Genealogie Familie van Roekel 18-2843

Dick Havelaar. 75, of Canton, S.D.. died Monday, April 12, at the Veteran's Hospital in Sioux Falls. He had been in failing health for the past few months, being hospitalized at Canton, S.D., Minneapolis, Minn., and Sioux Falls, S.D. Funeral services were held Friday, April 16, 2:00 p.m. at the Veteran's Memorial Building at Hudson, S.D., with the Rev. Mito Sheldon officiating. Graveside Military rites were conducted by the Bergstrom Bodeen Post No. 128, American Legion of Hudson, S.D., Pallbearers were Charles Thomas and Ronald Havelaar, Richard Duncan, Kenneth and Allan Brevik. Burial was at Eden Cemetery under the direction of Van Da More Funeral Home of Hudson.

Dick Havelaar was born Dec. 21, 1895, at Humansdorp, The Netherlands. He came to America at the age of 18 and on Jan. 9.1921, married Gertrude De Bruin at Inwood. They farmed in the Inwood and Hudson area until January 1951, when Mr. Havelaar became caretaker of the Union County State Park near Beresford, S.D. In 1969, he retired to Canton S.D. He served his country in W.W. 1 as a member of the U.S. Army Field Artillery Unit.

Survivors are his widow; three sons, Gerrit of Hudson, S D., Marian of Rapids City, S.D., and Cornelis of Canton, S.D, five daughters, Mrs. Harvey (Grace} Brevik of Minneapolis, Minn, Mrs. Walter (Marie) Victor of Lennox, S.D., Mn. Allen (June) Carlson of Omaha, Nebr., Mrs. Kenneth (Hose) Olson of Volga, S.D., and Mrs. Delbert (Bernice) Duncan of Sioux Falls, S.D.; three brothers. Case of Hudson, S.D, Anthony of Centerville, S.D., and Pieter of the Netherlands; 21 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were his parents, six sisters, one son, Robert, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Page 2 of Rock Valley Bee, published in Rock Valley, Iowa on Thursday, April 22nd, 1971

Gerrit Havelaar, 90, of Hudson, SD died Thursday, June 28, 2012 at the VA Hospital at Sioux Falls, SD. Gerrit was born January 18, 1922 at Inwood, Iowa, son of Dick and Gertrude (DeBruin) Havelaar. He was the oldest of nine children.

He married Martha Ray on June 6, 1942 at Papillion, Nebraska. Gerrit proudly served in the Army Air Corp from 1942 to 1945 as a B26 Crew Chief. Following World War II, Gerrit and Martha lived in Omaha, NE for a brief time and then moved to Hudson, SD, where he farmed in the area from 1946 to 1983. Gerrit continued doing custom work for others until 2010. He enjoyed collecting and restoring antique tractors. He attended many threshing shows where he displayed and operated a half scale 28x46 Avery Threshing Machine that he built over a period of 10 years.

Gerrit is survived by his son, Charles (Cheryl) of Sioux Falls, SD; grandson, Todd (Lori) Havelaar of Richardson, TX; granddaughter, Angie (Dan) Staebell of Sioux Falls, SD; great-grandchildren, Lucas Havelaar and Alex Staebell; brother, Cork Havelaar of Canton, SD; and sisters, Grace Brevik of Buffalo, MN, June Carlson of Omaha, NE, and Rose Hawkins of Rapid City, SD.

Gerrit was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Martha; infant brother, Robert; brother, Marion Havelaar; sisters, Marie Vietor and Bernice Duncan.

Martha Havelaar, 81, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005 at Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls. Funeral service was Nov. 28 at Hudson Lutheran Church. Burial was at Eden Cemetery, Hudson. The Rev. Mary Fast officiated. Porter Funeral Home, Hudson assisted with arrangements.

Martha was born Aug. 17, 1924, the daughter of James and Margaret (Lee) Ray in Omaha, Neb. Martha was united in marriage to Gerrit Havelaar on June 6,1942 in Papillion, Neb. Together they lived in Omaha until after World War II when they moved to Hudson.

Martha is survived by husband, Gerrit; son, Charles Havelaar of Sioux Falls; two grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; brother, Edward Ray and sister, Lucille Auxier both of Omaha.

