William G. Hulstein Family: Alverna, Ken, Gerrit, Harriet, Wm. G.,Wilma, Anna
HULSTEIN, WILLIAM FAMILY
William the son of Gerrit and Cornelia was born Oct. 5, 1897. He married Anne Schuiteman on Feb. 27, 1921. Anne had been born on Oct. 7, 1895. She was the daughter of Gerrit and Hattie Schuiteman.
William, who had been born on the farm of his parents, purchased the farm in 1935 following his father's death. There they raised and fattened cattle and pigs, which is still the main enterprises of the farm.
William and Anne had 5 children: Gerrit (Aug. 27, 1923), presently resides in Texas and has 6 children. Harriet born March 27, 1927 married Elrich Vermeer. They have 4 children, Kenneth Warren born March21, 1930 married Eunice Mae Schutt. They have 4 children, Alverna Joyce born May 16, 1937 married Paul Van Engelenhoven of Orange City. They have 2 daughters. And Wilma Evonne born Oct. 7, 1939 married Carl Vermeer. They live in Alexandria, Minn. They have 2 daughters.
William farmed until having a heart attack in 1955, at which time His son Ken took over the farm. William passed away on May 31, 1973 and Anne on May 20, 1986.
by Eunice and Cheri Hulstein
Between 2nd & 3rd E-W roads, Row 14 east of west entry road.
Wm. 1897-1973 Ann 1895-1986:
a friend passes away
W.G. Hulstein
William G. Hulstein, 75, Sioux Center, died May 31 at a Sioux Center hospital after a brief illness.
The funeral was at 1:30 p.m. June 2 at the First Reformed Church in Sioux Center. The Rev. Jack O. Boerigter officiated. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery under direction of the Cooperative Funeral Home in Sioux Center.
Mr. Hulstein was born Oct. 5, 1897, at Sioux Center.
He married Ann Schuiteman Feb. 24, 1921 at Sioux Center. They farmed near Sioux Center until retiring to town several years ago.
Survivors include the widow; sons Gerrit Hulstein of Harts Home. Okla. and Kenneth Hulstein of Sioux Center; daughters Mrs Elrich (Harriet) Vermeer of Sioux Center and Mrs. Paul (Alverna) Van Englehoven of Orange City, Mrs. Carl (Wilma) Ver Meer of Long Prairie, Minn.; brothers Steven Hulstein of Sioux Center and Raymond H. Hulstein of Edgerton, Minn.; sister Mrs. George Lihudis of Sioux Center, 18 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren.
Alton Democrat 1973-06-06.
Ann Hulstein, 90, of Sioux Center died Tuesday, May 20, in the Sioux Center Community Hospital.
Services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 23, in the First Reformed Church in Sioux Center. Dr. Thurman Rynbrandt officiated. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Family visitation was Thursday in Memorial Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hulstein, the former Ann Schuiteman, was born October 7, 1895, in Sioux Center. She lived her youth on a farm near Sioux Center and attended a rural school.
She married William G. Hulstein February 24, 1921, in Sioux Center. The couple lived on a farm northwest of Sioux Center until 1954 when they moved into town. He died May 31, 1973.
Mrs. Hulstein was a member of First Reformed Church of Sioux Center and Ladies Guild for Christian Service. She also was involved in mission work.
Survivors include two sons, Gerrit of Corral City, Texas, and Kenneth of Sioux Center; three daughters, Harriet Vermeer of Sioux Center, Alverna Van Engelenhoven of Orange City and Wilma Vermeer of Long Prairie, Minnesota; three sisters, Alfie Schut, Henrietta Schuiteman and Priscilla Vermeer, all of Sioux Center; 20 grandchildren, 22 greatgrandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Sioux Center News 1986-05-28.
GARY "GWG" HULSTEIN, 80, of Sioux Center, Iowa died Tuesday morning, 7/6, at the Sioux Center Community Nursing Facility.
A memorial service was held Thursday, 7/9, at 2pm in the chapel of First Reformed Church of Sioux Center with Rev. Roger Voskuil officiating. Interment was held prior to the memorial service in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center.
Visitation was held Wednesday from 2pm to 8:30pm, with the family present from 7:30pm at 8:30pm at the Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center.
