Obituary Listing

Sep 16, 2014

Ruth Ellen (Stursma) Van Weelden was born November 6, 1930 to the Reverend Leonard and Reca (Setsma) Vermeer in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Ruth's father baptized her in the Protestant Reformed Church and she frequently said it was not always easy being a preacher's daughter. Ruth was the oldest of 5 children. The family moved frequently serving many churches in Illinois,...

Sep 9, 2014

Helen Margaret Van Wyngarden was born May 20, 1930, to Ben and Anna Smidt Assink in Columbus, Montana. At the age of three, she and her family moved to Kanawha, Iowa. Helen took a teacher's course at Central College, taught for one year, and then married. On June 9, 1949, she was united in marriage with Donald Van Wyngarden...

Sep 3, 2014

Frederick John Westercamp was born on December 28, 1951, to John and Tena Bandstra Westercamp in Mahaska County. Fred received his early education at Peoria Christian School and attended Pella Christian High School for one year. The family then moved to the New Sharon area, and Fred graduated from the New Sharon High School. He later attended college for...

Aug 25, 2014

Cornelia Marie Harthoorn was born on July 16, 1913, to John D. and Jennie Plate Jansen at the family farm home north of Sully, Iowa. She went to her heavenly home on Monday, August 25, 2014, at The Cottages in Pella, Iowa, at the age of 101. She received her early education at the Sudlow Country School where she...

Aug 17, 2014

Mary Jane Vander Hoek was born on March 17, 1946, to Vernon and Mary Turner Klein in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She grew up in the Monroe area and attended Monroe High School with the class of 1964.

On April 27, 1962, Janie was united in marriage with Arlie Jean Vander Hoek at the First Reformed Church in Prairie...

Aug 10, 2014

Leona Vos was born on November 17, 1929 in Sully, IA. She was the first of six children born to John Cornelius Vos and Henrietta Rebecca (Kloostra) Vos. Her parents farmed in the Sully area and Leona attended local rural schools. Leona graduated from 8th grade, and chose not to attend high school. The year she graduated, there was...

Aug 3, 2014

Maurine Van Der Kamp was born on May 11, 1918, on her family's farm in Jasper County, Iowa, to Guert and Della (Veldhuizen) Vande Krol. She moved to a farm south of Lynnville at the age of eight and moved again at the age of twelve to a farm south of Sully. Maurine received her education at the Junction...

Aug 2, 2014

Lester Van Der Wilt was born on December 16, 1921, to Neal and Mamie Van Der Wilt on the family farm southwest of Sully, Iowa. He received his education at the Ludwick Country School. On February 7, 1945, he was united in marriage with Deyona Gayle Stewart in Oskaloosa, Iowa. They had one son, Dale.

Lester and...

Jul 31, 2014

John W. Stursma, son of William and Hendrika Van Zee Stursma, was born on June 10, 1927, at the family home on a farm north of Pella. He passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of 87.

John received his early education at three country schools: European No....

Jul 26, 2014

Gregory Allen Van Veldhuizen, son of Harold and Wilma Boender Van Veldhuizen, was born on June 27, 1961, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He passed away at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, July 26, 2014, at the age of fifty-three.

Greg grew up in the Eddyville area, attended grade school near his home, and...

Jul 20, 2014

Maurice Glen Verros was born on November 15, 1922, to William and Grace Den Hartog Verros at the family farm home near Harvey, Iowa. He passed away Sunday evening, July 20, 2014, at Gelderland-The Cottages in Pella, Iowa, at the age of ninety-one.

Maurice attended Ida Grove Country School, a one room school, through the 8th grade....

Jul 12, 2014

Larry Edward Cogley, son of Dennis and Marjorie (Smith) Cogley, was born in Montour, Iowa, on May 11, 1935. He was baptized at the age of 14 at St. Mary's Church in Grinnell, Iowa, on June 14, 1949. He attended school in Grinnell until his parents' death when he was 14. He then lived with his sister, Dorothy, in...

Jun 30, 2014

Janice Ione Hoksbergen was born on December 19, 1946, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Ray and Johanna Hoksbergen; she was the youngest of seven siblings. She had Down Syndrome and lived with her parents until the age of seven where she was cherished and doted on. Her parents cared deeply about her upbringing and education and in 1953 sacrificed greatly...

Jun 7, 2014

Joshua Wayne Kamerick was born on July 20, 1988, to Daniel and Kelly Oliver Kamerick in Pella, Iowa. He received his early education in the Pella schools and graduated from Pella High School with a GED. Josh was currently a self-employed construction worker.

Josh enjoyed playing the guitar, goofballing, loved his family, could fix everything, and had...

Jun 6, 2014

Sadie Irene Albright, 94, passed away Friday evening, June 6, 2014, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House in Pella. She was a long-time resident of Sully and for the past few years had been a resident of Newton Village Assisted Living.

Sadie, the daughter of Corneles and Goverdena (Klyn) De Jong, was born November 14, 1919,...

Jun 1, 2014

J. Carroll Boot was born on September 7, 1934, to Clarence W. and Anna Steenhoek Boot at his family farm in Jasper County. He received his early education at a country school near his home. He graduated from Pella High School with the class of 1952 and later attended Iowa State University.

On November 29, 1956, Carroll...

May 12, 2014

Duane Carlisle Pothoven was born on August 21, 1931, to Henry and Dorothy (Rus) Pothoven in Pella, Iowa. He passed away on Monday, May 12, 2014, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of eighty-two.

Duane received his education at the Pella Schools. At the age of sixteen he began working for the Rural...

May 9, 2014

Marilyn Joyce Stursma DeVries was born on March 25, 1933, in Pella, Iowa, to William C. and Leona (Rus) Stursma. She passed away at The Cottages in Pella on Friday, May 9, 2014, at the age of eighty-one.

Marilyn graduated from Pella Christian Grade School and High School. On July 28, 1952, she was united in marriage...

May 1, 2014

Fred Donald Anthony Jr., was born on May 10, 1940, to Fred and Darlene (Powell) Anthony in Des Moines, Iowa. He passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Des Moines Methodist Hospital from complications of a stroke.

Fred graduated from Lincoln High School in 1958. He then attended Northwest Missouri State University, graduating in 1964 with...

Apr 30, 2014

Marvin Richard Meinders was born on August 8, 1942, at his family's farm home northwest of Leighton to Gilbert and Bernice (Bruxvoort) Meinders. He grew up there, attending the Black Oak Center country school through the third grade. He then attended the Pella Christian Grade School and Pella Christian High School, graduating from there in 1960.

On...