Obituary Listing

Oct 8, 2011

Donald Lee Tuinstra, son of Matthew and Jeanette Vande Kieft Tuinstra, was born on April 9, 1924, on the family farm near Leighton, Iowa. He was raised and educated in Pella and Marshalltown, Iowa. Don enlisted in the U.S. Navy on July 23, 1942. After deployments to the Atlantic, Caribbean, Mediterranean, and the Middle East, he was honorably discharged...

Sep 23, 2011

Near the Des Moines River in Marion County, Iowa, is a small town known as Harvey, where on May 1, 1920, Johanna Mae Visser was born to Henry and Maggie (Vander Veer) Visser. Not long before Johanna's youngest brother Laverne was born, her family moved to a farm on the Pella side of the Des Moines River. She grew...

Sep 18, 2011

Ronald James Vos was born on August 2, 1940 to James and Wilma Jansen Vos in Jasper County. He passed away Sunday, September 18, 2011 at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of seventy-one.

On June 26, 1959 Ron was united in marriage with Lucille Joan Vande Voort near Killduff, Iowa. To this union...

Sep 9, 2011

Cornelia Tibboel was born on January 13, 1923, to Peter and Adrajana Kleinendorst Verschuure at their farm home near Tracy, Iowa.

She attended elementary schools in the Tracy, Otley Prairie City, and Pella area and graduated from Pella High School in 1941. She taught one year in a rural school northeast of Pella, then worked at the...

Sep 1, 2011

Charly Beyer, son of Gerrit and Gertie (Slycord) Beyer, was born November 20, 1923, in Taintor, Iowa. He passed away at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House on Thursday, September 1, 2011, at the age of eighty-seven.

On May 29, 1950, Charly was united in marriage with Elotia Myers at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa....

Aug 26, 2011

Beverly Ann De Moss Toom-Turner was born July 5, 1940, to Lee and Mildred Schrader De Moss, in Knoxville, Iowa. She passed away on Friday, August 26, 2011, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of seventy-one.

Beverly grew up in the Knoxville area, received her early education in the Knoxville Schools, and graduated...

Aug 14, 2011

Bonnie June Vande Kraats, daughter of John Arie and Betty Lou Van Sant Vande Kraats, was born September 15, 1959 on the family farm two miles north of Pella, Iowa, in Marion County. She lived her whole life on the family farm. She attained the age of fifty-one, passing away on Sunday, August 14, 2011.

Bonnie attended...

Aug 9, 2011

Robert L. Van Ryswyk, son of Arie and Irene (Vande Lune) Van Ryswyk, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2011, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of eighty-four. He was born September 3, 1926, on the family farm south of Prairie City. He received his early education in the Prairie City area, graduated from Prairie City...

Jul 17, 2011

Esther Wilma Overbergen Roorda was born near Leighton, Iowa, in Mahaska County, on January 15, 1921, to Lambertus and Martha (De Bruin) Overbergen. Her older brother, Raymond, welcomed her into their busy farm home. Esther was educated in the Black Oak Center School, where she graduated from the eighth grade in 1934.

As a young girl, Esther...

Jul 12, 2011

Jacob L. Schuring (Jake), son of Louis and Elizabeth Van Dyke Schuring, was born February 15, 1924, in Pella, Iowa. Jake went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at the Pella Regional Health Center at the age of eighty-seven.

He attended Fifield and Otley grade schools and graduated from Pella Community High School in...

Jul 9, 2011

Bessie Fortuin Jansen was born on March 1, 1911, to Ruurd "Roy" and Jennie (Rozendaal) Fortuin in Crookston, Minnesota. Her family moved to Iowa when she was two weeks old and she lived in the Sully area until 2000. She passed away Saturday morning, July 9, 2011, at her residence in the Hilltop Manor.

Bessie received her...

Jul 9, 2011

Alida Jeanetta Vander Molen, the daughter of Cornelius and Johanna Vander Kieft Stam, was born near Tracy, Iowa on December 15, 1927, the ninth of ten children. She attended grade school in Tracy and Beacon. She attended Pella Christian High School for two years and graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 1945. After graduation, she worked as an Aid...

Jun 21, 2011

Keith Virgil "Groucho" Blom was born on April 24, 1939 to William and Clara (De Bruin) Blom in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of 72.

Keith received his early education at the European No. 3 school in Lake Prairie...

Jun 5, 2011

Jerry Richard Byers was born on April 8, 1929 in Lucas County, Iowa to Clinton Leland and Beulah Maud Richards Byers. He went to his eternal home after a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of eighty-two.

On June 17, 1951 Jerry was united...

Jun 1, 2011

Marie Dieleman was born on September 5, 1915, to Richard and Maggie Duinink Vander Leest in rural Jasper County, Iowa.

Marie was eleven years old when she finished eighth grade. Because she was so young, she was required to repeat the eighth grade for a second time. Her dreams of going to high school were never realized...

May 25, 2011

Violet Frances Wickett Vander Linden was born on February 5, 1930, to Frank and Bethseba Torgenrud Wickett at the family residence in Canton, Minnesota. She went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at the age of eighty-one.

Violet graduated from Canton High School in Canton, Minnesota. On November 1, 1952, she was united in...

May 19, 2011

Arvena Bernice Schuring was born on July 2, 1929, to Clarence H. G. and Bernice A. (Dabb) Rietveld on a farm near Swan, Iowa. She passed away Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House.

Arvena attended country school near Pleasantville and the Iola Country School. On June 26, 1947, Arvena was united in...

May 18, 2011

Andrew Menninga was born to Yella Z. and Sarah Witzenberg Menninga on November 8, 1926, at the home place near Pella. Andrew went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at the Pella Regional Health Center at the age of eighty-four.

In 1948 Andrew was united in marriage with Patricia Slycord. They were blessed with...

May 16, 2011

Tryntje (Tena) De Haan Hoogendoorn was born on June 26, 1917, to Sander and Tryntje Roos De Haan in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, one of twelve children. She went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, May 16, 2011, at the Pella Regional Health Center-Long Term Care at the age of ninety-three.

On May 29, 1941 Tena...

May 10, 2011

Daniel E. Dieleman was born on September 26, 1915, to Daniel D. and Hattie (Roorda) Dieleman in rural Marion County. When Dan was only four years old, his mother passed away in childbirth. Dan was then raised by his step-mother Lena (Van Baale) Dieleman. Dan attended Davis County School until eighth grade.

Dan was united in marriage...