Carel Van Den Berghe 1925-1994

VAN DEN BERGHE, CLAUSSEN, SCHNEIDER, STECHER, BLAKE, TOERBER

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 1/1/2026 at 08:01:50

Funeral services for Carel L. Van Den Berghe, 69, New Liberty, were held Oct. 17, 1994 at the Holy Family church in Davenport, with Father John Sterling officiating and Rev. Marvin Ceynar assisting. Cynthia Corbly was the organist and pallbearers were Donald Coussens, Roger Blake, Mike Feldpousch, Steve Van Den Berghe, Curtis Van Den Berghe, DuWayne Helkenn and Craig Classen. Honorary bearers were Brad Stecher, Chad Stecher, Greg Van Den Berghe and Shane Toerber. Burial was in the Mt. Calvary cemetery in Davenport.

Mr. Van Den Berghe died at Genesis West Medical Center in Davenport from injuries suffered in a farm accident Oct. 13, when he fell from a ladder in a grain bin at his farm in rural New Liberty.

The son of Ferdinand and Mary Blyart Van Den Berghe, he was born Jan. 16, 1925 in Eldridge. He attended rural Eldridge schools. He married Roma Claussen Aug. 20, 1949 in Davenport. She died April 9, 1979. He married Barbara Schneider April 19, 1980 in Davenport.

Mr. Van Den Berghe was a farmer in the rural New Liberty area and he was an O's Gold seed dealer. He was a member of the Holy Family church in Davenport, the Scott County Farm Bureau and a past member of the Scott County Pork Producers.

He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Judy (Mrs. Steve) Stecher, Durant; 2 sons, Eugene, Stockton and Larry, New Liberty; his mother, Mary Van Den Berghe, Walcott; 2 sisters, Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Coussens, New Liberty and Deloris (Mrs. Chris) Blake, Davenport; a stepdaughter, Rhonda (Mrs. Martin) Toerber, Grand Mound; a stepson, Duane Schneider, DeWitt; 9 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his father in 1965 and his first wife in 1979.

Memorials may be made to the New Liberty fire department and New Liberty park.

The Tipton Conservative and Advertiser - 19 October 1994 page 7