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Gary Glen Schminke was born December 4, 1948, to Victor and Hazel (Price) Schminke in Van Horne, Iowa. He passed away on May 5, 2020, at the Comfort House in Pella, with wife Linda, daughter Cindy and a special nurse, Barb Van Gorp, by his side.
Gary was a 1969 graduate of Vinton High School, and Area 10 Community...

Lois Pauline (Brush) Vander Schel, 93, was born May 13, 1926 near Lynnville, Iowa. She passed away peacefully on Monday, April 20, at the Cottages Hospice Care in Pella.
Lois graduated from Lynnville High School in 1944, where she played basketball and was Salutatorian of her class.
In 1946, Lois was united in...

Ronald E. Evans, age 87, of Pella, Ia formerly of Maquoketa, IA passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020 at the Pella Regional Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date in Pella and Maquoketa.
Ronald was born on January 24, 1933, to Cecil and Inez (Bowman) Evans. He married Doris Behn on October...

Mary Luanne Van Haaften was born on December 18, 1934, at Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was the daughter of Frank and Grace Carolyn (Bannister-Hillard) Van Haaften. Mary grew up with her half-brother, Alvin John Van Haaften, and completed only a 6th grade education due to her bout with rheumatic fever.
Mary was living...

Glen Ray Chapman was the sixth of ten children, born February 5, 1959, to Ivan and Carolyn (Klein) Chapman, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Glen attended North Mahaska School in New Sharon, and was a 1977 graduate of Lynnville-Sully High School. As a young boy he attended the Lower Grove Church and he enjoyed his first job...

William Gene Van Waardhuizen was born on December 9, 1935, at Otley, Iowa. He was one of four sons that were born to Gerrit C. and Dirkie (Van Zante) Van Waardhuizen. Bill attended grade school at the Coal Ridge country school and was the only one of his brothers to graduate from Pella High School as the others...

Daniel Wayne Dingeman was the youngest of three children born to Daniel Duane and Goldie Jean (Gritters) Dingeman. Dan attended the Pella Christian Schools until he reached high school. Dan loved sports and had a desire to play football, so he transferred to Pella Community High School and graduated there with the...

Wilma Rozendaal, age 103, of Sully passed away on April 6, 2020. Private graveside services will be held with a Memorial Service to be held at a later date due to the current health situation.
Those left to cherish her memory are: Wayne Rozendaal of Denver, Colorado, Joyce (Roger) Stubbe of Pella, Iowa, Lucille...

Jerry Leahy, aged 87, passed peacefully of natural causes at home in Fairfield Iowa on March 24, 2020 surrounded by family.
Jerry was born October 24, 1932 in Tecumseh, Nebraska, where he grew up over the Leahy family grocery store.
He was proceeded in death by his parents George and Irene Leahy of Tecumseh.
He is...

Robert Eugene Bokhoven was born on June 25, 1944, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was the first child born to Anthony C. and Carolyn (Stursma) Bokhoven. He lived in California while his father was stationed with the United States Army during World War II. Bob, however, later in life was not eligible to serve due to flat feet...

William Harold Schimmel was born at home near Tracy, Iowa, on June 4, 1923, to Dick and Hattie (Van Hal) Schimmel. He was the third son of seven children, and baptized at the Tracy Christian Reformed Church. Bill received his elementary education at the Union School located next to the farm where he lived. In 1938,...

Joe G. Maise, 76, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at Franklin Country View Nursing Facility in Hampton, with his family by his side.

Joe was born on July 9, 1943, in Hampton, to Simon "Sam" and Florence (Steenhard) Maise. He graduated from Franklin Consolidated School in 1962. Joe...