The Hulstein Family prefers memorials be directed to the New Nursing Home Project, c/o Sioux Center Community Hospital Foundation.
Gerrit "G.W.G." Hulstein was born August 27, 1923 in Sioux Center, Iowa, to William and Ann (Schuiteman) Hulstein. He made confession of his faith in the First Reformed Church and attended country school near Sioux Center.
On February 23, 1945, he married Nelvina Vander Schaaf. They had seven children: Elizabeth Touchon; Donna Jensen and her husband, Dennis; Kenneth Hulstein and his wife, Janet; Tim Hulstein; Jim Hulstein; Gerri Parish and her husband, Patrick and Kenneth Wayne Hulstein all of Texas.
Gerrit and Nelvina farmed near Sioux Center until 1965. At that time they moved to Kansas where they entered the motel business. Later they moved to Texas where they owned and operated mobile home parks.
On May 13, 1981, Gerrit married Marilou Cortes. Together Gerrit and Marilou continued the mobile home business and later settled near Soldier, Iowa, to farm which was Gerrit's first love along with when his grandchildren who came to help with the farm chores and to visit.
In March of 2002 Gerrit and Marilou moved to Sioux Center at which time he became a resident of the Sioux Center Community Nursing Facility, where Marilou lovingly cared for him until his death.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 23 years, Marilou Hulstein of Sioux Center; his seven children and their spouses; 24 grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two sisters and brothers-inlaw: Harriet and Elrich Vermeer of Sioux Center and Vernie and Paul Van Engelenhoven of Orange City; sister-in-law; Eunice Hulstein of Sioux Center; brother-in-law, Carl Vermeer of Alexandria, MN and numerous nieces and nephews.
Gerrit was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Kenneth Hulstein; his sister, Wilma Vermeer and an infant grandson.
Siouxland Press 2004-07-14.
HULSTEIN, KENNETH W. AND EUNICE (SCHUTT)
The Ken Hulstein Farm.
Warren Hulstein was born March 21, 1930, on the farm on which he still lives today. The farm is located 3 miles north and 1 mile west of Sioux Center. His father was William Gerrit Hulstein and his mother the former Anne Schuiteman. His father William had also resided his entire life on the same farm.
Ken had l older brother, Gerrit, and 1 older sister, Harriet, and 2 younger sisters Alverna and Wilma. His boyhood was spent living and working on the family farm helping his father. He attended country school and then the Sioux Center Community High School. He entered the Marine Corps on Feb. 25, 1952, working as a radio operator, stationed in North Carolina. He was discharged on Sept. 17, 1953, a few months early because his father had a heart attack, and he had to return home to run the farm. While in the Marines, he took as his wife Eunice Mae Schutt. They were married on November 14, 1952, at the 1st Reformed Church in Sioux Center. At this time, Eunice stayed in Sioux Center and continued as a teacher teaching in Archer. When school finished in May she joined Ken in North Carolina. They stayed living in North Carolina until his discharge in September, then they returned to the farm living with Ken's folks until his parents new home was finished in Sioux Center. Ken and Eunice continued on the farm where they raised their family and continue living today.
Eunice Mae Schutt was born at her grandparents home ¼ mile west of Sioux Center on January 25, 1932. Her parents were Sandereus (Sam T.) Schutt and Grace Peelen. Eunice and her family lived in numerous different homes and farms in and around Sioux Center. She had 2 younger brothers Howard and Tunis Eugene (Gene) and a younger sister Sandra. Eunice attended country school until 8th grade.
Ken and Eunice Hulstein.
They then returned to live in town and she graduated from the Sioux Center Community High School. She then went on to attend 2 years of junior college at Northwestern College to become a teacher. She did teach for 1 year before becoming a full time wife and mother. Ken and Eunice were blessed with four sons: Kirk, Kelly, Kraig and Kembe. All four boys loved life on the farm and especially horses. Being members of the Saddle Club for many years many of the families' activities and leisure times revolved around horses. The family raised and showed horses for many years. Today the horses are still used occasionally on the farm but kept mostly for the enjoyment of the grandchildren. Ken, Kirk, Kelly and Kraig continue to farm together as Bar-K-Farms. Eunice has also remained very busy with life on the farm functioning in many different roles as secretary, bookkeeper, cook, and babysitter. She and Ken enjoy spending time together traveling with their travel trailer.
by Eunice Hulstein and Cheri Hulstein
Kenneth Hulstein, 65, of Sioux Center died Friday, June 16, 1995 in Sioux City.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 19 at the First Reformed Church in Sioux Center. The Rev. Arnold Punt and the Rev. Donald Barnes officiated. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Sioux Center, under the direction of the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home.
