Richard Dibbet, 79, of Sioux Center, died Friday, September 7, at the Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Services were Monday at 11 a.m. at Carmel Reformed Church with the Rev. Mark Heijerman officiating. Burial was in the Carmel Cemetery.
Dibbet was born to Jacob and Sophie (Van Ravenswaay) Dibbet on January 9, 1922, near Sioux Center. He attended the Plato Township Country School until the eighth grade. He married Junaida Mouw on December 17, 1943, in Carmel. They farmed until retiring to Sioux Center. He helped establish and served on the board of directors for New Life Treatment Center in Woodstock, Minnesota. He also served on the Board of the Farmers Co-Op Society in Sioux Center.
He was a member of Carmel Reformed Church, having been an elder, deacon and Sunday School teacher. He enjoyed singing, fishing and visiting with senior citizens.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years; five children, James and Gloria of St. Johns, Michigan, Sharon and Rick Brommer of Sioux Falls, Marlin and Vicky of Sioux Center, Shirley and Glen Van Zee of Townsend, Montana, and David and Deb of Sioux Center; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one brother, Jack and Priscilla; four sisters, Alice Van Voqr st, Gertrude and John Draayer, Joan and Raymond Maassen and Arlene and Alvin Hoogendoorn; and one sister-in-law, Henrietta.
He was preceded in death by one brother, John; and one brother-in-law, William Van Voorst.
Memorials may be sent to New Life Treatment Center, Woodstock, Minnesota.
Sioux Center News - 12 September 2001
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa | Junaida Dibbet, 89, of Sioux Center died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at Sioux Center Community Hospital. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Carmel Reformed Church in rural Sioux Center, with the Rev. Mark Heijerman officiating. There will be a prayer service at 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be prior to the service Friday in Carmel Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center.
Junaida Dibbet was born on April 21, 1923, to John B. Mouw and Grace (Van Roekel), in Sioux Center. She was raised on a farm near Sioux Center and attended country school until eighth grade.
On Dec. 17, 1943, Junaida was joined in marriage to Richard Dibbet in Carmel, Iowa. They enjoyed farming on various farms around Sioux Center until they retired and moved into Sioux Center.
Junaida was a lifelong member of Carmel Reformed Church and was active in various women's organizations at the church, as well as teaching Sunday School. She enjoyed volunteering for the Sioux Center School Reading Program. Junaida stayed active by participating in water aerobics. She loved cooking for her family and grandchildren. Junaida's love for music was evident in the way she shared her natural talent, entertaining several times a month in various nursing homes. She could play any song requested by the residents without looking at music.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, James and Gloria Dibbet of Pruderville, Mich., Sharon and Rick Brommer of Rapid City, S.D., Marlin Dibbet of Sioux Center, and David and Deb Dibbet of Sioux Center; son-in-law, Glen Van Zee of Townsend, Mont.; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; in-laws, Marie Mouw, Mina Mouw, Jack and Priscilla Dibbet, Henrietta "Girlie" Dibbet, all of Sioux Center, Gertrude and John Draayer, Joan Maassen, Alvin and Arlene Hoogendoorn, all of Rock Valley, Iowa; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Richard; her daughter, Shirley VanZee; brothers, Bernard Mouw, and Melvin Mouw; brother and sister-in-law, Gerald and Kathyrn Mouw; one sister and brother-in-law, Matilda and Gerrit Sandbulte; brothers-in-law, Raymond Maassen, and John Dibbet; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, William and Alice Van Voorst.
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