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Herman “Herm” Zomer

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Birth	:	25 Apr 1933 Armour, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	4 Mar 2010 Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery, Sioux Center, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0680000, -96.1720000
Description	:	Herman Zomer, 76, of Rock Valley died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Hegg Memorial Hospital in Rock Valley. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Netherlands Reformed Congregation at Sioux Center, Iowa. The Rev. H. Hofman will officiate. Burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Sioux Center. Visitation with the family will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley. Herman Zomer Jr. was born April 25, 1933, at Armour, S.D., the son of Herman Sr. and Helena (Spaans) Zomer. He grew up in the Armour/Corsica, S.D. areas. Herm was in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955 and... Read More	Herman Zomer, 76, of Rock Valley died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Hegg Memorial Hospital in Rock Valley. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Netherlands Reformed Congregation at Sioux Center, Iowa. The Rev. H. Hofman will officiate. Burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Sioux Center. Visitation with the family will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley. Herman Zomer Jr. was born April 25, 1933, at Armour, S.D., the son of Herman Sr. and Helena (Spaans) Zomer. He grew up in the Armour/Corsica, S.D. areas. Herm was in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955 and served in Korea. Herm was united in marriage to Jeane Schelling on June 23, 1955, in Sioux Center. Together, they farmed various locations then spent nine years at Grand Rapids, Mich., where Herm worked at Knapp and Vogt Manufacturing. They then returned to farming in 1969, in Northwest Iowa. Herm worked at Farmers Elevator in Rock Valley from 1984 until he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) in 2000. Herm was a member of the Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Sioux Center, where he served as a deacon for 14 years. Herm is survived by his wife, Jeane; one son, Randy (Jean) Zomer of Inwood, Iowa; three daughters, Helen (Jerry) Larsen of Maurice, Iowa, Hilda (Gene) Hoogendoorn of Hawarden, Iowa, Judy (Todd) Koedam of Canton, S.D.; 18 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one brother, Clarence (Marlene) Zomer of Sioux Falls, S.D.; three sisters, Hermina Rozeboom of Rock Valley, Nellie Rozeboom of Inwood, Betty Rozeboom of Rock Valley; two brothers-in-law, Gilbert (Wilma) Schelling of Orange City, Iowa, John R. (LaVonne) Schelling of Sioux Center; and sisters-in-law, Joane Zomer, Henrietta Knibbe, Emma (Gerrit) Roskam all of Sioux Center. Herman was preceded in death by his parents; granddaughter, Michelle Larsen; and brother, Cornie Zomer. In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials directed to the Netherlands Reformed Christian School or Muscular Dystrophy Association for ALS research.

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Herman “Herm” Zomer's memorial is located at: Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery, Sioux Center, Sioux County, USA.
When did Herman “Herm” Zomer death?
Herman “Herm” Zomer death on 4 Mar 2010 in Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.0680000
Longitude: -96.1720000

Family Members:

Parent

Herman Zomer Sr.

(1902 - 1973)

Helena Elizabeth Spaan Zomer

(1905 - 2002)

Siblings

Cornelius “Cornie” Zomer

(1936 - 1985)

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