Danielle Descoteau
Sep 4, 2013
Danielle Louise Descoteau was born on June 29, 1985, in Pella, Iowa, to Dennis and Brenda Hupke Descoteau. She passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2013, in Austin, Texas, at the age of twenty-eight.
Danielle graduated from Pella Community High School with the class of 2004 and then attended LaJames College.
Those left to cherish her...
Leora C. Beyer
Aug 31, 2013
Leora Caroline Christensen was born on April 4, 1921, in Deer Creek Township, Webster County, near Fort Dodge, Iowa. The oldest daughter of Alfred and Marie Christensen, she was baptized on May 15, 1921, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Leora was confirmed on September 2, 1934, at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church near Sully. In 1921, her family moved to...
Phyllis M. Willems
Aug 30, 2013
Grandma Willems was a counselor, healer, evangelist, mom, homemaker, baker, gardener, avid smuggler, and sewer. In her 81 years, she touched the lives of many and her memory will impact the generations to come, especially those who received one of her smuggled Bibles.
Phyllis Mae was born to Henry and Amy (Clausing) Bonnema on November 24, 1931,...
Cornelia H. Arkema
Aug 24, 2013
Cornelia Henrietta Arkema went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 24, 2013, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House after a lengthy illness of congestive heart failure.
Cornelia was the second of ten children born to Cornelius and Durkie (Rolffs) Van Soelen on May 3, 1927, in Sully, Iowa. She lived her entire life...
Lyle "Yogi" Swank
Aug 22, 2013
Lyle John "Yogi" Swank was born on April 17, 1950, to Lloyd Jacob and Marjorie Mae (Van Den Baard) Swank in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He passed away at his residence on Thursday, August 22, 2013, at the age of sixty-three.
Yogi received his education in the Pella Community Schools. For a time Yogi cut meat for the Grandia...
Nellie Branderhorst
Aug 19, 2013
Nellie Meurs Branderhorst was born November 11, 1925, at Opperdoes, The Netherlands, to Jan and Trijntje Visser Meurs. She went to her heavenly home on Monday, August 19, 2013, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of eighty-seven.
Nellie received her education at the ULO Medemblijk Nederland School in The Netherlands. On November 28,...
Sara Dunsmore
Aug 6, 2013
Sara Anne Dunsmore was born at the family home in Pella, Iowa, on February 28, 1933, to Gerard and Nellie (Bennink) Gosselink. She passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at the Pella Vriendschap Village at the age of eighty.
Sara graduated from Pella High School. She received her teaching degree from Central College and University of Iowa....
Jerald N. Van Wyk
Aug 4, 2013
Jerald Nelvin Van Wyk was born near Harrison, South Dakota, on September 5, 1939, the son of Herbert and Marie Van Wyk. He passed away at the Pella Regional Health Center on Sunday, August 4, 2013, after a valiant battle with cancer.
As a young boy, he lived near Onawa, Tyconic, and Rodney in northwestern Iowa where...
Sylvia E. Uitermarkt
Jul 29, 2013
Sylvia Elizabeth Uitermarkt, the daughter of Reverend Stephen and Ann (Slot) Veldhuis, was born June 8, 1957, in Orange City, Iowa. She spent her childhood living in various locations in Iowa, Michigan, and Ontario, Canada, following her parents' call to ministry. She graduated from Knoxville High School and Central College in Pella.
On December 18, 1976, Sylvia...
Freda Goodyk
Jul 18, 2013
Freda Goodyk was born on January 14, 1920, at the family farm home in Lynn Grove Township near Lynnville, Iowa. She was the fourth of six children born to Cornelius (Neal) and Mayme (Vande Krol) Vander Wilt. Freda passed away at the Knoxville Hospital & Clinics on Thursday, July 18, 2013, at the age of ninety-three.
Freda...
Marjorie L. Van Gorp
Jul 14, 2013
Marjorie Louise Van Gorp was born on November 4, 1924, at the family home near Sully, Iowa. She was the third of twelve children born to Oney and Katie (Bruxvoort) Arkema. Marjorie passed away at the Oskaloosa Care Center on Sunday, July 14, 2013, at the age of eighty-eight.
Marjorie received her early education at the Sully...
Joseph L. Ver Woert
Jun 23, 2013
Joseph Lee Ver Woert, the youngest of four children, was born on April 26, 1947, to Andrew and Ruth (Castorf) Ver Woert at the family home near Sully, Iowa. He received his early education in the Sully area schools and attended Lynnville-Sully High School.
While working at Vermeer Manufacturing he met Carol Slings. On October 31, 1968,...
Madelyn "Maddie"A Hamilton
Jun 18, 2013
Madelyn (Maddie) Josephine Joy Hamilton was born June 9, 2012, to April Hamilton in Wichita, Kansas. This precious gift of God was welcomed into the home of John and Nancy Hamilton of Pella in November 2012. Maddie passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at the Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.
Maddie was a fighter and never...
Franz Peter Wind Iv
Jun 15, 2013
Franz Peter Wind IV passed away June 15, 2013 at the Knoxville Hospital at the age of 51. Graveside services were held on Thursday June 20, 2013, at the Long Family Cemetery in Nora, Virginia.
DIED
June 15, 2013
Curtis J. Meyers
Jun 14, 2013
Curtis Joel Meyers, son of Clarence and Myrna Meyers, was born June 17, 1967, in Pella, Iowa. He passed away Friday, June 14, 2013, at the Hospice House in Pella.
He graduated from Pella Community High School in 1985.
On June 21, 1986, Curtis was united in marriage to Lori Dawn Butler at Trinity Reformed...
Ann Veldhuis
Jun 11, 2013
Ann Veldhuis, the daughter of Christoffel and Elizabet (PieketWeeserik) Slot, was born February 19, 1931, in Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands. She was educated and attended nurses training in the Netherlands.
In October of 1955 Ann immigrated to America where she joined her husband, Steve, in Alton, Iowa. He had been living with his parents, sister, and brother since...
Virginia Dale Kingery
Jun 11, 2013
Dale Vander Ploeg Kingery was born August 22, 1947, the second daughter of Edwin and Cornelia Vander Ploeg. She passed away June 11, 2013 at Griffin Nursing Home in Knoxville.
Dale worked as a waitress at Duncan's Café in Monroe, a secretary at Vernon Company in Newton, executive secretary at HFC in Washington D.C., and finally for...
Mary Dickinson
Jun 11, 2013
Mary May Dickinson was born on August 19, 1946, in Ottumwa, Iowa, to Marian (Jones) and Richard Cox. She passed away at the Comfort House-Hospice of Pella on June 11, 2013 at the age of 66.
Mary grew up in rural Batavia, Iowa, graduated from Pekin Community Schools and completed college at Northeast Missouri State (Truman State...
Mary Jane Magnant
Jun 7, 2013
Mary Jane Beyer Magnant was born on June 13, 1942, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Jeanetta (Mol) and Lambert Beyer. She passed away at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines on June 7, 2013, at the age of 70.
Mary Jane grew up in Pella and graduated from Pella High School with the class of 1960. She...
Arlan R. Van Dusseldorp
May 27, 2013
Arlan died quietly early Monday morning, May 27, 2013, after dealing with Renal cancer for 5 years. He was always active, even planting his garden, one week previous to his death.
Arlan lived a very full and productive life. He entered the military at age 17 by joining the Navy for 3 years during the Korean War....
