VerWoert, Joseph Lee – 1947-2013

CASTORF, SLINGS, VANWYK, VERHEY, VERWOERT

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Date: 3/16/2014 at 17:45:54

Joseph L. Ver Woert, 66, of Sully died June 23, 2013, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 28, at Third Reformed Church in Pella. Burial took place at Oakwood Cemetery in Pella. Memorials have been designated for the American Diabetes Association.
Joseph Lee Ver Woert, the youngest of four children, was born on Apr. 26, 1947, to Andrew and Ruth (Castorf) Ver Wert at the family home near Sully. He received his early education in the Sully area schools and attended Lynnville-Sully High School.
While working at Vermeer Manufacturing, he met Carol Slings. On Oct. 31, 1968, they were married in the chapel of the First Reformed Church in Pella.
Joe worked at Vermeer’s for five years and then moved to Sully in 1971 to farm with his brother, Bob, after their father passed away. In addition to farming, he also worked nine years with the City of Pella Parks and Recreation. He was a member of the Second Christian Reformed Church where he was also baptized and made profession of faith.
Joe enjoyed hunting, antique collecting, going to car shows with his 1963 Impala, garage sales and flea markets, traveling with family, camping at the state fair, and playing his guitar around the campfire. He loved helping family and friends.
Those left to cherish his memory are: his wife, Carol, of Sully; his son, Ricky Lee (Monica) Ver Woert and their two children, Blake and Amelia of McKinney, TX; his mother, Ruth Ver Woert of Pella; and his siblings: Robert (Pat) Ver Woert of Sully, Ruthanne Van Wyk of Pella, and Linda (Gerrit) Verhey of Pella.
He was preceded in death by his father and brother-in-law, Marvin Van Wyk.
Source: Hometown Press (Sully, IA); Thursday, July 4, 2013