Category Archives: Obituaries

Julia Sue was the third of four daughters born to Milo and Vera (Van Wyk) Kruseman. She was born Dec. 16, 1944, on the family farm south of Sully. Julia began her education at the Junction Country School. Julia graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School in Sully with the Class of 1963. She and Steve LeRoy...

Mark Ray Sukkel, 56, died at home on Friday, Apr. 23, 2021, of complications from recent surgery. Mark was born May 21, 1964, in Grinnell and was a lifelong resident of the Reasnor/Monroe area. Mark was a 1983 graduate of PCM and spent his early years farming with his father near Reasnor. He held a...

Ronald Calvin Vande Voort was born July 17, 1939, to Everett and Harriet (Dieleman) Vande Voort in Newton. He passed away at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines on Apr. 22, 2021, at the age of 81. Funeral service was at 10 a.m. on Monday, Apr. 26, at Covenant Reformed Church, Pella. Ron attended Jasper County...

Dennis Smith, 43, of rural Searsboro, passed away Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021, at Pella Comfort House due to complications from MELAS Syndrome. His body was cremated and a Celebration of Life Service was held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 24, at Lynnville Friends Church with Pastors Jamie Bogaard and David Pinkerton officiating. In lieu of...

Joann (Swank) Nikkel, 85, of Pella, passed away Monday, Apr. 19, 2021, at Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Apr. 23, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Private family committal service was held at Peoria Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested for Pella Christian High School. Joann Swank: A child of...

Harley Van Weelden, 82, of Pella and formerly of Sully, passed away Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2021, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Fu-neral services were held Friday, Apr. 16, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Memorials may be given to the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Harley Blaine...