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Evelyn Jean Berkenpas Van Roekel

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Birth	:	20 Aug 1929 Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	13 Oct 2008 Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Nassau Township Cemetery, Alton, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9832993, -96.0318985
Description	:	Evelyn Jean Van Roekel, age 79, of Orange City, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, October 13, 2008, at the Heritage House Nursing Home in Orange City. Funeral services will be on Thursday, October 16, 2:00 pm, at the Alton Reformed Church, officiated by the Rev. Michael Hardeman and the Rev. Elizabeth Hardeman. Interment will follow at the Nassau Township Cemetery near Alton. Visitation will be after 4:00 pm on Wednesday, with the family present from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City. Jean was born on August 20, 1929, at Le... Read More	Evelyn Jean Van Roekel, age 79, of Orange City, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, October 13, 2008, at the Heritage House Nursing Home in Orange City. Funeral services will be on Thursday, October 16, 2:00 pm, at the Alton Reformed Church, officiated by the Rev. Michael Hardeman and the Rev. Elizabeth Hardeman. Interment will follow at the Nassau Township Cemetery near Alton. Visitation will be after 4:00 pm on Wednesday, with the family present from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City. Jean was born on August 20, 1929, at Le Mars, the daughter of Jacob and Albertha (Dambrink) Berkenpas. She was raised in the Seney and Le Mars area and attended country school in Seney and the Le Mars High School. On January 2, 1948, she married Marion Van Roekel in Sioux City. They farmed mostly in northwest Iowa, moving to Alton in 1977. Marion passed away on May 31, 1990. In 2001, Mrs. Van Roekel moved to Orange City. She became a resident of the Heritage House on September 29 of this year. Jean was a member of the Alton Reformed Church, where she had belonged to the Mary Circle. She was also a member of the Floyd American Legion Post Auxiliary in Alton. She devoted her life to caring for others, from her family to those of all ages, including the very young and the very old. Jean was known as "Grandma Jean" for several years in Mrs. B.'s first grade classroom at the MOC-FloydValley Elementary School. For forty years (1968-2008), she was employed at the Heritage House, where she served in various capacities, including nursing assistant and the activity director. She was also a volunteer at Hospice and assisted at Dinner Date. Survivors include her daughter and her husband, Judy and Larry Neal, of Keller, Texas; two sons, Terry Van Roekel, and his wife, Nancy (Freriks), of Hinton; and Randy Van Roekel, of Orange City; five grandchildren and their spouses, Kevin and Katy Neal, of Fort Worth, Texas; Chedea Neal, of Keller; Tom and Liz Van Roekel, of Moville; Andy and April Van Roekel, of Moville; and James and Chelsey Van Roekel, of Merrill; seven great-grandchildren, Karson, Kody, Dalton, James, Jaxsen, Gracie Jean, and Quinn; two expected great-grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy, and her husband, Paul Hoppe; Edith Renken; and Frances Leonard, all of Le Mars; a brother-in-law, Merlin Singer, of Le Mars; and five sisters-in-law, Anita Berkenpas and Lillian Berkenpas, both of Le Mars; Marge Berkenpas, of Reno, Nevada; Gertie Hoekstra, of Maurice; and Nancy Kooima, of Rock Valley; and a dear friend, Virginia Templeton, of Alton. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a infant son, Thomas (twin of Terry); a grandson, Richard Neal; six brothers and their wives, Leonard and Dolly Berkenpas, Art and Charlene Berkenpas, Bill Berkenpas, Henry Berkenpas, Raymond Berkenpas, and Norman Berkenpas; and two sisters, Lois Singer and Alice Jennings. Memorials will be directed to the Activity Department at the Heritage House.

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Evelyn Jean Berkenpas Van Roekel's memorial is located at: Nassau Township Cemetery, Alton, Sioux County, USA.
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Evelyn Jean Berkenpas Van Roekel death on 13 Oct 2008 in Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.9832993
Longitude: -96.0318985

Family Members:

Parent

Jacob “Jake” Berkenpas

(1881 - 1970)

Bertha Dambrink Berkenpas

(1888 - 1966)

Spouse

Marion Van Roekel

(1921 - 1990)

Siblings

Leonard Berkenpas

(1913 - 1975)

William “Bill” Berkenpas

(1914 - 1993)

Henry Berkenpas

(1917 - 2006)

Lois Ruth Berkenpas Singer

(1920 - 2002)

Dorothy Alberta Berkenpas Hoppe

(1923 - 2009)

Norman Berkenpas

(1925 - 1977)

Edith Arlene Berkenpas Renken

(1927 - 2012)

Alice Mae Berkenpas Jennings

(1934 - 1987)

Della Berkenpas

(1908 - 1939)

Children

Randy Dean Van Roekel

(1955 - 2018)

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Coordinate: 42.9832993, -96.0318985

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Coordinate: 42.8586655, -96.1265106

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Coordinate: 42.8953018, -96.2005997

15. Saint Catherines Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8224200, -96.0563900

16. Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9585991, -96.2550201

17. Resthaven Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8375015, -96.1686020

18. Saint Marys Cemetery
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19. Remsen Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8058014, -95.9775009

20. Saint John Cemetery
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21. Carmel Reformed Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1280000, -96.2295000

22. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Ireton, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9681015, -96.3143997

23. Calvary Cemetery
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24. Memorial Cemetery
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