Eric Jon Van Zee, 19 Jun 1962 - 22 Feb 2017

VAN ZEE, MEYERINK, PRICE, NOWOTNY

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 3/2/2017 at 14:57:30

Funeral service for Eric J. Van Zee, 54, Holiday Lake, near Brooklyn, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Victor United Methodist Church. He died Feb. 22, 2017, at his home.

The Rev. Jim Davis will officiate at the service. Pianist/organist will be Fred Stiefel, accompanied by Betty Stiefel on flute.

Burial will be in Kent Cemetery near Holiday Lake. Pallbearers will be Tom Boyle, Bart Bucklin, Roger Nearmyer, Dennis Robinson, Scott Schabaker and Lonnie Stogdale.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Smith Funeral Home, Victor, with the family present from 4 to 6 p.m.

A memorial fund has been established.

Eric Jon Van Zee was born on June 19, 1962, at Skiff Hospital, Newton, the son of Ed and (Adrena) Andi Meyerink Van Zee. He was baptized at the Newton Reformed Church and made his profession of faith at the Victor United Methodist Church.

He was raised in Newton and was a 1980 graduate of Newton High School. He later earned a BA degree in business at Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. Following his education, he was employed with Northern Telecom and traveled throughout the United States as a technician. In 1995, he moved to Holiday Lake and was employed with Cooperative Telephone Company, Victor, and this is when he met the love of his life, Colleen Price.

On Aug. 3, 1996, he married Colleen at the Victor United Methodist Church and the couple continued living at Holiday Lake. His career with Cooperative Telephone Company spanned 22 years.

Eric will be remembered as a loving son, husband, father, brother and grandpa. Some of his favorite hobbies were fishing, camping, kayaking and spending time with his grandchildren. He was also an avid Chicago Cubs fan and always loved watching or listening to any of the Iowa college teams on TV or radio. He was always smiling, upbeat and making sure his family and friends were happy. He was a rock!

Those to mourn his passing are his wife, Colleen, of Holiday Lake; his son, Adam Nowotny and his wife, Amber, Cedar Rapids; four grandchildren, Damien, Aiden, Lily and Osiris, Cedar Rapids; his father and mother, Ed and (Adrena) Andi Van Zee of Newton; his mother-in-law, Ruth Price, Marengo, and two brothers, Cary Van Zee, Kellogg, and Brad Van Zee and his wife, Candy, Newton.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents and father-in-law, Melvin Price.

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