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Elmer Roy Van Zante

Birth	:	13 Sep 1918 Eddyville, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	2 Jan 2013 Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Leighton, Mahaska County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.3572006, -92.7881012
Description	:	Elmer passed away early Wednesday morning at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Elmer Roy Van Zante, son of Henry and Anna Grandia Van Zante, was born September 13, 1918, at Eddyville, Iowa. He attended Piper School in Columbia Township of Wapello County, He was a 1938 graduate of Eddyville High School. Elmer entered the U.S.Army in 1942 during World War II, serving in the 392nd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion in Washington, D.C. and the Hawaiian Islands until the war ended. Following an honorable discharge in January of 1946 he worked at John Deer in Ottumwa,... Read More	Elmer passed away early Wednesday morning at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Elmer Roy Van Zante, son of Henry and Anna Grandia Van Zante, was born September 13, 1918, at Eddyville, Iowa. He attended Piper School in Columbia Township of Wapello County, He was a 1938 graduate of Eddyville High School. Elmer entered the U.S.Army in 1942 during World War II, serving in the 392nd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion in Washington, D.C. and the Hawaiian Islands until the war ended. Following an honorable discharge in January of 1946 he worked at John Deer in Ottumwa, IA for one year. Elmer was united in marriage to Elizabeth Van Heukelom, February 10, 1948, at Third Reformed Church in Pella, Iowa. They made their home on the Van Zante home place south of Eddyville, where he was born and raised. Elmer was a stock and grain farmer and lived to see the farm become a Century Farm in 2011. Elmer served as President of the Eddyville School Board in 1960-62. He served as deacon at the Eddyville Reformed Church, where he made his profession of faith. He also served as an elder and vice-president of the Consistory at Central Reformed Church in Oskaloosa. Those left to honor his memory are his wife of 64 years, Elizbeth; two sons and a daughter and their families: Arline and Donna Van Zante of rural Eddyville, Loren and Rhonda Van Zante of rural Eddyville and Beth and Randall Brostrom of rural Oskaloosa; eight grandchildren: Michelle DeBruin, Seth Van Zante, Paul Van Zante, Joshua Van Zante, Kristin Borcherding, Cara Brostrom Okerberg, Renee Brostrom, and Haley Brostrom; nine great-grandchildren; and a brother, Marvin of Fargo, North Dakota. Those preceding him in death are his parents, three brothers and five sisters. Visitation: will begin at 10 am Friday morning, January 4, 2013 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel. The family will be present from 5-7 pm to greet visitors. Funeral Service: 11 am Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Central Reformed Church with Reverend Donald DeGlopper officiating. A Family Prayer Service will precede the service at 10:45 am in the west wing of the church. Interment: Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Central Reformed Church Memorial Fund.

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Elmer Roy Van Zante's memorial is located at: Evergreen Cemetery, Leighton, Mahaska County, USA.
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Elmer Roy Van Zante death on 2 Jan 2013 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.3572006
Longitude: -92.7881012

Family Members:

Parent

Henry Van Zante

(1883 - 1957)

Anna Grandia Van Zante

(1885 - 1971)

Spouse

Elizabeth Van Heukelom Van Zante

(1917 - 2013)

Siblings

Raymond Delos “Ray” Van Zante

(1910 - 1979)

Verla Elizabeth Van Zante Larson

(1912 - 2007)

Wilfred Jacob VanZante

(1914 - 2001)

Children

Loren Eugene Van Zante

(1952 - 2021)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Leighton, Mahaska County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3572006, -92.7881012

2. Centennial Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3857994, -92.7771988

3. Olivet Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3147011, -92.8238983

4. Butler Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3100014, -92.7643967

5. Howard Cemetery
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6. Mitchell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3918000, -92.7223500

7. Black Oak Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3922005, -92.8542023

8. Porter Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3502998, -92.8764038

9. Prine Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3280983, -92.7071991

10. Evans Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3027802, -92.7269363

11. Madison Cemetery
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12. Parsons Cemetery
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13. County Home Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2818985, -92.7677994

14. Rochester Cemetery
Mahaska County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2689018, -92.7902985

15. Smith Cemetery
Mahaska County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2724991, -92.8218994

16. Appel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4474983, -92.7861023

17. Gregory Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2910770, -92.8815070

18. Bellefountaine Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2803001, -92.8666992

19. Beacon Cemetery
Beacon, Mahaska County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2778015, -92.7080994

20. Chew Cemetery
Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3166718, -92.6668596

21. Peoria Cemetery
Peoria, Mahaska County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4620018, -92.8040009

22. DeLong-Delashmutt Cemetery
Mahaska County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2560005, -92.7460022

23. Jackson Cemetery
New Sharon, Mahaska County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4441230, -92.6989610

24. Weatherwax Cemetery
New Sharon, Mahaska County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4516380, -92.7116580