Shawna Maasdam

Shawna Beth Scholten-Maasdam was born December 4, 1972, to Arie and Elaine Scholten. She bravely fought cancer for a year and a half, and passed away at the Comfort House in Pella, on February 1, 2023. She grew up in Sully, attended Sully Christian Grade School, and was a ’91 graduate of Lynnville-Sully High School. She went on to major in art at Central College in Pella.

On June 17, 1994, she was united in marriage to Douglas Maasdam in the Sully Christian Reformed Church. To this union they were blessed with two children: Brett and Kaylee.

Shawna was a member of the Sully First Reformed Church where she was the children’s worship leader for more than ten years. She worked in graphic design for ETC Enterprises in Grinnell, and more recently, she worked for Brownells in Grinnell. In her spare time, Shawna enjoyed knitting hats and baby blankets, volunteering for kindergarten round-up, and gardening. She was very supportive of her children and never missed their activities. Shawna loved to photograph Kaylee playing sports and  Brett racing.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband Doug, and their children: Brett and Kaylee, parents Arie and Elaine Scholten, mother-in-law Carleen Maasdam, brother Eric Scholten and sister Suzanne (Josh) Rozendaal. Shawna is also survived by Doug’s siblings: Darrell (Susan Burg) Maasdam, Dwayne Maasdam, and Cheri (Jesse) Vander Weerdt.

Shawna was preceded in death by her father-in-law Harlan Maasdam.

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