VandeWeerd, Clarence 1921-2001

VANDEWEERD, BONTHUIS, VANDERMEULEN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 3/14/2013 at 19:53:08

Siouxland Press of Sep 5, 2001
Sioux Center News, September 15, 2001.

Clarence Vande Weerd, age 80, died Monday, August 27, 2001 at Hegg Memorial Hospital in Rock Valley. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 31 at the First Reformed Church in Rock Valley. Burial was at the Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley. Rev. Mike Van Hamersveld officiated. Visitation was on Thursday with family present from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley.

Clarence Vande Weerd was born on February 8, 1921 in Rock Valley, son of Henry and Alice (Bonthuis) Vande Weerd. He attended country school and Rock Valley Comm. HS. After school, Clarence joined the Marine Corp and served during WWII in the South Pacific. Upon returning from the Marines, Clarence married Leona Vander Meulen on November 15, 1946 in Rock Valley. Together they lived south of Rock Valley before farming near Brewster, Bigelow and Ord, MN. They later farmed near Aurelia and Alta, IA before retiring to Orange City, IA in 1980. Leona died on July 20, 1997. Clarence moved to the Four Seasons of Rock Valley in August of 2000, and then to the Valley Manor in July of 2001. Clarence enjoyed the outdoors, gardening and especially fishing at their cabin on Lake Okoboji.

Surviving relatives include 2 brothers and their wives, Chester and Frances of Rock Valley, Franklin and Myrna of Coeur D Alene, ID, one sister, Janet Ranchau of Sioux Falls, SD, many nieces and nephews.

Clarence was preceded in death by his wife, Leona, his parents, 2 brothers, Al and infant Gerrit, 3 sisters, Lorraine, Mabel and infant Loretta.