Vonk, Alice (Mrs.Ben Sr.) 1897-1989

VONK, BONTHUIS, MULDER, VANDEWEERD

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Date: 6/10/2013 at 18:04:47

Alice Vonk.

Alice Bonthuis Vande Weerd Vonk, 92, of Sioux Center died Tuesday, August 15, 1989 in the Sioux Center nursing wing. Services were held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, August 17 in Bethel Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Center with the Rev. Norman Van Heukelom officiating. Burial was in Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley. Visitation was held in Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center.

The former Alice Bonthuis, was born June 24, 1897, in Rock Valley, the daughter of Albert and Tena (Mulder) Bonthuis. She lived her youth in Rock Valley and attended school there. She married Henry J. Vande Weerd Jan. 12, 1915, in Rock Valley. He died Dec. 26, 1962, in Bellflower, Calif. On Jan. 2, 1970, she married Ben Vonk Sr. in Sioux Center.

Survivors include her husband; three sons, Clarence H. Vande Weerd of Orange City, Chester L. Vande Weerd of Rock Valley, and Franklin D. Vande Weerd, Anaheim, Calif.; two daughters,
Mrs. Henry J. (Janet) Ranschau of Rock Valley, and Mrs. Mike (Lorraine) Loffedo of Candiss, Calif.; a daughterin- law; three brothers, Al Bonthuis of Rock Valley, Pete Bonthuis of Orange City, and Fred Bonthuis of Bellflower, Calif; two sisters, Mrs. Henry (Dena) Boone of Orange City and Mrs. Dorothy Kuiper of Orange City; 12
grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; 11 step-children; and a host of stepgrandchildren and step-greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband; two sons; two daughters, one great-grandchild; and two brothers.

Rock Valley Bee, Wednesday, August 23, 1989 Rock Valley, Iowa.