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...
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,...
