Gertie Van Norden
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...
Joe Sneller
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...
Shirley Riherd
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...
Florence L. Paltzer
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...
Patty Ver Dught Wessel
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...
Leon W. Terpstra
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...
Patricia Ann (Pat) Van Waardhuizen
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...
Arthur J. Slings
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.
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Ruth Van Donselaar
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...
Sandra E. Keuning
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...
C. Mae Nieuwsma
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...
Mona Aldene "Al" Hurst
Mar 14, 2008
Aldene was born in Flory, Missouri on May 20, 1924. She spent the first 24 years of her life in Missouri. On January 21, 1948 she married her love, Clifford Hurst, in Juno, Alaska. They spent several years in Alaska where their two daughters Pam Bahle and Patricia Falcon were born. Following their years in Alaska they lived in...
Pauline Mathes
Mar 14, 2008
Pauline Rozendaal Mathes, the daughter of Ben and Marie (Schep) Rozendaal, was born June 26, 1924 with her twin Pearl Rozendaal Riemersma on a farm north of Sully. She passed away March 14, 2008 at the Comfort House of Pella at the age of 83.
On February 12, 1948 Pauline and her twin Pearl were married at...
Anthony B. Ver Meer
Mar 7, 2008
Anthony Bernard (A.O.) Ver Meer, son of Otto and Dena Stadt Ver Meer, was born October 1, 1914 in "The Big Brick House" on Highway 163 east of Pella, Iowa. He passed away at the Griffin Nursing Center in Knoxville on Friday, March 7, 2008 at the age of ninety-three years.
On May 17, 1939 Anthony was...
Vera Sampson
Mar 7, 2008
Vera Belle Hedrick Sampson, daughter of James and Lula Shacklett Hedrick, was born October 15, 1910 in Marceline, Missouri. She passed away Friday, March 7, 2008 at the Osceola Nursing and Rehab Center in Osceola, Iowa at the age of ninety-seven.
Vera graduated from Marceline High School in Marceline, Missouri with the class of 1929.
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Lloyd Mathes
Mar 2, 2008
Lloyd Mathes, son of Frederick W. and Wilhelmina Augusta (Hoening) Mathes, was born November 30, 1909 in Marion County, Iowa. He passed away at the Pella Comfort House on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at the age of ninety-eight years.
On February 19, 1935 Lloyd was united in marriage with Bessie Mae Bogaards at the home of her...
Velma Van Der Kamp
Mar 2, 2008
Velma Marie Van Der Kamp, 88, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2008 at The Bluff's in Columbia. She was born December 24, 1919 in Sully, Iowa the daughter of the late Rennier and Sarah (Vander Leest) Dieleman. Velma married Milo Vann Der Kamp on July 29, 1939; he preceded her in death on May 12, 2006....
Leona Ross
Mar 1, 2008
Leona Pauline (Van Ryswyk) Ross was born in Jasper County, the fourth daughter of Dick and Catherina (Kloosterman) Van Ryswyk on October 23, 1924. The family moved to Mahaska County, shortly after to the Peoria area.
She lived with her parents until her teen years when she moved to Des Moines in 1944.
She married...
Doretha Frances Klein
Feb 26, 2008
Doretha Frances Klein died February 26, 2008 at the age of 90. A lifelong resident of Pella, Iowa, Doretha was born September 4, 1917 to Gertrude (Van Ommen) and Benjamin Vogelaar at the family farm east of Pella. She attended Flint Ridge Country School, then continued in the Pella school system when the family moved into town when she...
Fay Moore
Feb 24, 2008
Fay Arlene Meldrem Moore, 72, went Home on February 24, 2008 surrounded by her children at the Comfort House in Pella, Iowa. Fay was born December 7, 1935 in Brooklyn, Iowa to Elton and Ruby Smith Meldrem. She attended school in Brooklyn and Newton. She was married in 1952 to D.E. Repp. From this union came three daughters: Doris,...
