William Victor VanHorn 1920-2009

BUFFINGTON, VANHORN, KRUGER, MORAN, HERMAN, DECKER

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 6/19/2009 at 19:26:46

William Victor VanHorn

William V. VanHorn, 89, of Waukon died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Maple Crest Manor in Fayette. Funeral services were held Monday, May 18 at Zalmona Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon, with Pastor Tom Buresh officiating. Burial was at Zalmona Cemetery. Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

William Victor VanHorn was born February 16, 1920 in Au Gres, MI, the 13th of 15 children of Benjamin and Lynnville (Buffington) VanHorn. He married Delores Kruger September 22, 1942 in Kahoka, MO. They farmed first near Rossville and later in Ludlow Township, west of Waukon. In 1971 Bill and Delores moved from the farm to Waukon, where Bill was a custodian at East Elementary School. He also drove school bus for over 40 years for the Waukon School District. Bill enjoyed playing cards with his friends, fishing, woodworking and time with his grandchildren.

Survivors include two sons, Neal (Nancy) VanHorn of Wadena and Kevin (Christine) VanHorn of Spillville; two daughters, Cheryl (Bill) Moran of Waverly, TN and Karen (Joe) Herman of State Center; a son-in-law, Gary Decker of Lawler; and many grand and great-grandchildren. Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Delores; his parents; a daughter, Bernice Decker, who died in March of 2009; a daughter-in-law, Judy VanHorn; and all of his brothers and sisters.

Honorary casketbearers were Gary Decker, Jack VanHorn and Ron VanHorn. Casketbearers were Jeremy VanHorn, Ben VanHorn, Micah VanHorn, Chris Rigel, Brad Brown, Dean Nierling, Josh Howes and Zachary Rigel.

The Waukon Standard, May 20, 2009
Contributor is not related and has no further information.

Allamakee Obituaries maintained by Sharyl Ferrall.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen