Back L-R: Raymond, Robert and Norman
Front L-R: Nellie, Myra, Helen and Gerrit Vander Broek
Sherman Township Cemetery is 1.5 miles east of Maurice IA.
Grave is located in the N-S row 1 east of west fence.
Mr. Vander Broek was born December 15, 1892, in Maurice [See Remark]. He married Nellie Van Roekel February 15, 1917, in Orange City. The couple farmed in the area. She preceded him in death September 8, 1949. He moved to Maurice in 1952 and retired in 1964. He was a member and deacon of the First Reformed Church of Maurice.
Survivors include two daughters, Myra Vander Broek of Maurice and Mrs. Vernon Riphagen of California; three sons, Robert of Ireton, Ray of Milford and Norman of Maurice; a sister, Mrs. Gerrit (Henrietta) Riphagen of Sioux Center; 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Source: 04 June 1984 - Sioux Center News
Remark on Gerrit's birth:
From my research I believe Gerrit was born aboard the ship British Prince during the
voyage from Liverpool, England to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The arriving passenger list has a Gerret V. Beek listed as a one day old infant.
The ship arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 16, 1892 one day after
Gerrit's date of birth which is December 15, 1892.
Possible name given at birth was Gerrit Prince Van Beek.
The name of his biological father is unknown.
His mother married Frans Van Den Broek on January 3, 1894 in Orange City, Iowa, which
was over a year after Gerrit was born.
The 1910 US Census lists Gerrit's place of birth as "At Sea"
Sherman Township Cemetery is 1.5 miles east of Maurice IA.
Grave is located in the N-S row 1 east of west fence.
Miss Myra Vander Broek, age 96, of Maurice, passed away on Monday, November 7,
2016, at the Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City.
Myra Nelvina was born on January 28, 1920, at Orange City, the daughter of Gerrit and Nellie (Van Roekel) Vander Broek. She was raised on a farm and graduated from the Maurice Public School.
She was a member of the Maurice Reformed Church, where she gained an early foundation in the Christian faith.
In 1952, she moved into Maurice where she was a caretaker of her father and cleaned homes for many people in the area. In October of 2000, she retired and moved to Orange City, and in April of 2004, she became a resident of the Heritage House Nursing Home, also in Orange City. She transferred to the Prairie Ridge Care Center when it opened in October of 2013.
Survivors include her brother, Robert Vander Broek, and his wife, Alice, of Sioux Center; a sister, Helen Vlieger, of Ontario, California; two sisters-in-law, Edna Vander Broek, of Orange City, and Della Vander Broek, of Milford; and several nephews and nieces.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Norman and Raymond Vander Broek; two brothers-in-law, Vern Riphagen and John Vlieger; and two sisters-in-law, Alma Vander Broek and Joyce Vander Broek.
The family would like to give special thanks to the staff of Prairie Ridge for their care and love for Myra these last twelve years.
There will be a funeral service on Friday, November 11, at 1:30pm, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City. The Revs. Lyle Vander Broek and Wick Hubers will officiate. Interment will follow the service at the Sherman Township Cemetery near Maurice. Visitation with the family will be on Friday, from 1:00 to 1:30pm, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the Prairie Ridge Care Center.
Obituary & photo published by Oolman Funeral Home
RAYMOND VANDER BROEK(On the picture twins Robert and Raymond)
MILFORD, Iowa - Raymond Vander Broek, 72, of Milford, died Friday, Feb. 4, 1994, at his residence. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church, Milford, with the Rev. John Petersen officiating. Burial will be in Roseland Cemetery, Sanborn, Iowa. Visitation will be after 1 pm. today, with family present 6-8 p.m., at the Turner Funeral Home in Milford.
Mr. Vander Broek was born Sept. 24, 1921, at Maurice, Iowa, son of Gerrit and Nellie Vander Broek. He grew up on the family farm, attended public school in Maurice and worshiped at the Maurice Reformed Church. In 1942, he joined the U.S. Air Force and flew missions over Sicily and North Africa as a tail-gunner in a B-52 bomber. After his time in the service he was a farmer, for 18 years near Sanborn and the past 26 years near Fostoria, Iowa.
He married Joyce Kleinwolterink of Sheldon, Iowa, Feb. 18, 1948. She died in October of 1972. He later married DellaRae Roskens of Milford, Aug. 10, 1978.
Survivors include his wife Della; two daughters, [redacted]; three sons and their wives, [redacted]; two stepdaughters and their husbands, [redacted]; a stepson, [redacted]; 20 grandchildren; two sisters, Myra Vander Broek of Maurice and Helen Vlieger of Chino, Calif., and his twin brother, Rob of Orange City, Iowa. He was also preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Norman.
