Category Archives: Obituaries

James Willard Rozendaal was born Mar. 1, 1935, in Lynnville to John and Jerena Rozendaal. He died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, in Chico, CA. He attended local schools in Sully and later served in the U.S. Army. Jim received his BS degree from Northeast Missouri State University and his MBA from the University of Arkansas. He married...

Funeral services for Jerry L. Van Wyk, 65, of Pella were Sept. 5, 2014, at Trinity Reformed Church in Pella. Interment with military honors was in Graceland Cemetery at Pella. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated for the Texas/Mexico Mission Trips On Nov. 10, 1948, Leonard William and Gretta (Nieuwsma) Van Wyk gave birth to their...

Irvin Huyser, 84, of Pella died Aug. 22, 2014. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Second Reformed Church at Pella. Interment was in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pella with military honors. Irvin Wayne Huyser, son of William C. and Stella Vander Kamp Huyser, was born Feb. 14, 1930, near Sully. He grew up on...

Family and friends are getting together to honor John’s life at the Linden House in Lynnville. Join them Saturday, Sept. 20, at 2-5 p.m. for light refreshments and treasured stories about John –especially those from his former students, fellow teachers, and old schoolmates. The family looks forward to seeing you....

Funeral services for Cornelia “Nellie” Harthoorn, 101, of Pella and formerly of Sully, will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, with family present 5-7 p.m. at Pella Garden Chapel Funeral Home. Memorials have been designated for Sully Christian...

Ruth Ann (Vos) Swihart died at her home in Kalamazoo, MI, on Aug. 19, 2014, after a lingering illness. Ruth was born Dec. 9, 1958, and at the age of three months was welcomed into the home of Paul and Marjorie (Vanden Berg) Vos. She enjoyed her family and growing up on the farm in...

Funeral services were held for Leona Pothoven, 84, of Pella on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at the Pella First Reformed Church. She died Aug. 10 at home. Burial was in  Oakwood Cemetery in Pella. Leona Vos was born Nov. 17, 1929, in Sully. She was the first of six children born to John Cornelius Vos and...