Cemetery is located 1.5 miles east of Maurice.
Grave is located 5th N-S row west of East entrance road.
William Van Roekel Dies Wednesday of Gunshot Wounds
William Van Roekel, about 55, farmer of southwest of Maurice, died at the Sacred Heart hospital at Le Mars at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday of gunshot wounds which investigating officials said were selfinflicted.
The shooting occurred at the family home about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Vander Ploeg's Funeral home of Sioux Center Is in charge of funeral arrangements. Arrangements were pending yesterday afternoon when this issue of The News went to press.
Among survivors are his widow of Maurice; a son, Abe of Sioux Center, and a daughter, Mrs. Nancy Vander Schaaf of Sioux Center. Several other children also survive him.
Sioux Center news 1956-12-13.
Mrs. William A. Van Roekel, 88, died Thursday, Jan. 1 in a Sioux Center hospital.
Services were at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5 in the Maurice Reformed Church. The Rev. E.R. Voogd officiated. Burial was in Sherman Township cemetery. Van Gelder Funeral Home, Orange City, completed arrangements.
Mrs. Van Roekel, the former Mary Wielenga was born July 6, 1892 at Orange City. She was married April 4, 1913, in Orange City. They moved to the Maurice area in 1931. Mr. Van Roekel died Dec. 12, 1956.
She lived the last five years in a nursing home. She was a member of the Maurice Reformed Church.
Survivors include two sons, Abe of Maurice and Marion of Alton; two daughters, Mrs. Gerrit (Nancy) Kooima of Rock Valley and Mrs. Harry (Sadie) Hoekstra of Ireton; one sister Mrs. Henry (Elizabeth) Van Roekel of Hull; 11 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren.
Sioux County Capital 1981-01-05.
Location - North of the E-W entrance roads, row 23 west of Cty Rd 30. Merlin
Cemetery is located 1.5 miles east of Maurice.
Grave is located 5th N-S row west of East entrance road.
MAURICE MAN'S BODY FOUND
Funeral services for Louis Van Roekel, 41, of Maurice, whose frozen body was found pinned beneath his wrecked station wagon early Saturday, were held at l o'clock Tuesday from the home of his mother, Mrs. William Van Roekel, and at 1:30 at the First Reformed church in Maurice, Rev. Donald Blum officiating. Burial was in the Maurice cemetery.
According to Sioux County Coroner A. D. Van Etten, Mr. Van Roekel's frozen body was discovered about 8:30 Saturday morning. The accident in which he was killed happened about one eighth of a mile from the Joe Ruhland farm near Maurice.
Mr Ruhland, who said the family had heard a "noise" around midnight the night before, discovered the wreckage and called the coroner.
The victim's car veered off an 8 to 10 foot grade 1 mile west and 3½ south of Maurice, overturned and came to rest on him after he had been thrown out of the car. The car came to rest near a bridge but was not easily seen from the road. The Victim was only a mile from home when the accident occurred.
Mr. Van Roekel was born December 3, 1917 at Steen, Minn. He came to Maurice as a young man with his parents, who were engaged in farming.
Survivors include his mother, with whom he resided; three sons, Donald, Louis and Bruce; four brothers, Abe of Maurice, Marion, Lawrence and Louis H. of Wadena, Minn., and two sisters, Mrs. Andrew Vander Schaaf of Sioux Center and Mrs. Harry Hoekstra of Maurice. He was preceded in death by his father in 1956.
Hawarden Independent 1958-12-25.
Mrs. Bette Ann Curry, 52, of Remsen passed away June 3rd at the Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars after a long illness.
Memorial services were held at 3:00 p.m. Friday June 6th in the Fisch Funeral Home of Remsen. The Rev. Paul Wuebben officiated. The body was donated to medical science.
Mrs. Curry the former Bette Ann Johnson was born March 29, 1923 in Ireton. She had lived in the Ireton area, at Le Mars and Remsen.
Survivors include 5 sons Donald L. R. Van Roekel of Sioux City, Louis J. Van Roekel of Pierre, S.D. Bruce K. Van Roekel of Kansas City, Missouri and Mark Mousel and Raymond Mousel both of Remsen, two grandchildren and a brother Art of Warsaw, Missouri.
Hawarden Independent 1975-06-12.
Merlin Joseph Mousel, 76, of Remsen died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars.
