VerSteeg. Wilbur 1913-2007

VERSTEEG, VISCHER, DYKSTRA

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - Volunteer (email)
Date: 12/2/2011 at 18:23:19

WILBUR VER STEEG
May 3, 1913---- February, 5, 2007
Wilbur Ver Steeg joined his heavenly Father on Monday, February, 5, 2007, at the Orange City Area Health System Long Term Care Facility, where he has resided with his wife, Sue, for the past five years.
There will be a memorial service on Thursday, February 8, at 1:30 pm, at the First Reformed Church in Orange City. The Rev. Perry De Groot and the Rev. David Ter Beest will officiate. Interment will be prior to the service at the West Lawn Cemetery in Orange City. There will be a prayer service on Thursday, at 12:30 pm, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.
Wilbur was born on May 3, 1913, to John Arie and Anna (Vischer) Ver Steeg. As one of 13 children, he was taught the tenants of faith in Christ, the importance of education, and the value of hard work. He graduated from the Orange City High School with honors and was the first of four Ver Steeg brothers chosen as captain of the football team in their senior year. Following high school, he graduated from the Nettleton Business School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and was an accountant at several businesses in Orange City, the longest being at Cambier Motor Company and Silent Sioux Manufacturing.
He married the love of his life, Susanna Dykstra, in 1934. Their marriage of 72 years has been blessed by their children - Jackson, Sharon and Bill. Wilbur has been an active member of the First Reformed Church in Orange City for his entire life, where he was known as a man of integrity by his peers. He served many years on the consistory of his church as an elder, treasurer, and clerk, as well as being an adult Sunday School teacher.
Wilbur served in the U.S. Navy on the island of Ulethe, in the Pacific Theater, during World War II, and was recently recognized for his 6o years of active membership in the American Legion. He was an enthusiastic sports fan of the Orange City Public Schools, Northwestern College, and the Iowa Hawkeyes, and enjoyed fishing and hunting trips with friends and family.
Wilbur’s children, their spouses and grandchildren all consider his greatest legacy to them as being his unwavering faith in the Lord, as he has lived each day. Mourning his earthly loss are his loving wife, Sue; son Jackson (Charlene) Ver Steeg of Clive, Iowa; daughter Sharon (Al) Johansson of Minneapolis, MN; son Wilbur, Jr. (Jan) of Humboldt, Iowa; eight grandchildren, Sue (J.D.) Haas, Minneapolis, MN; Kristen Ver Steeg, Alexandria, VA; Kimberly Ver Steeg, New York City, NY; Jackson Ver Steeg, Kaohsuing, Taiwan; Sarah Johansson, Chicago, IL; Rebecca (Geoff) Roice, Mankato, MN; Nancy (Mark) Turek, Orange City, IA; Andrea (Nathan) Teigland, Council Bluffs, IA; and nine great-grandchildren, Jackson and Madeline Haas, Joshua and Hannah Roice, Emily, Joshua and Mikayla Turek, Anna and Clara Teigland. Also mourning his loss is a sister, Nelvina Ver Steeg-Thomas, of Orange City; a brother, Clarence (Dorothy) Ver Steeg, of Oak Park, IL; sisters-in-law Wilmina Ver Steeg and Sadie Ver Steeg, both of Orange City; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a stillborn daughter, Mary Sue, his sisters, Carrie, Mable, and Henrietta, and brothers, Jake, Lawrence, Benjamin, Gysbert, Marion, Harold, and infant Clarence.
Source: Oolman Funeral Home, Orange City, IA., obit.