Obituary Listing

Sep 23, 2010

Riley Willard Roberts was born to Charley and Katharine (Riley) Roberts, on October 28, 1923, near Prairie City, Iowa. He passed away at his home on the morning of Thursday, September 23, 2010, at the age of eighty-six.

Riley was united in marriage with Barbara (Bobbie) Moon on June 16, 1946. They were blessed with two children,...

Sep 20, 2010

Florence Lucille (Eckhoff) Swank was born November 1, 1922 near Platte, SD. She was the daughter of Peter G. Eckhoff and Johanna Timmermans (Eckhoof-Van Norden). She was the youngest of nine children.

At the age of two years, she moved with her parents to Hollandale, MN where she lived until the age of 15 when her father...

Sep 12, 2010

Rosemary Dahm, daughter of Cornie and Tena Bandstra Dahm, was born on February 21, 1944, in New Sharon, Iowa. Rosemary passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2010, at the Pella Regional Health Center at the age of sixty-six.

Rosemary was baptized in the Peoria Christian Reformed Church. She attended the Peoria Christian Grade School and the Pella...

Sep 8, 2010

Howard Peter Westerkamp, son of Peter H. and Nellie L. Hiemstra Westerkamp, was born on May 24, 1941, at the family home near Peoria, Iowa. Howard passed away on Wednesday evening, September 8, 2010, at the Pella Regional Health Center at the age of sixty-nine.

Howard was raised on the family farm near Peoria and received his...

Sep 5, 2010

Luke Dante & Lydia Marie Hamler, twin children of Eric Hamler and Jenny Vitullo, were born prematurely on Monday, September 5, 2010 at the Pella Regional Health Center.

Surviving Luke & Lydia are their parents, Eric & Jenny of Pella, Iowa; their big sister, Hope Bella; maternal grandmother, Kathy Vitullo of Pella; paternal grandparents, Steve & Cherol...

Aug 16, 2010

Russell James Woods, son of Grover and Virginia Kaiser Woods, was born on October 28, 1950, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was the oldest of five children. He passed away Monday, August 16, 2010, at the Pella Regional Health Center at the age of fifty-nine.

Russ and his family moved to Oskaloosa, Iowa, when he was twelve...

Aug 14, 2010

Michael McIntosh is a former Shakespeare professor turned freelance writer. In the course of 30-odd years, he has written 29 books about guns, sporting and wildlife art, natural history and travel including three volumes of Shotguns and Shooting, Best Guns, A.H. Fox, Wild Things and Traveler's Tales. His articles, too many to count, have been published in every sporting...

Aug 10, 2010

James Raymond Stines was born November 7, 1936 to Gilbert and Beatrice Edgeton Stines near Monroe, Iowa. He passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at the Pella Regional Health Center at the age of seventy-three.

Jim grew up in the Monroe/Knoxville area and attended the Monroe High School. On April 12, 1957 Jim was united in marriage...

Jul 21, 2010

Cornelia VanderPloeg, age 90, of the Otley/Monroe area passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at the Comfort House in Pella.

Cornelia was born on February 7, 1920 to Henry & Sientje Van Oenen on their little farm south of Pella. She was the fourth of five daughters. In her early 20's, Edwin VanderPloeg, a handsome, clever,...

Jul 16, 2010

Dorothy Christina Nelly Beyer Van Zee was born on October 18, 1917 to Gerrit and Gertie Slycord Beyer. She was the oldest of five children. Dorothy passed away Friday, July 16, 2010 at the Pella Regional Health Center at the age of 92.

Dorothy grew up on the family farm near Taintor. Dorothy was united in marriage...

Jun 22, 2010

Harold Duane Busby, son of James Harold and Adella Leatherman Busby, was born May 4, 1927, near New Sharon. He died June 22, 2010 at his home in Pella at the age of eighty-three.

Duane grew up in the Montezuma area and graduated from the Montezuma High School with the class of 1944. After high school and...

Jun 10, 2010

Marvin Dwight May was born January 15, 1940 in Knoxville, Iowa to Frank and Mabel Scott May.

He was raised and educated in the Tracy, Bussey, Knoxville area and graduated from Attica High School in 1958.

On October 10, 1958 he married the love of his life, Marilyn I. Terpstra at the Lynnville Friends Church....

Jun 8, 2010

Beloved sister, aunt, teacher, and friend Thelma Grandia passed away on June 8, 2010, in Warren, Michigan, after a courageous battle with stage four liver cancer.

Thelma was born on March 9, 1930, to Murry and Leona Vander Linden Grandia near Pella. After graduating from Pella High School in 1948, she attended Central College for six weeks...

May 24, 2010

Floyd Van Der Kamp, son of Paul and Gertie Van Genderen Van Der Kamp, was born April 30, 1921, near Sully, Iowa. He died Monday, May 24, 2010, at the Skiff Medical Center Monarch Wing in Newton, Iowa, at the age of eighty-nine.

Floyd grew up in the Sully area and received his early education in a...

May 14, 2010

Gerdena Van Ryswyk Bandstra was born on December 16, 1917, to Dick and Catherine Kloosterman Van Ryswyk near Prairie City, Iowa . She received her early education at the Garden Hall Country School near the family home.

On February 9, 1938, Gerdena was united in marriage with Dick Bandstra at the home of her parents south of...

Apr 25, 2010

Magdeline (Maggie) Rozenberg Van Weelden was born December 8, 1932, to Andrew and Elizabeth Sneller Rozenberg at the home of her parents west of Leighton. She died at her home on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at the age of seventy-seven.

As a young girl one of her first jobs was wrapping butter at the Pella Creamery. Maggie...

Apr 23, 2010

Cheryl Faye Van Haaften Van Wyngarden was born on January 6, 1959. She was fifth of six children born to Henry and Janet (Wassink) Van Haaften. She died on Friday, April 23, 2010 at the University of Iowa hospital at the age of fifty-one after a short illness.

Cheri began her early childhood education at the Pella...

Apr 21, 2010

Henry Lee Roush was born to William Earl and Grace Dena Vander Linden Roush on January 4, 1928, near Prairie City, Iowa. He died on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of eighty-two.

Henry was the youngest of eight children, one sister and six older brothers. After having lost...

Apr 19, 2010

Howard D. Ritter, son of Roy and Lettie Rohrdanz Ritter, was born February 26, 1928, on the family farm 2 ½ miles east of Reasnor. He was the fourth generation to live on the farm.

Howard attended McKinney Country School and graduated from Newton High School in 1946. On November 11, 1951, he was united in marriage...

Apr 16, 2010

Harold Van Wyk was born to John Will and Ella Wyngarden Van Wyk on December 18, 1925 on the family farm near Sully, Iowa. He passed away Friday, April 16, 2010, on the family farm at the age of eighty-four.

Harold graduated from Sully High School with the class of 1944. He spent his entire life farming....