John Martin De Vries
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,...
Marvin Van Wyk
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...
Tunnet Van Wyk
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,...
Nelson E. “Nellie” Bogaard
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...
Martin Nunnikhoven
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...
Joel Van Hal
Nov 30, 2015
Joel Lynn Van Hal was born January 2, 1969, to Jerry and Darlene (Bensink) Van Hal in Newton, Iowa. He was a 1987 graduate of Pella Christian High School and then attended Dordt College and the University of Iowa.
Joel married Stacy Lynn Carney on June 11, 2011, at the Abundant Life Family Church in Creston, Iowa....
Marjean Uitermarkt
Nov 17, 2015
Marjean Mae (Gosselink) Uitermarkt was born to Leonard J. and Mary Magdalene (Hiemstra) Gosselink on July 1, 1934, in Pella, Iowa. She was a graduate of Pella Christian High School in 1952.
Marjean married Verlan Uitermarkt on March 22, 1957, in the First Christian Reformed Church in Pella. To this union, they had two daughters: Mindy and...
Irene F. Vander Leest
Nov 15, 2015
Irene Fern Vander Leest was born to Paul and Gertie (Van Genderen) Vander Kamp, on February 14, 1915, near Sully, Iowa. She attended country schools in the Sully area through the eighth grade.
On March 15, 1934, she was united in marriage to Walter Vander Leest in Sully. To this union, five children were born: Arland, Merlyn,...
Louise Byers
Nov 15, 2015
Louise was born March 29, 1929, to Harold and Ruth (Hardy) Palmer in Ottumwa, Iowa. She attended a one room school house in rural eastern Lucas County and graduated from Russell High School in 1947. Following graduation Louise attended business school in Ottumwa, Iowa. Her first job was at Prudential Insurance.
June 17, 1951, Louise married Jerry...
Brandon Rozendaal
Nov 6, 2015
Brandon Michael Rozendaal was born January 13, 1998, to Calvin and Tanya (Icenbice) Rozendaal in Pella, Iowa. He lived in the Monroe area his entire life, and was a senior at Pella Christian High School. Brandon planned to attend the Army Advanced Individual Training after graduation. Brandon will be remembered for his outgoing personality, his big heart, and his...
Reva Rydstrand
Oct 29, 2015
Reva Rydstrand, 95, of Pella passed away Thursday, October 29, in Pella. Family services will be held at a later date. Garden Chapel Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.
Wilma L. Kaldenberg
Oct 14, 2015
Wilma L. Kaldenberg was born April 6, 1930, in the Mahaska County Hospital, Oskaloosa, the third daughter of Hubert and Dora (Van Ommen) Van Gilst in Mahaska County. She attended Pleasant View and Pleasant Grove Elementary Schools in Mahaska County and graduated from Pella High School in 1947.
Wilma married Gilbert Steenhoek in October 1950, in her...
Goldie De Nooy
Oct 12, 2015
Goldie was the first child born to John and Suzie Meppelink Vander Hart on November 26, 1922, near Peoria, Iowa. Goldie went to her heavenly home on October 12, 2015, at the Comfort House at the age of ninety-two. Goldie met Fred De Nooy at Young People's Society at the Peoria Christian Reformed Church where they both attended and...
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...