She was preceded in death by brother, James Ray Jr.

Page 6 of Hawarden Independent Ireton Examiner, published in Hawarden, Iowa on Thursday, December 1st, 2005

Marion "Curly" Havelaar, 86, LTC, U.S.A.F. Retired of Arlington, TX, passed away peacefully Monday, July 26, 2010 at home after a long battle with cancer. Marion's remains will be interred privately by his close family. Marion was born July 29, 1923 on a rural farm near Inwood, IA, the second son of an immigrant family, Dick and Gertrude Havelaar, who farmed in western Iowa and southeastern South Dakota.

Marion and Patsy were married 66 years ago in Ardmore, OK, while Marion was in training before being deployed to fly combat missions for the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He served with the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict and during the Vietnam War. He served his country for 29 years before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1971.

After retiring, he and Patsy moved to Rapid City where he resided and pursued his hobby and lifelong passion of restoring and flying antique airplanes. He was known internationally as "the expert" authority for the history and restoration of Antique Waco Airplanes. Marion also flew his historic, award-winning antique Waco biplane in celebration of the South Dakota Centennial by replicating a historic statewide airmail flight culminating in a flyover of Mount Rushmore during the inauguration of Mount Rushmore by President George Bush.

Marion is also remembered as a combat veteran, author, historian and expert on the famous U.S. Army Air Corps, 91st Bomb Group, which gained fame during WWII and includes such famous airplanes as the Memphis Belle and Shoo Shoo Baby. He authored "The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourn", a history of the 91st Bomb Group, touted as the "best unit history" written about a WWII air combat unit.

Marion is survived by his wife, Patsy Ruth Havelaar, Arlington; two sons, Thomas and Carol Havelaar of South Sioux City, NE, and Ronald and Marylou Havelaar of Arlington; five granddaughters; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Cornelius Havelaar of Canton and Gerrit Havelaar of Hudson; and four sisters, Rose Hawkins of Rapid City, Grace Brevik of Buffalo, MN, June Carlson of Omaha, NE, and Bernice Duncan of Sioux Falls.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to your local humane society or to Community Hospice of Texas, 1600 Western Place, Suite 500, Fort Worth, TX 76107..

Cornelis (Corky) Havelaar, 89, died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 under hospice care at Sanford Canton-Inwood Hospital. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 3 at Canton United Methodist Church. Visitation will be Sunday from 1-5 pm, with family present from 2-4 pm, at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton.

Corky was born December 22, 1924 on the home farm 6 miles southwest of Inwood, IA. He was the 3rd of 9 children born to Dick and Gertrude (De Bruin) Havelaar. He attended several schools while his family lived on various farms in IA and SD. Corky enlisted in the Army in 1943. He was a paratrooper during WWII serving in the Philippine and Tinian Islands. After the war, he served in Okinawa as well as at the Atsugi Airbase north of Tokyo, Japan. After being discharged, he returned to the Hudson, SD area to begin farming.

Corky married Bertha Koopsma, his high school sweetheart, on January 15, 1947 in Canton, SD. They bought a farm south of Canton near Newton Hills where they raised their three daughters. Bertha died of cancer on December 11, 1973. On July 25, 1975 Corky married Gertrude Bakker Everhart. They continued to farm until moving to Canton in 1983. Corky used his carpentry skills doing remodeling and repairs for the next 15 years. In his spare time, Corky enjoyed working in his flower beds, stamp collecting, golfing, and volunteering as a member of the Canton Optimist Club. He was a member of the VFW, DAV, and Historical Society. He was instrumental in restoring the Canton Heritage House. Corky was voted "Citizen of the Year" by the Canton Chamber of Commerce in 1990.

Corky is survived by his wife, Gertrude; daughters- Donna (Rollie) VerWey, Sioux Falls, SD and Kathleen (Merlin) Halma, Inwood, IA; son-in-law, Jonn Byre, Sioux Falls, SD; step-children- Marla (Bill) Gerritsen, Inwood, IA, Myrna (Rick) Jones, Sioux Falls, SD, Mark Everhart, Canton, SD and Madonna (Ken) Putnam, Marion, IA; sisters- Grace (Harvey) Brevik, Buffalo, MN, June (Allen) Carlson, Omaha, NE and Rose (Orian) Hawkins, Rapid City, SD; 15 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and numerous in-laws, nephews, nieces, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertha; daughter, Julie Byre; parents; 3 brothers; and 2 sisters.

