VanVeldhuizen, Dena, Mrs. Henry, 1903-1983

VANVELDHUIZEN, BRINKMAN

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Date: 10/28/2011 at 18:57:27

Mrs. Henry Van Veldhuizen, 80, of Sioux Center died Monday, Dec. 19, at her home.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, at the Central Reformed Church in Sioux Center. The Rev. Dennis Wilcox officiated. Burial was in the Memory Garden Cemetery under the direction of the Memorial Funeral Home.

Mrs. Van Veldhuizen, the former Dena Brinkman, was born Oct. 17, 1903, in The Netherlands. She came to the United States in 1916. She married Henry Van Veldhuizen March 5, 1924, at Sioux Center. **SEE NOTE below** She was a member of the Central Reformed Church and the Missionary Circle.

Survivors include her husband; five daughters, Mrs. Cornelius (Greta) Van Middendorp and Mrs. Henry (Everna) Wallenburg of Ripon, Calif., Mrs. Marvin (Henrietta) Van Der Weide of Orange City, Mrs. Arnold (Pearl) Sohl of Doon and Mrs. Marlo (Della) Muth of Akron; three sons, John of Doon, Bernard of Rock Valley and Lester of Hull; two brothers, Peter Brinkman of Rock Valley and Henry Brinkman of Sioux Falls; two sisters, Ruth Bliek of Sioux City and Mrs. Ornel (Dora) Arends of Ellsworth, Minn.; 32 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.

Source: Sioux Center News, December 28, 1983.

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**FAMILY MEMBER Clarification Note:
After their marriage they lived near Carmel for a time and then on a farm by Doon for many years, before retiring to Sioux Center.
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Dec 28, 1983 Rock Valley Bee, p.3

Mrs. Henry Van Veldhuizen, 80, of Sioux Center died Monday, Dec. 19, at her home. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, at the Central Reformed Church in Sioux Center. The Rev. Dennis Wilcox officiated. Burial was in the Memory Garden Cemetery under the direction of the Memorial Funeral Home.

Mrs. Van Veldhuizen, the former Dena Brinkman, was born Oct. 17, 1903, in The Netherlands. She came to the United States in 1916. She married Henry Van Veldhuizen March 5, 1924, at Sioux Center. **SEE NOTE above** She was a member of the Central Reformed Church and the Missionary Circle.

Survivors include her husband; five daughters, Mrs. Cornelius (Greta) Van Middendorp and Mrs. Henry (Everna) Wallenburg of Ripon, Calif., Mrs. Marvin (Henrietta) Van Der Weide of Orange City, Mrs. Arnold (Pearl) Sohl of Doon and Mrs. Marion (Delia) Muth of Akron; three sons, John of Doon, Bernard of. Rock Valley and Lester of Hull; two brothers, Peter Brinkman xof Rock Valley and. Henry Brinkman of Sioux Falls; two sisters, Ruth Bliek of Sioux City and Mrs. (Dora) Arends of Ellsworth, Minn.; 32 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.
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