Marilyn Mutti
Jun 10, 2017
Services for Marilyn Mutti, 84, Pella, Iowa, formerly of Hopkins, Missouri, will be held Friday, July 21, at Conception Abbey, Conception, Missouri at 10 a.m. with a lunch to follow at the Abbey. Burial will be at the Hopkins Cemetery at 2 p.m. A visitation will be held Saturday, July 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the...
Julia Kamerick
Jun 5, 2017
Julia Emma Kamerick was born on May 19, 1908, to Gerrit and Elizabeth (Verros) Uitermarkt. She was born in Otley, one of seven children. She had two brothers and four sisters. Julia passed away at Vriendschap Village on June 5, 2017, at the age of 109. She was Marion County's oldest resident.
She grew up on a...
Clarence Schwien
May 24, 2017
Clarence Sherman Schwien was born June 2, 1928, in Boone, Iowa, to August and Carrie (Sherman) Schwien. He passed away at Comfort House in Pella, on May 24, 2017, surrounded by family.
He was a 1946 graduate of Boone High School. Clarence enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in WWII and the Korean War.
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Leola M Klein
May 14, 2017
Leola Maxine (Niemantsverdriet) Klein was born August 24, 1924, on the family farm near Otley, Iowa, to Asa and Jennie (Van Peursem) Niemantsverdriet.
On February 27, 1947, Leola was united in marriage to Virgil Paul Klein at the home of Wilbur and Bea Hugen. They were blessed with two daughters: Lola and Jeanne.
Leola was...
William “Bill” Hinga
May 9, 2017
William Kendrick Hinga of Pella died in his sleep at Jefferson Place in the early morning hours of May 9, 2017. He was 88.
Bill was born Feb. 20, 1929, in Holland, Michigan, to Gladys Kendrick Hinga and Milton "Bud" Hinga. Their second child, he grew up under the watchful eye of his sister, Connie, who regaled...
Robert Pippel
May 3, 2017
Robert Lee Pippel, son of Peter and Marie (Vande Haar) Pippel, was born on December 11, 1929, on the parental farm northeast of Pella. He attended Flint Ridge Country School and graduated from Pella High School in 1948.
Robert was inducted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War, serving from May 1951 - May 1954. On...
Leonard Rodigas
Apr 27, 2017
Family
Wife: Mimi Rodigas - Pella
Daughters: Myra and John Wolf - Lake of the Ozarks Mona and Kevin Gibson - Pella
No services are planned at this time.
Nancy See
Apr 19, 2017
Nancy Carol See was born at her grandmother's house near Pella, Iowa, on October 25, 1945, to Hubert and Norma (Schakel) Hollingshead. She grew up on a farm south of Knoxville. She graduated from Twin Cedars High School in 1963.
Nancy married Gary See on March 27, 1964, at the Methodist Church in Knoxville, Iowa. To this...
Wilma “Billie” Vandevoort
Apr 18, 2017
Wilma Meppelink was born on November 1, 1925, on her family farm near Sully. She was the fourth of five children born to Bert and Jennie (Vos) Meppelink of Sully. Wilma passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at The Hearthstone Cottages in Pella at the age of 91.
Wilma's youth was as a tomboy on the family...
Wm. Robert Monsma
Apr 14, 2017
William Robert Monsma was born on a farm near Prairie City, Iowa, on October 11, 1925, to John and Johanna (Branderhorst) Monsma, the first of their four children. Robert, affectionately known as Bob, graduated from Prairie City High School and enlisted in the United States Army when he was 18. He went to basic training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma,...
Bertha Roozeboom
Apr 10, 2017
Bertha Van Zanten, the first child of William and Gertrude Van Zanten, was born on December 30, 1928, near Hawarden, Iowa. She enjoyed growing up on the family farm with her sister, Jo, and her brothers, Bill and Gerald. She recalled her father making their own ropes and repairing their shoes in the evenings, when he wasn't reading books....
Keith L. Vos
Apr 10, 2017
Keith Loren Vos was born January 30, 1951, to Cornie and Gladys Alyda (Vermeer) Vos, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He passed away April 10, 2017, at Comfort House in Pella.
Keith graduated from Pella Christian High School in 1969. He lived in Leighton until June of 1972, when he married Ruth Diane Cochrane together they moved to Oskaloosa,...
Martin Bruce Heerema
Mar 3, 2017
Martin Bruce Heerema was born August 26, 1940 to Martin John and Elva May Heerema in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He passed away unexpectedly on March 3, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.
Bruce graduated from Pella Community High School in 1958 where he was active in Football, Track and Baseball. He earned his degree from Central...
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,...
