GEORGE A. VAN ROEKEL
Funeral services were held at Bethel Reformed Church at Sheldon June 2 for George A. Van Roekel, 85, retired farmer of Sheldon, who died May 30 at the Sheldon hospital.
Services were conducted by the Rev. William B.MiIler and burial was made in East Lawn cemetery at Sheldon.
Mr. Van Roekel was bom at Orange City November 18, 1883. He was married to Fannie Haagsma at Orange City February 19, 1913.
Survivors Include the widow; two sons, Abe of Council Bluffs and Richard of Baker, Ore.; five daughters, Ada Van Roekel of Lompoc, Calif. , Mrs. Wm. Sinkey of Ashton, Mrs. Earl Benz of Vandenberg , Calif., Mrs. Jake VerMulm of Rock Valley and Miss Bertha Van Roekel at home, a brother, Henry, of Boyden.
Sioux Center News 1969-06-05.
Ada Joan VanRoekel December 2 1920 June 24 2020 (age 99)
Posted on July 1, 2020 by danyDecember 2 1920 June 24 2020 (age 99)
Ada Johanna Van Roekel, was born at home on the farm near Sanborn, Iowa on December
2nd, 1920.
She was the fourth child of George and Fannie Van Roekel.
Ada enjoyed school, earning a ‘Perfect Attendance’ certificate for her elementary
school years.
She attended Ashton High School, graduating in 1939.
Her first car, which she was so proud of, was a 1946 Club Coupe.
Ada took many adventures with friends to Washington, DC, and throughout the Midwest.
Ada was a dedicated employee, working 20 years as a bookkeeper for Seaboard Loans and Avco Financial Services Lompoc, Newport Beach, Santa Barbara and Ventura, California.
Ada was devoted to her family - often caring for her nieces and nephews spending much of her adult life traveling and living nearby her sister Frances’ family in Florida, Maine and California. She spent many hours reading stories and playing games with her nephews Mike, Mark and niece Susan.
Ada gave back to her communities where she lived, volunteering with the USO during WWII, at the Antelope Valley Hospital Gift Shop in Lancaster, California and at the Lutheran churches where she lived. Church life was important to Ada, she was a member of St. Stephens of the Valley Lutheran Church in Palmdale, California.
Ada was preceded in death by her parents, her sisters Dorothy Ver Mulm (Jake), Bertha Van Roekel, Nancy Sinkey (Bill), Frances Benz (Earl) and brothers Richard Van Roekel (Shirlee) and Abe (Maxine).
She is survived by her nephews Mike and Deb Benz (Bend, OR), Mark and Nancy Benz (Cathedral City, CA) and niece Sue and Curt Fossum (Sacramento, CA) as well as many other nieces and nephews/great nieces and nephews.
Ada will be missed by all those who knew her - she always had a ready smile and sunny disposition to share with others.
No services are scheduled. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Ada Joan VanRoekel, please visit our floral store. Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Ada Joan VanRoekel
Richard VanRoekel
May 4, 1928- Jan. 8, 2009
Richard VanRoekel, 80, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at his Hermiston home. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah's Witnesses, 440 E. Pine Ave., Hermiston. Disposition was by cremation.
Mr. VanRoekel was born May 4, 1928, at Sioux Center, IA, to George Abraham and Fannie (Haagsma) VanRoekel. He was raised in Sheldon, IA. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. After the service, he moved to Garden Grove, Calif., where he met and married Shirlee Emily Adams. They were married there Aug. 30, 1958.
They moved in 1964 to Baker City, where Mr. VanRoekel worked in construction building roads and buildings. In 1975 they moved to Hermiston, where they have lived since. He was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses and of the Laborers Union Local 121. He enjoyed fishing and camping.
Survivors include Shirlee Emily VanRoekel of Hermiston, his wife of 50 years; sons, Gerald Gene Hesseltine of Baker City; and Richard Mark VanRoekel of Boise, Idaho; daughter, Randy Lynn Sandknop of Boise; brother, Abraham VanRoekel of Minden, IA; three sisters, Dorothy VerMulm of Sandborn, IA; Ada VanRoekel of Palmdale, Calif., and Frances Benz of Pahrump, Nev.; seven grandchildren, Nathan Willems of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Stephen Sandknop of Portland; Ray Hesseltine of Haines; Yon Hesseltine of Concord, Calif.; Christopher VanRoekel of Seattle; Kathrine VanRoekel of Seattle; and Kassandra VanRoekel of The Dalles.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Fannie VanRoekel and two sisters, Bertha and Nancy.
