Dorothy Zuidema
Feb 15, 2011
Dorothy Mae (Bandstra) Zuidema, the daughter of Bart and Mary (Vande Voort) Bandstra, was born on January 14, 1917, at the home of her parents near the little town of Evans, Iowa. She was the fourth of ten children. She loved her parents and brother and sisters dearly. Dorothy attended West Weaver School in Mahaska County and graduated from...
Betty Aalbers
Feb 14, 2011
Betty Marie Terpstra Aalbers was born on July 15, 1928, the fifth child of Garrett and Marie Vande Voort Terpstra. Both of Betty's parents were of Dutch descent; her father was born in Patterson, New Jersey and her mother came to this country from Gelderland Province in the Netherlands at the age of fifteen.
As a young...
Charlotte Brouwer Lerette
Feb 2, 2011
Charlotte Wyma LeRette was born on September 28, 1917 to Henry and Effie Spoelstra Wyma near Peoria, Iowa. She passed away at the West Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center in Knoxville, Iowa on February 2, 2011 at the age of ninety-three.
Charlotte received her early education in the Pella Schools and later attended American Beauty School in...
Elizabeth Kroes
Jan 20, 2011
Elizabeth Bastiaantje Schep, daughter of Jacob and Bastiaantje Rozendaal Schep, grew up on a farm in Willege Langerak, Holland. She was born into a family of twelve children--two full sisters and two full brothers and five half brothers and three half sisters. Elizabeth attended the Gereformeerde Kerk in Ziest and made profession of faith in 1934.
On...
Carroll Gene Dop
Jan 17, 2011
Carroll Gene Dop was born on January 9, 1936 in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Ralph and Carolyn (Groenenboom) Dop. He was raised on a farm near Rose Hill, Iowa. During his time on the farm he showed Guernsey purebred cattle at the Southern Iowa Fair and the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. Gene attended Brush College Elementary School and...
Minnie Van Zee
Jan 15, 2011
Minnie Wassink was born March 31, 1916, the second of five children born to John Henry and Cornelia (Vande Keift) Wassink. She was born near Holland, Michigan. Minnie moved with her family by train to a farm near Bussey, Iowa, in February 1918 during World War I. Minnie attended Bussey School through the eighth grade.
As a...
Robert J. (Bob) Klein
Jan 7, 2011
Robert John (Bob) Klein, 94, of Pella, passed away at Pella Community Hospital on Jan. 7, 2011.
Bob was born Nov. 4, 1916 to John Gerrit and Nelle (Neels) Klein in Pella, Iowa. On June 16, 1938 he was united in marriage to Doretha Frances Vogelaar. They were married for nearly 70 years until her death in...
Jennie A. Schippers
Jan 1, 2011
Jennie Alma Van Eck Schippers was born to Arie and Jennie (Leydens) Van Eck on August 3, 1921, at the family farm in the Skunk River Valley near Pella. She passed away at the Pella Regional Health Center - Long Term Care Unit on Saturday, January 1, 2011, at the age of eighty-nine.
Jennie was united in...
Nina Pope
Dec 24, 2010
Nina Mae Stephen Pope was born to Herbert and Eva (Hiatt) Stephen on August 31, 1931, in New Sharon, Iowa. She passed away at the Comfort House of Pella Friday, December 24, 2010, at the age of seventy-nine.
Nina was united in marriage with Raymond Pope on January 8, 1950, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. They were blessed with...
Jessie Van Vark
Dec 21, 2010
Jessie Van Vark, daughter of Harry and Lena Van Rees Hiemstra, was born on October 7, 1918, near Otley, Iowa. She passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of ninety-two.
Jessie spent her youth in the Otley area and graduated from the Valley View School. She became a...
Angelene Grandia
Dec 19, 2010
Angelene Van Waardhuizen Grandia was born August 1, 1917, to John and Nellie Van Waardhuizen near Otley, Iowa. She was educated in the nearby excellent country schools.
Ange was united in marriage with Earl Grandia on December 20, 1939. She and Earl were blessed with two daughters: Judith and Janice.
Ange was very involved in...
Margaret L. Pavlat
Dec 13, 2010
Margaret Louise Pavlat was born to August and Anna (Mueller) Westphal on May 6, 1930, at State Center, Iowa. She passed away at the Pella Regional Health Center on December 13, 2010, at the age of eighty.
On August 15, 1959, Margaret was united in marriage with John Robert Pavlat in State Center. To this union their...
Mary Helen (Steenhoek) Vande Pol
Dec 8, 2010
Mary Helen Brummel Steenhoek Vande Pol was born on December 17, 1928, to Albert John and Hattie (Vos) Brummel at her family home near Leighton, Iowa. She grew up and received her early education in the Leighton area.
On December 23, 1948, Mary was united in marriage with Dale Delvin Steenhoek. To this union three children were...
Sara Leona Beekhuizen
Nov 16, 2010
Sara Leona Vander Linden Beekhuizen was born October 25, 1924, in Pella, Iowa. She was the fourth of nine children born to Luke and Minnie Van Zee Vander Linden. Sara went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at the Serenity House in Oskaloosa, Iowa, at the age of eighty-six.
As a young girl, Sara...
Jennie Stravers
Nov 8, 2010
Jennie Stravers, daughter of Kors and Jennie Nikkel Harthoorn, was born April 10, 1920, near Lynnville, Iowa. She received her early education at Richland #7-Black Oak Country School where she completed the eighth grade.
On February 27, 1941, Jennie was united in marriage with Gilbert Stravers at the home of her parents in Lynnville. Jennie and Gilbert...
Sharron Kay Wilson
Oct 27, 2010
Sharron Kay Wilson, daughter of Leone and Lucille Bradley Wilson, was born February 24, 1943 near Bucklin, Missouri. She passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of sixty-seven.
Sharron received her education in the Bucklin and Brookfield, Missouri, area. In her lifetime Sharron lived in Pennsylvania, Kansas, Indiana,...
Madahlynn Kae Polo
Oct 16, 2010
Madahlynn Kae Polo, daughter of David and Tonya (Kleinendorst) Polo, was born on November 17, 2009, at the Pella Regional Health Center. She passed away on October 16, 2010, at the Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines at the age of 11 months.
Madahlynn was a busy girl who loved to growl and spit, eat food, scream,...
Lillie O. Barnes
Oct 15, 2010
Lillie, "Bunch" to her brother and sisters, was born October 24, 1913 to John and Jennie Weldon White near Lovilia, Iowa. She was a twin to Lester John White. Lillie was raised in the Lovilia and Bussey area, where she attended Lovilia High School. Lillie was united in marriage with Bert Barnes on January 23, 1938, in Unionville, Missouri....
Gretta H. Veenstra
Oct 6, 2010
Gretta Henrietta Van Wyk Veenstra, daughter of Lambert and Bertha Vos Van Wyk, was born February 24, 1919, near New Sharon, Iowa. She entered her eternal home on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of ninety-one years.
Gretta received her early education at the Garden Hall Country School near...
David Van Wyk
Oct 5, 2010
David Van Wyk was born on July 25, 1927, the thirteenth of fourteen children born to Guysberg and Gertrude Van Arkel Van Wyk. He went to his eternal home at the age of eighty-three on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at the Friendship Manor Care Center in Grinnell, Iowa. He was the last living of the fourteen children.
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