Peter D. Rus
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,...
Jane Shinn
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,...
Viola R. Vander Linden
Dec 28, 2013
Viola Ruth Vander Linden was born on November 1, 1917, to Peter J. and Zwanette Vischer Dykstra at the family farm near Tracy, Iowa. She passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the Oskaloosa Care Center at the age of ninety-six.
Viola attended Pleasant Grove Country School and graduated from the eighth grade. On October 11,...
Shirley M. Norton
Dec 26, 2013
Shirley Mae (Statler) Norton, of Pella, Iowa, passed away on December 26, 2013, at the Comfort House in Pella after a short illness.
Shirley was born in Brighton, Iowa, on August 30, 1923. She was educated in Jefferson County rural schools, graduating from Lockridge High School in 1940. After graduation she worked in grocery stores at Four...
Eileen J. Hessing
Dec 23, 2013
Eileen Joyce Hessing, the second daughter of Gerrit and Wilma (Van Haaften) Hasselman was born on February 20, 1938, at the family farm near Oskaloosa, Iowa in Mahaska County. She passed away Monday, December 23, 2013, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of seventy-five.
Eileen graduated from Oskaloosa High School and later graduated...
Donald L. Caldwell, Sr
Dec 18, 2013
Donald Lee Caldwell, Sr. was born December 6, 1940, in St. Charles, Iowa, to Donald Francis and Delpha Davis Caldwell.
On April 30, 1960, he was united in marriage with Viola Mary Curtis. To this union four children were born: Lannette Kay, Donald Lee Jr., Connie Francis, and Albert Mitchell.
Donald served his country in...
Charles "Bud" Manges
Dec 13, 2013
Charles Jefferson "Bud" Manges was born on February 8, 1915, to Harry and Mable Liming Manges in Wells, Minnesota. Bud grew up in the Oskaloosa/Montezuma area where he completed the eighth grade in the Oskaloosa School System. He served his country with the United States Navy Seabees from 1943-1945.
Bud married Frances VR "Tiny" Day in 1935...
Marion E. Van Hal
Dec 9, 2013
Marion Edward Van Hal was born on April 1, 1935, to William and Wilma Wichhart Van Hal on the family farm near Pella, Iowa. He graduated from Pella High School with the class of 1953.
On November 11, 1953, Marion was united in marriage to Joan Brummel in Oskaloosa, Iowa. They were blessed with four children: Bruce,...
Gysbert Janssen
Nov 29, 2013
Gysbert Janssen was born on March 3, 1925, to Gerrit and Jantje Beekhuizen Janssen in Renkum Gelderland Netherlands. He received his early education in the Netherlands. He was also a member of the Dutch Army from 1944-1947. In 1951 Gysbert moved to the United States.
On February 12 1954, Gysbert was united in marriage with Grace G....
Minnie Roorda
Nov 7, 2013
Minnie Roorda was born to Ed and Jennie (Keuning) Den Besten on the family farm near New Holland, South Dakota on December 14, 1918. She was the fifth of eleven children in her family. Minnie attended the New Holland Christian School through the eighth grade; following graduation she assumed more responsibilities to help raise younger brothers and sisters. By...
Derek F. Moore
Nov 1, 2013
Derek F. Moore passed away on November 1, 2013 in Joplin, Missouri.
The family will receive visitors from 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 10th at Third Reformed Church, 708 E. 13th Street in Pella, Iowa, and a memorial service will be held at Third Reformed Church at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, November 11.
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Keith Atkin
Oct 30, 2013
Keith Leforrest Atkin was born on June 15, 1922, the first child of Forrest L. and Effie Mae Albright Atkin, in Bloomington Township, Muscatine County, Iowa. He passed away on October 30, 2013, at the Pella Regional Health Center in Pella, Iowa. Keith received his education in the Lone Tree Public School in Lone Tree, Iowa, from 1928 -...
Aletta Hiemstra
Oct 25, 2013
Aletta Johanna Hiemstra was born on January 14, 1918, to Cornelius (Neil) and Jennie (Van Ryswyk) Rus near Runnells, Iowa. She passed away Friday, October 25, 2013, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of ninety- five.
Aletta grew up west of Pella and attended the Valley View Country School. On February 16, 1939,...
Treva M. Dieleman
Oct 20, 2013
Treva Mae Dieleman, daughter of Albert and Susie Monsma Buitenwerf, was born February 11, 1920, in Sully, Iowa. She attended school at Sully and graduated from Sully High School in 1937. She then attended Penn College and received her teacher's certificate. Treva taught for one and one-half years at the Taintor School northeast of Sully.
On February...
Constance "Connie" Hinga
Oct 17, 2013
Constance Rose Boersma Hinga of Pella died at Jefferson Place on Oct. 17. She was 82.
Connie was born in Holland, Mich., on Feb. 28, 1931, to Grace Mulder Boersma and Howard "Henry" Boersma. The third of four children and an only daughter, she was cherished for her sense of joy and adventure. She shared her father's...
Nicholas L. Guillien
Oct 6, 2013
The life of Nick Guillien is so much more than where he lived, the education that he had, the career that he loved, the hobbies he enjoyed and the family he left behind. The life of Nick Guillien was that of a father, a husband, a son, a brother, an uncle, a nephew, a grandson and a friend that...
Sheila S. Berg
Sep 28, 2013
Sheila Suzanne Berg was born September 15, 1946, in Madison, Wisconsin, to Albert and Laurabelle Larson Vinje. She passed away at the Comfort House of Pella on Saturday, September 28, 2013, at the age of sixty-seven.
Sheila grew up in Middleton, Wisconsin, where she received her early education. She later attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating in...
Gertrude Olivier
Sep 18, 2013
Gertrude Olivier was born on April 12, 1924, in Monroe County, Iowa, to Jacob and Lena (Blommers) Olivier. She was welcomed into her family by her older brother, Matthew. Her family lived in the Eddyville/Oskaloosa/Leighton area while Gertrude was growing up. She attended the Madison Center County School and graduated from Oskaloosa High School. Later on, the family moved...
Engelyn Angie Van Steenis
Sep 15, 2013
Engelyn (Angeline or Angie) Van Steenis was born on February 9, 1916, near Albia, Iowa. She was the sixth of nine children born to John and Elizabeth (Van Weelden) Van Ringelestein. The family later moved near Oskaloosa, where she received her grade school education. She worked as a housekeeper and for Gould's Market as a young girl.
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Gertrude Van Wyk
Sep 13, 2013
Gertrude Van Wyk was born on December 3, 1927, to William G. and Johanna (De Jong) Van Wyk on a farm in Jasper County southwest of Lynnville, Iowa. She was raised there and completed her eighth grade education at the Ryder School in that area. Later on, she worked at the Pella Overall Factory where she was honored to...
