Obituary Listing

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mar 29, 2013

Norman Lee Van Maanen, son of Teunis and Rika Fortuin Van Maanen, was born on September 8, 1941, on the family farm south of Lynnville. He passed away Friday, March 29, 2013, at the Skiff Medical Center in Newton, Iowa, at the age of seventy-one.

He received his early education at the Case Country School near his...

Mar 24, 2013

Ralph Van Wyk was born on December 18, 1925, to John Will and Ella (Wyngarden) Van Wyk on the family farm northwest of Sully, Iowa. He passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013, at the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa, Iowa, at the age of eighty-seven.

Ralph completed the eighth grade and soon started his career in farming....

Mar 24, 2013

Robert John Van Zante Jr. was born on May 10, 1964, to Robert and Tamiko Asano Van Zante in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013, at the home of his daughter at the age of forty-eight.

The family moved from Colorado to Pella in 1979. Bob attended the Pella Community High School.

Mar 14, 2013

Evelena Roozeboom, age eighty-seven, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013. She was born at her parent's home on June 9, 1925, the daughter of John M. and Minnie Van Gorp. She graduated from Pella Christian High School in 1942. Following graduation she taught at Peoria Christian School and Leighton Grade School.

On February 6, 1948, Evy was...

Mar 12, 2013

Lois Geraldine "Gerry" Septer was born July 11, 1928, to Melis and Marie Van Gilst Otten of rural Killduff, Iowa. She was the second of three daughters. She passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of eighty-four.

She attended Newton High School and graduated with the class of...

Mar 11, 2013

Marjorie J. Van Wyk was born on September 10, 1920, to John and Dora Klein Willemsen near Sully, Iowa. She passed away on Monday, March 11, 2013, at Jefferson Place in Pella at the age of ninety-two.

On November 15, 1940, Marjorie was united in marriage with Wilber Ramer. They were blessed with one son, Dwayne. Wilber...

Feb 22, 2013

Frances Vivian Van Wyk was born on March 27, 1918, to Weitz and Catherine Brand Kooistra at the family home north of Lynnville, Iowa. Frances passed away at the St. Francis Manor in Grinnell, Iowa, February 22, 2013, at age 94.

Frances attended Union School and then Lynnville High School. On February 21, 1936, Frances was united...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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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