Services held for Gerben De Jong
Gerben De Jong, 86, of Hull, died May 24 at the Sioux Center hospital after a long illness.
Services were held at 10:30 a.m. May 28 In the Protestant Reformed Church at Hull. The Rev. Jason Korting officiated. Burial was in the Hope Cemetery, Hull.
Mr. De Jong was born Dec. 3, 1887 at Orange City. He married Hattie Van Maanen, Jan. 21, 1914, at Sioux Center. They farmed near Perkins until they retired and moved to Hull in 1948.
Survivors include the widow; a daughter, Mrs. William (Mina) Hulstein of Rock, Valley; three sons, Thomas and Arnold, both of Hull, and Albertus of Grand Rapids, Mich.; a sister, Mrs. John G. Reinders of Orange City; two brothers, Edward of Hull and Tom of Platte, S.D.; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Sioux County Capital 1974-05-29.
MRS. GERBEN DE JONG
Mrs. Gerben De Jong, 86, Hull, died Sept 20 at the Sioux Center Hospital after a long illness.
Services were at 1:30 p.m. Sept 23 in the Protestant Reformed Church of Hull, Rev. Jason Kortering officiating. Burial was in Hope Cemetery in Hull with the Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center in charge.
Mrs. De Jong, the former Hattie Van Maanen, was born Dec. 24, 1887, In the Netherlands. She came to the Sioux Center area with her parents at the age of four.
She was married Jan. 21, 1914, at Sioux Center. Mr. and Mrs. De Jong lived on a farm in the Hull area. Mr. De Jong died May 24, 1974.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. William R. (Mina) Hulstein of Rock Valley; three sons: Thomas and Arnold, both of Hull, and Albertus of Grand Rapids, Mich.; three sisters: Mrs. John Rens and Mrs. Henry Vis, both of Hull, and Mrs. Ben Bleyenberg of Sioux Center; 17 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Sioux County Index 1974-09-26.
Thomas G. De Jong, 92, of Hull, died Friday, September 11, 2009 at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull.
A funeral service was held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Hull Protestant Reformed Church, with Rev. Steven R. Key officiating. Interment followed in Hope Cemetery of Hull.
Thomas G. De Jong was born November 12, 1916 near Perkins, to Gerben and Hattie (Van Maanen) De Jong. Tom grew up on the family farm west of Perkins and attended the Perkins Christian School through the eighth grade.
He entered the US Navy on January 2, 1942, serving for nearly four years during World War II, much of which was in the Pacific Theater. Upon his return he married Martha Vogel on December 6, 1946 at the home of her parents, Albert and Sadie Vogel.
Tom farmed all his life west of Perkins. He was a member of the Hull Protestant Reformed Church, where he served as a deacon. He also served on the Hull Christian School Board for a period of time.
Over the years Tom enjoyed traveling and taking fishing and camping trips and was fond of spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Martha De Jong of Hull; his six children and their spouses: Gerben and Carol De Jong of Hull; Shirley Powers of Paullina; Helinda and Dave Wiersma of Hull; Mary and Jim Winter of George; Marla and Elbert Gesink of Alamosa, Colo. and Alden and Twyla De Jong of Hull along with his 22 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Tom is also survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Arnold and Albertha De Jong of Hull and three sisters-in-law: Margaret Vogel of Hull, Tillie Brummel of Edgerton and Grace Buren of Sheldon.
Tom was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Barbara De Jong; son-in-law, Rand Powers; two infant grandsons: Brent Powers and Veryl De Jong; his parents; a sister and brother-in-law, Mina and William Hulstein; brother and sister-in-law, Albertus and Edith De Jong; sister-in-law: Adelaide De Jong; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Tena and William Leusink and three brothers-in-law: Frank Vogel, Joe Brummel, Adrian Buren.
Sioux County Index 2009-09-15.
MARTHA DE JONG, 93, HULL Nov. 9, 2013.
Martha De Jong, 93, of Hull, Iowa died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull.
Services were Tuesday at Hull Protestant Reformed Church of Hull with Rev. Allen Brummel officiating.
Martha (Vogel) De Jong was born Dec. 30, 1919, in Orange City, Iowa to Albert and and Sadie Vogel. She was raised in Bigelow, MInn., Sheldon and Hull, Iowa; she attended school through the eighth grade.
Martha married Thomas G. De Jong on Dec. 6, 1946 at her parents’ home. The couple lived in in Perkins, Iowa, for a short time before moving on to the De Jong family farm west of Perkins. They farmed there until their retirement. After retiring they built a new home in Hull.
Martha was a member of the Hull Protestant Reformed Church.
Martha is survived by her six children: Gerben (Carol) De Jong of Hull, Shirley Powers of Paullina, Iowa, Helinda Wiersma of Hull, Mary (Jim) Winter of George, Iowa, Marla and Elbert Gesink of Alamosa, Colo., and Alden (Twyla) De Jong of Hull, along with 22 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Arnold and Albertha De Jong of Hull.
Martha was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Thomas G. De Jong; a daughter-in-law, Barbara De Jong; son-in-law, Rand Powers and David Wiersma; two infant grandsons; her parents; brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Margaret Vogel; sister and brother-in-law, Tillie and Joe Brummel, Grace and Adrian Buren, Tena and William Leusink; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Mina and William Hulstein, Edith and Albertus De Jong; sister-in-law, Adelaide De Jong.
Sioux County Index-Reporter 2013-11-20.
Adelaide Hendrene De Jong, 60, of Hull, died Saturday, Aug. 28, 1993 at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull.
Services were held Tuesday, Aug. 31 at the First Reformed Church in Hull. Burial was in Hope Cemetery, Hull, under direction of the Memorial Funeral Home, Sioux Center.
Mrs. De Jong was born Jan. 9, 1933 in Maurice, the daughter of Arie and Alyda (VanderBrake) Punt. She graduated from Sioux Center High School in 1951.
On April 2, 1954 she married Arnold G. De Jong in Carmel. She worked as a cook for the Boyden-Hull Community Schools in the Hull kitchen.
Mrs. De Jong was a member of First Reformed Church of Hull.
Survivors include her husband; three sons and their wives, Arlin and Monica of Fort Wayne, Ind., Mark and Deana of Ottumwa andLarrell and Jody of Ames; two brothers, Willard Punt of Sheldon and Roger Punt of Sully, three sisters, Arlene Boscaljon of Sanborn, Hendrene Kats of Rock Valley and Margaret Kooistra of Sioux Center, and four grandchildren.
She was preceded in.death by her parents.
Sioux County Capital 1993-09-02.
Arnold G. De Jong, age 93 of Hull, IA passed away Tuesday, October 24th, 2017 at Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center IA.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Friday, October 27th at the First Reformed Church in Hull, IA with Rev. Kevin Yurk officiating. Burial will follow at Hope Cemetery in Hull, IA.
Visitation will be Thursday, October 26th from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM with family present from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center.
Family wish memorials to be directed to First Reformed Church Radio and TV Ministry Fund.
Arnold De Jong was born September 17th, 1924 in Perkins, IA the child of Gerben and Hattie (Van Maanen) De Jong. He also received his education in Perkins. As a young man, in his 20's he worked with his dad on the farm. Later they moved into Hull. While in Hull he met his 1st wife Adelaide Hendrene (Punt) whom he married on April 2, 1954 at the Carmel Reformed Church. They enjoyed 39 years of marriage. Originally they lived in Hull, but soon moved onto a mink farm just outside of Perkins. Arnold and Adelaide soon moved into Perkins where his friends jokingly referred to him as the Mayor of Perkins. In 1974 Arnold and Adelaide moved to Hull. Through his life Arnold had several jobs. He moved houses, worked construction and worked on many farms. His real love was working as a mason tender with the same brick layers Fred and Jerry at Fisher Construction for over 30 years. He always spoke highly of the job and the crew. Even on the weekends he worked with bricks. All three of his boys remember spending many weekends with Arnold tearing down chimneys and basements then being allowed to drive the overloaded car of bricks home. As Arnold moved into retirement he didn't sit still. He would walk over 20 miles a week picking up cans. Many people referred to him as the "can man". There are countless stories of people that shared a joke or two with him on the side road while he was picking up cans. After Adelaide’s passing, Arnold was an active widower, he loved visiting friends and playing Wahoo with Leroy Rikkers.
He soon met his second wife Albertha, with whom he spent 20 more wonderful years. Arnold and Albertha had a great marriage. They have tales of many exciting adventures while Arnold was still driving. They loved taking trips to the lake and river to go fishing. They spent as much time as possible seeing friends, drinking coffee and playing cards. Arnold was known for his sense of humor, his positive outlook, and the fact that he always put in a hard days work. Arnold will be missed by all that knew him. He was a member of the First Reformed Church of Hull.
Arnold De Jong is survived by Albertha De Jong of Hull, IA; son, Arlin and Monica De Jong of Fort Wayne, IN and their three children, Andrew (Lauren), Matthew (Sydnee) and Anna, and grandson, Lucas; son, Mark and Deana De Jong of Oskaloosa, IA and their four children, Alexander, Abigail, Nicholas and Elizabeth; son, Larrell and Jodi De Jong of New Prague, MN and their two children, Joseph and Sophia.
He was preceded in death by Parents, Gerben and Hattie De Jong; 1st Wife, Adelaide Hendrene (Punt) who passed away August 28, 1993; sister, Mina Hulstein; brothers, Thomas De Jong and Albertus De Jong.