Services were Monday at Fisch Funeral Home in Remsen, with the Rev. Thomas J. Hart officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ireton.
Merlin Mousel was born Jan. 24, 1925, in rural Alton, the son of Joseph and Celeste (Homan) Mousel. He was raised and educated in the Alton area.
In 1941 he moved to Le Mars, where he was employed as a driver with Arens and Jaminet Trucking in Remsen, and also for Phil Groetken Trucking in Le Mars.
He married Betty VanRoekel on May 29,1958, in Elk Point. The couple lived in Le Mars briefly before moving to Sioux City. He was employed as a driver with Sioux City Dressed Beef and Cornbelt Supply.
In 1968 he moved to Remsen, where he drove truck for Pottebaum and Keffeler Trucking of Remsen. Mrs. Mousel died June 3, 1975.
Survivors include two sons, Mark of Remsen and Raymond of Onawa; three step-sons, Donald VanRoekel of Sioux City, Louis VanRoekel of Pierre, S.D., and Bruce VanRoekel of Kansas City, Mo.; two grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; a brother, Wayne of Le Mars; and sister, Marlene Mousel of Le Mars.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Irvin and Leland.
Ireton Examiner 2001-08-23.
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Alton, Iowa From the main entrance road counting rows going east about row 7.
Cemetery is located 1.5 miles east of Maurice.
Grave is located 4th N-S row west of East entrance road.
Obituary for Randy D. Van Roekel
Mr. Randy Van Roekel, age 62, of Orange City, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018, at the Orange City Area Health System.There will be a memorial gathering to remember Randy on Friday, February 16, at 7:00pm, at the Alton Presbyterian Church in Alton. The Rev. Harlan De Jong will lead the gathering. Interment will be at the Nassau Township Cemetery near Alton at a later date.
Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City is assisting the family.
Randy Dean Van Roekel was born in Le Mars on December 7, 1955, the youngest of four children born to Marion and Jean (Berkenpas) Van Roekel.
He was raised in the Maurice, Alton and Orange City areas and graduated from the Floyd Valley High School in Alton. He attended Westmar College in Le Mars and Northwestern College in Orange City, as well as St. Luke’s School of Nursing in Sioux City, earning his Registered Nurse degree.
Randy was employed in the medical industry for the Heritage House Nursing Home in Orange City; Sioux County Public Health; Orange City Long Term Care; Hillcrest Health Care in Hawarden; The Bee Hive in Sheldon; the Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull, and CIVCO Medical Solutions in Orange City. He was currently enjoying his work in the nursing education department of the Northwest Iowa Community College at Sheldon.
Randy was a member of the Alton Presbyterian Church, where he served on the Session and sang in the choir. Through the years, his attitude of service was manifested through his involvement in numerous church and community volunteer activities, most recently with the Sioux County Historical Society and at the Hands Around the World store in Orange City.
Survivors include his sister Judy (Larry) Neal, of Keller, Texas; a brother, Terry (Nancy) Van Roekel, of Hinton; and four nephews, and their respective spouses and children. Also surviving is an aunt, Nancy Kooima, of Rock Valley; and numerous cousins and friends.
He was predeceased by his parents, a brother, Thomas Van Roekel; and a nephew, Richard Neal.
Memorials may be directed to the Sioux County Historical Society.
Marion Van Roekel, 70, of Alton died Thursday, May 31, in a hospital In Orange City. Services were Saturday in Alton Reformed Church with the Rev. Raymond Tilstra officiating. Burial was in Nassau Township Cemetery.
Van Roekel was born January 6, 1920, in Sioux Center, the son of William and Mary Van Roekel. He was raised at Maurice and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
On January 2, 1948, he married Evelyn Jean Berkenpas at Sioux City. The couple farmed in northwest Iowa. He also was employed by Hi-Precision Manufacturing in Orange City from 1968 to 1980. Since 1977 they had lived at Alton.
Van Roekel was a member of Alton Reformed Church and Pressman Kosters American Legion Post of Orange City.
Survivors Include his wife; a daughter and son-in-law, Judi and Larry Neal of Keller, Texas; two sons, Terry and his wife, Nancy of Hinton and Randy of Orange City; a brother, Abe of Maurice; a sister, Nancy Kooima of Rock Valley, and five grandsons.
Sioux Center News 1990-06-06.
