Combined graveside services for Sophia Dykstra, 92, and her daughter, Adelaide Vogelaar, 72, both of George were at 10:15 a.m. Thursday, December 4, in Evergreen Lawn Cemetery in George. Memorial services were at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 4, in Ebenezer Presbyterian Church. Pastor Robert Lueck officiated.
Sophia Dykstra died Monday, December 1, in the Good Samaritan Center at George after a long illness. Mrs. Dykstra, the former Sophia Vander Wilt, was born February 17, 1894, in Orange City. She married Harry Dykstra, a former Sioux County sheriff. She had been a resident of the Good Samaritan Center the last three years.
Mrs. Vogelaar, the former Adelaide Dykstra, was born November 16, 1914, in Orange City. She lived her youth in Orange City and attended area schools. She married Evan "Dutch" Vogelaar April 3, 1933, at Orange City. The couple moved to George in 1936 where they operated the Vogelaar Funeral Service until 1974. Vogelaar died in June 1986. The deceased was a member of Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, United Presbyterian Women and was church organist for many years.
Shirlee H. Arneson, 74, of Spirit Lake, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2008, at her home in Spirit Lake. She was born on September 18, 1934, in Orange City, Iowa, to Evan and Adelaide (Dykstra) Vogelaar.
Shirlee was united in marriage to Darrell Arneson on August 23, 1957, in George, Iowa.
Obituary of Clayton (Darrell) Arneson
A memorial service for Clayton (Darrell) Arneson, age 86, of Spirit Lake, will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake.
A time of fellowship will immediately follow the service at the church.
Burial will take place in the Evergreen Cemetery in George at 1:30 p.m.
In lieu of gifts or flowers, the family kindly requests contributions be made in his name to First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake.