Obituary Listing

Sep 4, 2008

Donald Boertje was born November 19, 1924 to John and Barbara (Van Ryswyk) Boertje in rural Jasper County. He attended several country schools and graduated from Prairie City High School with the class of 1943. After graduation Don enlisted in the Air Force and served nearly five years during World War II and the Korean War. During his working...

Sep 1, 2008

Ernest Charles Hunziker, son of Fred and Ella (Shutts) Hunziker, was born March 5, 1926 in Sully, Iowa. He passed away at the Pella Regional Health Center on Monday, September 1, 2008 at the age of eighty-two.

Ernest received his education in the Sully schools and graduated from the Sully High School.

On September 28,...

Aug 28, 2008

Leona Vanita Witzenburg Braafhart was born on April 28, 1917 on the family farm four miles west of Pella, Iowa. She was the daughter of Gerrit and Johanna Niemantsverdriet Witzenburg.

Leona attended country school for one year until the family moved to Otley. She attended Otley Public School for four years. The family moved to Pella and...

Aug 21, 2008

Dorothy Marie Conover was born on December 7, 1928 to Kors and Jennie (Nikkel) Harthoorn on the family farm north of Lynnville, Iowa. She passed away early on the morning of Thursday, August 21, 2008 at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of seventy-nine.

Dorothy attended the Black Oak Country School where...

Aug 15, 2008

Bernard Vander Molen was born August 19, 1923 to Lewis and Katie (Nieuwsma) Vander Molen near Peoria, Iowa. He attended Peoria Christian School where he completed the eighth grade.

He was baptized in the Peoria Christian Reformed Church and made profession of faith there.

He married Alida Stam on January 8, 1948 and lived near...

Aug 2, 2008

Jennetta Irene Antle was the tenth child of fourteen children born to Guysbert and Gertrude (Van Arkel) Van Wyk. She was born on August 3, 1920 at rural Sully. She passed away at her home in Sully on Saturday morning, August 2, 2008, at the age of eighty-seven.

Jennetta went to grade school at Sully Christian School....

Jul 29, 2008

Donald Paul Van Hal was the youngest of five children born to William and Wilma Wichhart. He was born December 16, 1939, in Pella, Iowa.

Donald graduated from Pella High School in 1957 and went on to attend Central College. He worked as a baker at Vander Ploeg Bakery, where he was given the nickname "Doughmaker." He...

Jul 15, 2008

Elmer John "Nig" DeWinter, son of Nicholas and Wilhelmina (Klyn) DeWinter, was born on June 1, 1916 in Pella, Iowa. He passed away on Tuesday evening, July 15, 2008, at the Pella Regional Health Center-Long Term Care at the age of ninety-two.

As a child Elmer attended school in the Pella area, graduating from Pella High School...

Jun 29, 2008

Wilma Vanden Berg Hugen was born on May 16, 1922 to George and Annie Kelderman Vanden Berg in Pella, Iowa. She passed away on Sunday morning June 29, 2008 at the Pella Hospice Comfort House at the age of eighty-six.

Wilma was united in marriage with John Hugen in Pella, Iowa on August 16, 1940. To this...

Jun 16, 2008

Gertie Van Norden, daughter of Peter and Effie (Vander Leest) Vande Geest, was born August 22, 1918, near Kellogg, Iowa. She passed away on Monday, June 16, 2008, at the Pella Hospice Comfort House at the age of eighty-nine years.

As a child Gertie attended five different grade schools including one in El Centro, California. She graduated...

May 19, 2008

In memory of Joe Sneller, formerly from Knoxville, IA passed away May 19, 2008 in Bakersfield, CA at the age of 85.

Joe Sneller son of Herman and Anna VanDyke Sneller was born August 24, 1922 in Monroe, IA. Joe Sneller was an employee at Montgomery Wards in Iowa and California for several years. He was a...

May 14, 2008

Shirley Gayle Blanke Riherd, daughter of Ronald L. and Wilma Vos Blanke, was born November 22, 1946 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Shirley passed away on May 14, 2008 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa at the age of sixty-one years due to complications of multiple strokes.

Shirley lived most of her life in the...

May 5, 2008

Florence L. Paltzer, daughter of John and Hattie Vos Brummel, was born April 12, 1926 in rural Mahaska County, Iowa. She passed away on Monday evening, May 5, 2008 at the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake, Iowa at the age of eighty-two years.

Florence grew up and received her education in the Tracy, Iowa area and...

May 3, 2008

Patty Jo Wessel was born on a farm south of Monroe, Iowa on April 22, 1958. She was the fourth daughter born to Arie and Alice (Buwalda) Ver Dught. She passed away early Saturday morning May 3, 2008, at the Community Hospice of Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 50 years and 11 days.

Patty attended...

Apr 11, 2008

Leon Wayne Terpstra was born November 29, 1969 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He passed away at the Pella Hospice Comfort House on Friday, April 11, 2008 at the age of thirty-eight.

Leon was adopted by Chester and Wilma (Dieleman) Terpstra on January 20, 1970 through Bethany Christian Services. Leon was welcomed home by two older sisters, Cheryl...

Apr 8, 2008

Patricia Ann Rietveld Van Waardhuizen was the first of two children born to Albert R. and Cora (Ver Ploeg) Rietveld. She was born November 4, 1933 at their country home near Otley, Iowa. Patricia attended country school and graduated from Pella High School with the class of 1952. Pursuing a career in nursing, she received her RN degree from...

Apr 4, 2008

Arthur James Slings, son of Bert and Jennie De Jong Slings, was born May 8, 1929 near Leighton, Iowa. He passed away on Friday evening, April 4, 2008 at the Pella Regional Health Center. He was a current resident at Jefferson Place.

Art received his education in the Beacon Schools where he completed the eighth grade.

Mar 27, 2008

Ruth Van Donselaar was born on September 24, 1949 at Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was born with Down's Syndrome, and was the second of seven children born to Carl & Hendrika (De Jong) Van Donselaar.

On November 6, 1949 Ruth was baptized as an infant at Leighton Christian Reformed Church in Leighton, Iowa by Reverend...

Mar 26, 2008

Sandra Elaine Keuning was born March 19, 1952, in Knoxville, Iowa, to Jake and Arvena Rietveld Schuring. She passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at the Pella Hospice Comfort House at the age of fifty-six years and seven days.

Sandy received her education in the Pella public schools and graduated from Pella High School with the...

Mar 23, 2008

Cornelia Mae Nieuwsma, daughter of Bastian and Henrietta (Schippers) Goemaat, was born February 1, 1935 in Pella, Iowa. She passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008 at the Pella Regional Health Center-Long Term Care at the age of seventy-three.

On December 28, 1953 Mae was united in marriage with Norman W. Nieuwsma in Pella, Iowa. To this union...