Between 1st & 2nd E-W roads, row 2 east of east entry road. 1926-2001:
Ben Vonk, 75, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Sioux Center, died Sunday, July 1, at the Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls. Services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday at New Life Reformed Church in Sioux Center with the Rev. Carl Boersma and the Rev. Wayne Van Regenmorter officiating. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Sioux Center.
Vonk was born March 4, 1926, to Ben and Jeanette (Katje) Vonk. He was raised in the Sioux County area and served in the armed forces from May 1945 to December 1946.
He married Winnie Van Regenmorter on March 7, 1952. He farmed near Sioux Center, Inwood and Rock Valley. After retiring from farming, he was employed, by Hope Heaven for 18 years where he worked with the handicapped and drove bus. He moved to Chandler, Arizona, in October 1994 and recently to Mesa. He was a charter member of New Life Community Church and recently a member of Bethany Community Church of Tempe, Arizona.
He enjoyed participating in Bible study groups, bicycling and playing pool and cards.
Survivors include his wife; three children, Dennis Vonk of Le Mars, Beverly Ohman of Ames and Virgil Vonk of Gilbert, Arizona; four grandchildren; four brothers, Henry of Mt. Lake, Minnesota, and George, Pete and Eugene, all of Sioux Center; and five sisters, Jeanette Feekes of Sun City, Arizona, Gertrude Van De Berg, Goldie De Jager and Kathy Vande Kieft, all of Sioux Center, and Dorothy Van Bochove of Sun City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Gerrit.
Sioux Center News 2001-07-04.
Virgil B Vonk, 57, of Gilbert, formerly of Rock Valley, went to meet his Lord on November 11, 2017 passing from a heart condition. After graduating from Rock Valley Community High School, he farmed on the family farm. He then served in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg, N.C. from 1984 to 1987. He worked at the Post Office for 29 years in Le Mars, Iowa; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Indianapolis, Indiana; Thousand Oaks, California and Gilbert, Arizona. Virgil loved riding his Harley Davidson motorcycles and was a member of Bethany Community Church in Arizona and a devout Christian. He never hesitated to help someone out and will be remembered as having a kind heart.
Virgil is survived by his mother, Winifred Vonk, Sioux Center; siblings, Dennis (Gayle) Vonk of Le Mars, and Beverly (Dan) Ohman of Ames, Iowa; three nieces; one nephew; three grandnephews; and two grandnieces.
Memorial Services: Royal Meadows Nursing Home - Sioux Center, Iowa.
Winifred Vonk, 94, of Sioux Center, died Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Royale Meadows Care Center in Sioux Center.
Winifred (Van Regenmorter) Vonk was born on May 29, 1923, to Peter and Carrie (Bos) Van Regenmorter, in Sioux Center. She grew up on a farm and attended country school. She obtained her licensed practical nurse degree in Le Mars, Iowa.
Wynn married Ben Vonk on March 7, 1952. They farmed in Sioux Center for five years before moving to Bellflower, California, where she worked as a nurse's aide. She continued to work as a nurse's aide when they moved to a farm in Inwood, Iowa, and later to a farm west of Carmel, Iowa. Through the years, Ben and Wynn opened their home to several foster children. Wynn also worked in a clothing store, and as an aide and bus driver for Hope Haven.
After retirement, they moved to Chandler and Meza, Arizona. She was married to her husband, Ben for 49 years. In 2003, Wynn moved to Sioux Center. She enjoyed being involved in women's ministry and hospice. Wynn loved to entertain and lived life to the fullest. She often remarked how good God was to let her live so many years.
Survivors include her children, Dennis (Gayle) Vonk of Le Mars, and Beverly (Dan) Ohman of Ames, Iowa; four grandchildren, Allison (Jay) Rolfes, Ashley (Mike) Jacobsma, Jeffrey (Pearl) Ohman and Jennifer (Eric) Roggatz; five great-grandchildren, Lauren and Cameron Rolfes, Keegan and Karter Jacobsma and Paige Roggatz; and a brother, Bill (Aldine) Van Regenmorter of Sioux Center.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Ben Vonk; son, Virgil Vonk; and four brothers, Jacob, Dick, Henry and Richard Van Regenmorter.
Memorial Services: New Life Reformed Church - Sioux Center, Iowa. Officiant: Rev. Dan Kruse. Interment: Sioux Center Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements: Memorial Funeral Home - Sioux Center, Iowa.