Hermiston Herald [Oregon] - Jan/13/2009
Valley View cemetery is located 1 mile south of Rock Valley.
This marker can be found on the west side of Elmwood Ave. & 320th St., North section, Row 7. GPS is 43 11.225 96 17.717
VerMulm, Jake, 1919-2002
Jake Ver Mulm, age 83, died Tuesday, October 29, 2002, at Hegg Memorial Hospital in Rock Valley. Memorial services were held November 1, 2002, at the First Reformed Church in Rock Valley.
Burial was at Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley with the Rev. Mike Van Hamersveld as officiant.
Jake was born February 16, 1919, at Rock Valley, son of William and Tillie (Wassenaar) Ver Mulm.
He married Dorothy Van Roekel on February 19, 1941, at Edgerton, MN.
Jake served in the U.S. Army during WWII from July 17, 1942, to December 29, 1945.
Jake and Dorothy lived at Rock Valley where Jake was in partnership with his brother Bill in the automotive repair business.
In 1955, Jake sold his business and moved southwest of Rock Valley where he and Dorothy farmed until retirement in 1978 when they moved to Rock Valley.
Surviving relatives include his wife Dorothy; three sons and their wives: Lee and Hazel of Cedar Falls, IA, Roger and Lynne of Stockton, CA, Dennis and Martha of Urbandale, IA; four grandchildren: Lisa Dreyer, Laura DeBoer, Scott Ver Mulm, and Mollie Ver Mulm; six great-grandchildren.
Jake was preceded in death by five brothers: Case, Bob, Frank, Bill, and Herb; infant brother, Robert; three sisters: Johanna Gerritsen, Nellie Middle, and Jennie Ver Sluys.
Memorials may be directed to the Sioux County Hospice.
Rock Valley Bee, November 13, 2002.
Obituary Source: Porter Funeral Home
Dorothy Ver Mulm, age 92, formerly of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2010 at Prairie View Nursing Home in Sanborn, Iowa. Funeral service will be Monday, August 23, 2010 at First Reformed Church, Rock Valley. Burial at Valley View Cemetery. Rev. Mike Van Hamersveld officiating. Visitation will be Sunday with the family present from 2-4 p.m. at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley.
Dorothy Ver Mulm was born July 24, 1918 in Sanborn, Iowa, the daughter of George and Fannie (Haagsma) Van Roekel. She married Jacob "Jake" Ver Mulm of Rock Valley February 19, 1941 in Edgerton, Minnesota. Together they lived in Rock Valley until March, 1957, then began farming west of Rock Valley. They retired from farming in 1978 and moved back to Rock Valley. Jake passed away October 29, 2002. Dorothy was a member of the First Reformed Church of Rock Valley and the Women’s Ministries of the Reformed Church.
Dorothy is survived by her sons: Lee (Hazel) Ver Mulm, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Roger (Lynne) Ver Mulm, Stockton, California and Dennis (Martha) Ver Mulm, Urbandale, Iowa; 4 grandchildren: Lisa (Darrin) Dreyer, Laura (Bob) De Boer, Scott Ver Mulm and Molly Ver Mulm; 6 great-grandchildren: Carson, Camryn and Chloe Dreyer, Andrew, Benjamin and Adam De Boer; 2 sisters: Fran (Earl) Benz of Pahrump, Nevada and Ada Van Roekel of Lancaster, California; 1 brother, Abe (Maxine) Van Roekel of Minden, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Jake; sisters: Bertha Van Roekel and Nancy Sinkey; brother, Richard Van Roekel.
Mr. Sinkey was born Oct. 26, 1921, in Ireton, Iowa, the son of William and Nellie (Wiersema) Sinkey. He attended schools in Ireton. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1942 to 1946.
He married Nancy Van Roekel on April 26, 1946, in Sanborn, Iowa. The couple lived in Ireton, where he was employed with Sinkey Garage for five years. They then moved to a farm in the Ashton, Iowa area, where they farmed for 33 years. He retired in 1985 and they moved to Sheldon. His wife died June 11, 1996, in Sioux City. He entered Prairie View Manor in Sanborn, Iowa, in 1997 and Prairie View Retirement Home in 1999.
He was a member of First Reformed Church, where he served as deacon and elder and taught Sunday School and catechism. He was also a member of American Legion Post 145 of Sheldon and served on the Ritter Elevator board. He enjoyed playing dominoes and collecting toy tractors.
He was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth; his parents; and three brothers, Pete, Frank and Jake.