Obituary Listing

May 1, 2011

Gradus Lee Bensink was born November 1, 1927, to Arie G. and Gertie Van Zante Bensink. He grew up on a farm and attended Battle Ridge country school in Marion County.

On June 8, 1949, Gradus was united in marriage with Wilma Reva De Kruyff in Sully, Iowa. They were blessed with two children: David and Scott....

Apr 28, 2011

Rosie Van Den Berg was born on November 4, 1936, to Bastian and Henrietta Schippers Goemaat in Pella, Iowa. She passed away early Thursday morning, April 28, 2011, at the Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, after a short illness.

Rosie attended the Pella schools and began employment with Pella Corporation. On October 14, 1954, Rosie was...

Apr 23, 2011

Donna Mae Rietveld was born on September 12, 1924, to Dirk and Anna Van Baale Rietveld in Pella, Iowa. She passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at the Pella Regional Health Center-Long Term Care at the age of eighty-six.

Donna attended Pella Community High School and later Texas Tech University. In 1944 she was united in...

Apr 9, 2011

Paul's desire was to honor and bring glory to Jesus Christ in life and in death. That last desire was met when he went to be with his Lord on April 9, 2011 at the age of 88. Paul was born December 15, 1922, on a farm in the Sandridge area. Paul, and his twin brother, Apollas, were the...

Apr 6, 2011

Elsie (Van Dusseldorp - In't Veld) Menning entered into eternal rest April 6, 2011. She was born April 11, 1914 in Pella, Iowa, the daughter of Gysbert and Johanna (Veldhuizen) Van Dusseldorp. Elsie grew up on the family farm northeast of Pella. She attended Flintridge country school through 8th grade, walking to school with her cousin or getting a...

Apr 2, 2011

Darwin Lee Vos was born August 24, 1958, to Raymond and Lois Nieuwsma Vos in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Darwin was baptized at the Sully Christian Reformed Church.

Darwin lived in Sully until age four, when he moved to Newton. There he attended Berg Elementary School until age nine, when the family moved to Washington, Iowa. He then moved...

Mar 24, 2011

Gertrude Blommers Dykstra was born May 17, 1919, to Benjamin Thomas and Tillie De Wit Blommers near Pella, Iowa. She received her early education at the Wheat Grow and Flint Ridge Country Schools near her home.

On June 7, 1941, Gertrude was united in marriage with Paul E. Dykstra, son of Peter J. and Zwannetta Vischer Dykstra,...

Feb 19, 2011

Cornelia Maria (Van Zee) De Vries was born on October 8, 1911, to Leendert and Geertje (Ver Voorn) Van Zee in a farm home west of Sully, Iowa. She was the fifth of six children in the Van Zee family.

She was a lifetime member of the Sully Christian Reformed Church where she was active many years...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...