Category Archives: Obituaries

Jeanette (Verhoef) Jansen, 74, of Pella and formerly of Sully, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at Hospice of Pella Comfort House after a courageous four-week battle with COVID-19 and the effects of COVID. Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 14, at 10:30 a.m. at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Memorial contributions are preferred for...

Fred Van Zante, 67, of Newton died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, at his home. A live broadcast of the service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19, on the Pence~Reese Funeral Home & Cremation Services Facebook page. Memorials may be designated to the Newton Christian School. Fred Dee Van Zante, son of Harris and...

Roberta Hoopes, 83, of Lindenhurst, IL, passed away Friday afternoon, Dec. 4, 2020, at the Village of Victory Lakes in Lindenhurst, IL. Funeral services were 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 14, at Sully Community Church. Burial was held in the Friends Cemetery in Lynnville. Roberta Lorraine Hoopes, the daughter of Glenwood and Ruth Lucille Stanley, was born...

Craig Sparks, 69, of Newton and formerly of Sully, died Nov. 30, 2020. Services will be held at a later date. Craig, the son of C. Max and Leah (Peery) Sparks was born Dec. 22, 1950. He grew up in Sully and was a graduate of Lynnville-Sully High School. He worked at Vermeer for 40 years,...

Ernestine W. (Harthoorn) Dieleman, 97, formerly of Sully, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Graveside services were held Monday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. at Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given for the Sully Christian School or mission fund of Sully Christian Reformed Church. Ernestine Wilhemina Dieleman was born...

Henry Veldhuizen, 96, of Pella, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Graveside service was held Saturday, Nov. 28, at 2 p.m. at Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Sully First Reformed Church and Lynnville-Sully FFA. Henry John Veldhuizen, the first of four children born to Jacob H. and Marie (Van Zee) Veldhuizen, entered this world on...

Johnnie E. De Jong, 89, of Sully, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 25, 2020, at Hospice of Pella Comfort House following recent hip fractures and con-tributing health issues. Family committal service with military honors was Monday, Nov. 30, at Sully Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. at Sully First Reformed Church. Memorial...