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Gertrude Janet “Gert” Hulstein Vonk

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Birth	:	23 Mar 1925 Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	28 Jan 2013 Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery, Sioux Center, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0680000, -96.1720000
Description	:	Gert Vonk March 23, 1925 - January 28, 2013 Gertrude Vonk, 87, of Sioux Center, IA, formerly of Mountain Lake, MN, died Monday, January 28, 2013, at the Sioux Center Community Hospital. A visitation will be held on Saturday from 10-11AM at the Bethel Christian Reformed church of Sioux Center. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 11:00AM at the Bethel Christian Reformed Church of Sioux Center with Rev. Duane Tinklenberg officiating. Interment will follow the service in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center. Gertrude (Hulstein) Vonk was born on March 23, 1925 near Carmel, IA to Conrad and Grace (Van... Read More	Gert Vonk March 23, 1925 - January 28, 2013 Gertrude Vonk, 87, of Sioux Center, IA, formerly of Mountain Lake, MN, died Monday, January 28, 2013, at the Sioux Center Community Hospital. A visitation will be held on Saturday from 10-11AM at the Bethel Christian Reformed church of Sioux Center. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 11:00AM at the Bethel Christian Reformed Church of Sioux Center with Rev. Duane Tinklenberg officiating. Interment will follow the service in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center. Gertrude (Hulstein) Vonk was born on March 23, 1925 near Carmel, IA to Conrad and Grace (Van Maanen) Hulstein. She attended country school through the 8th grade. On July 26, 1946, Gert married Henry Vonk in Sioux Center, IA, making their home and farming there until 1952. They continued farming in 1952 after moving to Montevideo, MN and in 1964 near Heron Lake, MN. While on the farm Gert enjoyed working by her husband's side when needed while her sons where in school. In 1988, they retired from farming, but continued to live on the farm to assist their son, Myron and family. They moved to Mountain Lake, MN in 1998. Gert moved to Crown Pointe in Sioux Center November 2010. For the last year she has been a resident at the Royale Meadows Care Center of Sioux Center. In the past Gert volunteered at the Good Samaritan Village, Elizabeth House and Care & Share Shop. She served as an Awana teacher, and participated in Ladies Bible Study group and Midway Homemakers. Gert’s spare time was filled with reading, walking, gardening and refinishing furniture. She played the organ and piano throughout her life. Gert and Henry enjoyed traveling together throughout the years. They traveled to several countries and were especially fond of the tours they took of Holland and Australia. They enjoyed going south during the winter months spending a year in Texas and several years in Arizona. Gertrude is preceded in death by her husband, Henry Vonk; her parents, Conrad and Grace Hulstein; her son, Barend Gene Vonk; two brothers: Albertus and Fred Hulstein and five sisters: Myna Albertha Hulstein, Carolyn DeKam, Emma Vogel, Etta Baker, Viola Langfeldt. Gertrude is survived by her two daughters: Geneva (Wayne) Grooters of Rock Rapids and Conda (John) Hammje of Alexandria, MN; her son, Myron (Cathy) Vonk of Heron Lake, MN; 6 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren; 3 sisters: Minerva Vander Streek of Rock Rapids and Winerva Hulstein and Myna Nyhof both of Sioux Center along with numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Gert is also survived by her good friend, Junior Dooyema of Sioux Center. Memorial Funeral Home Sioux Center.

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Gertrude Janet “Gert” Hulstein Vonk's memorial is located at: Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery, Sioux Center, Sioux County, USA.
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Gertrude Janet “Gert” Hulstein Vonk death on 28 Jan 2013 in Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.0680000
Longitude: -96.1720000

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Henry Vonk

(1923 - 2001)

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Myna Marcella Hulstein Nyhof

(1936 - 2020)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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

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

3. Middleburg Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1102982, -96.0772018

4. Peace Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0989494, -96.2924118

5. West Lawn Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0110970, -96.0653000

6. Sherman Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9667015, -96.1444016

7. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9594002, -96.1769028

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

9. Hope Cemetery
Hull, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1939011, -96.1483002

10. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Hull, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1916080, -96.1273510

11. Highland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0546989, -96.3510971

12. Lincoln Township Cemetery
Lincoln Township, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2000008, -96.1669006

13. Nassau Township Cemetery
Alton, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9832993, -96.0318985

14. Saint Marys Cemetery
Alton, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9902992, -96.0160980

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

16. Newkirk Cemetery
Newkirk, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0661011, -95.9781036

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

18. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Rock Valley, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1864014, -96.2878036

19. Valley View Cemetery
Rock Valley, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1866989, -96.2953033

20. Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Hull, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2282000, -96.0985000

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

22. Sheridan Township Cemetery
Boyden, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2047005, -96.0208969

23. Hospers Cemetery
Hospers, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0732994, -95.9197006

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