Walter V. Vietor, son of Eiko and Clara (Andreessen) Vietor, was born April 11, 1929 on a farm south of Lennox, SD and grew up there. He received his education in the Lennox area. Walter then farmed on the family place until retiring in 1974.

He was united in marriage with Mary Lou Godfrey in Sioux Falls, SD on November 18, 1978. The couple lived in Sioux Falls. He was a member of Crestwood United Church of Christ, Sioux Falls Moose Lodge #503 and Alcoholics Anonymous.

Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Mary Lou; two daughters, Vicki Mittlestat and her husband, Timm, Grand Rapids, MI, Leann Goodman, Crestwood, KY; nine grandchildren; one great-grandson; one brother, Gene Vietor and his wife, Marcia, Manchester, TN; one step-son, John Wood and his wife, Brenda, Rock Valley, IA; one step-daughter, Laurie McKee and her husband, David, Yankton, SD; and a host of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Anne Vietor, and his parents.

Marie (Havelaar) Vietor, 72, passed away Sunday, Mar. 10, 2002 at her home near Lennox. Marie was born at Mollet Farm west of Hudson, to Dick and Gertrude Havelaar on Mar. 18, 1929. She graduated from Hudson High School in 1946. Marie spent nearly 20 years of weekend and summer college work earning both her Batchelor's and Master's Degrees in Education. Her 38 years teaching career took her to schools in Chancellor, Tea, and Lennox. Marie served with the Lennox Ambulance for years, worked at Casey's General Store, and potted seedlings at a local nursery.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Robert; a daughter, Linda; and two sons-in-law, Bill and Fred.

She is survived by two daughters: Leann Goodman, Crestwood,KY and Vicki and Timm Mittlestate, Grand Rapids, MI; five grandchildren; by brothers and sisters: Gerrit and Martha Havelaar, Hudson; Marion and Patsy Havelaar, Arlington, TX; Cornelius and Gertrude Havelaar, Canton; Grace and Harvey Brevik, MN; June and Allen Carlson, Omaha, NE; Rose and Orian Hawkins, Rapid City; and Bernice and Delbert Duncan, Sioux Falls.

June, Age 92, was a beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and friend passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022. June had many talents which she graciously shared with those she loved but the most remembered one will be the kindness she gave to all. She will be missed.

Preceded in death by husband,Erland (Allen) Carlson; parents,Dick and Gertrude Havelaar; infant son, Gregory; brothers, Gerrit, Marion and Cornelis; sisters, Grace, Marie and Bernice.

Survived by children, Sandra (Duane) Doering, David (Kim) Carlson and Dennis (Robin) Carlson; sister, Rose; grandchildren, Kimberly Doering, Christopher (Rachel) Doering, Stephanie Carlson, Todd (Erin) Doering, Katelyn (Justin) Henriksen, Courtney (Jon) Reed, and Ryan Carlson; great-grandchildren, Joshua, Morgan, Jonah, Talon, Charlotte, Olivia, Emmeline, Miles, Theo, Evelyn and Eloise; many relatives and special friends.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Rose Hawkins
March 22, 1931 - December 9, 2022

Rose Hawkins (Havelaar) joined her family in heaven on December 9, 2022. Rose was born on March 22, 1931, on a farm near Inwood, IA. She was the 7th of 8 children born to Dick and Gertrude Havelaar. After graduating from Hudson High School, Rose began her career in banking.

It was in Hudson, SD where she met and married Kenneth Olson. They moved to Volga and began raising their four children. In 1972 the family moved to Rapid City, SD when just 2 weeks later became survivors of the Rapid City flood! Rose continued her banking career at Perpetual Savings and Loan, US Bank, and American State Bank in Rapid City. She continued working into her 80's at Black Hills Central Railroad.

