James Bottema Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of James Bottema of La Porte City, Iowa, born in Marshalltown, Iowa, who passed away on November 1, 2023 at the age of 76. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, William "Bill" Bottema and Leona Selken Bottema; and his birth parents, Norita Clark and Martin Grove. He is survived by: his wife Yvonne Wiest; his children, Nicole Bushman (Stacy) of Fort Atkinson, James W. Bottema of Cedar Falls and Robert Bottema (Molly Schiel) of Cedar Rapids; his granddaughter Kendra Bushman; his sisters, Joyce Zach of Marion and Jackie Dunlap of Marble Rock; and his sisters-in-law, Elaine Graves of Highland, CA and Yvette Bridgewater of Walker. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be directed to the family.