Mrs. Grace Schalekamp, 79, of Orange City passed away Thursday, March 3, at St. Luke's Medical Center in Sioux City.
Grace was born Sept. 18, 1903, near Orange City, the daughter of Gerard Reinders and Maggie Stuurop Reinders.
On Nov. 7, 1927, she married William James Schalekamp at Orange City. They lived in Orange City all their lives, becoming residents of the Heritage House Nursing Home in July of 1981.
Mrs. Schalekamp was a member of the First Reformed Church of Orange City.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Russell (Mary) Van Marel of Ames and Mrs. Gary (Myrna) Kreykes of LeMars; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. John (Ada) Boone and Mrs. Martin (Pauline) Van Der Maaten; brother, Gilbert Reinders and sister-in-law, Mrs. Henry (Henrietta) Reinders, all of Orange City.
Mrs. Schalekamp was preceded in death by sister, Mrs. William (Gertrude) Mulder; brother, Henry Reinders; and infant grandson, Dirk Kreykes.
Funeral services were held. Saturday, March 5, at the First Reformed Church, with the Revs. Cecil Martens and Frank Snuttjcr officiating. Interment followed at West Lawn Cemetery, under the direction of the Van Etten-Oolman Funeral Home of Orange City.
Sioux County Capital 1983-03-10.
Mr. William J. Schalekamp, 77, of Orange City, passed away Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Marian Health Center in Sioux City.
William James Schalekamp was born Sept. 2, 1906, the son of Cornelius Schalekamp and Wilhelmina Van Roekel Schalekamp.
On Nov. 7, 1929, he married Grace Reinders at Orange City. "Bill" was manager of the Farmers Co-op Gas and Oil Station in Orange City until the 1940's. He then operated the Sunrise Hatchery, also in Orange City. In 1968 he became head custodian at Northwestern College in Orange City and continued to work there parttime until health problems forced him to retire in 1981.
In July of 1981, Mr. and Mrs. Schalekamp became residents of the Heritage House in Orange City. Mrs. Schalekamp passed away March 3, 1983.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Russell (Mary) Van Marel of Ames and Mrs. Gary (Myrna) Kreykes of LeMars; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two brothers, Adrian and Marion, both of Orange City. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by an infant grandson, Dirk Kreykes; two sisters, Gcnevieve Kleinwolterink and Leona Brunsting; and brother, Richard.
Mr. Schalekamp was a member of the First Reformed Church of Orange City, where he had been very active in earlier years, serving on the consistory as both elder and deacon and teaching Sunday School and catechism classes.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 3, at the First Reformed Church with the Rev. Cecil Martens officiating. Interment followed at West Lawn Cemetery, under the direction of the Van Etten-Oolman Funeral Home of Orange City.
Sioux County Capital 1983-12-08.
Committal services were held at the American Reformed Church at Orange City, Monday afternoon, March 7, for Dr. Russell D. Van Marel, 38, veterinarian and former Orange City resident, who was fatally injured Friday near Stratford, Iowa, when his pickup truck collided with a semi-trailer truck on a snow-packed road.
Van Marel had pursued a veterinary practice at Stratford the past 12 years and was mayor of the town at the time of his death.
Burial was made in West Lawn cemetery at Orange City.
Dr. Van Marel was born at Maurice January 11, 1933.
He married Mary Schalekamp August 20, 1955, at Orange City.
He was graduated from Orange City High School, Northwestern Junior College and from the School of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University, Ames.
Survivors include the widow; a daughter, Debra; two sons, Steven and Ross; his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Arie Van Marel of Orange City, and his grandfather, William Van Horssen of Orange City.
Sioux Center News 1971-03-11.
Mary Jane (Schalekamp) Van Marel was born December 22, 1932 to William and Grace (Reinders) Schalekamp in Orange City, Iowa.
On August 20, 1955, Mary was united in marriage to Russell Dean Van Marel, who preceded her in death at Stratford, Iowa on March 5, 1971.
Mary received a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Home Economics from Iowa State University in 1955 and 1975 respectively. She spent her career teaching in the Stratford, South Hamilton and Ames community school districts. Mary was a long-time member of First United Methodist Church in Ames.
Mary passed away on June 15, 2015 at 82 years of age.