Evelyn Jean Van Roekel, age 79, of Orange City, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, October 13, 2008, at the Heritage House Nursing Home in Orange City.
Funeral services will be on Thursday, October 16, 2:00 pm, at the Alton Reformed Church, officiated by the Rev. Michael Hardeman and the Rev. Elizabeth Hardeman. Interment will follow at the Nassau Township Cemetery near Alton. Visitation will be after 4:00 pm on Wednesday, with the family present from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.
Jean was born on August 20, 1929, at Le Mars, the daughter of Jacob and Albertha (Dambrink) Berkenpas. She was raised in the Seney and Le Mars area and attended country school in Seney and the Le Mars High School.
On January 2, 1948, she married Marion Van Roekel in Sioux City. They farmed mostly in northwest Iowa, moving to Alton in 1977. Marion passed away on May 31, 1990.
In 2001, Mrs. Van Roekel moved to Orange City. She became a resident of the Heritage House on September 29 of this year.
Jean was a member of the Alton Reformed Church, where she had belonged to the Mary Circle. She was also a member of the Floyd American Legion Post Auxiliary in Alton.
She devoted her life to caring for others, from her family to those of all ages, including the very young and the very old.
Jean was known as "Grandma Jean" for several years in Mrs. B.'s first grade classroom at the MOC-FloydValley Elementary School. For forty years (1968-2008), she was employed at the Heritage House, where she served in various capacities, including nursing assistant and the activity director. She was also a volunteer at Hospice and assisted at Dinner Date.
Survivors include her daughter and her husband, Judy and Larry Neal, of Keller, Texas; two sons, Terry Van Roekel, and his wife, Nancy (Freriks), of Hinton; and Randy Van Roekel, of Orange City; five grandchildren and their spouses, Kevin and Katy Neal, of Fort Worth, Texas; Chedea Neal, of Keller; Tom and Liz Van Roekel, of Moville; Andy and April Van Roekel, of Moville; and James and Chelsey Van Roekel, of Merrill; seven great-grandchildren, Karson, Kody, Dalton, James, Jaxsen, Gracie Jean, and Quinn; two expected great-grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy, and her husband, Paul Hoppe; Edith Renken; and Frances Leonard, all of Le Mars; a brother-in-law, Merlin Singer, of Le Mars; and five sisters-in-law, Anita Berkenpas and Lillian Berkenpas, both of Le Mars; Marge Berkenpas, of Reno, Nevada; Gertie Hoekstra, of Maurice; and Nancy Kooima, of Rock Valley; and a dear friend, Virginia Templeton, of Alton.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a infant son, Thomas (twin of Terry); a grandson, Richard Neal; six brothers and their wives, Leonard and Dolly Berkenpas, Art and Charlene Berkenpas, Bill Berkenpas, Henry Berkenpas, Raymond Berkenpas, and Norman Berkenpas; and two sisters, Lois Singer and Alice Jennings.
Memorials will be directed to the Activity Department at the Heritage House.
Death separated twin boys born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Van Roekel at the Community hospital at Sioux Center. One baby [Thomas] died about five hours after it was born. The other [Terry] is getting along well, however. Grave side rites for the deceased infant were held Monday at the Maurice cemetery, with Rev Van Deelen of Rock Valley officiating. Vander Ploeg’s Funeral Home was in charge. Mr. and Mrs. Van Roekel live on a farm near Hudson S.D., and she is the former Evelyn Berkenpas of Sioux Center.
Mrs. Harry (Sadie) Hoekstra, 59, of Breton died Saturday in a Sioux City lospital after a lingering illness.
Services were held Tuesday in the First Reformed Church of Maurice. The Rev. Edward Fikse officiated. Burial was in Sherman Township Cemetery. Family visitation was Monday in the Van Gelder Funeral Home of Orange City.
Mrs. Hoekstra, the former Sadie Van Roekel, was born Oct. 18, 1923 at Sioux Center.
She married Harry Hoekstra May 15, 1943, at Sioux City. They farmed in rural Maurice until 1981 when they retired and moved to Ireton.
She was a member of the First Reformed Church.
Survivors include her husband; two brothers, Abe of Maurice and Marion of Alton and one sister, Mrs. Gerrit (Nancy) Kooima of Rock Valley.
Sioux Center News 1983-0302
Harry Hoekstra
Mr. Harry Hoekstra, age 88, of Maurice, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2006, at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.
