Van Dyk- Duven Funeral Home

08/22/2026

Mary Jane Ballenger, 88, of Pella, Iowa, passed away on August 21, 2026, having attained the age of 88 years, 10 months, and 1 day.
Mary Jane was born on October 20, 1937, in Pella, Iowa, the second of four children born to Harry and Gladys Gayle Braafhart. Known to family and friends simply as Ma...

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08/17/2026

Larry Eugene Toom was born March 27, 1941, to Marion A. and Leah Ann (Verros) Toom on their farm outside of Harvey, Iowa. He attended Eureka country grade school and graduated from Pella High School in 1959. He completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri in 1958 and enlisted in the Arm...

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08/05/2026

Leo William Van Sant was born on June 2, 1934, to Vienus and Martha (Kommer) Van Sant on the family farm near Kilduff, Iowa. He attended Sherman #6 Country School in Jasper County. As the oldest of four children, Leo learned the value of hard work at an early age. His daily chores included carrying ...

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08/05/2026

Leo William Van Sant was born on his parents, Vienus and Martha (Kommer) Van Sant, farm home near Kilduff, Iowa on June 2, 1934. At the age of seven, Leo tried to see how many cows he could milk before his parents came to the barn. Leo attended the Sherman #6 Country School in Jasper County. Being t...

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08/04/2026

Leo Wm. Van Sant, 92, of Pella, IA passed away Sunday evening at the Pella Regional Health Center.

Funeral services will be held
Friday, August 7, 2026 at 10:30 am
First Church, Pella, Iowa
Interment will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery, Pella, Iowa
Military honors by the Van Veen- Va...

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07/26/2026

Berneda G. (Van Wyk) Steenhoek, 90, of Pella, IA passed away Saturday afternoon at the Pella Regional Health Center.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:30 am.
Connect Church (formerly First Christian Reformed Church), Pella, IA.
Committal service will precede the se...

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07/13/2026

Marie Joyce Butler was born to Gerald and Lyle (Walrod) Butler in Fort Dodge, Iowa August 4, 1937, the youngest of four children. Marie graduated from Fort Dodge High School in 1855 and with a teaching certificate from Fort Dodge Community College in 1957. After graduation she began her 36 years of ...

07/09/2026

A Celebration of life service with the family present will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at Van Dyk- Duven Funeral Home.

Scott Wayne Foster, 68, was born on November 7, 1957, in Waterloo, Iowa to Robert & Coleen Foster. He lived in Parkersburg & Knoxville during his younger ...

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07/09/2026

Doris “Dolly” Jean Jiskoot was born on February 2, 1950 in Hull, IA, to Clarence and Delia (Van Bruggen) Van Meeteen of rural Sheldon, IA. Dolly attended Sheldon Community School and Sheldon First Reformed Church. She was a talented musician who played the piano, organ, French Horn, and also loved t...

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07/09/2026

Alvin J. Ver Meer, of Pella, Iowa, was born on July 22, 1945, at Mahaska County Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Bernard ‘Bernie’ W. Ver Meer and Dorothy N. (Van Lienden) Ver Meer. Al was baptized as an infant at First Christian Reformed Church in Pella, Iowa. He was the oldest of three children and ...

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