West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City Section D., Row 2 from east side of section
Section D., Row 3 from east side of section 1921-1944
John Van Engen, 54, died Saturday afternoon at his home north of Sioux Center, Ia. following a lingering illness.
Mr. Van Engen was born at Orange City, on September 23, 1884, where he lived and grew to manhood.
On Feb. 29 1898 (sic!) he married to Miss Tena Van Roekel. Fourteen children were born tot hem. Two of whom preceded him in death, a son Gerrit at the age of four and a daughter Alice, at the age of eight years.
He is survived by his widow and the following children: Abraham of Sheldon. John, Gerrit, George, William and Albert all of Sioux Center, Mrs. J. Baker of Sibley, Mrs. Nick Cupedus of Hull, Mrs. Mitchell Vander Veen of Hull, Johanna, Hermina and Tena, all of Sioux Center.
He is also survived by two brothers, Gerrit Van Engen of Boyden, John Timmer of Rock Rapids, and three sisters, Mrs. Albert Lyzen of Alton, Mrs. Henry Ketel of Bigelow, Minn., and Mrs. Henry Den Hartog of Orange City, and also 11 grandchildren.
Mr. Van Engen was engaged in farming, having farmed for 15 years near Alton, eight years near Archer, and the past three years north of Sioux Center.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 28, 1939, at 1 o'clock at the home and at 1:30 at the First Christian Reformed church at Sioux, with the Rev. Mr. J. Haan of Hull officiating assisted by Rev. Mr. J. Aberson of Rock Valley. Interment was made in the Orange City cemetery.
Sioux County Capital 1939-03-02.
MRS. TINA VAN ENGEN
Funeral services for Mrs. Tina Van Engen, 75, of Sibley were held June 9 at the Walton's Funeral home and First Reformed church of Sibley. Burial was in the Orange City cemetery.
Mrs. Van Engen passed away Saturday, June 6, at the Osceola Community hospital after a lingering illness.
She was born at Orange City November 8, 1888, to Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Van Roekel. She grew up in Sioux county where she was married to John Van Engen on February 28, 1908.
They farmed in that community until 1925 when they moved to the Archer-Sanborn area. They moved to Sioux Center in 1936. Her husband passed away here on February 25, 1939.
She moved to Sibley in 1944 where she had since resided.
There were 14 children born to this union, three of whom preceded her in death, Gerrit, Alice and William. Also preceding her were her husband, four grandchildren, her parents, four brothers and a sister,
Surviving children are Mrs. Joe (Gertrude) Baker of Worthington Minn., Mrs. Nick (Nancy) Cuperus of Sheldon, Mrs. Mitchell (Clazina) Vander Veen of Sanborn, Abe of Sheldon, John of Orange City, Mrs. Jake (Johanna) Vos of .Sibley, Gerrit of Sioux Center, George of Sibley, Albert of Sanborn, Mrs. Cornie (Hermina) Van Kley of Sanborn, and Mrs. Norman (Tina) Buysman of Estherville.
She is also survived by 41 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren; three brothers, George of Sheldon, Tony of Sibley and Henry of Boyden; and two sisters, Mrs. D.J. Fransen of Sibley and Mrs. Harry Rensink of Boyden.
Sioux Center News 1964-06-11.
William Van Engen of Sioux Center passed away at the hospital at Anamosa, Ia. very suddenly on Thursday afternoon Jan. 27, 1944 at the age of 20 years and seven months. He had undergone a hernia and tonsil operation and blood clot formed and he passed away very unexpectedly.
He is survived by his mother Mrs. Tena Van Engen and six sisters and five brothers namely Mrs. Joe Bakker of Sibley, Mrs. Nick Cuperus of Sheldon, Mrs. Mitchell Vander Veen of Hull Abe Van Engen of Sheldon, John Van Engen of Sanborn, Mrs. Jake Vos of Sioux Center, Gerrit Van Engen who is in the service at New Guinea, George who is in the service at Camp Maxton, N.C., Albert Van Engen of Sheldon and Mina and Tena Van Engen who make their home at Sioux Center.
He was preceded in death by a brother and a sister who passed away in infancy and by his father who died in Feb. 1939.
Funeral services were held at the First Chr. Ref. church on Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Arnoys officiating. Burial was made in the Orange City cemetery.
George Van Engen arrived home from North Carolina on Sunday afternoon to attend the funeral services.
Sioux County Capital 1944-02-03.
Sanborn - Albert Van Engen, 79, Sanborn, died Thursday, Dec. 9 at his home.
Services were Monday, Dec. 13, at the First Reformed Church in Sanborn, with the Rev. Dr. Gary Hegstad officiating. Burial was at Roseland Cemetery in Sanborn, under the direction of Sanborn Funeral Home.
Albert Van Engen, son of John & Tina (Van Roekel) Van Engen, was born Jan. 21, 1925 in Archer.
He lived his youth in the Archer and Sioux Center areas, graduating from the eighth grade in Sioux Center.
He married Agnes Groendyke on March 15, 1951, at the Presbyterian Church in Sibley.
