Obituary Listing

Mar 23, 2016

Harold Edwin Hoksbergen was born on March 31, 1929, to Ray and Johanna (Van Haaften) Hoksbergen, at the family's farm northeast of Leighton, Iowa. He left to join the Lord on March 23, 2016, at Jefferson Place in Pella.

Harold could only attend one year at Pella Christian High School as he had to help run the...

Mar 1, 2016

Marti was born on July 2, 1947, to John and Fern (Meinders) Blauw in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She died on March 1, 2016, in Pella, Iowa.

Marti was a 1965 graduate of Pella Community High School, and moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1966. She began her career with AT&T in 1966, worked there for 30 years, and...

Feb 21, 2016

Zella Mae Rogers was born September 8, 1950, to Mamie (Bunnell) and Howard Garr, in Unionville, Missouri. She passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 21, 2016, in Pella, Iowa.

Zella attended rural Putnam School. After her education, she married Ellis Jarvis in 1967. To that union five children were born: Ellis, Billy, Melvin, Francis and Timothy. Zella...

Feb 18, 2016

Keaton Zachary Poulter was born September 19, 2008. He came home from Taiwan to be with his forever family in June of 2012. He truly is a gift, treasure, and blessing from God. He is fiercely loved and adored by his parents, 6 siblings, and many relatives. Keaton is our precious angel and had an unspeakable joy that radiated...

Feb 16, 2016

Verlan Gerrit Van Gorp was born on February 21, 1933, to Sara (Buwalda) and Gerrit M. Van Gorp, in Mahaska County, Iowa. He passed away on February 16, 2016, in Pella, Iowa.

Verlan grew up in the Pella and Sully areas, and attended school in Marion, Mahaska, and Jasper counties. He attended the Sully High School. Verlan...

Feb 5, 2016

Bettejo died at on Friday, February 5, 2016, at Comfort House Hospice in Pella Iowa. Bettejo the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Harken) Neymeyer, was the youngest of five children.

Bettejo was baptized in infancy at West Friesland church in Ackley, Iowa. She attended elementary school in Aplington, Iowa and graduated from Ackley High School. After graduation,...

Jan 23, 2016

Virgil Eugene Dykstra was born on Sep. 4, 1934, on a farm near Leighton, Iowa, the son of Tunis and Martha (Verploeg) Dykstra. He went to heaven to be with his Lord on Jan. 23, 2016, at the V. A. Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.

Virgil was baptized and made profession of his Christian faith at Ebenezer...

Jan 21, 2016

Sophia Van Norden was born June 7, 1925, to Gerrit and Cornelia (Van Dyk) Van Norden in Jasper County northeast of Sully, Iowa.

Sophia attended the Taylor #4 Country Grade School east of Sully through the eighth grade. Early on she went to work at the Sully Creamery where she met her husband Myron Renaud. They married...

Jan 19, 2016

Dennis John Laverman was born February 21, 1960, to Wilford and Henrietta (Van Rees) Laverman, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He passed away unexpectedly in his home on Tuesday, January 19, 2016.

Dennis grew up in the Sully area, attended Sully Christian School, and was a 1978 graduate of Pella Christian High School. Dennis was baptized and made profession...

Jan 8, 2016

Vivian Van Der Kamp, formerly of Tucson, Arizona, went to be with her Lord on Friday, January 8, 2016, at Jefferson Place in Pella, Iowa. Vivian was the oldest of three daughters, born to Ernest and Anna (Jelsma) Van Der Kamp, on the family farm south of Sully, Iowa. Vivian attended Iron Clad, Lynn Grove #11 country school. She...

Jan 5, 2016

Antonia Ida Ryken was born July 7, 1915, to Antonie and Joryntje (Van Vrenen) Bos in Harvey, Iowa. She passed away on January 5, 2016, at Pella Comfort House, surrounded by her family.

Toby was second in her class at Tracy Consolidated School and attended through the eighth grade. She worked for the Pella Christian High School...

Dec 31, 2015

Timothy James Zollar was born to Frank and Mildred (Hollan) Zollar in Merricourt Court, North Dakota, on November 1, 1943. He passed away Thursday, December 31, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Tim attended Forman High School in Forman, North Dakota. He joined the Air Force in 1962 and was honorably discharged in 1966. After he completed his service...

Dec 29, 2015

Donna R. Hol was born to Evert J. and Cora (Jonker) Hol on July 31, 1955, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at the age of 60.

Throughout her life, Donna lived in Peoria, Iowa, and at the Bethphage Lutheran Home in Axtell, Nebraska.

Those left to honor her memory...

Dec 23, 2015

Emmajean Mae Wooldridge of Oskaloosa, Iowa, age 89, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at the Pella Comfort House in Pella, Iowa. She was born to James Barney and Ethel Harris Phelps on October 4, 1926, in Shell Rock, Iowa. Emmajean married Ralph Wooldridge on May 22, 1944, in Waverly, Iowa. He preceded her in death on May 19, 2005,...

Dec 21, 2015

Loni Ann May was born to Mark and Lori (Verschuure) May, on August 19, 1985. She was a 2004 graduate of Pella Community High School, and lived in Johnston.

Loni was an intelligent, caring, giving person with an infectious laugh. She adored children and loved spending time with her niece and nephew. She made them scarves and...

Dec 21, 2015

John Martin De Vries was born August 16, 1929 near Monroe, Iowa to Andrew and Nellie (Van Zante) De Vries. He grew up in the Prairie City area and graduated from Prairie City High School in 1947. John Martin was baptized and made profession of faith in the Christian Reformed Church at Prairie City.

On October 27,...

Dec 19, 2015

Marvin Ray Van Wyk was born November 16, 1958, to Marion and Tunnet (Van Zante) Van Wyk in Pella. He passed away Saturday, December 19, in Johnston, with his family by his side.

He grew up in Otley, and lived in Pella and Montezuma before moving to Boiling Springs, South Carolina in 2014. Marv was a graduate...

Dec 11, 2015

Tunnet Wilma Van Zante, the only child of Frank and Maggie Pauline (Van Ginkel) Van Zante, was born October 19, 1917, on the family farm in Summit Township, Marion County, Iowa.

Tunnet attended the Summit County School through the eighth grade. She helped her parents on the farm during her growing up years. On November 27, 1940,...

Dec 9, 2015

Nelson E. "Nellie" Bogaard was born to Henry and Mabel (Van Zante) Bogaard on July 8, 1938, in Mahaska County. He attended Else School, Black Oak #6, and Webster Elementary. He was a 1955 graduate of Pella Community High School and lived in the Pella area his entire life.

Nelson started dating Elinor Uitermarkt on commencement night...

Dec 6, 2015

Martin William was born southeast of Knoxville on March 5, 1929, to Anthony and Bertha (Slykhuis) Nunnikhoven, one of seven boys. He went to South Flagler Country School through the eighth grade. He had many stories about life on the farm and school with his six brothers. He enjoyed life and worked hard on the farm and for other...