Category Archives: Obituaries

                Brian G. Verhey, 57, passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at his residence in Santa Cruz, CA. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 26, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella. In honor of Brian, purple clothing was preferred. The family prefers memorial contributions to Hope Ministries.

                Brian Gerry Verhey was born...

                Gerald Douglas “Jerry” Waugh, 73, of Sully, passed away Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, in Des Moines after a brief illness, with family by his side.

                Visitation will take place Friday, Feb. 1, from 5-8 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Home in West Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at Union Park...

                Alma Jane Veldhuizen, 89, of Pella passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 26, 2019. Her funeral will be held at Sully First Reformed Church on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will be held before the service beginning at 8:30-10 a.m. in The Gathering Place at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be...

                Jeanetta Van Der Kamp, 97, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at Newton Village Health Care Center in Newton. Thursday, Jan. 17, prayer services will begin at 1:30 p.m. at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella, with visitation starting at 1 p.m. Interment will be in Sully Cemetery.  Memorial donations may be given to Christian Opportunity Center or...

On New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2019, Earl Fopma of Sully passed away on arrival at Skiff Medical Center in Newton, having just celebrated his 85th birthday. Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 4, at 10:30 a.m. at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Interment followed in Sully Cemetery with military honors. Memorial contributions are preferred for...

Cleora De Jong, 82, of Pella celebrated a normal Christmas with her family and her extended family in 2018. On Jan. 4, 2019, she suddenly became ill and very soon passed away at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services were held Jan. 9 at Leighton Christian Reformed Church. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Leighton....

Gordon M. Stepp, 73, of Grinnell, died Dec. 24, 2018, at University of Iowa Hospi-tals and Clinics in Iowa City. A Celebration of Life gathering, with the Stepp family present, was held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 28, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Gordon was born Feb. 5, 1945, in Newton, the son of...