A private family service for Vera Gates, 97, of Pella, will be held on Saturday, January 4th. Interment will be made in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pella. Visitation will be held Friday, January 3rd at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home with the family present from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Memorials can be made to the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home in Pella has been entrusted with arrangements.