Obituaries Honor Local Residents In Otley And Pella
John Van Roekel 86 of Otley died Sunday at Pella Community Nursing Home. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Third Reformed Church in Pella with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Memorials may go to Shawn Van Roekel, his son, who has a rare skin disease. In a separate obituary Dr. Thomas Glenn Fultz 87 of Pella Manor died August 18. Born in Nevada, he practiced veterinary medicine in the Pella area for 55 years before retiring in 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Roekeljohn van Roekel
Rte. 1
Otley
Pella Community Nursing Home
Third Reformed Church
Pella
Kenneth A. Dykstra
Oakwood Cemetery
van Dyk
T.G. Fultz
Thomas Glenn Fultz
Pella Manor
Nevada
Thomas D
Julia Maxwell Fultz
College of Veterinary Medicine
Iowa State University
Ames
Fultz
Nora M. Myers
Nora
Doc
Tom
Burgemeester
Iowa Assn
Pella Rotary Club
Rotary International
van Dyk-—Duven
Pella Lodge No
George Heusinkveld
Richard Tysseling
John van Berkum
Donald Butler
Ames Municipal
van Dyke Duven Funeral Home
Rotary Scholarship Fund
Weight Control Workshop Set For Ottumwa
Ottumwa Extension Area sponsors a Weight Control Workshop on September 17 in Ottumwa. The day offers basic calorie, diet and exercise guidance with a focus on changing eating attitudes. Area Home Economists present talks and activities, with lunch included. Reservations by September 8 through the Marion County Extension Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Marion County Extension Office
Maxwell group attends Masonic services for Dr Fultz
Mrs James Wilse hosted Maxwell visitors for Masonic services for Dr T G Fultz on Wednesday evening and Friday morning. Among them were Mr and Mrs Glenn Maxwell. The J A Vermeers hosted Mr and Mrs Connie Zylstra of Grand Rapids Michigan visiting relatives and friends this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilse
Maxwell
T.G. Fultz
Glenn Maxwell
J.A. Vermeers
Connie Zylstra
Grand Rapids
Mich
Letters and notes on history and hometown life
A reader comments on historical memory of Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor, wine vintages, translation of Dutch bakery terms, and local pride in Monroe and Pella. The writer recalls judging a parade, endorses local coverage, notes new neighbors Jeff Anderson and Dave Haskett, and cites a Gallup poll about crime in big cities vs small towns and a violent Oakland incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Chronicle
Pella
Central College
Jeff Anderson
Gallup
Oakland
Calif
Back To God Hour Rally Set for Kuyper Gym
The 35th anniversary Back To God Hour rally is set for Sunday era 14 at 2 p.m. in Kuyper Gym with Dr. Joel Nederhood delivering Wisdom for Our World. Rev. Juan Boonstra will also appear and a community mass choir directed by Fred Kooi will perform, with first rehearsal Sunday Aug. 31 at 2 p.m. in Second Christian Reformed Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuyper Gym
Joel Nederhood
Juan Boonstra
Fred Kooi
Christian Reformed Church
Vos Family Visit Spans Crystal Lake Homes
Drs Wesley and Marie Vos with twin sons Bob and Tom from Crystal Lake Illinois visited Friday and Saturday at their mother and sister Marjorie Vos and Marla Vos homes. They also visited Mr and Mrs Sam Poortinga, the grandparents, on Saturday. On Sunday Maria Vos and Jim Hardin visited at the Poortinga home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drs
Wesley
Marie Ann Vos
Bob
Tom
Crystal Lake
Ill
Marjorie C. Vos
Marla Vos
Sam Poortinga
Maria Vos
Jim Hardin
Reformed and Protestant Churches Schedule Highlights
Local churches in Oskaloosa list morning worship services Sunday School and evening services at First Reformed Second Reformed Third Reformed Trinity Reformed First Protestant Reformed Gospel Chapel Otley Reformed Berean Baptist and other congregations with pastor names and service times. Community radio KCUI broadcasts church services across stations and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed Corner
Broadway and
Union
Frank J. Shearer
Second Reformed Corner
Liberty and
Broadway
Armand R. Renskers
Third Reformed Corner
Main and
Kenneth Dykstra
Roger Haitink
Children’s Church
Trinity Reformed Corner
Franklin and
East Third
Wayne Halls
First Protestant Reformed Church
Franklin
George Lubbers
K.B.C.E
Gospel Chapel
Union Street
Otley
Berean Baptist G.A.R.B.C
Melvin Mattox
Central College Radio
KCUI
Third Reformed Church
First Reformed Church
Second Christian Reformed
Otley Reformed Church
Trinity Reformed Church
Second Reformed Church
ST. John Lutheran
Glendale Road
Oskaloosa
Erwin Meyer
First Baptist Corner
Independence
Ron Cowles
Open Bible
Washington and
West First
G. la Verne Hill
Christian Reformed
Liberty
West Second
Jerome Julien
Kilduff
East
First
Henry Petersen
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saints
Mormon
Chester R. Owens
North Meeting Room
YMCA
Priesthood and Relief Society
Church OF God
Lynnville
Sidney Brown
Robert James
First Baptist Church
Monroe
Iowa
Eldon H. Pals
First Reformed Church OF
Sully
Wayne Tripp
Sully Christian Reformed Church
Sully Community Church
John R. Meyer
Lynnville Friends Church
E. L. Thompson
Saint Mary's Catholic Church
ST. Andrew Luthera
Elk Creek
Ernest C. Elzey
Luther League
MT. Zion Methodist
Peoria
Peter van Drunen
Ebenezer Reformed
Leighton
James Vos
Also Mentioned on This Page
Friends & Neighbors
Associated Press
Kay Bartlett
Hiroshima
Auschwitz
Dachau- Dresden
Bartlett
Pearl Harbor
Harold Booy
Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald
Amsterdam
Etta
Earl. Pohlmann
Hillman
Cook & Son Agency
Bill Boyd
Tulip City Agency
Ted Zylstra
Randy van Dyk
Jennifer Hoekstra
Pella High
Mums Azalies
Teleflora
DE Jong Floral
DIAL
Moon
Church of
Zephaniah
Ring O.matic Manufacturing Co., Inc
Taintor Savings Bank
New Sharon
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
The
American Bible Society
Keister Advertising Service, Inc
Strasburg, Virginia
Boat Furniture Inc
Marion Co
Peoria Feed & Grain, Inc
Pella‘s Farm Center, Inc
Highway 163
Peoria Stockyards
Pella National Bank
LIL Duffer Burger
Washington
OWA Electric Light & Power Co
Brummel Bros. Purina Livestock Feeds
Kooyman Lumber CO
South St. Pella
Kellogg Savings Bank
FDIC
Sully and
Kellogg
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