Obituary Listing

Mar 14, 2014

Carolyn Rae Van Wyk was born in Searsboro, Iowa, on July 12, 1941, to Abraham and Elizabeth (Jansen) Vos. At the age of four Carolyn and her family moved to Lynnville, Iowa. She received her education in the Lynnville Schools and graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School with the class of 1959. She was the valedictorian of her class.

Mar 13, 2014

Gerald Bogaards was born on September 21, 1929, near Otley, Iowa, to Andrew and Henrietta (Menninga) Bogaards. He attended country school near his home and graduated from the eighth grade. At the age of nine, Gerald and his family moved to the Leighton area.

On February 16, 1949, he was united in marriage with Mattie Wilma Olivier...

Mar 11, 2014

Chris was born in Pella on February 10, 1974, to Bob & Carol DeRonde. Chris grew to love the farming life in his early years where he helped his dad and grandfather care for livestock and work the fields. Chris graduated from Pella Community High School and continued his education at Northwest Iowa Community College and went on to...

Mar 10, 2014

Leona Mae Van Sant was born on August 1, 1931, to John H. and Agnes Steenhoek Plate near Leighton, Iowa. She received her early education at a country school near her home.

On October 18, 1951, Leona was united in marriage with Geurt John Van Sant. They were blessed with four children: Gary Eugene, Roger Lee, Duane...

Mar 8, 2014

Peter Andrew Hessing was born on May 9, 1926, in Oskaloosa, Iowa; the oldest of five sons of J. Andrew Hessing and Jennie Bloem Hessing. As a boy, Pete lived on a farm southeast of Pella and attended Pleasant View School. In March of 1940 his family moved to a farm south of Oskaloosa. After graduating from the eighth...

Mar 7, 2014

Gary (Gus) Wayne See was born in Albia, Iowa, on July 15, 1945, to Warren (Bud) and Edna (Harger) See. He grew up in Albia, where he graduated from Albia High School in 1963.

Gary married Nancy Hollingshead on March 27, 1964, at the Methodist Church in Knoxville, Iowa. To this union, four daughters were born: Deb,...

Feb 28, 2014

Esther M. Tromp was born on January 7, 1926, to Peter and Anna Rozeboom Roskamp near Edgerton, Minnesota. She passed away Friday, February 28, 2014, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of eighty-eight.

She received her early education in schools near her home and received her GED degree at the age of forty....

Feb 17, 2014

Marlys Ruth Anderson was born on August 1, 1950, to Emil John and Joan Stewart Anderson in Eldora, Iowa. She passed away on Monday, February 17, 2014, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House in Pella, Iowa, at the age of sixty-three.

She graduated from Grinnell High School and later graduated from Marshalltown School of Nursing receiving...

Feb 11, 2014

Jeanette Vande Krol was born November 26, 1908 to Tony B. and Gertie Beyer Vos, north of Sully, Iowa. She attended the Union School in Jasper County through the eighth grade.

She and Leslie Vande Krol were united in marriage by Rev. Ed Thompson at the Sully Community Church parsonage on December 24, 1929. She very much...

Feb 7, 2014

Magdalene Keuning Aalbers was born on December 29, 1916, near Otley, Iowa, to Peter and Gertie (Terlouw) Keuning. She was the fifth of eight children. Magdalene graduated from the eighth grade at a country school near Otley. On February 22, 1940, Magdalene was united in marriage to Marinus G. Aalbers at the church parsonage in Otley. Nine children were...

Jan 27, 2014

Janice Diann Van Zee Vande Voort was born on February 19, 1944, to John E. and Geneva Hubers Van Zee near New Holland, South Dakota. She passed away Monday, January 27, 2014, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of sixty-nine.

Janice received her early education at the New Holland Christian Schools and graduated...

Jan 26, 2014

Charles Day Conover was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on July 23, 1922, to Walton and Ethel Day Conover. Charles received his early education near his farm home and later graduated from William Penn College in Oskaloosa. He passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2014, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell, Iowa, at the age of ninety-one.

On...

Jan 22, 2014

On January 22, 2014, Grace L. Overman, age 83 of Pella, unexpectedly left us to go home and be with the Lord.

Grace was born on October 10, 1930, in New Sharon, Iowa, the daughter of Max and Jeanette (Wanders) Huff. She went to the New Sharon Schools. After graduation Grace went to work in Pella and...

Jan 13, 2014

Mike Corum, of Pella, Iowa, passed away on January 13, 2014, at Pella Hospice Comfort House after a tough battle with pancreatic cancer. Mike was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on December 18, 1955. He graduated valedictorian of his class from Center Point High School in 1974. During this time, Mike climbed the ranks of Scouts eventually becoming a...

Jan 11, 2014

Paul Alan Buwalda was born on September 27, 1962, to Paul O. and Delores Workman Buwalda in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He received his early education in the Pella Schools and graduated from Pella High School with the class of 1981. He then attended Central College in Pella, graduating in 1985.

Paul had been employed at Pella Corporation...

Jan 8, 2014

Corrie Terpstra, the daughter of Cornelis "Case" and Neeltje Van Holland Vonk, was born on September 2, 1916, in Marion County, Iowa. She grew up in the Otley area and later the family moved to Reasnor, Iowa. She completed the eighth grade in Jasper County.

On December 3, 1935, Corrie was united in marriage with Cornie Terpstra...

Jan 4, 2014

Rudy Thies was born April 1, 1930, to Arthur and Erika Lange Thies in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated from South High School in Grand Rapids and later he graduated from Western Michigan University, with a Master's Degrees from Western Michigan, and the University of Oregon.

Rudy was united in marriage with Emily Hansen on August 9,...

Jan 3, 2014

Vernon Wayne Van Wyk was born on November 3, 1938, near Lynnville, Iowa, to William G. and Johanna De Jong Van Wyk. He passed away on Friday, January 3, 2014, at the Grinnell Health Care Center at the age of seventy-five.

Vernon received his early education at country schools near his home. On June 9, 1959, he...

Jan 3, 2014

Peter D. Rus, the first of five children born to Cornelius P. and Jennie Van Ryswyk Rus, was born on December 28, 1913 in Marion County. He passed away Friday, January 3, 2014 at the Pella Comfort House at 100 years of age.

Pete grew up west of Pella and attended Liberty Corner School. On December 8,...

Dec 31, 2013

Jane Shinn was born on October 7, 1940, to Lacy D. and Agnes Trump Lafferty in Ravencliff, West Virginia. She passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of seventy-three. She graduated from high school and college and taught school briefly in the state of Ohio.

On September 26,...