Kenneth was born March 31, 1930 in Sioux Center, the son of William G. and Ann (Schuiteman) Hulstein. He attended Sioux Center schools.
On Nov. 14, 1952 he married Eunice Schutt in Sioux Center.
He served in the Marine Corps from 1952-53. The couple farmed in the Sioux Center area. He enjoyed horses, camping, billiards and boating.
Mr. Hulstein was a member of the First Reformed Church. He worked as a volunteer at the International Children's Haven in Mexico during his winter stay.
Survivors include his wife; four sons and their wives, Kirk and Julie, Kelly and Sheryl, Kraig and Chen and Kembe and Kathryn, all of Sioux Center; 14 grandchildren; a brother, Gerrit of Soldier; and three sisters, Mrs. Elrich (Harriet) Vermeer of Sioux Center, Mrs. Paul (Vernie) Van Engelenhoven of Orange City, and Mrs. Carl (Wilma) Vermeer of Alexandria, Minn.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a grandson, Kyle Kristopher.
Sioux County Capital Democrat 1995-06-22.
Eunice Hulstein, 78, of Sioux Center, IA died Saturday, January 8, 2011 while wintering in Mission, Texas.
Visitation will be held Thursday from 4-8PM, with the family present from 5-8PM at First Reformed Church of Sioux Center. A prayer service for family and friends will be held Friday at 10AM at First Reformed Church. Interment will follow the prayer service in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center.
A memorial service will be held Friday at 11AM at First Reformed Church with Rev. Roger Voskuil officiating. Arrangements entrusted to the Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center.
In lieu of flowers the Hulstein family prefers memorials be directed to: Atlas, Words of Hope or the Sioux Center Community Hospital Foundation, c/o the Hulstein Family, 3579 Grant Ave., Sioux Center, IA 51250.
Eunice Hulstein passed away on January 8, 2011, at her winter home in Mission, Texas, due to complications from a brain aneurysm. She was 78.
Eunice will long be remembered as a woman who was tirelessly positive, exceptionally passionate about her family, and unshakable in her faith.
Eunice Mae Schutt was born to Sam T. and Grace (Peelen) Schutt on January 25, 1932. She lived her entire life in the Sioux Center area. She attended country school and graduated from Sioux Center Community High School. She then attended junior college at Northwestern in Orange City and taught for one year before becoming a full-time wife and mother.
On November 14, 1952, she married her high-school sweetheart, Ken Hulstein. They were blessed with four sons. The family enjoyed life on the farm and riding horses, as well as camping and boating.
Eunice had a loving heart and a gift for hospitality. While Eunice and Ken lived on the farm, her meals often drew in a rowdy mix of family, farm employees, and salesmen.
In their retirement years, Eunice and Ken spent the winter months in Texas, a practice she continued after his passing in 1995.
Her later years were devoted to attending her grandchildren's activities, spending time at the family lake house, and whipping up countless batches of her famous rice krispie bars. She also enjoyed a close group of friends, "the grannies," who loved to travel and play cards together.
Eunice was an active lifelong member of the First Reformed Church in Sioux Center.
Eunice is survived by her four sons and their wives: Kirk and Julie, Kelly and Sheryl, Kraig and Cheri, Kembe and Kathy all of Sioux Center; sixteen grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; her brothers and their wives: Howard and Marlys Schutt of Brookings, SD, Gene and AnnaMae Schutt Hospers, IA; her sister and her husband: Sandy and Norly Vande Brake of Okoboji, IA; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Vernie and Paul Van Engelenhoven of Orange City; sisters-in-law, MaryLou Schelling of Sioux Center, Harriet Vermeer Sioux Center; and brother-in-law, Carl Vermeer of Alexandria, MN.
