Twila M. Terpstra
Feb 21, 2013
Twila Mae Terpstra was born on November 30, 1947, to William and Gertrude De Kock in Pella, Iowa. She passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of sixty-five.
She graduated from Pella Christian High School and attended Calvin College. On October 6, 1966, she was united in marriage...
Doward W. Sjaardema
Feb 21, 2013
Doward William Sjaardema was born on August 21, 1942, in Sigourney, Iowa. At the age of three, he was welcomed into the home of William and Cora Paltzer Sjaardema and lived in Sully, Iowa, where his parents operated the grocery store. In 1953, he and his mother moved to Pella. They attended Trinity Reformed Church where he became a...
Elizabeth P. Van Dusseldorp
Feb 16, 2013
Elizabeth Pearl Menninga Van Dusseldorp was born September 26, 1925, to Gysbert and Ethel Van Engelenhoven Menninga. She grew up on the same family farm in Marion County, Iowa, where she was born. Elizabeth graduated from the eighth grade at the Valley View School.
On April 23, 1948, Elizabeth married Gerald M. Van Dusseldorp in Otley, Iowa....
Margaret Koopmans
Jan 29, 2013
Margaret Koopmans was born to David and Cecelia (Anderson) Sjolin on May 21, 1926 near Oakes, North Dakota, the youngest of nine children. She attended schools and grew up in North Dakota and Iowa, marrying Gerald "Crip" Koopmans on December 12, 1946. They moved from Pella, IA to Cedar Rapids, IA in 1958 where Margaret lived until returning to...
Esther E. Linsted
Jan 19, 2013
Esther Evelyn (Olson) Linsted was born January 8, 1917, at rural Taintor, Iowa to Jesse and Jennie (Rasmus) Olson. She passed away January 19, 2013, at the Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab Center in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
As a young girl, she and her brothers, Kenneth and Robert, and her sister, Estella, helped on the farm.
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Velma G. Strand
Jan 17, 2013
Velma Grace (Jensen) Strand was born on September 9, 1939, to Herbert and Vivian (Parsons) Jensen in Humboldt, Iowa. She passed away the early hours of Thursday, January 17, 2013, at the Pella Regional Health Center - Skilled Care Unit at the age of seventy-three.
Velma graduated from Humboldt High School with the class of 1957. She...
Mariano Baclig Lopez
Jan 15, 2013
Mariano Baclig Lopez was born May 7, 1918 in Manila, Philippines to Luciano and Cirila (Baclia) Lopez. He passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Knoxville Hospital, Knoxville, Iowa at the age of ninety-four.
On March 10, 1942, he was united in marriage to Christina Borja. While in the Philippines, Mariano was chief security guard for...
Carl Weyers
Jan 9, 2013
Carl Weyers was born June 11, 1936, at the rural family home near Reasnor, Iowa. He passed away at the Pella Regional Health Center, Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at the age of seventy-six.
When Carl was three years old the family moved to a farm near Newton. He attended Pilot Grove #5 School through the eighth grade....
Betty Cline
Jan 8, 2013
Betty Charline Cline was born on April 22, 1934, to Howard Franklin and Leona (Shedenhelm) Morehouse in Ottumwa, Iowa. She passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of seventy-eight. Betty received her education from the Ottumwa High School.
On June 7, 1952, Betty was united in marriage with...
Cora Rozendaal
Jan 7, 2013
Cora Rozendaal was born October 9, 1912, in the village of Pietrman, near the town of Swyndrecht in southern Holland. Her family consisted of two brothers, two sisters, and a half-sister. Her parents were Peter and Maggie Kool Van Gilst. Her mother died when Cora was five years old.
When Cora was eight years old she and...
Irvin John Van Rheenen
Jan 3, 2013
Irvin John Van Rheenen was born August 10, 1942, to John L. and Mary Irene De Cook Van Rheenen in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He passed away Thursday evening, January 3, 2013, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of 70.
Irvin grew up on a farm south of Pella. He graduated from Pella Community High...
Zachary Vanden Berg
Jan 3, 2013
Zachary Wayne Vanden Berg was born on April 10, 1987, to Gregory and Tammy Johnson Vanden Berg in Pella, Iowa. He passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013, at the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa, at the age of twenty-five.
Zach received his early education in the Pella Schools and graduated from Pella Community High School with the...
Bertha Busby
Jan 2, 2013
Bertha McGriff Busby was born on November 18, 1927 in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Oscar and Bena (Endersen) McGriff. She passed away at Hospice of Pella Comfort House Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at the age of eighty-five.
Bertha met Duane Busby on a blind date arranged by his cousin. The two were married on January 19, 1947, at...
Nellie Eliason
Jan 2, 2013
Nellie Angeline Eliason was born on May 11, 1932, to Jacob and Mary De Waard in Hancock County, Iowa. She passed away on January 2, 2013, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House in Pella, Iowa.
Nellie lived in Kanawha, Harcourt, and Hawkeye, where she made many life-long friendships. She graduated from the Corwith High School and...
Beulah De Zwarte
Jan 1, 2013
Beulah Pearl De Zwarte, daughter of Conrad and Anna (Andringa) De Vries, was born on August 15, 1934 in Mahaska County near Peoria, Iowa. She attended rural country schools, Pella Christian Grade School, and Pella Christian High School.
She was united in marriage with Loren De Zwarte on July 30, 1952. Beulah and Loren were blessed with...
Richard G. Litwiller
Dec 23, 2012
Richard Glenn Litwiller was born on September 5, 1940, to Glenn Edward and Ethel Pearl Miller Litwiller in Manson, Iowa. He passed away Sunday evening, December 23, 2012 at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of seventy-two.
He received his early education in the Manson Schools and graduated in 1959 from Manson High School....
Douglas Van Haaften
Dec 23, 2012
On January 1, 1957, Douglas Gene Van Haaften was born, six weeks before his expected due date, to Marion and Marjorie Van Haaften in Oskaloosa, Iowa. It was said he was small enough to fit in a shoe box. Doug passed away Sunday evening, December 23, 2012, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House after a long battle with...
Willem Scholten
Dec 22, 2012
Willem Karel Scholten was born on June 2, 1920, in Overschie, the Netherlands, to Arie and Pieterje (Post) Scholten. He attended grade school through the eighth grade when he started working full-time for a construction contractor at age fourteen. He went through trade school by taking night classes and graduated at the age of nineteen.
In January...
Raymond L. Williams
Dec 18, 2012
Raymond Lee Williams was born on December 31, 1946, to William John and Lydia Rose Bessel Williams in Ashtabula, Ohio. He passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at the Pella Regional Health Center at the age of sixty-five.
On April 2, 1966, Ray was united in marriage with Barbara Lee Riffle in Saybrook, Ohio. To this union...
Leona De Ruiter
Dec 15, 2012
Harriet "Leona" De Ruiter was born February 18, 1920 northeast of Pella, Iowa, to Gerrit and Sarah (Buwalda) Van Gorp. She attended Warren School, rural Pella. She passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012, at Jefferson Place in Pella at the age of ninety-two.
On August 10, 1938, she married Nick De Ruiter. Nick and Leona had four...
