Van Dyk- Duven Funeral Home

04/09/2026

Edwin Vroom, 74, of Knoxville, Iowa, formerly of Pella, passed away at the Accura HealthCare Facility in Knoxville, Iowa on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

Memorial service will be held on Friday, April 10, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella.

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04/06/2026

Linda Bruxvoort, 84, of Pella passed away April 6, 2026 at the Pella Regional Health Center.

Visitation with the family present will be held on Thursday, April 9, 2026 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Faith Christian Reformed Church in Pella.

Private interment will be made in the Evergr...

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03/27/2026

Kathleen “Kathy” Faye Hamre Jones, age 65, of Pella, Iowa, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2026, at Tampa General Hospital – Crystal River, Florida. Kathy was born on September 14, 1960, at Mahaska Hospital, Oskaloosa, Iowa to Earl Lewis Hamre and Marilyn Giovanna “Chi Chi” (Battistello) Hamre. ...

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03/27/2026

Funeral services are pending for Kathy Hamre Jones, 65, of Pella, Iowa who passed away unexpectedly Wednesday March 25, 2026 in Crystal River, Florida.

03/18/2026

Private graveside services are pending for George H. Sanders, 85, formerly of Pella.

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03/16/2026

The colorful life for Herman Eugene De Heer began on July 1, 1938, at Dallas, Iowa. He was the second child born to Dana Evelyn (Caulkins) and Herman De Witt De Heer. He attended the Pella Public Schools and graduated from Pella Community High School with the Class of 1956. Gene played basketball an...

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03/13/2026

Rose Lee (Williams) Nugteren
Please wear a splash of pink in remembrance of Rose.

Rose Lee (Williams) Nugteren was born on June 7, 1959, in Dubuque, Iowa. She was the youngest of four children born to William Edward (“Eddy”) Williams and Sylvia Norean (Cooper) Williams.

As a young ...

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03/11/2026

On Funeral Director Appreciation Day, we want to thank Roger Duven, Mark Van Rees and Justin Hillman for the care, compassion, and guidance they provide to families every day. Their commitment to serving our community truly makes a difference.
If you see them today, take a moment to say thank you. ❤️

03/03/2026

Peter Cornelius Van Soelen was born on November 19, 1927, in Sully, Iowa. He was the first of ten children born to Marion and Hattie (Van Hal) Van Soelen. “Pete” attended country school through the eighth grade. Pete was inducted into the United States Army on January 30, 1951, and was honorably dis...

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02/21/2026

Services are pending at this time for Jeanette Steele, 92, of Pella who passed away on Thursday at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Burial will be made in the Main Station Cemetery near Moravia, Iowa.

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02/14/2026

Bradley Stewart Braafhart was born on May 29, 1968, in Iowa City, Iowa. He was the oldest of three sons that were born to Mary Gayle (Kane) and Harry Braafhart, Jr. Brad spent much of his childhood growing up in Pleasant Hill, Iowa and graduated from Des Moines East High School in 1986. Over the yea...

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02/13/2026

Bradley S. Braafhart, 57, passed away early Friday morning at his residence near Grinnell, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held
Monday, February 16, 2026 at 10:00 am
Lynnville Friends Church, Lynnville, Iowa
Interment will follow in the Sully Cemetery, Sully, Iowa

Visitation wit...

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