They lived in Sibley. He worked construction March 1951 - February 1952. They then moved to Sanborn. He was employed with Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) for 35 years as a can and bulk hauler, retiring on March 1, 1984.
He was a member of First Reformed Church in Sanborn.
Special interests included golfing and playing cards. He enjoyed spending time with his family and especially cherished the times with his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Agnes Van Engen of Sanborn; two daughters, Connie and Laverne Bosma of Sibley, and Barb and Curt Reverts of Hartley; a daughter-in-law, Terri Van Engen of Dawson, MN; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren; four sisters, Gert Baker of Worthington, MN; Johanna Vos of Sibley; Mina Van Kley of Sanborn, and Tina Buysman of Sioux Falls, SD; and three sisters-in-law, Amy Van Engen of Orange City; Helen Van Engen of Sibley; and Ruth Van Engen of Sioux Center.
He was preceded in death by a son, David Van Engen, on Sept. 29, 2004, six brothers and three sisters.
Northwest Iowa Review 2004-12-18.
Agnes (Groendyke) Van Engen, the daughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Dykstra) Groendyke, was born February 27, 1922, in Ocheyedan, IA. She lived her youth in the rural Ocheyedan and Bigelow, MN, areas, attending Wilson Township #1 School at Bigelow, MN, and graduated on June 10, 1936.
She was united in marriage to Albert Van Engen on March 15, 1951 at the Presbyterian Church in Sibley, IA.
To this union three children were born: Connie, Barb and David. Following their marriage the couple lived in the Sibley and Sheldon areas before moving to Sanborn where Albert was employed at the Sanborn Creamery.
Agnes was a devoted wife and mother throughout her lifetime. She died unexpectedly at the Sanford Sheldon Medical Center on December 12, 2009 at the age of 87.
Agnes was a member of the First Reformed Church of Sanborn. She enjoyed playing Rumicube, 80-cent Poker, dominoes, golfing, cross- word puzzles and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. One thing she thoroughly enjoyed was her annual Christmas shopping trip to Sioux Falls with her daughters Connie and Barb.
Left to cherish her memory are her two daughters: Connie Bosma and her husband, Laverne, of Sibley, IA and Barb Reverts and her husband, Curt, of Hartley, IA; a former daughter-in-law: Terri Tucholke of Renville, MN; five grandchildren: Cory Bosma and his wife, Connie, of Sibley, IA, and their children: Cari, Kinsey and Koby, Jason Van Engen and his wife, Casie, of Starbuck, MN, and their son Daven, Amber Postma and her husband, Jason, of Hartley, IA, and their daughter due in February, Jami Sather and her husband, Ken, of Springfield, MN, and their children, Kaitlin and Kameron, and Aaron Reverts of Hartley, IA; one brother, John Groendyke and his wife, Beatrice, of Worthington, MN; two sisters, Margaret Zylstra of Worthington, MN and Lucille Groendyke of Sibley, IA; a sister-in-law, Kate Groendyke of Sanborn, IA; several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Albert on December 9, 2004, a son David on September 29, 2004; two sisters: Minnie Weg and Nellie Vander Wilt; three brothers: Sebastian, Neal, and Edward Groendyke.
Sanborn - Hartley Funeral Homes
Cornie Van Kley
Cornie Van Kley, the son of Case and Lillian (Van Iperen) Van Kley, was born on July 19, 1923 in Hospers, IA. He spent his childhood years in Sibley, IA, attending the area country schools.
On March 3, 1948, he was united in marriage to Hermina Van Engen at the Christian Reformed Church in Sibley, and to this union, three sons were born: Craig, Dennis, and Doug.
The couple later moved to Sanborn, IA, where Cornie worked for 38 years at the O'Brien County Cooperative Creamery (now known as AMPI); first as a milk hauler, and later as a field representative to farmers.
The Van Kleys were custodians of the First Reformed Church in Sanborn for 23 years.
Due to failing health, in 2000, Cornie became a resident of the Oak Park Care Center in Sheldon, IA, where he was loved and cared for until he passed away on July 17, 2006 at the Northwest Iowa Health Center in Sheldon.
Cornie valued education, and was very proud of the fact that his three sons and two of his grandsons are currently teachers.
He was a member of the First Reformed Church in Sanborn.
He enjoyed outdoor sports, including fishing, hunting, camping, horseshoes, and golfing. He loved watching and playing baseball, and was a big New York Yankee fan.
Spending time with his own family was important to Cornie, and he seldom passed up an opportunity to tease his Oak Park Care Center family.
Survivors include his wife, Mina; three sons: Craig and Sharon of Blue Earth, MN, and their three children: Kay and her husband Bernie Beigh, Chad and Kurt; Dennis and Sandy of Sioux Center, IA, and their three sons: Taylor, Brett and Brady; and Doug and Michelle of Edgerton, MN and their three children: Heather, Hailey and Blake; two sisters: Stella Schiernbeck of Sibley, IA, and Hilda and her husband John Roelfs of Ashton, IA; two sisters-in-law: Alma Van Kley of Sheldon, IA, and Jeanne Van Kley of Worthington, MN; many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and three brothers.
Interment Roseland Cemetery, Sanborn, IA