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John Harmelink

Birth	:	26 Jan 1907 Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	30 Oct 2001 Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Grace Hill Cemetery, Hawarden, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0052986, -96.4708023
Description	:	John Harmelink, 94 of Hawarden died suddenly Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001 at his residence in Mica Hill Estates. Funeral service was Nov. 3, at the Hawarden Community Church, with the Rev. Robert Wallinga officiating. Burial was in Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. Porter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. John Harmelink was born Jan. 26, 1907 in Rock Valley, to John and Jentje (Vande Brake) Harmelink. He attended school in Rock Valley, and farmed with his dad and brothers. He also worked at the Rock Valley Block and Tile Company. In 1932 he and his dad purchased the Hawarden Cement Block... Read More	John Harmelink, 94 of Hawarden died suddenly Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001 at his residence in Mica Hill Estates. Funeral service was Nov. 3, at the Hawarden Community Church, with the Rev. Robert Wallinga officiating. Burial was in Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. Porter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. John Harmelink was born Jan. 26, 1907 in Rock Valley, to John and Jentje (Vande Brake) Harmelink. He attended school in Rock Valley, and farmed with his dad and brothers. He also worked at the Rock Valley Block and Tile Company. In 1932 he and his dad purchased the Hawarden Cement Block Company and changed the name to the Hawarden Block and Tile Company. It was later called the Hawarden Block and Silo Company. They manufactured and built; concrete products, which included silos, for 45 years. He married Julia Nettinga on July 25,1934 in Hull. She died on Sept. 14, 1978. He married Ethel Obbink of Cedar Grove, Wis. on Feb. 14, 1985. He was active in community affairs, serving 12 years on the City Council, a charter member of the Hawarden Kiwanis where he chaired the Pancake Day for 30 years and initiated the farmers' market, which he chaired for eight years. He served on the board of Sioux Empire College and was a 50-year member of the Chamber of Commerce. He was a charter member of the Community Reformed Church, where he served on boards and was a Sunday School teacher for many years. Survivors include: his wife, Ethel; three daughters, Evelyn Ericson of Milwaukee, Wis., Julia Hummel of Hawarden, and Ruth Carrico of Redfield, Iowa; son, Don of Perry, Iowa; sonin- law Jim Ericson, Milwaukee, Wis.; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three stepsons, LeRoy Bruggink of Port St. Lucie, Fla., Ron Bruggink of Oostburg, Wis., and Wayne Bruggink of Cedar Grove, Wis.; nine step-grandchildren; 16 step-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Vernon of Phoenix, Ariz, and George of Denver, Colo.; three sisters, Dena Hooyer of Quincy, Wash., Minnie Van Noort of Piedmont, S. D. and Josephine Young of Lynden, Wash. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Julia; eight brothers and seven sisters. Hawarden Independent 2001-11-08.

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John Harmelink death on 30 Oct 2001 in Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.0052986
Longitude: -96.4708023

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Parent

Spouse

Julia Nettinga Harmelink

(1905 - 1978)

Siblings

Edward Harmelink

(1910 - 1969)

Minnie Harmelink Van Noort

(1921 - 2018)

George Harmelink

(1924 - 2001)

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