Obituary Listing

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...

Jul 21, 2017

Tina Cornelia Westra was born March 7, 1952, to Cornelis "Case" and Nelly (Verburg) De Haan, in Vinkeveen, Utrecht, the Netherlands. She came to the United States with her parents and four older brothers from the Netherlands on "The Big Bear" when she was 1A½, and they settled in Pella. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family...

Jul 21, 2017

William Jay Slycord was born April 5, 1953, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Peter James and Anna Mae (Vink) Slycord. He passed away on July 21, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.

Bill, the second of four brothers, grew up on his family's farm east of Pella. He was a 1971 graduate of Pella Community High School...

Jul 12, 2017

Wilma Veldhuizen was born November 11, 1922, on the family farm west of Taintor, Iowa, to John and Johanna (Vande Hoef) Veldhuizen. She passed away July 12, 2017, at Jefferson Place in Pella.

Wilma attended school at the Granville Country School near Taintor through eighth grade. In her younger years, she worked at various places in Pella...

Jul 6, 2017

Clarence Ray "Shorty" Wichhart was born on December 15, 1935 to Christopher and Henrietta Groeneweg Wichhart in a farmhouse east of Oskaloosa, Iowa. He went to his heavenly home on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of eighty-one.

Shorty was baptized at the Central Reformed Church in Oskaloosa, Iowa...

Jul 6, 2017

Max Gordon Fox was born February 28, 1932, the oldest of five children, to Van De Forest and Ruby (Chambers) Fox, in Reynolds, Iowa. He passed away July 6, at the Pella Regional Health Center in Pella.

Max graduated from Bloomfield High School where he excelled on their track team. He met Marilyn Courter at a band...

Jun 24, 2017

Duane "Dob" De Vries passed away Saturday, June 24, age 79, surrounded by his loved ones at the Comfort House in Pella, Iowa. Entering this world on April 9, 1938, at a whopping 13 pounds, he was the oldest child of Everett and Cora (Uitermarkt) De Vries.

Duane played football at Pella Community High School, graduating in...

Jun 12, 2017

Betty Ann (Louwsma) Ver Meer was born on February 7, 1943, east of Pella to her parents William and Marie (Vermeer) Louwsma. Betts, as most call her, grew up with her parents and four sisters: Micki, Ethel, Maxine, and Lee, around New Sharon and Oskaloosa. She graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 1961. On October 27, 1961, she was...