter was born June 29, 1918, in Wallkill, New York, to Wilbur David and Jennie Evans (Fowler) Van Wyck. She passed away on July 21, 2017 at Jefferson Place in Pella, Iowa.

Carrie was a 1936 graduate of Wallkill High School in Wallkill, New York, and a 1943 graduate of Central College in...