Source: Local daily newspaper after 2-4-1994
Information from IaGenWeb, Sioux County Obituaries
Joyce Vander Broek, daughter of Cornie and Lizzie Kleinwolterink, was born in Sheldon,
August 5, 1925.
She lived her youth and attended rural school near Sheldon and graduated from the Hull
Western Christian High School at Hull.
She was a member of the First Christian Reformed Church in Everly.
She was united in marriage to Raymond Vander Broek of Maurice on February 2, 1948, at Sheldon. After their marriage, they farmed near Sanborn for eighteen years and for the past six years, have farmed near Spencer.
Joyce Died Friday, October 27 at the Dickinson County Memorial Hospital in Spirit Lake at the age of 47 years, 2 months, and 22 days. Services were held at the Christian Reformed Church of Sanborn Monday, October 30, with the Rev. J.W. Hoksbergen of Everly and Rev. Raymond Weiss of Orange City, officiating.
Survivors include her husband Raymond of Spencer, two daughters and three sons, Wanda, David, Douglas, Dale, and Debra; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cornie Kleinwolterink of Sheldon; one brother, Willis Kleinwolterink of Sanborn; two sisters, Alerne (Mrs Hessel Dykstra) of Sanborn, and Delores (Mrs. Harry Dykstra) of Canton, South Dakota; and her father-in-law, Gerrit Vander Broek of Maurice.
Interment was at the Roseland Cemetery in Sanborn.
Milford Mail and Terril Record, 9 Nov 1972, p2
It is not everyday you get to sit down and
have a chat with a 102 and a half year old lady.
Alice (Cleveringa) Foreman Vander Broek will be 103 in July of 1918. She recently moved to Prairie Ridge in Orange City after her second husband Robert Vander Broek passed way.
They moved the popcorn machine to her cottage because she LOVES popcorn and wants a BIG bowl of it. When I stopped in to see her she did have a BIG bowl on her lap and was eating. If you think of it...send her a letter or stop it to see her. She would love it!
Lori Foreman Van Dalen
Obituary for Alice (Foreman) Vander Broek
Mrs. Alice Vander Broek, age 103, of Orange City, passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at the Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City.There will be a funeral service on Monday, August 6, at 10:00am, at the First Reformed Church in Maurice. The Rev. Ross Hoekstra and the Rev. Craig Parker will officiate.
Following a lunch, interment will be at the West Lawn Cemetery in Orange City. Visitation with the family will be on Sunday, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.
Cemetery is located 1/5 miles east of Maurice.
Grave is located in the N-S row 1 east of west fence.
Edna Vander Broek, age 91, of Orange City, formerly of Maurice, passed away on January
26, 2021, at the Orange Area Health System in Orange City, Iowa.
Edna Hermina was born March 27, 1929, near Sioux Center.
She was the youngest of ten children born to Abraham and Jennie (Koel) De Groot.
She grew up in the Sioux Center area and graduated from the Sioux Center High School.
After spending a year working in Denver, Colorado, she returned to Sioux Center, where she was united in marriage to Norman Vander Broek on February 20, 1949. Together they made their home on a farm west of Maurice, where they raised their four children. Norman passed away October 13, 1993. Edna continued to live on the farm where she kept busy gardening, canning, and keeping up with the life of a farm wife.
In August of 2012, after more than sixty years on the farm, Edna moved to the Landsmeer Ridge Retirement Community in Orange City and became a resident of Prairie Ridge Care Center in April of 2019. Edna was a member of First Reformed Church in Maurice, where she had taught Sunday School and participated in the Women's Bible Study. She enjoyed putting puzzles together during the long winter months.
She is survived by her four children, Nolan Vander Broek, and his wife, Judy, and their three daughters, Nicole (Jodi) Beauman, Natalie (Matt) Yungner, and Nora (Ryan) Faircloth, all of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Laura, and her husband, Peter Zomermaand, of Orange City; Rachael, and her husband, Peter De Beer, of Orange City, and their two daughters, Amber (Eric) Larson, of Wooster, Ohio, and Kelli (Justin) Stravers, of Grimes; and Lance Vander Broek, of Maurice; ten great-grandchildren; a sister, Gertrude Vis, of Rock Valley; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by four sisters and their husbands, Jacoba and Albert De Weerd, Anna and Richard Kroon, Marie and William De Weerd, and Lena and Ben Fedders; four brothers and their wives, Henry and Jean De Groot, Cornelius and Eleanor De Groot, John and Nelvina De Groot, and Abraham and Edna De Groot; and a brother-in-law Edward Vis.
Private Family Prayer Service: 29 January 2021 - Oolman Funeral Home - Orange City,
Iowa
Officiant: Rev. Wick Hubers
Interment: Sherman Township Cemetery, Sherman Township, Sioux County, Iowa
Arrangements: Oolman Funeral Home - Orange City, Iowa
Source: Oolman Funeral Home
She was born March 26, 1930 in Maurice, Iowa and raised on a family farm nearby. After graduating from Maurice High School in 1947 she attended business college.
In 1949, at age 19, she married Vern Riphagen in Maurice, Iowa and in 1951 they moved to California when their first child (Barbara) was just a month old. They initially settled in the Artesia, California area where other Northwest Iowans had relocated. By 1961, Helen and Vern purchased their long-term residence on Oaks Avenue in Chino and Vern began his career in real estate sales.
Helen was married to Vern Riphagen for 37 years until his death in 1986 and then she married John Vlieger in 1987. John and Helen enjoyed 12 years of marriage until his death in 1999. After John's death, Helen sold her home on Oaks Avenue in Chino and moved ½ mile to Inland Christian Home in Ontario. Helen was a resident of Inland for her remaining years.
Helen was a long-time member of Chino Valley Reformed Church (currently named The Bridge) and for a time in the 1960's was the church secretary. The friendships established at her church became the centerpiece of her social life. Helen and Vern were active participants in bowling leagues for many years with other members of the church.
While married to John, Helen and John continued to be active members of the same church and participated in its social events like the 55+ club. Helen worked as a secretary for Salem Christian Home for over 20 years. Helen and Vern enjoyed RV camping with friends and relatives. Helen continued to enjoy RV camping and extensive travel during her marriage to John. While married to John, the retired couple would sightsee and visit friends/relatives with their RV. They were able to embrace their blended families and enjoyed being grandparents. Their extended RV trips spanned the US (including Alaska) and Canada. Helen cherished her many friendships. She enjoyed playing games that fostered conversation. For Helen, coffee with a friend made it a good day.
Helen is preceded in death by her parents and all four older siblings.
The surviving relatives include her three children: Barbara and her husband Darrel Luttrull; Ron and his wife Carole Riphagen; Brad his wife and Janet Riphagen; 5 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild. By marriage to John Vlieger, Helen is also survived by his five children Jim and his wife Heidi Shaw, Sandy and her husband Dave Stone, Lee Ann and her husband Russ Kane, Faye Vlieger, Don and his wife Karen Vlieger, 24 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren.
Visitation - Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Draper Pearl Chapel 811 N. Mountain Avenue,
Ontario, CA 91762.
Memorial Service - Saturday, July 21, 2018 - Inland Christian Home's Friendship Center
at 1950 So. Mountain Avenue, Ontario, CA.
Internement - Bellevue Cemetery, Ontario, California.
John E. Vlieger, 71, of Chino, Calif, died suddenly at his home on Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999. Funeral services were held on Thursday, Dec. 16 at Chino Valley Reformed Church. Burial was at Rose Hills Cemetery in Whittier, Calif., under the direction of the Pierce Brothers Griffin Mortuary in Chino.
John was born Dec. 27,1927, on a farm near Orange City, the son of Henry and Alice (Ruisch) Vlieger. He was raised in the rural Maurice area and graduated from Maurice High School in 1945. He served in the Armed Services during the Korean Cortflict.
On June 16, 1954, he married Mary Ann (Hoefling) Shaw at Le Mars. She died March 4, 1986, in Bellflower, Calif. John married Helen(VanderBroek) Riphagen on Dec. 5, 1987, and they lived in Chino 12 years. Mr. Vlieger was a retired truck driver. He served as a board member of Salem Christian Homes in Ontario, Calif, and was a member and past elder of Chino Valley Reformed Church.
Survivors include his wife Helen and their children, Jim Shaw and his wife Heidi of Ferndale, Wash., Sandra Stone and her husband David of Los Alamitos, Calif., Lee Ann Kane and her husband Russ of Castle Rock, Colo., Faye Alice Vlieger of Yakima, Wash., Don Vlieger and his wife Karen of Sunnyside, Calif., Barbara Luttrull and her husband Darrel of Calimesa, Calif., Ron Riphagen and his wife Carol of Montclair, Calif., Brad Riphagen and his wife Janet of Laguna Niguel, Calif.; a brother, James Vlieger and his wife Myra of Maurice; a sister, Ella Mae Vande Burgt and her husband Wilfred of Hull; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, William of Sioux Center and Harold of Maurice and sisters, Mrs. William (Pat) Korver of Maurice and Mrs. Harold (Mike) Hop of Central Point, Ore.
Sioux County Capital 1999-12-16.