Category Archives: Obituaries

  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...

George Sjaardema, 91, died Nov. 10, 2020. Plans for visitation without family present are pending. A private family service will be held at a future date with burial at Sully Cemetery. Memorials may be designated to Sully Christian School or Newton Christian Reformed Church. George Frederick Sjaardema, 91, was born Oct. 29, 1929, to Joe and...

Leroy Blom, 87, of Grinnell, died Nov. 12, 2020, at Mayflower Com-munity Health Care Center in Grinnell with family by his side. A private family graveside service and burial was held Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Sully Cemetery with Pastor Brian Ochsner of Sully Christian Reformed Church officiating. Pallbearers were Jeremy Blom, Noah Kephart, Aaron Kephart,...

Virginia Van Kooten, 92, of Pella, passed away Nov. 5, 2020. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, at Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Virginia Tana (Kloosterman) Van Kooten was the second daughter of Case and Elizabeth (Van Gilst) Kloosterman. She was born Apr. 21,...