Marvin Vande Lune
Feb 27, 2017
Marvin John Vande Lune was born August 25, 1933, to William and Lena (Vander Wiel) Vande Lune in Prairie City, Iowa. He passed away on February 27, 2017, at The Cottages in Pella, Iowa.
Marv attended Pella Christian Grade School through 8th grade and later earned his GED. He met Mary Lou Plate through a friend at...
Gary De Graaf
Feb 25, 2017
Gary Maynard De Graaf was born on February 14, 1930, to Gerrit and Wilhiminia (Vander Wilt) De Graaf. He was the fifth of eight children. As a young boy, he soon realized he had physical limitations that other children did not have. He was unable to roller skate or ride a bike. When other boys at school skied down...
Laura Slings
Feb 18, 2017
Laura Mae Slings was born February 6, 1925. She was the ninth child born to Dirk and Jennie (Bruxvoort) Vos. At the time Laura was born, the family was living on a farm west of Sully, Iowa. Laura passed away peacefully in her apartment at the Cottages surrounded by her four children on February 18, 2017 at the age...
Shirley Van Hemert Ward
Feb 14, 2017
Shirley Rae Ward was born August 10, 1936, to Cornie and Mary Ruth (Jansen) Van Den Baard, in Pella, Iowa. She passed away on February 14, 2017, at Hospice of Pella Comfort House.
Shirley attended a country school near Pella and lived in the area her entire life. Throughout her career, Shirley worked for Heritage Lace, Olan...
Jack Shultz
Feb 11, 2017
Jack Walter Shultz, 75, of Pella, Iowa (formerly of Knoxville, Illinois), beloved husband of Shirley (Ryan) Shultz for 53 years, passed away peacefully at home on February 11, 2017, surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for and loved.
Jack was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, on March 31, 1941. He worked as a railroad engineer for...
Arvid “Shorty” Pierson
Feb 1, 2017
Arvid Lee "Shorty" Pierson was born August 31, 1933, in East St. Louis, Missouri, to George and Lucile (Krizer) Pierson. He passed away on February 1, 2017, in Pella.
Shorty's family moved to Oskaloosa, Iowa, when he was six. He attended Prine Country School and high school in Oskaloosa, where he received the Benz Trophy for High...
Donald Blom
Feb 1, 2017
Donald Lee Blom was born February 3, 1934, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to William and Clara (De Bruin) Blom, the oldest of four sons. He started school at old Lincoln in Pella while his family lived on a farm at the NW corner of Elm and Main Street. After his family moved to a farm five miles northeast of Pella,...
Verna Umble
Jan 31, 2017
Verna Umble, age 77, of Pella passed away January 31, 2017. No services are planned.
Kenneth Kooyman
Jan 29, 2017
Kenneth Lee Kooyman was born May 31, 1931, to Simon A. and Bertha (Van Zomeren) Kooyman, in Pella, Iowa. He passed away unexpectedly on January 29, 2017, in Pella.
Ken attended Pella Christian Grade School and was a 1948 graduate of the old Pella Christian High School, where he enjoyed playing basketball.
Ken was employed...
Louise Nikkel
Jan 28, 2017
Bernice Louise Goodyk was born February 5, 1934, the youngest of ten children, to Johannes J. and Sadie (Spoelstra) Goodyk in Sully, Iowa.
Louise attended Brown and Andreas Country Schools. In fifth grade, she transferred to Sully Christian Grade School and graduated in 1948. She was a 1952 graduate of Pella Christian High School, graduating with top...
Robert “Bob” Leydens
Jan 26, 2017
Robert Lee Leydens was born January 18, 1939, to Reuben and Peternella (Sneller) Leydens, in Pella, Iowa. He passed away on January 26, 2017, in Altoona, Iowa.
Bob was a 1957 graduate of Pella Community High School. He enlisted in the Army in 1957, and was honorably discharged in 1959. In 1961, Bob married Lois Van Arkel....
Charles A. Kramer
Jan 23, 2017
Charles Allen Kramer was born February 8, 1939, to John Charles and Verlee Susan (Wykert) Kramer, in Oakville, Iowa.
Charles attended Oakville High School. He met Marjorie Maasdam at the Iowa State Fair and they were married on February 19, 1960, in Pella. To this union they were blessed with three children: Scott, Gail and John.
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Richard Van Wyk
Jan 22, 2017
Richard Henry Van Wyk was born October 5, 1917, to Gerrit Jacob Van Wyk II and Cornelia "Cora" (Roorda) Van Wyk, in Prairie City, Iowa. The family lived and farmed near Prairie City, Eddyville and Otley.
Farming often took precedence over education, but Richard continued to attend school and complete his education. He graduated from eighth grade...
Virginia “Ginny” Kerns
Jan 18, 2017
Virginia Lou "Ginny" Dettmann was born December 25, 1929, to Louis and Ellenora (Nielsen) Dettman, in Gilmore City, Iowa. She passed away on January 18, 2017, in Pella, Iowa.
Ginny graduated from Emmetsburg High School and the Iowa Beauty Academy of Des Moines.
On June 3, 1956, Ginny was united in marriage to William Kerns....
Joan Beth Roozeboom
Jan 12, 2017
Joan Beth Roozeboom was born in 1956, the fourth child of Gilbert and Bertha Roozeboom. Her cheerful Down Syndrome personality blessed her family and friends in countless ways. Anyone acquainted with her knows her birthday was May 5.
Joan was baptized as a covenant child on May 27, 1956. Even as a little girl, she loved Jesus....
Freda Wisse
Jan 7, 2017
Freda Mae Wisse was the first child born to John and Alice (Koopmans) Hoeksema on July 29, 1923, in Pella, Iowa. She was proud to be the second of five generations to attend Lincoln Elementary School. Freda graduated with the class of 1941 of Pella Community High School.
During high school, Freda kept books for her dad....
Alma Vos
Jan 3, 2017
Alma Janet Vos, daughter of Cornelius and Jennie (Van Ryswyk) Rus was born June 9, 1926, in Pella, Iowa. She passed away at Pella Regional Hospital on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at the age of ninety years.
In her early childhood Alma attended Liberty Corner Country School later she attended Des Moines Area Community College and she...
Larry Bandstra
Jan 2, 2017
Larry Duane Bandstra was born March 28, 1942, to Bill and Dirkie (Vos) Bandstra in Otley, Iowa. He passed away January 2, 2017, at the Comfort House in Pella.
Larry attended Pella Christian Grade School in Pella, and was a farmer his entire life. Larry led a quiet life that honored God. He loved farming, family and...
Marjorie Van Zee
Dec 31, 2016
Marjorie Lee Van Zee was born December 26, 1922, to James and Josephine (Brand) Veenman, in Pella, Iowa. She passed away December 31, 2016, at the Comfort House in Pella.
Marge attended Pella Community Schools and Central College in Pella. On June 29, 1951, Marge married Elmer "Van" Van Zee at Second Reformed Church in Pella. To...
Randy Boot
Dec 30, 2016
Randal Eugene Boot was the eldest child, born March 1, 1955, to Arie and Alveretta (VanDenBerg) Boot in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Randy attended Pella Christian Grade School and was a 1974 graduate of Pella Christian High School. During his junior year of high school he began On the Job training at Vermeer Manufacturing and was employed there until his death....