There will be a funeral service on Monday, September 11, at 10:00am, at the First Reformed Church in Maurice. The Rev. Wayne Sneller will officiate. Interment will follow at the Sherman Township Cemetery, near Maurice.
Visitation will be after 3:00pm on Sunday, with the family present from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.
Harry Dick was born on April 2, 1918, in rural Maurice, the son of Peter and Elizabeth (Wiersma) Hoekstra. He was raised at Maurice, where he graduated from high school. He also attended the Northwestern Junior College in Orange City.
From 1941 to 1945 he served in the United States Army as a member of the 87th Armored Field Artillery. In June of 1944, he participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy at Utah Beach. He was honorable discharged on September 29, 1945.
On May 15, 1943, he married Sadie Van Roekel in Sioux City. They farmed in the Maurice area for 35 years. In 1981, they retired into Ireton. Sadie passed away on February 26, 1983, in Sioux City.
On August 15, 1987, he married Gertrude Vander Molen Jahn in rural Maurice. They made their home in Maurice.
Mr. Hoekstra was a member of the First Reformed Church of Maurice.
Survivors include his wife, Gertie; two daughters, Ruth, and her husband, Gary Grohs, of Sioux City; and Charlotte Kramer, of Wichita, Kansas; a daughter-in-law, Nanci Jahn, of Orange City; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Gladys Mulder and Jean Van Roekel, both of Orange City; and Nancy Kooima, of Rock Valley; and several nephews and nieces.
In addition to his first wife, he was preceded in death by two sons, Rodney and David Jahn; two brothers, Ellsworth and Jake Hoekstra; and three sisters, Alyda Dekker, Gertrude Ver Mulm, and Marian Wassenaar.
Oolman Funeral Home, Orange City, IA., obit
Mrs. Gertrude Hoekstra, age 91, of Maurice, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017, at Unity Point Health in Sioux City.
There will be a memorial service on Tuesday, January 24, at 11:00am, at the Faith Lutheran Church in Orange City. The Rev. David Daumer will officiate. Interment will be prior to the service at the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in rural Ireton. There will be a prayer service on Tuesday, at 9:30am, at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Ireton.
Visitation will be after 4:00pm on Monday, with the family present from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.
Cemetery is located 1.5 miles east of Maurice.
Grave is located 5th N-S row west of East entrance road.
In 1996, Larry married his long-time companion, Aloha Klause in Brainerd, Minnesota. Larry made his home in Hillman where he owned and operated Larry's Recycling. He made his home on Rabbit Lake, rural Crosby for 20 years and recently moved to Ironton. Larry enjoyed classic cars, fast cars, demo derby's, visiting casino's and playing blackjack.
On March 18, 2017 Larry passed away at Lakewood Health in Staples, Minnesota at 61 years of age. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends.
Preceding Larry in death were his parents, Wilbur and Julia; niece, Tonya Boyer.
Larry is survived by his siblings: Lyle Schmitz of Wadena; Linda (Dave) Kuismi of Menahga; Cindy (Jerry) Boyer of Staples; Sally (Dean) Kopp of Verndale; Allen (Kristi) VanRoekel of Verndale; Rodney (Tara Booth) VanRoekel of Wilseyville, CA; Dixie (Mike) Allen of Hewitt; 13 nieces & nephews; many other relatives and a host of friends.
Wilbur (Bill) Van Roekel, 53, of Maurice, died May 11 in a Cheyenne, Wyoming, hospital after a lengthy illness. Services were held May 14 at the First Reformed Church of Maurice with The Rev. E.R. Voogd officiating. Burial was in the Sherman Township Cemetery, Maurice, under the direction of Van Gelder Funeral Home of Orange City.
Wilbur Van Roekel was born March 17, 1926, in Perkins. The last 20 years he was a road construction worker. He served in the Army during World War II.
Survivors include three daughters, Linda, Cindy and Sally of Minnesota; a son, Larry of Minnesota; his mother, Mrs. William A. (Mary) Van Roekel of Rock Valley; two brothers, Abraham W. of Maurice and Marian of Alton, and two sisters, Mrs. Gerrit (Nancy) Kooima of Rock Valley and Mrs. Harry (Sadie) Hoekstra of Maurice.
Rock Valley Bee 1979-05-16.
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