Betty Rietveld
Oct 4, 2015
Betty Louise Harris was born to Ward G. and Alta L. (Mayer) Harris on July 19, 1928, in Earling, Iowa at the farm home of her maternal aunt Eva and Forrest (Denny) Densmore, the oldest of five children. Betty grew up in Harlan and attended Harlan High School. She excelled in English and Latin and was interested in history...
Seymour Vanderschaaf
Sep 30, 2015
Benjamin Seymour VanderSchaaf, son of Floris and Marie (Fynaardt) Vander Schaaf, was born April 21, 1941, in Mahaska County, at the home of his parents. The family lived on a farm southeast of Oskaloosa and Seymour attended Red Country School and the Oskaloosa Christian School. Seymour was baptized in Oskaloosa Christian Reformed Church. He farmed the family farm, transported...
Donald L. Dop
Sep 28, 2015
Donald Lee Dop was born to Sam and Minnie (Van Vark) Dop on May 16, 1943, in Prairie City, Iowa. He passed away on Monday, September 28, 2015. Don attended Pella Community High School and lived in Pella his entire life. He married Twilla Tukker on November 12, 1965, at the First Baptist Church in Pella. They were blessed...
Henry "Hank" J. Van Hall
Sep 26, 2015
Henry "Hank" John Van Hall, the second son of John and Margaret (Van Veldhuizen) Van Hall was born May 17, 1928, in Otley, Iowa. He passed away September 26, 2015, at the Comfort House in Pella, Iowa. Hank attended several schools in Marion and Mahaska counties. He made profession of faith at the Tracy Christian Reformed Church when he...
Howard J. Pothoven
Sep 12, 2015
Howard James Pothoven was born to Lester and Johanna (Blom) Pothoven on July 1, 1944, in New Sharon, Iowa. He passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015, in Pella. Howard attended Sully Christian Grade School, was a 1962, graduate of Lynnville Sully High School, graduated from Central College in 1966, and earned his Master's Degree in Guidance and Counseling...
Keith W. Emmert
Sep 10, 2015
Keith Warren Emmert was born in the back room of a farmhouse - that had no plumbing or electricity – near Kilduff, Iowa on July 12, 1922. He was the only child of Theodore and Lillian Elscott Emmert and spent his childhood on the family farm and attending Sudlow and Spring Hill Country Schools. He graduated from Sully High...
Gerdena M. Roorda
Sep 7, 2015
Gerdena Mae Van Hemert was born in Jasper County on June 21, 1927, to Ed C. and Gertie (De Penning) Van Hemert. She was raised in the Otley area where she attended school through the eighth grade. She married Forrest Roorda on December 16, 1948, at her mother's home. Forrest and Gerdena were members of Otley Reformed Church where...
Helen Vander Waal
Sep 2, 2015
Helen (Blom) Vander Waal daughter of Antonie and Josie (Ver Ploeg) Blom was born April 17, 1918 on a farm in Marion County, Iowa. She attended North Porterville Country School through the eighth grade. She stayed home helping her mother with cooking and housework and her father with dairy farming. She made public confession of her faith on November...
Lucile M. De Penning
Aug 31, 2015
Lucile Mae (Vander Zyl) De Penning was born at home in Sully, Iowa, on March 21, 1939, to Ralph and Francis (Harthoorn) Vander Zyl. She passed away August 31, 2015, at the Heritage Manor in Newton, Iowa, at the age of 76. Lucile lived her entire life in Sully and was a graduate of Sully High School. She and...
Cornelia P. Tukker
Aug 29, 2015
Cornelia Pieternella (De Jong) Tukker was born in Albia, Iowa, on June 5, 1921, to Frans and Wouterina (Soet) De Jong. Cornelia met Elmer Tukker one Sunday evening in Pella when they were on a double date, but weren't paired with each other. They were married on October 19, 1941, in Lancaster, Missouri. They worked for three farmers as...
Donald Vander Molen
Aug 27, 2015
Donald Vander Molen was born at his family's farm on October 8, 1934, to Gerrit and Marie (Roose) Vander Molen. Donald lived most of his life in the Peoria area and attended Peoria Christian Grade School and Sully Community High School. He married Rachel Ann Blauwkamp on June 27, 1962, in Borculo, Michigan, and to this union they welcomed...
Darrell Dereus
Aug 12, 2015
Darrell DeReus, age 78, went to the great Southern Plantation in the Sky on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, after a farm accident. Darrell is likely sitting on an Antebellum porch right now sipping a sweetened iced tea - in his Casey's General Store travel mug. Darrell was born September 26, 1936, to Raymond and Dirkie (Hasselman) DeReus near Leighton,...
Marjorie C. Schimmel
Aug 5, 2015
Marjorie Catherine (Hugen) Schimmel, was born at home southeast of Pella, on February 27, 1925, to Jessie (De Vries) and Henry Hugen. She passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2015, in Pella, at the age of ninety. Marjorie attended Pella Christian Schools and was a member of the Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella. On November 9, 1944, Marjorie was...
Jennie Bogaards
Jul 29, 2015
Jennie (Kamerick) Bogaards was born February 25, 1928, to Everdena (Schut) and Martenis Kamerick in Pella, Iowa. She passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Comfort House in Pella, at the age of eighty-seven. Jennie attended East Amsterdam School near Pella. She was born and raised in the Des Moines river bottom. On March 28, 1946 Jennie was united...
Paul R. Blom
Jul 26, 2015
Paul Raymond Blom was born at his family farm near Leighton, Iowa, to Leonard and Kathryn (Colyn) Blom on June 17, 1934. Paul grew up in the Leighton area and graduated from Pella Community High School. Paul met Marjorie Gatton through his sister, and they married at the Oskaloosa Methodist Church on September 4, 1959. To this union they...
June Donkersloot
Jul 25, 2015
Mildred June Walsh Donkersloot was born to Thomas Walsh Sr. and Edna (Freeswick) Walsh on July 6, 1924. June passed away peacefully, Saturday, July 25, at The Cottages in Pella. June grew up in New Jersey and attended Clifton School. June married Martin Donkersloot Jr. September 25, 1945, and to this union they welcomed three sons: William, Robert and...
Lloyd Van Zante
Jul 24, 2015
Lloyd Eugene Van Zante was born at his family's farm in Pella, on September 21, 1924, to William T. and Angelina (Grandia) Van Zante. Lloyd graduated from Pella High School. He joined the Army on March 1945, proudly served our country for eighteen months, and was a member of the American Legion. Lloyd met Nettie at a skating party...
Clayton Michael Helland
Jul 12, 2015
Clayton Michael Helland, son of Ben and Annie Helland, was born on Sunday, July 12, 2015, in Iowa City. At just over 20 weeks into the pregnancy they welcomed a very beautiful boy who was born too early and too small for this world. He is in a place that he may experience the love of Christ and his...
Anna Paulena "A.P." Van Van Wyk
Jul 9, 2015
Anna Paulena (Van Zante) Van Wyk was surrounded by her family when she passed from this life on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at the age of 91 years. She was born on October 14, 1923, at her home north of Sully, to Arie and Martha (Boomsma) Van Zante. Anna Paulena attended Highland School Richland #4 and completed 8th grade....
Jerome Keller
Jul 7, 2015
Arrangements are pending at Garden Chapel Funeral Home for Jerome Keller, age 65, of Knoxville. Jerome passed away Tuesday, July 7, in Pella.