She will be joined in her heavenly home by her husband Kenneth Warren Hulstein, a grandson, Kyle Kristopher Hulstein; sisters-in-law Joan (De Ruyter) Schutt and Wilma (Hulstein) Vermeer; and brothers-in-law Gerrit Hulstein and Elrich Vermeer. Eunice will be lovingly remembered by all who knew her.
Internet obituary.
Services were in Alexandria Wednesday at Bethesda Lutheran Church with the Rev. Peter Martinson and the Rev. Neal Olson officiating. There will be a prayer service at 2 p.m. Thursday at Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sioux Center with the Rev. Brian Steenhoek officiating. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Wilma Evonne Vermeer was born October 7, 1939, in Sioux Center to William and Ann (Schuiteman) Hulstein and was baptized at First Reformed Church. She attended country school near Sioux Center and graduated from Sioux Center High School in 1957.
She married Carl Vermeer August 14, 1958. They had three daughters, Christi, Carla and Barbara. Carla died shortly after birth.
They lived in Sioux Center until 1961 when they moved to Alexandria. They moved to Long Prairie, Minnesota, in 1965 and lived there for 22 years, then returned to Alexandria in 1987.
In addition to caring for her family, she worked as a dental assistant at the Long Prairie Dental Clinic.
She was an active member of Bethesda Lutheran Church where she sang in the church choir. She enjoyed reading, biking, walking and handwork. Spending time with her family was important to her and she especially enjoyed her grandchildren.
Survivors are her husband; daughter Christi and her husband Alan Nelson and their three children of Alexandria; daughter Barbara and her husband Gregory Weiss and their three children of Rochester, Minnesota; a brother, Gary Hulstein of Soldier; two sisters, Harriet Vermeer of Sioux Center and Vernie Van Engelenhoven of Orange City.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Kenneth Hulstein; and an infant daughter, Carla Beth.
Sioux Center News 1999-07-2
Vermeer, Carl
OBITUARY
Carl Vermeer was born on March 30, 1937 in Sioux Center, IA, the son of Benjamin and Christine (VanRoekel) Vermeer. Carl graduated from Sioux Center High School in 1955 and also dated his future wife Wilma Hulstein while attending high school. Carl continued his education and graduated from Westmar College in 1959 in Business Administration. Carl and Wilma were united in marriage on August 14, 1958 in Sioux Center. Three daughters were born: Christi, Carla Beth, and Barbara.
Carl and his family moved to Alexandria in 1961 where they operated a resort on Little Darling Lake. In 1966 they moved to Long Prairie where Carl worked as a Social Worker for Todd County along with various other jobs. Carl and Wilma moved back to Alexandria and semi-retired to a home on Lake Le Homme Dieu in 1987. They wintered in Mesa AZ for a number of years before Wilma's death on July 18, 1999 in Alexandria, MN from an automobile accident.
Carl met Marie Shelstad in September of 2002 and they were married on September 10, 2006 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Holmes City, MN. They enjoyed riding their scooters around the lakes and sharing coffee at McDonalds almost every day with friends. Carl volunteered at the Douglas County Food Shelf for nearly 20 years. They also wintered in Mesa AZ and were blessed by their years together.
Carl was an unassuming man who lived a simple life. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and golfing in his younger years. He was also a loving husband, father and grandfather. He will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved him.
Carl Vermeer died on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at the Douglas County Hospital at the age of 77 years old.
He is survived by his loving wife Marie Shelstad of Alexandria; daughters Christi Nelson and husband Larry Parsons of Alexandria, Barb Weiss and husband Gregg of Rochester, MN; grandchildren Ryan Nelson of Alexandria, Abby (Tom) Maloney of Monterey, CA, Matthew (Allie) Weiss of Woodbury, MN, Michael (Kelly) Weiss of Rochester, MN and Laura Weiss of Rochester, MN. He was preceded in death by his wife Wilma Vermeer, infant daughter Carla and his parents.
A Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at Living Word Lutheran Church in Alexandria with the Reverend A.J. Kluver officiating. Interment was in the Memory Gardens Cemetery in Sioux Center, IA on Thursday, July 3, 2014. Casket Bearers were Ryan Nelson, Abby Maloney, Tom Maloney, Matthew Weiss, Michael Weiss, and Laura Weiss.
Arrangements are with the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria, MN.
