Van Maanen, John W. – 1914-2010

LOYNACHAN, MC GINLEY, NIKKEL, POLMAN, ROZENDAAL, TERPSTRA, TOLSON, VAN DEELEN, VAN MAANEN, VAN WYK, VANDER WEERDT, ZYLSTRA

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 7/26/2010 at 17:49:36

A funeral service for John W. Van Maanen, 95, of Newton will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 22, 2010, at the Sully Christian Reformed Church in Sully. The Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton has been entrusted with the arrangements. A visitation with the family will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials in John’s name are being designated to the Sully Christian School or The Back to God Hour. Burial will be in the Sully Cemetery.
John W. Van Maanen, the son of Walter and Bertha (Van Deelen) Van Maanen, was born July 26, 1914, near Lynnville, Iowa. He attended the Sully Christian School.
On June 18, 1941, John was united in marriage with Jennie Nikkel in Sully, Iowa. Longtime residents of Sully, John had farmed in the Sully area. In 2000, he and Jennie made their home in the Newton area. He devoted his life to his family and friends, was a member of the Sully Christian Reformed Church and enjoyed reading.
John died Monday afternoon, July 19, 2010, in the Monarch Wing at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Jennie, on March 24, 2005; his brother and sister-in-law, Teunis (Rika) Van Maanen; his sisters and brothers-in-law, Artie (Cornie) Van Wyk and Minnie (Dick) Terpstra; his brothers-in-law, Robert Zylstra, Edward and Wilbur Nikkel and Fred Loynachan; and a sister-in-law, Jan Nikkel.
Those left to honor John’s memory include his son, John W. (Kathy) Van Maanen of Davenport, Iowa; his daughters, Bonnie (Vernon) Vander Weerdt of Sully, Betty (Bert) Polman of Grand Rapids, Mich., Marva (John) Tolson of State Center, Iowa, Joy (John) McGinley of Newton and Norma (Bill) Rozendaal of Grinnell, Iowa; his 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and his many good friends.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.pencefh.com.
Source: Newton Daily News; Tuesday, July 20, 2010