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John B. Van Voorst

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Birth	:	27 Nov 1912 Volga, Brookings County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	9 Jan 2008 Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery, Sioux Center, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0680000, -96.1720000
Description	:	John B. Van Voorst, 95, of Sioux Center died Wednesday, January 9, at Royale Meadows Care Center in Sioux Center. A funeral service was Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Bethel Christian Reformed Church of Sioux Center with the Rev. Duane Tinklenberg and the Rev. Arnold Punt officiating. Interment was in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center. Van Voorst was born December 27, 1912, to Bert and Hattie (Schut) Van Voorst in Volga, South Dakota. His family lived in Colton, South Dakota, until he was 12 years old, at which time they moved back to the Sioux Center area. He graduated from... Read More	John B. Van Voorst, 95, of Sioux Center died Wednesday, January 9, at Royale Meadows Care Center in Sioux Center. A funeral service was Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Bethel Christian Reformed Church of Sioux Center with the Rev. Duane Tinklenberg and the Rev. Arnold Punt officiating. Interment was in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center. Van Voorst was born December 27, 1912, to Bert and Hattie (Schut) Van Voorst in Volga, South Dakota. His family lived in Colton, South Dakota, until he was 12 years old, at which time they moved back to the Sioux Center area. He graduated from Sioux Center Community High School and worked for a short time at De Jong Hatchery. He attended Morningside College where he received his teaching certificate. He taught five years at a country school northwest of Sioux Center. On February 23, 1938, he married Harriet Broek in the Broek family home. After their marriage the couple began farming. They farmed together for nearly 70 years. While on the farm he raised cattle and hogs. He always enjoyed being a part of agriculture and enjoyed raising livestock. He was also active in the community and served on the Farmers Co-op Board of Directors and the Sioux Center Christian School Board. He was a longtime member of Bethel Christian Reformed Church of Sioux Center, having served as an elder, a Sunday school teacher and as the chairman of the present Church Facility Building Committee. His greatest joy was his family and the special times they shared together. Survivors are his wife of nearly 70 years, Harriet of Sioux Center; three sons and daughters-in-law, Rob and Carol Van Voorst, Harlan G. and Linda Van Voorst and Paul and Judy Van Voorst, all of Sioux Center; daughter and son-in-law, Helma and Gerrit Davelaar of Inwood; 18 grandchildren; 29 greatgrandchildren; brother and sisterin-law, Theodore and Geraldine Van Voorst of Sioux Center; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Don and Anna Mae Broek of'Sioux Center; sisters-in-law, Margaret Feekes, Evadean Broek and June Broek, all of Sioux Center; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Hermina Van Voorst; brother, Richard B. Van Voorst; son-in-law, Davis Tebben; brothers-in-law, Arnold Feekes, Marion Broek and Al Broek; and brodier-in-law and sisterin-law, John W. and Noreen Broek. The Van Voorst Family prefers memorials to the Bethel Christian Reformed Church Building Fund or Royale Meadows Care Center, c/o Sioux Center Community Hospital Foundation. Sioux Center News 2008-01-16.

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John B. Van Voorst's memorial is located at: Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery, Sioux Center, Sioux County, USA.
When did John B. Van Voorst death?
John B. Van Voorst death on 9 Jan 2008 in Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.0680000
Longitude: -96.1720000

Family Members:

Parent

Bert Van Voorst

(1892 - 1930)

Henrietta Schut Van Voorst

(1891 - 1985)

Spouse

Harriet Helen Broek Van Voorst

(1915 - 2010)

Siblings

Hermina Van Voorst

(1911 - 2001)

Richard B. Van Voorst

(1921 - 1999)

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