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Gerald Willard “Will” Huitink

Birth	:	10 Jan 1928 Middleburg, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	4 Apr 2015 Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ireton, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9681015, -96.3143997
Description	:	IRETON, IOWA ~ Gerald Willard “Will” Huitink, 87, of Hawarden, Iowa, formerly of Ireton, Iowa passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden, Iowa. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Doug Van Aartsen officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday, with the family present from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the First Reformed Church. The Porter Funeral Home in Ireton is assisting the family. Online condolences may be sent to www.porterfuneralhomes.com. Gerald Willard "Will" Huitink... Read More	IRETON, IOWA ~ Gerald Willard “Will” Huitink, 87, of Hawarden, Iowa, formerly of Ireton, Iowa passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden, Iowa. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Doug Van Aartsen officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday, with the family present from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the First Reformed Church. The Porter Funeral Home in Ireton is assisting the family. Online condolences may be sent to www.porterfuneralhomes.com. Gerald Willard "Will" Huitink was born January 10, 1928 on the family farm near Middleburg, Iowa, to Henry and Allie (Van Putten) Huitink. Willard attended country school beginning at age four and graduated at age 16 from Sioux Center High School. Willard's outstanding bass singing voice lent itself to an active role in an all men's glee club, choir, and many small group and quartet singing groups. Upon graduation Willard worked on the family farm until he met and married his lifetime partner, "Bert" DenOuden. They married in 1949 at Cass Lake, Minnesota. Willard and Bert farmed first near Orange City, and later near Sioux Center, Iowa. In 1955 Willard took a full time job with Farm Bureau in Sioux Center. Willard worked for Farm Bureau for four years. In 1960 Willard and Bert moved their family to Ireton, Iowa, where he became a business partner in Siouxland Implement. Willard worked in the implement business until his retirement in 1993. After retiring from full time work, Willard worked some part time jobs at the Co-Op as well as Rural Water in Ireton. Willard and Bert raised three children, sons, Doug and Terry, and daughter, Kim. Willard was an active member of the First Reformed Church in Ireton. He accepted rolls as Elder, Deacon, as well as serving in mixed quartet and church choir for many years. Willard also served a number of elected terms on the West Sioux Community School Board. Willard was preceded in death by his wife, Bert; his son, Judge Terry Huitink; and son-in-law, Dan Butler. Also preceding Willard in passing were his father and mother, Henry and Allie; sister, Eldora and her husband Harold Klienwolterink, sister, Everna and her husband Hein VanderSchaff, and sister, Wilma and her husband Calvin Mouw. Left to continue honoring Willard's memory are his son, Doug and his wife Judy of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota and their children, Ben and Tosha Jacobs, Graham and Garrett Garnos, Kara and Reggie Coquillon (Cameron and Andre); daughter-in-law, Kathy Huitink of Spirit Lake, Iowa and her children, Michael and Sandy (Luke and Katie), Jonathan and Melissa (Lauren and Alexander Terry), Daniel and Jenna (Thomas and Allie) and Zachary and Chelsea; and daughter, Kim Butler and her fiancé Dave Hegedus of Urbandale, Iowa and her children, Drew Sikkink, Jay and Brittany Sikkink (Jordyn), Steven and Kelsey Dolezal (Kadan) and Allison Butler. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Terry L. Huitink Scholarship Fund c/o West Sioux Educational Foundation POB 173, Hawarden, Iowa 51023 Porter Funeral Home

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Gerald Willard “Will” Huitink's memorial is located at: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ireton, Sioux County, USA.
When did Gerald Willard “Will” Huitink death?
Gerald Willard “Will” Huitink death on 4 Apr 2015 in Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.9681015
Longitude: -96.3143997

Family Members:

Parent

Henry Huitink

(1893 - 1984)

Allie Van Putten Huitink

(1894 - 1968)

Spouse

Bertha E “Bert” Den Ouden Huitink

(1929 - 2008)

Siblings

Eldora Huitink Kleinwolterink

(1917 - 2004)

Wilma Huitink Mouw

(1924 - 2013)

Children

Henry Douglas “Doug” Huitink

(1950 - 2020)

Judge Terry Lee Huitink

(1951 - 2014)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

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

2. Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
Ireton, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9585991, -96.2550201

3. Union Hill German Baptist Cemetery
Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9169006, -96.3324966

4. Saint Johns Cemetery
Craig, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8939018, -96.3225021

5. Highland Cemetery
Highland Park, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0546989, -96.3510971

6. Saint Marys Cemetery
Maurice, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9594002, -96.1769028

7. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Struble, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8953018, -96.2005997

8. Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8514600, -96.2902600

9. Grace Hill Cemetery
Hawarden, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0052986, -96.4708023

10. Sherman Township Cemetery
Maurice, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9667015, -96.1444016

11. Peace Lutheran Cemetery
Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0989494, -96.2924118

12. Lebanon Christian Church Cemetery
Sioux Center, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0996700, -96.3578300

13. Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
Ruble, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8372000, -96.3799000

14. Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery
Sioux Center, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0680000, -96.1720000

15. Plymouth Presbyterian Cemetery
Brunsville, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8208760, -96.3318410

16. Saint Peter Cemetery
Brunsville, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8081017, -96.2767029

17. Resthaven Cemetery
Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8375015, -96.1686020

18. Carmel Reformed Church Cemetery
Carmel, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1280000, -96.2295000

19. Seney Cemetery
Seney, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8586655, -96.1265106

20. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0261002, -96.5453033

21. West Lawn Cemetery
Orange City, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0110970, -96.0653000

22. Old Big Springs Cemetery
Big Springs, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9455986, -96.5868988

23. Mount Hope Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8885994, -96.5667038

24. Eden Cemetery
Hudson, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1343994, -96.4692001