Vos, Paul E. - 1933-2008

HIEMSTRA, JONKER, STANSELL, VANDERWERFF, VOS

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 11/2/2008 at 15:52:33

Paul E. Vos, 63, of Pella passed away Sunday afternoon at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. Paul had practiced law in Prairie City and Mitchellville since 1971 and leaves his wife, Barbara A. (Hiemstra) Vos and their four children, Gina P. Stansell of Nashville, Tenn., Craig S. Vos of West Des Moines, Brian J. Vos of Byron Center, Mich., and Michelle L. Vos of Chicago, Ill.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 1:30 p.m. at the Covenant Reformed Church in Pella.
Interment will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pella.
Visitation will begin Wednesday morning at Van Dyk- Duven Funeral Home.
Family visitation will be Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Covenant Reformed Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials be designated for KCWN Christian Radio or Hospice of Pella.
Source: Newton(IA) Daily News; Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Paul Edwin Vos was born on December 26, 1944, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, a son of Ben and Matilda Jonker Vos. Paul lived his childhood years near Peoria, Iowa where he attended the Peoria Christian Grade School. He graduated from Pella Christian High School in Pella, Iowa with the Class of 1962 and then Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. Paul then became a teacher and the principal at the Leota Christian Grade School in Leota, Minnesota.
On October 6, 1967, he was united in marriage with Barbara Ann Hiemstra at the First Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Paul and Barbara relocated near Des Moines, Iowa and were blessed with four children: Gina Pauline, Craig Stephen, Brian John and Michelle Lynn.
Paul is survived by his wife of 41 years, Barbara A. Vos, a resident of Pella, Iowa since 1982; their four children: Gina and her husband, David Stansell of Nashville, Tennessee, Craig Vos of West Des Moines, Iowa, Brian Vos and his wife, Becky of Byron Center, Michigan, and Michelle Vos of Chicago, Illinois. Paul loved to visit his five grandchildren who were his pride and joy: Ben, Willa and Dora Stansell, Emma and Ben Vos. Of his original family Paul leaves two brothers: Marvin Vos and his wife, Ruth of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, Ronald Vos and his wife, Nancy of Sioux Center, Iowa, his sister, Beverly Vos Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and his sister-in-law, Lois (Roger) Vos of Newton, Iowa. His extended family includes his parents-in-law: Andrew and Aletta Hiemstra of Pella, Iowa, and the following brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Ronald and Norma Hiemstra of Des Moines, Iowa, Richard and Eileen Hiemstra of Pella, Norma (Hiemstra) Vander Werff of Newton, Iowa, Mark and Cris Hiemstra of Tucson, Arizona, David and Nancy Hiemstra of Circle Pines, Minnesota. Paul was preceded in death by his parents, Ben and Matilda Vos, his brother, Roger Vos, and a brother-in-law, Larry Vander Werff.
Source: Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home website