Steenhoek, Bill D. 1933-2012

STEENHOEK, NIKKEL, LOWE, DUNSBERGEN, ZYLSTRA, PULS, SWENSON, BERKENBOSH, WALLACE

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Date: 7/18/2012 at 11:29:51

Bill D. Steenhoek
August 11, 1933 - February 02, 2012
rural Kellogg, Iowa

Visitation: The family will greet friends from 5-8 p.m., Monday, February 06, 2012 at the funeral home.
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 07, 2012 at the funeral home. Military Services by the Iowa Honor Guard of the Iowa National Guard in Johnston, Iowa.
Interment: Immediately following the funeral services on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 at the Our Silent City Cemetery in Kellogg.

Those left to honor Bill's memory are his wife of 56 years, Betty; children, Deb Steenhoek of Kellogg, Sandy Nikkel of Grinnell, Mike (Beth) Steenhoek of rural Sully, and Pam (Jeremy) Lowe of Napoleon, Missouri; his seven grandchildren, Dana (Dustin) Dunsbergen, Brandon Zylstra, Ryan Nikkel, Rebecca (Jon) Puls, Jacob Nikkel, Andy Steenhoek, Brad Steenhoek; seven great-grandchildren, Joshua, Mason, Carter, Reese, Jordyn, Bode, and Addison; his three brothers, Henry Steenhoek, Jr. of Utah, Ron (Linda) Steenhoek of Knoxville, Dick (Judy) Steenhoek of Henderson, Nevada; and special niece, Marcia (Val) Swenson. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Vera (Berkenbosh) Steenhoek; son-in-law, Kern Nikkel; sister, Willadean (Robert) Wallace; sister-in-law, Ada Steenhoek.

Bill was a graduate of Monroe High School, and had attended Central College in Pella. He served his country in the U. S. Navy from 1955 -1957.

Bill was a pipe fitter at the Maytag Company for 38 years, retiring in 1993.

Bill attended the Pleasant View United Methodist Church; he was President of the Kellogg Historical Society. He was the handy man for family and friends, he enjoyed going to his children and grandchildren’s activities, he loved to work in his yard, he enjoyed doing woodworking, he also enjoyed traveling and being out in his shop.

MEMORIALS to the Kellogg Historical Museum may be left at the funeral home. Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home, please add, Attn: Steenhoek Family on the envelope. ~ The Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa.