Funeral services were held at the First Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley at 1:30 P.M., Wednesday, Feb. 20, for Marvin De Kam, 55, of Rock Valley, who died February 16 at the Sioux Center hospital after a long illness.
Services were conducted by Rev. Paul Bakker. Burial was in Valley View cemetery under the direction of Cooperative Funeral Home of Sioux Center.
Mr. De Kam was born July 23, 1918 in The Netherlands. He came to the United States at the age of two with his parents.
He married Carolyn Hulstein on February 19, 1942, at Carmel. They farmed near Lester, Rock Rapids and Rock Valley.
Survivors include the widow; two sons, John of Minneapolis and Conrad, at home; six daughters, Mrs. Aart (Rosalie) Den Hoed and Mrs. Ronald (Phyllis) Tiedeman, both of Hull, Mrs. Robert (Gladys) Tiedeman of Sibley, Mrs. Harlan (Mary) Dorhout of Rock Valley and Lena and Diane, both at home; four brothers, John of Edgerton, Minn., Peter of Sheldon, Clarence of Rock Valley and Sam of Rock Rapids; seven sisters, Mrs. Gys Bakker, Mrs. Pete DeRoon, Mrs. John Van Beek, Mrs. Lane Groeneweg, Mrs. Clarence Boer and Mrs. Ed Kragt, all of Rock Valley, and Mrs. John Oostra of Michigan and eight grandchildren.
Sioux Center News 1974-02-21.
Carolyn DeKam, 93, of Rock Valley, died Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Pleasant Acres, Hull, IA. Funeral Service will be 11 am Thursday at First Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley. Rev. John Engbers officiating. Burial at Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley. Visitation will be Wednesday with the family present 6:30-8 pm Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley.
Carolyn was born July 22, 1918 at Carmel, Iowa, daughter of Conrad and Grace (Van Maanen) Hulstein. She graduated from Sioux Center High School. Carolyn married Marvin DeKam on February 19, 1942 at Carmel, Iowa. Together they farmed near Lester, Alvord, Rock Rapids, and then NW of Rock Valley. Marvin died February 16, 1974. Carolyn remained on the farm, worked at the Valley Manor, and had foster children in her home. In 1983 she moved to town. Carolyn enjoyed sewing, quilting, crocheting blankets and hangers, traveling, fishing, bowling, playing cards, volunteered at Hope Haven, and most important to her was her church where she was in ladies aid and taught Sunday School. She moved to Pleasant Acres at Hull on December 13, 2012.
Survivors are her children, Rosalie Den Hoed-Wall of Escalon, CA, Rev. John (Carlene) DeKam of Grand Haven, MI, Gladys (Robert) Tiedeman of Sibley, IA, Phyllis (Ron) Tiedeman of Hull, IA, Mary (Harlan) Dorhout of Rock Valley, Lena (Veryl) Vollink of Hull, Diane (Jason) Scholten of Rock Valley, Conrad (Virginia) DeKam of Sioux Falls, SD; 21 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; foster son, Bruce Postma of LeMars, IA; 3 foster grandchildren; sisters Gertrude Vonk of Sioux Center, Winerva Hulstein, of Sioux Center, Minerva (John) Vander Streek of Rock Rapids, IA, Myna Nyhoff of Sioux Center; 2 sister-in-laws, Jennie DeKam and Martina Kragt of Rock Valley; brother-in-law, John Vogel of Currie, MN.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin; son-in-law, Bruce Wall; grandchildren, Joel DeKam, Christy Vollink, and Lisa Dorhout; great-grandson Mordecai Khachadourian; sisters, Mina Hulstein, Etta Baker, Emma Vogel, Viola Langfeldt; brothers, Fred and Albertus Hulstein
Obituary & Photo is from The Porter Funeral Home