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Gary D. Kreykes, 74, of Ames, died at Greenhills Health Center in Ames, on Wednesday, October 20, 2010.
A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, October 25, 2010 at 11 a.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church in Ames with a visitation one hour prior to the service.
Gary was born February 16, 1936 in Hospers, Iowa, to Dick and Winifred (Mouw) Kreykes. Gary served in the US Army from 1956 - 1958. He married Myrna Schalekamp on July 1, 1960 in Orange City.
Gary graduated from Sioux Center High School, Northwestern Junior College, Westmar College, and Colorado State College finishing with a master's degree in Physical Education. Gary's basketball coaching career took him to South Dakota, Wisconsin, Montana, and back to Iowa. He coached at Muscatine Community College, Iowa Lakes Community College, and ended his career at Westmar College in LeMars, retiring to Okoboji in 2001.
Gary was always an active man. He was physically active, spending years jogging, running 10ks, and encouraging others to be active. Golfing, boating and officiating high school football games also brought him much joy. He was civically active, serving on two different school boards, the Muscatine YMCA Board, the LeMars Parks Board, the Okoboji United Methodist Church Camp Board, and his homeowners association. He was also active in his church, serving in various leadership positions.
He is survived by his wife, Myrna Kreykes, of Ames; two daughters, Jennifer (Julius) Weyman of Birmingham, Alabama, Audra (Brian) Duster, of Ames, grandchildren, Ben, Emily, Yetta, and Charles of Ames, Dirk and Rebekah, of Birmingham, Alabama.
He was preceded in death by his parents; infant son, Dirk Jay Kreykes; three sisters, Madge Vander Woude, Frances Van Beek, and Vera Te Paske.
Condolences may be left online at [...] Adams Funeral Home and Cremation Service is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Myrna R. Kreykes was born to Bill and Grace (Reinders) Schalekamp on April 10, 1938 in Orange City, Iowa. She graduated from Orange City High School in 1956 and went on to get her undergraduate degree in English Education from Hope College in 1960.
Myrna married Gary Kreykes on July 1, 1960. She spent several years teaching high school English in Jefferson, S.D., Little Rock, Iowa, and Boyden/Hull, Iowa. Her next several years were spent at home raising their two daughters. Gary’s various coaching jobs then took her to Richland Center, Wisc., Bozeman, Mont., and Muscatine, Iowa.
While living in Muscatine, she went back to school at the University of Iowa and completed her Master’s Degree in Library Sciences. She worked in libraries in Muscatine, Terrill, (while living in Estherville), and Westmar College in LeMars. She ended her career as the LeMars Community Jr. High School librarian, where she was awarded "Teacher of the Year" before retiring in 2001.
Her love of books and reading was evident throughout her life. She loved to be a part of book clubs, and also served on the board of the LeMars Public Library. In her retirement, she volunteered to translate books into braille for the Iowa Department for the Blind. She also volunteered at several church youth programs in LeMars, Spirit Lake, and Ames, as well as assisting with the English as a second language program at her church in LeMars.
Myrna and Gary retired to Okoboji in 2001, were they enjoyed many years of fun times with family and friends, and eventually settled in Ames in 2008. Her greatest joys were spending time with loved ones and discussing books and politics.
Myrna is survived by her two daughters, Jennifer (Julius) and Audra (Brian); her grandchildren, Dirk, Rebekah, Ben, Emily, Yetta and Charles; along with many other extended family members who were also always very near to her heart.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her infant son, Dirk Jay Kreykes; her husband, Gary Kreykes; and her sister, Mary VanMarel.
Rites Held Monday For Kreykes Infant
Graveside funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Orange City cemetery for Dirk Jay, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Dick Kreykes of Hull.
Rev. Harold Ringenoldus, pastor of the American Reformed church of Hull, officiated, and arrangements were under the direction of the Kraai Funeral home of Hull.
Dirk Jay, who was the first child of Mr. and Mrs. Kreykes, was born Saturday afternoon at the Sheldon hospital.
He became ill and was rushed to the St. Joseph hospital at Sioux City, where he passed away early Monday morning.
The mother is the former Myrna Schalekamp of Orange City and surviving besides the parents are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Kreykes o£ Sioux Center and Mr. and Mrs. William Schalekamp of Orange City.
Sioux Center News 1964-05-21.