Rose and Orian Hawkins were married in 1980. They made their home in Black Hawk and later moved to the Rimrock area. They owned Hawkins Big A Auto Parts and were active members of Rimrock Community Center, Elks Club, and Black Hills Dance Club. Rose had a plethora of interests! Rose was an award-winning ceramicist, rosemaler, and quilter. She was an avid gardener, baker and seamstress. Rose was a lifetime member of the American Legion, a polling and school volunteer. But most of all Rose had a passion for her family and loved supporting her family's education and interests. Rose and Orian would be proudly found in the audience of sporting events, concerts, drama - any event their children, grandchildren, or great- grandchildren were involved in.

Rose was survived by her 4 children; 5 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; 2 stepchildren; 8 step grandchildren; 18 step grandchildren.

Rose was preceded in death by her husband Orian Hawkins, 7 siblings, grandson Matthew Kreber, step-grandsons Matt Scott and Tyler King.

A memorial service will be held at South Canyon Lutheran Church (date TBD) with a private burial to be held at Black Hills National Cemetery. Because of Rose's passion for helping others, in lieu of flowers, the family requests charitable contributions in memory of Rose Hawkins be made to Brain Support Network, PO Box 7264, Menio Park, CA 94026, www.brainsupportnetwork.org.

RAPID CITY - Kenneth L. Olson, 62, died Jan. 30, 1994, in his home. Mr. Olson was born July 7, 1931, in Volga. He attended schools in Volga. He served in the Army. He received a bachelor of science in education and his master's degree in agriculture at South Dakota State University in Brookings. He taught industrial arts and agriculture at the high school in Hudson. He moved to Rapid City in 1972. He was involved in the banking and real estate businesses for many years. He was employed at Lewis Drug at the Rushmore Mall. He participated in the Senior Olympics.

Survivors include one son, Dale of Rapid City; three daughters: Janet Olson of Rapid City; Lori Olson of Black Hawk; and Linda McKeen of Hill City; five grandchildren; three brothers: Allen of Bruce; Eugene of Arlington; and Wayne of Rapid City; and three sisters: Lucille Doescher of Arlington; Carol Oppold of Harris-burg; and Donna Lineman of Estelline.

Services were held, with burial in Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City. Osheim-Catron Funeral Home in Rapid City was in charge of arrangements. A memorial has been established.

Delbert Duncan, 82, of Sioux Falls, died Thursday, August 29, 2013 of a heart attack while driving near Newton Hills State Park. Delbert was born December 25, 1930 at Hudson, SD to Robert O. Duncan and Della Johnson Duncan. He graduated from Hudson High School in May of 1949.

On March 17, 1951, he was united in marriage with Bernice Havelaar at the Canton Lutheran Church in Canton, SD. The couple moved to Sioux Falls where Delbert was active in the Lowell Elementary PTA, from which he received a life membership. He was part of a committee that saved the oldest school bell in the Sioux Falls School District. He and his family salvaged enough stone from the old Lowell School being razed to construct a bell tower at the current Lowell School to place the bell in.

He was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church where he worked with the youth group and was a Scoutmaster for 30 years. While serving as Scoutmaster, he organized a committed committee that had one of the strongest troops in the Sioux Council. Some projects carried out were the first cleanup project for River Park at 26th street and the Sioux River. They did the first tree planting at the Lake Lakota site at Newton Hills. He also planted trees and set up the wildlife shelter for the Game Fish and Parks Department. He planted trees for the Sioux Falls Park Department and the Boy Scout Camp at Newton Hills. He was in the committee that built the three buildings at the Newton Hills Boy Scout Camp. He borrowed construction equipment, built and graveled the roads and made campsites at the camp. During his years as Scoutmaster, 54 boys received their Eagle Scout Rank. He was an adult leader that took 48 boys to Washington D.C. Camp A.P. Hill for the 75th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. He had received the Scouts key in Cubbing and Boy Scouts. He had also received the Silver Beaver and the Lamb award. He was a Vigil member of the Order of the Arrow and had received their Founders Award. Mayor Mike Schirmer had presented him with the Dell Duncan Days Award.

