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.
Norma R. Schuttinga
Jun 22, 2015
Norma Ruth Schuttinga, age 89, passed away the 22nd of June at Park Ridge Specialty Care in Pleasant Hill, Iowa. She was born in Prairie City on February 2, 1926, the daughter of Everett and Jenny De Graff Rowenhorst. She graduated from Prairie City High School in 1944. On May 21, 1944, she was united in marriage to Arthur...
Bernard Arkema
Jun 14, 2015
Bernard Arkema, 89, was born on February 22, 1926, to Oney and Katie Arkema. Bernard was the 4th of 12 children. He lived in the Sully, Iowa, area his entire life. Growing up in a close-knit Dutch community, Bernard attended Sully Christian School and Sully Christian Reformed Church. It was at the church youth group meetings, that he met...
Amelia C. “Mia” Smith
Jun 12, 2015
Amelia Cadence Smith was born on December 26, 2013, in Pella, Iowa, to Chad and Lisa (Ellor) Smith. Mia passed away on June 12, 2015, at the Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines. Mia will be missed by her parents Chad and Lisa Smith of Pella; her dog, Bella; maternal grandparents Jim and Janet Ellor of Waco, Texas; paternal...
Larry Lautenbach
Jun 12, 2015
Larry Leo Lautenbach was born in Pella, Iowa, on March 31, 1941, to Casper John Lautenbach and Pauline Mildred (Redding) Lautenbach. Larry lived in the Pella area and attended Pella schools through the 8th grade. Larry met his future bride, Evelyn "JoAnn" McGinity, in a skating rink in Oskaloosa, and they were married on September 30, 1957, in the...
Mary Vande Krol
Jun 10, 2015
Mary Lois (Schmidt) Vande Krol was born in Lynnville, Iowa, to Francis J. and Lenora May (Kooistra) Schmidt on April 16, 1927. Mary Lois graduated from Lynnville High School and lived most of her life in the Lynnville Sully area. Mary Lois was united in marriage with Earl Vande Krol on May 23, 1945, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. They were...
Sandra Van Roekel
Jun 10, 2015
Sandra Marie Van Roekel was born in Mahaska County, Iowa, to Clarence and and Verla Mae (Dumkrieger) Van Roekel on October 2, 1962. Sandy attended Oskaloosa High School. She lived most of her life in Leighton and Ottumwa, and in 2002 moved to Pella. After moving to Pella, she worked at the Christian Opportunity Center for many years until...
Reva (De Zwarte) Van Wyk
Jun 4, 2015
Reva Dorothy (De Zwarte) Van Wyk passed from this life on June 4, 2015, at the age of 88 years. She was born on February 22, 1927, near Taintor, Iowa. Her parents were Marinus J. and Maggie (Goemaat) De Zwarte. Reva was the youngest of four children. Her siblings were Leona Van Manen, Bernard De Zwarte and Marjorie Van...
