John Tomljenovich Iii
May 21, 2013
John Tomljenovich III, of Pella, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Peoria, Illinois, at the age of 41. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at 9:30 am at the St. Mary's Cemetery of Pella.
DIED
May 21, 2013
Lavine E. Anderle
May 21, 2013
Lavine E. Anderle, age 89, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2013 at the Pella Regional Health Center - Long Term Care Unit. Funeral services will be held at a later date in Grafton, Wisconsin.
DIED May 21, 2013
Gary D. De Reus
May 19, 2013
Gary Dean De Reus was born on September 14, 1945, to Harold and Winona (Webb) De Reus in Des Moines, Iowa. He passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013, at his home in Pella at the age of sixty-seven.
In October 1966 Gary served his country in the United States Army stationed in Korea. He was discharged at...
Alberta Denbleyker
May 15, 2013
Alberta DenBleyker, age 71, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. A private family burial will take place at a later date.
DIED May 15, 2013
Marion G. Van Zee
May 14, 2013
Marion G. Van Zee was born on a farm west of Pella on May 15, 1931. He died May 14, 2013, one day before his 82nd birthday. His parents were Gerrit F. and Maria (Valster) Van Zee. He was 1 ½ years old when the family moved to the Crookham farm near Leighton, Iowa. He attended the Centennial Country...
William De Boef
May 10, 2013
William Clarence De Boef was born December 7, 1916, to John and Gertie (Branderhorst) De Boef at their farm home north of Oskaloosa, Iowa. His younger years were spent with his family on the farm. He received his early education at a country school near his home.
On April 14, 1942, Bill was united in marriage with...
Dwayne Bruinekool
May 10, 2013
Dwayne Bruinekool, age seventy-six, entered into Heaven at noon on Friday, May 10, 2013, at the Serenity House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was born April 3 1937, to Nina (Grover) and Arthur Bruinekool in Pella, Iowa. Arthur later was united in marriage with Sophia Lautenbach, giving Dwayne a special mother. He attended school in Pella.
Dwayne married...
Bernice L. Skinner
May 5, 2013
Bernice Louise Hoyt Cummings Skinner, age 95, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at the Senior Suites of Urbandale. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the First Bapist Church of Pella, with a private family burial service at Oakwood Cemetery.
Bernice was born on October 20, 1917, in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Harry and Myrtle...
John Denbleyker
Apr 30, 2013
John DenBleyker, age 73, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Private family inurnment will occur at a later date.
DIED April 30, 2013
Jay V. Veldhouse
Apr 28, 2013
Jay Vernon Veldhouse was born on October 9, 1928, at the family farm home near Kanawha, Iowa, to Heiko H. and Grace E. Abbas Veldhouse. He attended country school his elementary years and graduated from Kanawha High School in 1945. It was a joyful time in America as World War II was winding down, ending in August.
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Robert Frederick
Apr 23, 2013
Robert Riley Frederick, the oldest of five sons, was born to Jasper Monroe Frederick and Alice Rose (Mitchell) Frederick on July 13, 1924, in a log cabin outside of Osage, Arkansas. Working to help support the family through the depression years, Robert attended a one-room country school house and later graduated from high school at The School of the...
Arie Spoelstra
Apr 22, 2013
Arie Spoelstra was born at the family home on March 16, 1926, to Jacob and Emma Boot Spoelstra. He was baptized at Peoria Christian Reformed Church. At eight years old, a barn door blowing in the wind hit him in the head leaving him almost totally deaf. He was adept at reading lips and compensated well. He made profession...
Marjorie T. Kuiper
Apr 10, 2013
Marjorie T. Van Zante Kuiper was born on May 22, 1920, to Lane and Minnie (De Cook) Van Zante in their farm home near Pella, Iowa. She was raised there and graduated from the eighth grade. As a young girl, Marge loved riding horses, an interest she maintained for many years.
On January 1, 1942, she was...
Lavonne Van Wyk
Apr 7, 2013
LaVonne Van Wyk was born on December 20, 1935, to Carl and Christine Terlouw Hackert in Sully, Iowa. She graduated from Sully High School with the class of 1954.
On March 15, 1956, LaVonne was united in marriage with Forrest Van Wyk at the First Reformed Church in Sully, Iowa. They were blessed with four daughters: Debra,...
Rev. Stephen Veldhuis
Apr 4, 2013
Rev. Stephen Sipko Veldhuis, the son of Berend Jan and Siepkje (Veenstra) Veldhuis, was born November 9, 1928, in Almelo, Overyssel, Netherlands. He immigrated with his parents, sister, and brother to Alton, Iowa, in 1953, leaving behind his (then) fiancAC.e, Ann Slot.
In January of 1955, he went back to Holland to get married hoping to make...
Lee R. Hendricks
Apr 2, 2013
Lee R. Hendricks was born on April 1, 1933, to William and Pearl Martin Hendricks near Reasnor, Iowa. He completed the eighth grade at the Brown Country School southeast of Galesburg, Iowa. Following school he helped his Dad on the farm. After getting his chauffer's license, Lee drove a truck for Charles Awtry from Galesburg.
Lee was...
Virgil P. Klein
Apr 1, 2013
Virgil Paul Klein was born on February 29, 1928, on the family farm near Otley, Iowa, to Gradus A. and Anna Van Den Berg Klein.
Virgil was baptized in the First Christian Reformed Church of Pella, July 1, 1928, by Rev. J. DeHaan. He completed the eighth grade at the Otley School. On February 27, 1947, Virgil...
Ronald E. Menninga
Mar 31, 2013
Ronald Eugene Menninga was born on September 12, 1949, in Pella, Iowa, to Andrew and Patricia (Slycord) Menninga.
He went to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, March 31, 2013, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of sixty-three.
Ron received his education in the Pella area schools and graduated from...
Jean Terpstra
Mar 30, 2013
Adriana Petrinella "Jean" Terpstra was born on May 1, 1921, to Stoffel and Johanna Zweedyk Meulpolder in the Netherlands. Jean (as she was known upon arriving in the United States) and her family sailed by ship to the United States in 1923 setting up their home on a farm in the Pella area.
Jean graduated from the...
Bernard Van Zante
Mar 30, 2013
Bernard Eldon Van Zante was born on April 28, 1927, to Arie and Martha Boomsma Van Zante, in Richland Township, Jasper County, Iowa. He graduated from the eighth grade at the Highland Country School and attended high school for one year.
In January 1951 Bernard served his country in the Air Force until being discharged at the...