Del was a charter member of the Lutheran Indian Relations Commission of The South Dakota Synod and had also maintained an emergency food supply. He held Christmas parties with gifts for the Rosebud families and children over 3 years of age. He had also served on the St. Dysmas and the Prison Congregations of America Board. He was a superintendent for Sioux Falls Construction for 28 years. His proudest accomplishments were the Arch Bridge over Split Rock Creek at Garretson, the P.O.B building on the McKennan Campus, and MB2 building on the Sanford Campus. Delbert and his wife then purchased the Olson Painting and Wall Covering business. His proudest accomplishments while there were the restoration on the Pettigrew Museum and the restoration of the 2nd floor Court House Museum and the Law Library. He was a member of the Elks Club, the Minnehaha County Historical Society, and the Sioux Valley Genealogical Society. He enjoyed planting trees and flowers and set up many wood duck houses and feeding stations. He enjoyed bird and animal observation.

Grateful for having shared his life are his children, Richard (Pam) Duncan of Sioux Falls, SD, Steven (Deb) Duncan of Monticello, MN, and Joan (Gary) Coomes of Madison, SD; 9 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and his siblings, Patricia Anderson of Hawarden, IA, Bette Moulton of Canton, SD, James Duncan of Fort Pierre, SD, and Donald Duncan of Norco, CA.

His wife, Bernice, predeceased him on September 5, 2010. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Robert, William and Frank; one sister in infancy; his granddaughter, Heather Duncan; and three step-sisters, Eleanor, Fern and Veronica.

Funeral services will begin 1:00 pm Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Interment will precede the memorial service at 10:00 am Saturday at the Eden Cemetery, Hudson, SD. Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Friday at Miller Funeral Home, Main Avenue location.

Bernice Havelaar Duncan
Jun 01 1933 - Sep 05 2010

Bernice Havelaar Duncan was called to her final home on Sunday, September 5, 2010. Bernice was born on June 1, 1933 to Dick and Gertrude (DeBruin) Havelaar near Inwood, IA. She was united in marriage to Delbert Duncan on March 17, 1951 in Canton, SD. They made their first home in Hudson, SD and moved to Sioux Falls, SD in 1955. She was active in the community and with her family. She became a Cub Scout Den Mother and Girl Scout Leader. She received numerous awards including the Lifetime Membership in the Lowell School PTA, and the Good Turn and Hidden Heroine Awards by the Minn-Ia-Kota Girl Scouts. Bernice was active in many groups including the Minnehaha County Historical Society, the Sioux Valley Genealogy Society and the Red Wing Pottery Collector's Club. She took a leadership role in the South Dakota Synod ELCA's Lutheran Indian Concerns Commission and Family Connection. Bernice was also an active business leader, owning and operating Olson Painting and Wallcovering, which earned two national awards for Wallcovering and Painting at the Old Courthouse Museum in Sioux Falls. She was also active in National Association of Women in Construction and Painting and Decorating Contractors of America.

After retiring in October, 2000, Bernice and Del continued to take an active role in the lives of their family, now expanded with grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They also maintained their active lifestyle with the many community organizations to which they belonged. Her life is a legacy that will be cherished and missed by many.

Bernice is survived by her husband Del Duncan of Sioux Falls, SD; sons Richard (Pamela) Duncan of Sioux Falls, SD, Steven (Debra) Duncan of Monticello, MN; daughter Joan (Gary) Coomes of Madison, SD; brothers Gerrit Havelaar of Hudson, SD, Cornelias Havelaar of Canton, SD; sisters Grace (Harvey) Brevik of Buffalo, MN, June (Allen) Carlson of Omaha, NE, Rose (Orian) Hawkins of Rapid City, SD; 7 granddaughters; 2 grandsons; 8 great-granddaughters, 5 great-grandsons; and a sister-in-law Patsy Havelaar.

Bernice was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers Marion "Curly" Havelaar and Robert Havelaar; her sister Marie Vietor; and sisters-in-law Martha Havelaar, and Bertha Havelaar; and her granddaughter Heather Duncan.

Graveside services will begin at 10:30 am Saturday at the Eden Cemetery, Hudson, SD. Memorial services will be 3:00 pm Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD. The family will be present to greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Friday with a prayer service beginning at 7:00 pm at Miller Funeral Home, Main Avenue location. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be directed to Our Saviors Lutheran Church Foundation of Sioux Falls, the Family connection of Sioux Falls, and the Hudson Lutheran Church of Hudson, SD.

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