Category Archives: Obituaries

Thelma L. Vanderpol, 74, of Sully, passed away Thursday evening, May 11, 2017, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Funeral services were Tuesday, May 16, at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested for Bethany Christian Services or Many Hands for Haiti. Thelma Louise Jansen was born Feb. 5,...

Larry Duane Van Wyngarden, 66, of rural Newton, died Wednesday morning, May 10, 2017, in Haverhill due to a farming/trucking accident. A time of remembrance and celebration of life was held Wednesday, May 17, at the Newton Church of the Way. Burial was in the veterans section at Newton Union Cemetery. As an expression of...

James Richard “Rick” Vasseau, 65, of Kellogg died on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. A visitation was held May 16 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory, followed by military honors. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Kellogg American Legion Post 355 to be used for a scholarship in Rick’s name may be left...

Harold E. Hedrick, 88, of Pella and formerly of Sully, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017, at Pella Regional Health Center. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 10, at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment followed in the Graceland Cemetery at Knoxville. Memorial contributions are suggested for Lake View Camp or the Sully First Reformed Church...

Wilfred Renaud, 87, of Gresham, OR, and formerly of Sully, died May 3, 2017. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 12, at 3 p.m. at Gresham Memorial Chapel, 257 Southeast Roberts Avenue, Gresham, OR 97080. Private family interment with military honors was held at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR. Contributions in Wilfred’s name...

Bernard D. VanDer Pol, 77, passed away Saturday evening, Apr. 22, 2017, at his residence where he was born south of Sully. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Apr. 26, at Sully First Reformed Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery with military honors by the Van Veen-Van Hemert American Legion Post No. 89 of Pella. Memorial contributions...

Larry Van Dalen, 73, of Monroe, passed away on Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A celebration of Larry’s life will be held on Friday, Apr. 21, from noon-2 p.m. at the Monroe American Legion. Per his wishes, Larry was cremated and a private family burial will take place at...