Obituary Listing

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...

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...