Obituary Listing

Feb 19, 2008

Otto Scott Steele, Jr., son of Dr. Otto Scott Steele, Sr., and Rachel Merrill Steele, was born on June 14, 1922, in New Concord, Ohio, and passed away in Pella, Iowa, on February 19, 2008, at the age of 85.

Otto spent his boyhood in several Ohio communities where his father was a Methodist pastor. The family...

Feb 12, 2008

Pete was born to Johannes Jr. and Sadie Spoelstra Goodyk on July 13, 1922 in rural Pella. He was the fifth of ten children. He passed away Tuesday morning, February 12, 2008 at the Heritage Manor Care Center in Newton at the age of eighty-five years and seven months, and thirty days.

He received his grade school...

Feb 11, 2008

Philip G. Proudfit passed away Monday, February 11, 2008 at the Friendship Manor Care Centre in Grinnell, Iowa.

Philip was born in Quincy, Illinois on May 19, 1937 to Garnet and Vivian Proudfit. He attended Martensdale St. Mary's School. On March 4, 1957 he was married to Eva Mae Roelofsen in Sully, Iowa. To this union three...

Feb 3, 2008

Joan Alice Fulton Williams was born on August 10, 1935 in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. She was one of two girls born to Jack and Erma Schippert Fulton. She graduated from Upper Darby High School in Upper Darby, New Jersey.

Joan lived many places across the country until settling in Pella in 1979. She had worked at the...

Jan 30, 2008

Dorothy I. (Van Veen) Rooda, the daughter of Gerrit and Gretchen Klien Kaldenburg, was born on January 10, 1919 in Monroe, Iowa. She was the youngest of four children.

Dorothy graduated from the Monroe High School and attended Central College. She was united in marriage with Frank Van Veen on February 4, 1938. To this union, three...

Jan 24, 2008

Russell Loraine Norton was born February 15, 1918 to Sherman and Blanch (Eshelman) Norton in Clear Lake, Wisconsin. The family later moved to Iowa. He was educated at Mohawk Country School in Jefferson County, Iowa.

Russell was part of the 28th U.S. Naval Seabees during World War II. He entered the service September 18, 1942 and served...

Jan 19, 2008

Collin James De Vries, son of Mark and Sandra (De Jong) De Vries, was stillborn on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at the Pella Regional Health Center.

Surviving Collin are his parents, Mark and Sandra De Vries of Sully, Iowa; his brother, Andrew; maternal grandparents, Junior and Linda De Jong of Lynnville, Iowa; paternal grandparents, Harlan and Donna...

Jan 16, 2008

Ellen went to be with her Lord, on Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.

Ellen Ruth Van Dusseldorp was born on June 1, 1950 in Des Moines, IA, the daughter of Simon and Margaret (Hiemstra) Van Dusseldorp. She married Brent Dale on January 18, 1971 in Otley, Iowa. Ellen started working...

Jan 14, 2008

Sylvia Renaud, the daughter of Weitze and Catherine Brand Kooistra, was born May 18, 1914 on a farm near Kellogg, Iowa. She was the fourth child of a family of three brothers and six sisters.

Sylvia graduated from Lynnville High School in 1930, then enrolled in a teacher's training course at Iowa State Normal School in Cedar...

Jan 13, 2008

Allen Lee Van Wyk was born the fourth of six children to Elmer Richard and Hattie Lynn (Dieleman) Van Wyk on July 18, 1953. He grew up on the family farm near Otley and enjoyed playing ball with his siblings, riding horse, and being an active member of 4-H. In the countryside, he developed his lifelong passion for animals...

Jan 10, 2008

Stella (Stytje, in Dutch) Blommers was born on September 5, 1917 in Herwijnen, Gelderland, The Netherlands. She was the third of nine children that were born to Arie A. Van Weelden, Sr. and Artje (De Jongh) Van Weelden. She was named after her paternal grandmother. Her parents, along with four of their children (Ella, Dick, Stella, and Cora) and...

Jan 10, 2008

Clarence Martin Van Zee was born on December 20, 1921 to Andrew E. and Trynie (De Wild) Van Zee. He grew up in the Pella area and received his education at the Valley Country School.

On November 22, 1944 Clarence was united in marriage with Loretta Mae Boat at the Otley Reformed Church parsonage. To this union...

Jan 6, 2008

Bernice Emma McClain went to be with her Lord on Sunday evening, January 6, 2008 at the Pella Regional Health Center - Long Term Care at the age of ninety-one.

Bernice was born near Honey Ford, North Dakota on March 31, 1916 to Charles and Johanna (Samson) Molenaar. She resided most of her adult life in Burlington,...

Jan 3, 2008

Kenneth Lee Dykstra, son of Paul and Gertrude Blommers Dykstra, was born August 19, 1946 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He passed away at his home on Thursday afternoon, January 3, 2008 at the age of sixty-one.

Ken attended Pella Community High School, Des Moines Area Community College, and Triton in Chicago. In November of 1965 he entered the...

Dec 30, 2007

Evelyn Marie Olson, daughter of Henry and Mary (Clarken) Svejda, was born July 11, 1928 near Pocahontas, Iowa. She passed away at her home Sunday morning, December 30, 2007 at the age of seventy-nine.

On November 25, 1946 Evelyn was united in marriage with Ralph Edward Olson. To this union five children were born: Randolph, who died...

Dec 29, 2007

Evert John Hol, son of Willem and Maria van den Scheur Hol, was born September 28, 1920 in Knoxville, Iowa. He passed away Saturday morning, December 29, 2007 at the Griffin Nursing Center in Knoxville, Iowa at the age of eighty-seven years.

On December 3, 1941 Evert was united in marriage with Cora Jonker at the Peoria...

Dec 21, 2007

Alfred H. Steenhoek, son of Hugo and Johanna (Vander Streek) Steenhoek, was born June 1, 1920 near Pella, Iowa. He passed away at the Pella Regional Health Center - Long Term Care on Friday, December 21, 2007 at the age of eighty-seven years.

Alfred and his brothers and sisters attended the Battle Ridge Country School. On October...

Dec 12, 2007

Lorynn Jeanne Beatty, daughter of Michael and Lisa (Bruxvoort) Beatty of Pella, was born prematurely on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at the Pella Regional Hospital. She was baptized in the presence of her family by Pastor Art Van Wolde of the Calvary Christian Reformed Church.

Surviving Lorynn are her parents, Michael and Lisa Beatty; her maternal grandparents:...

Dec 11, 2007

Kenneth Dean Bogaards, son of Gerald and Mattie (Olivier) Bogaards, was born January 22, 1950 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines at the age of fifty-seven years.

Ken grew up in the Pella/Leighton area attending Pella Christian Schools. He graduated from Dordt College in...

Nov 29, 2007

Leota Katherine Boat Van Zante, daughter of Andrew H. and Ella (Roorda) Boat, was born February 7, 1921, near Pella, Iowa. She passed away early Thursday morning, November 29, 2007, at the Pella Regional Health Center at the age of eighty-six years, nine months, and two days.

Leota attended the Bunker Hill Country School, graduating from the...