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Lois A. Vos
Dec 5, 2012
Lois Ann Nieuwsma Vos was the sixth child born to Henry and Irene Andringa Nieuwsma on July 9, 1939, near Taintor, Iowa. She passed away Wednesday evening, December 5, 2012, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of seventy-three.
Lois graduated from Pella High School with the class of 1957. On June 6, 1957,...
Marion W. Dieleman
Nov 30, 2012
Marion Will Dieleman, the son of William (Will) and Carrie Van Baale Dieleman, was born north of Pella on August 2, 1918. He passed away Friday, November 30, 2012, at the Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa, Iowa, at the age of ninety-four.
Marion attended a rural school north of Pella and graduated from the eighth grade...
Anna Roose
Nov 29, 2012
Anna Vos Roose was born December 19, 1919, to Adrian and Sarah Vander Molen Vos in Mahaska County, Iowa. She passed away Thursday, November 29, 2012, at the Pella Regional Health Center at the age of ninety-two years and eleven months.
She received her early education at the Peoria Christian Grade School. She was a life-long member...
Abe J. Nunnikhoven
Nov 23, 2012
Abraham J. Nunnikhoven was born in the rural Knoxville, Iowa home of his maternal grandfather on December 30, 1927, to Anthony J. and Bertha Slykuis Nunnikhoven. He was the oldest of seven sons born into the family. After he completed the eighth grade at South Flagler School, the family resided in the Sully and Pella areas, where Abe helped...
Ruth Van Steenwyk
Nov 22, 2012
Ozie Ruth Van Steenwyk was born on November 14, 1935, to Lloyd D. and L. Mae Beard Harvey in Warren, Arkansas. She passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of seventy-seven.
Ruth graduated from the Attica High School. On November 14, 1952, she was united in marriage with...
Wayne Vanden Berg
Nov 22, 2012
Cornie Wayne Vanden Berg was born May 15, 1924, to Cornie and Beryl Reynolds Vanden Berg near Fifield, Iowa. He passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012, at the Pella Regional Health Center-Long Term Care at the age of eighty-eight.
Wayne received his early education in the Pella area schools, graduating from Pella High School with the class...
Jennie Geurts
Nov 11, 2012
Jennie Elscott Geurts was born March 8, 1917 to John and Maggie (Brand) Elscott. She was the first born of seven children in a country home two miles north of Taintor. She was raised in the Taintor area and graduated from the eigth grade at the Case School, which was located at the end of their farm.
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William Rigg
Oct 30, 2012
William Richard Rigg was born August 27, 1940 to Robert and Lorrean(Kilgore) Rigg in Kansas City, MO. After serving in the Army, he worked construction and was a contractor. He passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in Pella at the age of 72. Those left to cherish his memory are: two children, Robin Rigg-Walters and Tony Rigg; three grandchildren,...
Leona R. Ver Meer
Oct 19, 2012
Leona Ruth Uitermarkt Ver Meer was born October 5, 1920, to Gerrit and Elizabeth Verros Uitermarket near Otley, Iowa. She was the youngest of seven children. She went to her heavenly home on Friday, October 19, 2012, at the Pella Regional Health Center - Long Term Care at the age of ninety-two.
Leona received her early education...
Albert M. Pleima
Oct 16, 2012
Albert Martin Pleima was born on August 29, 1922, to Martin and Regina De Jong Pleima at the family farm in the Lower Grove area near Pella. He passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of ninety.
Albert received his early education at the Rider School in Jasper...
Johanna Wilma Roorda
Oct 7, 2012
Johanna Wilma De Haan, ninety-one, born April 3, 1921, was the first of two children born to Teunis and Sarah Van Steenis De Haan at the family farm east of Pella in Mahaska County. Wilma received an eighth grade education at Black Oak Center School in Mahaska County. She was a baptized member of the Second Christian Reformed Church...
William J. Moll
Oct 5, 2012
GRAVESIDE SERVICE 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 10, 2012 St. Mary's Cemetery Pella, Iowa
MEMORIALS St. Mary's Catholic Church Marion County Humane Society
FAMILY Wife: The late Adeline Moll Children: Pamela (Joe) Scovill - Kansas City James (Dedra) Moll - Kansas City Patti (Kent) Rotert - Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Harry C. Tibboel
Sep 29, 2012
Harry was born on Halloween in 1919, to Martin and Maggie (Stam) Tibboel. He was their fifth child and was born at home on a farm near Cordova Iowa. Cordova was located south of Monroe where Red Rock Lake is now located.
The Tibboel family moved to a farm in northern Iowa near Kanowa, then by train,...
Deyona Van Der Wilt
Sep 12, 2012
Deyona Gayle Van Der Wilt was born on February 11, 1922, to Loren and Mamie Sparks Stewart in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She received her early education in the Lynville/Sully area and graduated from Lynville High School and attended Central College.
On February 7, 1945, she was united in marriage with Lester Van Der Wilt in Oskaloosa, Iowa. They...
Francis J. Furcht
Aug 30, 2012
Francis Junior Furcht was born on April 9, 1923, to Florence Francis and Maggie Scott Furcht in Knoxville, Iowa. He passed away Thursday, August 30, 2012, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of eighty-nine.
Francis received his early education in the Knoxville Schools and attended Knoxville High School through the eleventh grade. He...
Mary Viretta Wisse
Aug 23, 2012
Mary Viretta Wisse was born on April 25, 1915, in Monroe, Iowa. She went to her heavenly home on Thursday morning, August 23, 2012.
Viretta received her education in the Pella Schools and later attended Central College. On August 18, 1942, she was united in marriage with James Wisse.
She was a teacher and substitute...
Robert E. Sward
Aug 21, 2012
Robert (Bob) Earl Sward was born to Oscar and Mabel Granstrom Sward on July 29, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois. He went to be with the Lord on August 21, 2012, at the age of 76. He grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska where he graduated from high school. Bob earned his Bachelors and his Masters Degrees in Education from the...
Margaret Van Haaften
Aug 9, 2012
Margaret Van Haaften was born on March 21, 1914, to Adrian and Sarah Vander Molen Vos in rural Mahaska County. Margaret went to her heavenly home on Thursday, August 9, 2012, at the Pella Regional Health Center at the age of 98.
Margaret received her early education at the Peoria Christian Grade School and made profession of...
Jerry Lee Van Hal
Aug 8, 2012
Jerry Lee Van Hal was born on November 20, 1940, to Jacob and Dena (Spoelstra) Van Hal near Sully, Iowa. He went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, while a patient at Mercy Medical Center following a lengthy stay due to complications from surgery and his recent battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Jerry attended Sully...
William (Bill) Van Horn
Jul 22, 2012
William Edward Van Horn was born on February 9, 1952, to Don and Joanne Minnihan Van Horn in Urbandale, Iowa. Bill passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2012, at his home, following a lengthy battle with liver disease and cancer.
He received his early education in elementary schools near his home and graduated from Urbandale High School...
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