Vos, Dick Junior – 1927-2011

CLASEMAN, FOPMA, GEELS, HAAN, JANSEN, NEARMYER, ROELOFSEN, STEWART, SYLVIA, VAN KOOTEN, VER PLOEG, VOS, ZYLSTRA

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 1/23/2012 at 09:08:30

Dick Junior Vos, 84, of Sully passed away Saturday evening, Dec. 31, 2011, at the Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Junior is survived by his wife, Berdena E. (Jansen) Vos and their five children and their spouses: Jim and Nancy Vos, Steve and Diane Vos, Carol and Teryl Ver Ploeg, all of Sully; Jeff and Lori Vos, Brad and Bonnie Vos, all of Newton; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at Sully Christian Reformed Church in Sully. Interment will be in the Sully Cemetery.
Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Sully Christian Reformed Church in Sully, where the family will be present from 4 to 7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials be given for Skiff Hospice in Newton, or to the Gideon’s International.
Source: Newton Daily News; Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Additional information from Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home website:
Dick Junior Vos was born south of Sully, Iowa on December 5, 1927. He was one of seven children that were born to Minnie (Roelofsen) Vos and Dick John Vos, who was born in the Netherlands. His parents farmed in the Sully and Kellogg, Iowa vicinities where Junior, as he was known, attended Sully Christian Grade School and worked on the farm. On August 25, 1949, he was united in marriage with Berdena Evelyn Jansen, a daughter of Evert and Gertie (Fopma) Jansen, at the Sully Christian Reformed Church in Sully. To this union five children were born: James Eugene, Steven Lavern, Carol Sue, Jeffrey Lee and Bradley Dean. Junior and Berdena lived and farmed with his father and mother on the home place until his parents moved into Sully in 1966. At the same time Junior drove truck for Van Wyk Freight Lines at Grinnell, Iowa and was employed at Cross Implement in Killduff, Iowa. During this time he was active with the Jasper County Cattlemen’s Association and the Pork Producers; and he was a member of the Farm Bureau and the Kellogg Lion’s Club in Kellogg, Iowa. Junior put in his last farm crop in 1987 at which time they later relocated into Sully. However, Junior never fully retired. He did grounds maintenance work at the Diamond Trail Golf Course in Lynnville, Iowa while learning to play golf, and most recently made deliveries for Janco Industries, Inc. in Sully. Junior acquired the name of "Fabrication Steel Transportation Engineer" and worked just three days during year 2011 until he became ill. On old year’s evening, December 31, 2011, he passed away in the presence of his family in the Monarch Wing at Skiff Medical Center in Newton, Iowa at the age of 84 years. Junior’s needs were attended to by his caring wife of 62 years, Berdena, an Emergency Room Technician at Skiff Medical Center in Newton for 32 years.
She and her five children, their spouses, 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren will cherish his memory. They and their families are:
Jim and Nancy (Stewart) Vos of Sully, Iowa \

Donald and Mya Vos of Sully, Iowa

Tara, Zach

Jeromy Stewart of Des Moines, Iowa

Susan Stewart of Melcher, Iowa

RaeAnna, Jayden
Steve and Diane (Ver Ploeg) Vos of Sully, Iowa

Mark and Angela Vos of Johnston, Iowa

Kyra, Haley, Isabella and Claire

Michelle and Fred Sylvia of Ames, Iowa
Carol and Teryl Ver Ploeg of Sully, Iowa

Erin and Corey Jansen of Ankeny, Iowa

Harrison, Miles

Amber and Jason Zylstra of Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Jeff and Lori (Nearmyer) Vos of Newton, Iowa

Kelsey Vos of Newton, Iowa
Brad and Bonnie (Claseman) Vos of Newton, Iowa

Jaycie Vos of Newton, Iowa

Amy Vos of Newton, Iowa
Junior is survived by his three sisters and their husbands: Evelyn (Ivan) Zylstra of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Joanne and Albert Haan, Arlene and Raymond Haan all of Denver, Colorado; and the following brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Charlie and Cornelia Jansen of Cutlerville, Michigan, Guysbert and Janet Jansen of Pella, Iowa, Nelson (Doris Jansen) Geels of Sully, Edwin and Arlyn Jansen of Cutlerville, Michigan, Wilma (Jansen) and Delmer Van Kooten of Pella, Melvin and Marilyn Jansen of Newton, Iowa. Junior was preceded in death by an infant granddaughter, Tina Marie Vos; his parents, Dick J. and Minnie Vos; two sisters and one brother who died in infancy; his brother-in-law Ivan Zylstra; his parents-in-law, Evert and Gertie Jansen; and a sister-in-law, A. Doris (Jansen) Geels. Junior made profession of his faith at the Sully Christian Reformed Church in Sully when he was 20 years of age and remained a lifelong, faithful member. Junior and Berdena enjoyed taking vacations in later years and following their grandchildren’s activities. Junior restored a 1951 Case tractor and maintained a lifelong interest in old time machinery and horses. Junior was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a good friend to many and will be greatly missed.