Category Archives: Obituaries

Gerald Rozenboom, 86, of Pella and formerly of Peoria, died Nov. 24, 2020. A family funeral service was held Saturday, Nov. 28, at Peoria Christian Reformed Church. Memorial contributions may be designated for the Peoria Christian School, Oskaloosa Christian Grade School, or Pella Christian Grade School. Gerald James Rozenboom was the first of 10 children born...

Marcella Laverman, 85, of Pella and formerly of Sully, died Nov. 26, 2020. Memorials have been designated for Bethel Mission - Des Moines and Pella Pro-Life, P.O. Box 232, Pella IA 50219, pellaprolife.com. Graveside service was held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28, at Sully Cemetery. The service was livestreamed from the Garden Chapel...

Eli Douglas Van Zee, son of  Scott and Brittany (Coleman) Van Zee of Sully was born Nov. 15, 2020,  at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Private family graveside service was held Friday, Nov. 20. Memorials have been designated for University of Iowa Labor and Maternity Ward/NICU, Iowa City. Eli will always be loved and...

  Steve Allen Becker, 72, of Meadville, MO, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, at his home. A Celebration of Life was held Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. at Wright Funeral Home in Brookfield, MO, with Pastor Rex Leppin officiating. Burial will be held at a later date. Memorials to the Steve Becker Memorial Scholarship Fund (to...

Charles A. James, 87, of Sully, was called home by the Lord on Thursday morning, Nov. 19, 2020, at Grinnell Unity Point Regional Hospital. A public funeral service was held at 2 p.m., Monday, Nov. 23, at Heart of Worship Church in Lynnville with the Rev. Tom Pool officiating. A face mask was required for those...

Tjetje (Tillie) Veenstra, 89, of Pella and formerly of Sully, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Family graveside services were held Wednesday, Nov. 25, at Sully Cemetery. All of Tjetje (Tillie) Veenstra’s days were determined by her loving and wise Creator before one of them came to be. Tjetje was...

Betty J. (Roose) Jochems, 90, formerly of Peoria, passed away Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at The Cottages in Pella just two days before her 91st birthday. Private family funeral service was held Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Peoria Christian Reformed Church. Interment followed in Peoria Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be designated for the mission fund of...