Category Archives: Births

Elizabeth Blom, 91, passed away Nov. 23, 2018, at the Serenity House in Oskaloosa following a recent fall. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 27, at First Christian Reformed Church in Pella where she was a faithful member. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be designated for the First...

David and Monica Nikkel of Sully are the parents of a son, Mason Connor Nikkel. He was born at 6:11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces and measuring 19 inches long. His sisters are Katelyn (8) and Alivia (6), and his brother is Colton (4). Grandparents are Scott and Vicki Nikkel...

Brooke Marie was born to Tyler and Jessica Ten Pass of Waupun, WI, on Nov. 6, 2018. She weighed 8 pounds. Grandparents are Doug and Brenda Vos of Sully and Brian and Laura Ten Pass of Waupun, WI. Great-grandparents are Joan Vos of Sully, Marvin A. and Marge Van Haaften of Pella, Ron and Zelda Rozenboom of...

Shawn and Amber Van Ryswyk of New Sharon are the parents of a son, Cole Willard Van Ryswyk, born Nov. 9, 2018. He weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces and measured 19.75 inches long. His siblings are Anna (12), Kasen (9), and Cade (2 1/2). Grandparents are Jim and Ruth Van Soelen of Sully, Wilbur Van Ryswyk of...

Chad and Laura Beyer of Lynnville are the parents of Vera Faye born Aug. 29, 2018. She weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces. Her sisters are Olivia (10), Ruby (5), and Hazel (3). Grandparents are Susan Beyer of Sully, the late Loren Beyer, Jan and Scott Lyman of Newton, and the late Ken Hugen. Great-grandparents are Francene Hugen...

Kody and Karina Vander Weerdt of Pella are the parents of a daughter, Waverly Mary, born Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. She weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces. Her brothers are Hudson (6) and Daxton (4). Grandparents are Mary Ostrem of Oskaloosa, Kent Ostrem of Pinion, NM, and Jim and Jane Vander Weerdt of Sully....

Risa Melianna Vasileiadou was born Sept. 28, 2018. She weighed 7 pounds 5.5 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. Her parents are Pavlos Meliton Vasileiadis and Meggan Ann Vasileiadou of Athens, Greece. Her brothers are Theodore Brent (4 years) and Matthew Paul (2 years). Grandparents are Brent and Sandy De Jong of Sully and Vasilis and...